karl_with-12
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What can I say? I'm a stuffy 13-year old teenager who doesn't take the time to gaze upon life knowing its surreal beauty. Even when my English teacher introduced this movie to the class for us to watch, I groaned. "Big Fish?", "Gonna be a sappy old fairytale!". And how stupid was I to even think that? Right from the very first minutes of the movie, I was compelled. My only words for Big Fish were "Beautiful, amazing, incredible...a sheer masterpiece!". It's weird to say because I never looked at a Tim Burton film that way. I've watched titles such as Edward Scissorhands and don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it immensely but it never really affected me that much. It's the same with fantasy, watching films like Narnia, I can never compare it to the beauty of Big Fish.
This film looks at life in a very passionate way. With the character of Edward Bloom as he introduces the true importance of life, looking through it in a very child-like imaginative way. I am a kid myself but I have never considered to look at life that way, which really opened my eyes. What I like about this epic is there are three different stories. One of Will's life, who's trying to know more about his father, one of Old Edward, as he lies on his deathbed, and one of Young Edward, who foresees the excitement and adventure. And what's great about it is that the film makes the best out of the three plots without creating any diversions.
We explore Edward's adventurous past as he goes through situations and sacrifices. The film is made with such precision and care as it stores the moments and delivers its material very well.
We get to know the characters a little bit as well. We investigate the true analysis of Edward's past and we see the helpless Will who is also trying to investigate Edward, but there is no need of investigating... just the situation of believing. Their relationship was very heartfelt. The character of Edward Bloom is astonishing. The lack of determination he had in the movie makes him a one of a kind inspiration. + Kutos to Ewan McGregor for committing to his character.
Billy Crudup was also great. As for Albert Finney, he gave a flawless performance and it showed the Edward who had done the exploration and seen the life.
Other characters like Helen Bonham Carter and Jessica Launge were fantastic too. Kutos to Carter as she had the task to play three roles and she managed it with consistency. Plus, it was a treat having Danny DeVito in the film as well.
Bottom Line: From an adults perspective, Big Fish sort of brings out the child in you; it makes life look so beautiful. All I would say is that I would strongly recommend you watch it; just let loose and enjoy.
10/10
This film looks at life in a very passionate way. With the character of Edward Bloom as he introduces the true importance of life, looking through it in a very child-like imaginative way. I am a kid myself but I have never considered to look at life that way, which really opened my eyes. What I like about this epic is there are three different stories. One of Will's life, who's trying to know more about his father, one of Old Edward, as he lies on his deathbed, and one of Young Edward, who foresees the excitement and adventure. And what's great about it is that the film makes the best out of the three plots without creating any diversions.
We explore Edward's adventurous past as he goes through situations and sacrifices. The film is made with such precision and care as it stores the moments and delivers its material very well.
We get to know the characters a little bit as well. We investigate the true analysis of Edward's past and we see the helpless Will who is also trying to investigate Edward, but there is no need of investigating... just the situation of believing. Their relationship was very heartfelt. The character of Edward Bloom is astonishing. The lack of determination he had in the movie makes him a one of a kind inspiration. + Kutos to Ewan McGregor for committing to his character.
Billy Crudup was also great. As for Albert Finney, he gave a flawless performance and it showed the Edward who had done the exploration and seen the life.
Other characters like Helen Bonham Carter and Jessica Launge were fantastic too. Kutos to Carter as she had the task to play three roles and she managed it with consistency. Plus, it was a treat having Danny DeVito in the film as well.
Bottom Line: From an adults perspective, Big Fish sort of brings out the child in you; it makes life look so beautiful. All I would say is that I would strongly recommend you watch it; just let loose and enjoy.
10/10
Years ago, when my sister rented this movie for her and me to watch, I had my doubts. Monster-in-Law. How typical? Without even watching the trailer or looking up the plot synopsis, I already knew what this film was going to be about. A girl falls in love with a man, gets married, mets the mom, instant connection of hatred and it's war. That's why they translated the name "Mother-in-law" to the girls' opinion of her husband's mom - a monster and that's where the title "Monster-in-law" came from. Like I said = typical.
But surprisingly I was proved wrong. I found this film to be very sweet and funny. I was even surprised by the low rating on IMDb, what's wrong with it? Well to me it just simply ticked the boxes for a perfect rom-com. Lopez and Fonda were fantastic. I found them to be quite poor at the start but they simply got better as the film progressed. What a cat fight between them in the movie, they just gave me laughs! And also Viola's assistant Ruby was hysterical.
What I also love about this film was that the plot was unique (sort of!). I know, I know (and FYI that was before I watched the film) I said that the concept of the movie was very typical. But it actually brings the usual plot to a whole new level and unlike any other rom-com I've seen, this one simply stood out. And the film was more eventful that I thought. I thought the film was going straightforward - carrying the plot in a very bland way, but it was concept when one thing just let to another, I found (suprisingly) entertaining.
When it comes down to it, like I said, I was proved wrong about this film. This is a genuinely sweet, entertaining rom-com that delivers its material very well. One of the best rom-coms I've seen, but I only have one question (and as I noted this about 3 times in this review)... why the low rating? Come on guys - it's not that bad. My advice to the audience: don't be put off by its 4 stars - watch it; you could surprise yourself.
OVERALL RANKING: 8.2/10 stars
~Kalendra
:D
But surprisingly I was proved wrong. I found this film to be very sweet and funny. I was even surprised by the low rating on IMDb, what's wrong with it? Well to me it just simply ticked the boxes for a perfect rom-com. Lopez and Fonda were fantastic. I found them to be quite poor at the start but they simply got better as the film progressed. What a cat fight between them in the movie, they just gave me laughs! And also Viola's assistant Ruby was hysterical.
What I also love about this film was that the plot was unique (sort of!). I know, I know (and FYI that was before I watched the film) I said that the concept of the movie was very typical. But it actually brings the usual plot to a whole new level and unlike any other rom-com I've seen, this one simply stood out. And the film was more eventful that I thought. I thought the film was going straightforward - carrying the plot in a very bland way, but it was concept when one thing just let to another, I found (suprisingly) entertaining.
When it comes down to it, like I said, I was proved wrong about this film. This is a genuinely sweet, entertaining rom-com that delivers its material very well. One of the best rom-coms I've seen, but I only have one question (and as I noted this about 3 times in this review)... why the low rating? Come on guys - it's not that bad. My advice to the audience: don't be put off by its 4 stars - watch it; you could surprise yourself.
OVERALL RANKING: 8.2/10 stars
~Kalendra
:D