I must read the book....
and stop going to 'kids'movies....
and judging them as more than just kids movies...........
...or should I? Is Bill Murray a 'kids movie' regular? or Martin Landau for that matter? I think that large parts of this movie (i haven't read the book) is a hit at modern politics and are squarly aimed at adults.
It is cynical and depressing, without being gory, and paints a very complelling setting of people obediently keeping traditions even when their world is coming to bits.
It falls flat in that it leaves HUGE holes in the story on screen, and despite bringing up some deep ideas on society vs the individual as the crux of the film, it stops short of putting flesh on the ideas.
Might be a certification thing.
Good looking film. Doesn't seem to want to deal with the thoughts it conjours up, though.
and stop going to 'kids'movies....
and judging them as more than just kids movies...........
...or should I? Is Bill Murray a 'kids movie' regular? or Martin Landau for that matter? I think that large parts of this movie (i haven't read the book) is a hit at modern politics and are squarly aimed at adults.
It is cynical and depressing, without being gory, and paints a very complelling setting of people obediently keeping traditions even when their world is coming to bits.
It falls flat in that it leaves HUGE holes in the story on screen, and despite bringing up some deep ideas on society vs the individual as the crux of the film, it stops short of putting flesh on the ideas.
Might be a certification thing.
Good looking film. Doesn't seem to want to deal with the thoughts it conjours up, though.