Tuesday, March 28, 2006
MILLIONS
Featuring: Alexander Nathan Ethal, Lewis Owen McGibbon
Brief Synopsis: Two hundred thousand pounds drop onto the play house of a 7 year old boy.
Comments: Danny Boyle (the director) has a fantastic imagination. The film truly feels as if you are watching it from the eyes of 2 children with each developing scene. Not only are the kids brilliant (although when you are kid, acting as a kid probably isn't too hard vs if you had to pretend to fight and talk with creatures a la Narnia) but the viewpoint of each of the kids is well reinforced too. One believes in doing good, the other has less altruistic motives and the film documents with each brothers' struggles with their viewpoint, each other and a man after a bag of money.
The plot trots along fantastically as well, with the deadline (when all the money becomes useless) always forcing a certain issue. The 3 main adult characters give 3 well rounded performances but it's really a story that belongs to the kids. There's many a thought provoking scene and these are combined with a dose of humour which makes for a film that appeals to a broad spectrum of people from ten year olds all the way up to adults.
This film truly reminds you what it is to be a kid again and what is really important in life. Millions is instantly propelled into one of my top 10 favourite films list.
Things to learn from this film: Watch out for little kids who say their mam is dead.
Rating: 9/10
Featuring: Alexander Nathan Ethal, Lewis Owen McGibbon
Brief Synopsis: Two hundred thousand pounds drop onto the play house of a 7 year old boy.
Comments: Danny Boyle (the director) has a fantastic imagination. The film truly feels as if you are watching it from the eyes of 2 children with each developing scene. Not only are the kids brilliant (although when you are kid, acting as a kid probably isn't too hard vs if you had to pretend to fight and talk with creatures a la Narnia) but the viewpoint of each of the kids is well reinforced too. One believes in doing good, the other has less altruistic motives and the film documents with each brothers' struggles with their viewpoint, each other and a man after a bag of money.
The plot trots along fantastically as well, with the deadline (when all the money becomes useless) always forcing a certain issue. The 3 main adult characters give 3 well rounded performances but it's really a story that belongs to the kids. There's many a thought provoking scene and these are combined with a dose of humour which makes for a film that appeals to a broad spectrum of people from ten year olds all the way up to adults.
This film truly reminds you what it is to be a kid again and what is really important in life. Millions is instantly propelled into one of my top 10 favourite films list.
Things to learn from this film: Watch out for little kids who say their mam is dead.
Rating: 9/10
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