I don't know if it is just me but does it seem like it is almost absolutely impossible to find a decent movie nowadays? I don't mean just a "good" movie, but a real wholesome, high quality movie that has a great story line from start to finish. A movie that has a strong message for a broad diversity of viewers. A movie that almost pains you when it is eventually finished. I have seen A LOT of movies. I would even call my self a movie aficionado. If I don't like a movie, I will literally pick it apart for almost an hour from start to finish; and if I like it? Well, I'll rave about it all night long; and sometimes a little bit more the next day. I cannot just sit in front of the television or go to the movie theatre and just simply sit their for two or more hours and watch anything. It really has to grab my attention, otherwise it is just a waste of my time.
Well, since the beginning of the new year I have seen two wonderfully put together movies. And only these two films have reached out and affected me emotionally. Saving Mr. Banks and Philomena. These two movies were absolutely outstanding and I could most definitely go and see these two in theatres once more.
First, let's talk about Saving Mr. Banks. This particular movie was a little deceiving. From what I thought was going to be leaning towards the family-friendly comedy type of movie, it then jerked me around and took me by surprise. Saving Mr. Banks turned out to be an emotionally stirring revelation about the tragic life of the author of Mary Poppins-P.L. Travers. The traumas and losses in this movie were so incredibly deep and emotional, I literally cried almost through the entire movie. Although, there were a few quirky and humorous moments that were just sweet and endearing you couldn't help but forget about the disasters that had previously happened. The sarcasm given to the audience from the characters was in perfect doses. The relationships between the people were real and made me feel like I knew the characters myself. This movie is not an idealized adoration of a brand, but it actually shows the audience and gives a different perspective on Mr. Disney himself. This movie serves a much larger story about promises made, and unrealized. The movie shows us Mr. Disney precisely as a man, a father's son, and a father himself. Saving Mr. Banks kept my interest from start to finish, tugged on my emotions, made me laugh, feel love, feel sadness, made me cry, and so much more. It really and truly was a grand slam film. I highly recommend this movie to absolutely anyone.
Then it all comes down to Philomena. A spectacular film based on the 2009 investigative book by BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith, The Lost Child of Philomena Lee. I was pleasantly surprised by this film, but the plot is simply absurd. A teenage girl forced to give her out-of-wedlock child up for adoption? Keeping this whole ordeal a secret for 50 years because she is so incredibly ashamed, and then finally finding enough audacity to eventually go and search for him with a mordant and realistic journalist. But this marvelous and breathtaking film shocks you and troubles you in ways that you didn't know could be possible when watching a film. Some reviewers and people that I have spoken to about the film feel that the makers of this film have portrayed The Catholic Church to be somewhat of a disenchantment. But I will tell you now that Judi Dench who plays the mother of her long lost son is nothing but forgiving and sympathetic to the institution and the people involved with the situation she has had to deal with. Judi Denchs' performance of Philomena really truly shows what people in the world should be more like. She truly is a class act, and absolutely adorable in every way.
-Albany Victoria
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