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Lemony Snickets A
Series of Unfortunate Events
I went and saw this
film today not really knowing what to think. I had seen the trailer
several times, read reviews and read words on the film itself, but I
just couldn't piece it all together. Perhaps it was because the
film's star was Jim Carrey and this role was quite different and
unique for him. So I went and saw it to make up my own mind. And I
must say that I quite enjoyed it.
The movie was excellently filmed and reminded me a lot of the Addams Family movies with it's look and art direction. The performances were very good, not just from Carrey, but from the young actors as well. They took on their characters with a confidence and each of them showed they have special experience and were in the hands of a good director. Jim Carrey impressed me by taking on quite a different character from his previous performances, even though he's done this sort of transformation thing before, i.e. The Grinch. He showed through his performance that his character wasn't really showing the audience everything that he could be and do, which made me think that if they made a sequel(s) which is hard to say depending on how well this one does and where Carrey will stand on the offer (he's only reprised the same character once in another movie - Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls), then the films could get better with each entry. They could progress the same way the Harry Potter films have. When the Philosophers Stone came out (what we call it in Australia for those used to the Sorcerer's Stone), it was recieved as amazing and terrific. But as the following books have been adapted they have shown that each one before, although good, was only going to be improved on. With sequels being so bankable these days, film-makers are taking the steps to make the first instalment look dazzling but really leaving the best stuff for later.
Despite the darkness, cruelty and "unfortunateness" that this film thrived on, there is actually a re-assuring message contained within its last moments. It tells us that yes, there is a lot of bad, evil and unpleasantness in this world and a lot of the time it feels like all we are living for is to fight against it. But there is good in the world, more than there is bad, and to find it you just have to look hard enough.
Lemony Snicket is just another example of Hollywood realising that a film can be a success (based on children?s books with dark undertones and well-drawn characters) if the one that started it all does well. However much it may be inspired by the success of Harry Potter, which I'm sure most movie-goers will be referring to it as, Lemony Snicket was an entertaining and creative film in its own right. Maybe this will lead to Hollywood realising that at the moment the most entertaining, and larger-audience films are the ones based on well-written books. If computer animation films don't take over entirely (which may well happen) than perhaps we will see more great novels turned into movies out there that most people don't even know exist. I sure enjoy them.
The movie was excellently filmed and reminded me a lot of the Addams Family movies with it's look and art direction. The performances were very good, not just from Carrey, but from the young actors as well. They took on their characters with a confidence and each of them showed they have special experience and were in the hands of a good director. Jim Carrey impressed me by taking on quite a different character from his previous performances, even though he's done this sort of transformation thing before, i.e. The Grinch. He showed through his performance that his character wasn't really showing the audience everything that he could be and do, which made me think that if they made a sequel(s) which is hard to say depending on how well this one does and where Carrey will stand on the offer (he's only reprised the same character once in another movie - Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls), then the films could get better with each entry. They could progress the same way the Harry Potter films have. When the Philosophers Stone came out (what we call it in Australia for those used to the Sorcerer's Stone), it was recieved as amazing and terrific. But as the following books have been adapted they have shown that each one before, although good, was only going to be improved on. With sequels being so bankable these days, film-makers are taking the steps to make the first instalment look dazzling but really leaving the best stuff for later.
Despite the darkness, cruelty and "unfortunateness" that this film thrived on, there is actually a re-assuring message contained within its last moments. It tells us that yes, there is a lot of bad, evil and unpleasantness in this world and a lot of the time it feels like all we are living for is to fight against it. But there is good in the world, more than there is bad, and to find it you just have to look hard enough.
Lemony Snicket is just another example of Hollywood realising that a film can be a success (based on children?s books with dark undertones and well-drawn characters) if the one that started it all does well. However much it may be inspired by the success of Harry Potter, which I'm sure most movie-goers will be referring to it as, Lemony Snicket was an entertaining and creative film in its own right. Maybe this will lead to Hollywood realising that at the moment the most entertaining, and larger-audience films are the ones based on well-written books. If computer animation films don't take over entirely (which may well happen) than perhaps we will see more great novels turned into movies out there that most people don't even know exist. I sure enjoy them.
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