Tolkien says it
best: «It is the
mark of a
good fairy - story, of the higher or more complete kind, that however wild its events, however fantastic or terrible the adventures, it can give to
child or man that hears it, when the «turn» comes, a catch of the breath, a beat and lifting of the heart, near to (or indeed accompanied by) tears, as keen as that given by any form of literary art... In such stories, when the sudden «turn» comes we
get a piercing glimpse of joy, and heart's desire, that for a moment passes outside the frame, rends indeed the very web of story, and lets a gleam come through.»
I ask these questions because in the newest 20th Century - Fox release, Mr. Popper's Penguins, (based on a popular
children's tome and directed by
Mark Waters, «The Spiderwick Chronicles,» «Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past «-RRB- features the main character not only
getting dumped on twice within the first 15 minutes, but he is also treated to a
good old - fashioned soccer ball kick in the groin.
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BEST COSTUME DESIGN: «Phantom Thread» (
Mark Bridges)
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BEST SOUND EDITING: «Dunkirk» (Richard King, Alex Gibson)
BEST SOUND MIXING: «Dunkirk» (Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo and
Mark Weingarten)
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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: «
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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: «The Shape of Water» (Alexandre Desplat)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: «Remember Me» from «Coco»
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BEST ACTRESS: Frances McDormand, «Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri»
BEST PICTURE: «The Shape of Water» (Fox Searchlight Pictures)