Greg-83
Entrou em mar. de 2001
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Classificação de Greg-83
It shouldn't come as a surprise many critics panned this movie...come to think of it, that's usually a clue a movie is actually worth seeing. Given, anything wholesome is to critics as garlic is to vampires it should be easy to wade through the snobbish complaints...such as...
"A condescending film of the white man teaching Tongans their god isn't good enough...paternalistic." -- Maybe the critics need to be labeled as closet racists. I mean, to think, anyone with a religious message should save it for only white folks in the neighborhood and not take it to all men and women.
"Groberg struggles to learn Tongan only to have the native cast spend the rest of the movie speaking English." -- Quick, name all the Hollywood movies with story lines in foreign countries where you were forced to read subtitles while the actors spoke another language. Duh!!! It's understood Groberg's mission was conducted in the Tongan language...the English dialog is for the viewer's benefit. Oh, and the picture of Queen Elizabeth in the telegraph/post office may have been an indication more than a few natives actually knew how to speak English.
"Simplistic plot has convenient/immediate solutions to the parade of disasters." -- I'll grant you, many different approaches could have been taken but this director decided on an episodic format...one mini tale after another...to compress three years of a young man's life into 2 hours.
"The main character dares to preach his version of morality (in this case, saving intimacy for marriage) as what God wants." -- Let's face it...the only way most critics would consider Groberg's mission relevant would be if he had bedded the local girl, denied his faith, and sailed with her to a remote, speck of an island to begin a new society of 'nonjudgemental,' 'enlightened' people.
I could go on but, why.
This movie 1) Is about a Mormon missionary's trials during 3 years of life among people of a different culture...to expect him to be a proponent of another faith's doctrine is more than a little ridiculous, 2) Is limited by a very small budget by Hollywood standards (around $7-8 million)...despite the paltry sum, the cinematography is outstanding and the acting and supporting cast are excellent, as well, 3) Will not receive picture of the year honors...but, who cares?
Whether you are of the Mormon faith or not, this movie is worth the price of admission. And, if you are as sick of the mindless schlock Hollywood produces as I am, it's easily worth twice the price of admission. It doesn't matter if it's not "Gone With The Wind," it's a well made movie with the look of a budget much larger than it had.
Don't let the critics talk you out of this one.
"A condescending film of the white man teaching Tongans their god isn't good enough...paternalistic." -- Maybe the critics need to be labeled as closet racists. I mean, to think, anyone with a religious message should save it for only white folks in the neighborhood and not take it to all men and women.
"Groberg struggles to learn Tongan only to have the native cast spend the rest of the movie speaking English." -- Quick, name all the Hollywood movies with story lines in foreign countries where you were forced to read subtitles while the actors spoke another language. Duh!!! It's understood Groberg's mission was conducted in the Tongan language...the English dialog is for the viewer's benefit. Oh, and the picture of Queen Elizabeth in the telegraph/post office may have been an indication more than a few natives actually knew how to speak English.
"Simplistic plot has convenient/immediate solutions to the parade of disasters." -- I'll grant you, many different approaches could have been taken but this director decided on an episodic format...one mini tale after another...to compress three years of a young man's life into 2 hours.
"The main character dares to preach his version of morality (in this case, saving intimacy for marriage) as what God wants." -- Let's face it...the only way most critics would consider Groberg's mission relevant would be if he had bedded the local girl, denied his faith, and sailed with her to a remote, speck of an island to begin a new society of 'nonjudgemental,' 'enlightened' people.
I could go on but, why.
This movie 1) Is about a Mormon missionary's trials during 3 years of life among people of a different culture...to expect him to be a proponent of another faith's doctrine is more than a little ridiculous, 2) Is limited by a very small budget by Hollywood standards (around $7-8 million)...despite the paltry sum, the cinematography is outstanding and the acting and supporting cast are excellent, as well, 3) Will not receive picture of the year honors...but, who cares?
Whether you are of the Mormon faith or not, this movie is worth the price of admission. And, if you are as sick of the mindless schlock Hollywood produces as I am, it's easily worth twice the price of admission. It doesn't matter if it's not "Gone With The Wind," it's a well made movie with the look of a budget much larger than it had.
Don't let the critics talk you out of this one.
So, not surprisingly, I was anxious to see how this film version compared.
Overall, I thought it was very good...the cinematography is excellent...conveys the feel of being in the dirt and grime of Paris. I don't think a better actor could have been cast for the role of Javert...Rush was outstanding. In fact, the whole cast was good.
But, I must admit, while I thought the movie was technically outstanding and the acting very good, I was left without the emotional involvement I experienced with the book.
I'm not sure if continuing the movie to the same ending as the book would have been anti-climatic but it was that very part of the story (Valjean's death after turning a pathetic life into one of true service and compassion) which touched me most. In any case, what there was was first rate.
Overall, I thought it was very good...the cinematography is excellent...conveys the feel of being in the dirt and grime of Paris. I don't think a better actor could have been cast for the role of Javert...Rush was outstanding. In fact, the whole cast was good.
But, I must admit, while I thought the movie was technically outstanding and the acting very good, I was left without the emotional involvement I experienced with the book.
I'm not sure if continuing the movie to the same ending as the book would have been anti-climatic but it was that very part of the story (Valjean's death after turning a pathetic life into one of true service and compassion) which touched me most. In any case, what there was was first rate.
I've often wondered if John Wayne, or someone close to him, intentionally chose this script because they knew Wayne had lung cancer and would likely not be making many more movies.
Wayne dying...Jimmie Stewart's, Richard Boone's careers also nearing their end...Boone's character's motorcar ushering in a new era in the movie...western movies out of vogue when this was made...the wild west way of life fading away in the film...these and other symbols are too numerous to be mere coincidences.
The cast is excellent...the photography (especially the outdoor shots away from town's center) has the "feel" of authenticity.
This was, truly, the only way for John Wayne to make his exit.
Wayne dying...Jimmie Stewart's, Richard Boone's careers also nearing their end...Boone's character's motorcar ushering in a new era in the movie...western movies out of vogue when this was made...the wild west way of life fading away in the film...these and other symbols are too numerous to be mere coincidences.
The cast is excellent...the photography (especially the outdoor shots away from town's center) has the "feel" of authenticity.
This was, truly, the only way for John Wayne to make his exit.