Magical miracle healing moss blended with the simple wisdom of Graham Greene
The film ending is worth hanging in there for and as a wise old man once said "if it's worth doing, it is worth doing right!" A Lobster Tale was done right!
This is a story about a simple lobster fisherman named Cody Brewer (Colm Meaney) who struggles to provide for his wife Martha, (Alberta Watson) and his son Jake (Jack Knight). There are so many clear messages for any and all families reminding us what is really important in life. Cody Brewer whilst pulling up one of his lobster traps in a remote fishing cove, accidentally cuts off the end of one of his fingers and in an attempt to stop the bleeding he uses some moss that was inside his lobster trap. As the moss is placed on his bleeding hand, this is when we see the first (folklore) miracle. A bright light emanates and miraculously Cody's missing finger is now intact without any noticeable scar.
No one initially believes Cody's magical miracle moss until gradually some of the small town's residents witness further miracles happening with Cody's magical moss right before their naked eyes. Then one day shortly after the secret of the magical healing moss is made public, Cody's glass jar of the magical moss is stolen from his home. When Cody calls upon the town Sheriff (Graham Greene) to investigate and find the thief the Sheriff meticulously eliminates one suspect after another.
The interactions between the town Sheriff (Graham Greene) and Cody Brewer (Colm Meaney) are invaluable to us the audience. The Sheriff's wisdom and more importantly his simple advice he relays to Cody is priceless not only to Cody but to us the audience. Pay attention to the Sheriff's free advice because if you do, you can avoid "having one more problem" than many of us really could avoid if only we heeded the Sheriff's advice.
I give this family filled (folklore) story a solid 8 out of 10 rating
This is a story about a simple lobster fisherman named Cody Brewer (Colm Meaney) who struggles to provide for his wife Martha, (Alberta Watson) and his son Jake (Jack Knight). There are so many clear messages for any and all families reminding us what is really important in life. Cody Brewer whilst pulling up one of his lobster traps in a remote fishing cove, accidentally cuts off the end of one of his fingers and in an attempt to stop the bleeding he uses some moss that was inside his lobster trap. As the moss is placed on his bleeding hand, this is when we see the first (folklore) miracle. A bright light emanates and miraculously Cody's missing finger is now intact without any noticeable scar.
No one initially believes Cody's magical miracle moss until gradually some of the small town's residents witness further miracles happening with Cody's magical moss right before their naked eyes. Then one day shortly after the secret of the magical healing moss is made public, Cody's glass jar of the magical moss is stolen from his home. When Cody calls upon the town Sheriff (Graham Greene) to investigate and find the thief the Sheriff meticulously eliminates one suspect after another.
The interactions between the town Sheriff (Graham Greene) and Cody Brewer (Colm Meaney) are invaluable to us the audience. The Sheriff's wisdom and more importantly his simple advice he relays to Cody is priceless not only to Cody but to us the audience. Pay attention to the Sheriff's free advice because if you do, you can avoid "having one more problem" than many of us really could avoid if only we heeded the Sheriff's advice.
I give this family filled (folklore) story a solid 8 out of 10 rating
- Ed-Shullivan
- 29 de ago. de 2018