Not exact matches
«Soul Surfer,» the feature
film based on the
true story
of surfer Bethany Hamilton being attacked by a shark and her journey back to surfing, opened last weekend in the fourth spot on the box office charts - partly a testament to its appealing family - friendly
message and a marketing campaign that heavily targeted religious groups.
Fitness has come a long way since the times
of Arnold, but a key
message in that early
film remains
true to this day.
The second factor
of what made Ready Player One so great was the inspiring
message the
film told, which is likely
truer now than ever.
I was also impressed at how Tarantino managed to make this movie like his others but also take his anti-slavery
message very seriously at moments in the
film — occasionally showing the
true horrors
of slavery in an unflinching manner.
Now, this
film's
message could certainly be seen as a «first - world - problem» by many, which perhaps is
true, but the reality and emotional depth
of the
film overrides any criticism that could arise from this point.
Heck, I'm guilty
of searching for signs and
messages my deceased mother might be trying to send me through
films (ABOUT TIME) or through the iconography printed across holiday - themed flannel sheets sold at Sears (
true storeh).
Unfortunately, the contrivances are too many and too frequent to allow the
film and characters to breathe and achieve the greatness
of a
true message movie.
In her script, Hadzihalilovic seems to be sending out some rather strange and old - fashioned
messages with regard to femininity - Mlle Edith tells the girls their duty is to reproduce while Mlle Eva says «obedience is the only
true path to happiness» - but the most troublesome aspect
of Innocence lies in the
film's visual depiction
of childhood.
As graceful a sci - fi metaphor score as there ever was one, listening to the beauty
of «Silent Running» makes it even more impactful knowing that this would be Schickele's only
true film score to date, one that remains as uniquely resonant as ever at turning the often dark sounds
of space music into a vibrant tree - hugging
message score worthy
of Woodstock.
The equivalent in theatre is perhaps audience participation, in
film the «werewolf break» in The Beast Must Die (1974) or the
message «Based on a
true story» occupy a similar meta - fictional space, as does a good ol' fashioned cliffhanger
of the kind associated with classic serial
films such as Flash Gordon (1936) and almost exhausted
of its possibilities in classic Doctor Who (1963 - 1989).