No, I'm not a film critic, I've just decided to try my hand reviewing a film! Now, this film in question is not a new film but I think it needs a mention. I first watched MirrorMask two days ago, written by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean and by Jim Henson Pictures, it is exactly how you'd expect it to be. A surreal fantasy with breathtaking graphics, it may be the closest the film industry has gotten to portraying a dream. Though be warned that it's not very plot-lead, like any decent dream.
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Stephanie Leonidas takes the lead role as Helena, our pyjama-clad heroine. The film starts with her having an argument with her mother, who later faints and turns out to have cancer. Blaming herself for her mother's faint and hospitalisation, she visits her at the hospital hoping for forgiveness. Her mother does not believe her and that night wakes up in a dreamlike state and leaves her building to find three masked performers outside. A strange cloud of shadow attacks the troupe and the juggler (named Valentine) pulls Helena to safety. She soon realises that she is in the land of her drawings and that the Princess from the Land of Shadow stole a charm from the City of Light, leaving their White Queen in a state of unnatural sleep and the City vulnerable to the Shadows. She volunteers to find the charm, called the MirrorMask and accompanied by Valentine goes on a trek to find it. After a betrayal and a brainwashing, they do manage to stop the Princess; who looking like Helena had been acting like a slapper as well as destroying Helena's drawings, destroying a way for her to get home. They restore the Queen (who looks suspiciously like Helena's mother) to health with the charm and Helena wakes up. The next day she bumps into a man who looks and sounds a lot like Valentine while juggling, he then catches the ball she nearly dropped and throws it back to her, replying that he'd 'always wanted to join the circus'. This begs the question, how real was her dream'?
I thought it was an amazing film and it will always stay with me, the score and graphics were brilliant and I blame this film for my strange dreams the night after I watched it. The thought-provoking question at the end kept me up that night, puzzling me to exhaustion. I cannot recommend this more highly, especially to fans of surrealist literature. Let me finish with a quote, as I like to finish many things.
"You selfish cake hogger!"
"I did not hog the cake!"- My favourite piece of dialogue in the film.
SPOILER ALERT! SKIP OUT THIS PARAGRAPH AND READ THE NEXT IF YOU'D LIKE!
Stephanie Leonidas takes the lead role as Helena, our pyjama-clad heroine. The film starts with her having an argument with her mother, who later faints and turns out to have cancer. Blaming herself for her mother's faint and hospitalisation, she visits her at the hospital hoping for forgiveness. Her mother does not believe her and that night wakes up in a dreamlike state and leaves her building to find three masked performers outside. A strange cloud of shadow attacks the troupe and the juggler (named Valentine) pulls Helena to safety. She soon realises that she is in the land of her drawings and that the Princess from the Land of Shadow stole a charm from the City of Light, leaving their White Queen in a state of unnatural sleep and the City vulnerable to the Shadows. She volunteers to find the charm, called the MirrorMask and accompanied by Valentine goes on a trek to find it. After a betrayal and a brainwashing, they do manage to stop the Princess; who looking like Helena had been acting like a slapper as well as destroying Helena's drawings, destroying a way for her to get home. They restore the Queen (who looks suspiciously like Helena's mother) to health with the charm and Helena wakes up. The next day she bumps into a man who looks and sounds a lot like Valentine while juggling, he then catches the ball she nearly dropped and throws it back to her, replying that he'd 'always wanted to join the circus'. This begs the question, how real was her dream'?
I thought it was an amazing film and it will always stay with me, the score and graphics were brilliant and I blame this film for my strange dreams the night after I watched it. The thought-provoking question at the end kept me up that night, puzzling me to exhaustion. I cannot recommend this more highly, especially to fans of surrealist literature. Let me finish with a quote, as I like to finish many things.
"You selfish cake hogger!"
"I did not hog the cake!"- My favourite piece of dialogue in the film.
Sorry i couldn't look at the rest my compoo is being annoying. Yes what a relief exams are over! Yipee! Fun can resume again. I have updated my blog by the way.
ReplyDeleteCool, I will read it then :)
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