The City of Lost Children, 1995
The City of Lost Children
This is another movie my friend Dana had recommended to me, he also recommended Rec. among many others. This is another movie that I had never even heard of before.
I'll admit though that the cover art for the movie is a little intimidating.
After having watched the movie:
(Possible spoilers below)
This one was a little hard to get though, and I put off watching the movie for a while because I didn't really think it'd be something I'd like. Despite the fact that Dana and a few other friends told me that this was a really good movie; it was a bit of a struggle to get past the first twenty-five minutes. I did find it easier to watch once the movie though once I read the synopsis which gave me a better idea of what I was in for.
So, I'll go out on a limb here and say this isn't a movie for everyone. The idea that a scientist who has gone mad and is unable to dream would attempt to find a way to steal the dreams of children was really intriguing to me. It is a bit of an artsy movie, but I think if the filmmakers had tried to go any other way with the movie they would have failed.
On the other hand, I feel like I'm going against the grain in saying these things. This movie took too long to really grab my attention, I spent thirty minutes watching the movie before I found a character that I really cared about. I eventually got into the dirty and grungy world that the characters lived in, but it wasn't enough for me to really like the movie.
Final thoughts: This has actually been a really difficult movie to not only watch but also to write about. I would say that it ranks up there with Metropolis, because I think you really need to be open to the art of filmmaking to really get anything out of this movie. Otherwise, it's just really weird and about an hour and a half too long.
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1 comment:
This is the movie that made me love Ron Perlman.
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