The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

October 25th 2009 13:17

The only reviews I had of this movie before actually seeing it were my friends telling me that it was weird. That was the long and short of it, most of them didn't even tell me whether they liked it or not just that it was weird. Actually they were right, it is weird but I like weird and and it is definitely a good thing here. It is a movie ab out a show which is put on to tell the story of the universe but that is not really what it is about. It is a tale of good versus evil and about the flaws of humans and the goodness too and it manages that without being too cheesy which is a feat in itself.

Most people are going to go to see this movie because it was the last thing Heath ledger did and I suppose that is a good a reason as any but another one is that this is Terry Gilliam's return to form. It is a visually stunning movie . A lot of it is in cg which can often be to a movie detriment but that is not the case with this. The images are absolutely beautiful and transform the world of the movie by bringing you through the stark contrast between our world and the world of our imagination. That is where it gets strange but you don't really care because plot takes second place to what you are physically seeing on screen which pushes through the mundane to something much more special.

I cannot talk enough about that element of the movie because that is what makes it. There does exist a good plot and a compelling story line but even if these things did not hold up I will still say go and see it. As for the most talked about element of the movie, the Ledger replacements, I think it worked out very well. In fact i don't really know how it would have worked out without them. I mean it could have physically happened the same way but it wouldn't have been half as interesting. As a Johnny Depp fan I was slightly disappointed that he was only in the movie for about three minutes and basically says nothing but I have to say it was the most flawless transition. Depp has a very similar facial structure to Ledger so you almost don't notice when it changes and in fact I think they use Depp for a short scene that is supposed to be Ledger but that is just something I noticed I have nothing to back that up.
It is Colin Farrel who has the best part really(outside of the main cast) the most interesting anyway. I can't really say much about it without giving it away but he is the one who you will remember afterward.
Great movie go see it.

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