Movie #562 "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" is a very powerful and emotional film I saw today, and I'm still reeling. I LOVED the book, so I didn't have much faith going into this that I would like it. Mix that with the reviews it has been getting, well, let's just say, I wasn't sure about it. But I HAD to see what they did to one of my favorite books, and there's been such a controversy over it (It is nominated for best picture and best supporting actor (Max Von Sydow) that I had to check out what all the hubub was about. Well, I'm here to say, this is a great film and deserves to be nominated. I get so disgusted at just how jaded film critics get, that any time they are watching an emotionally sad movie with a kid in its central core, they suggest the film maker is manipulative. The comments I've read about this movie show that those who have criticized this film haven't bothered to read the book because they find fault with the basic story, which is silly. Why don't they find fault with the original book then, instead of the film? Anyway, everyone in it is really good, and the cast is noteworthy: Bullock, Hanks, Viola Davis, Jeffrey Wright, Zoe Caldwell, Max Von Sydow, and this little kid who is amazing. It's his first film, but you can tell how passionate he is about this boy's plight through the whole film --- he never gives up, much like Oskar. Yes, the film tackles the very controversial subject of 9/11 (how dare Hollywood do this?) and yes, it makes you very, very uncomfortable and tense and sad at what our nation had to go through by losing their loved ones, but it needed to be done, and Daldry did it well here. It's a film that I will never forget ---- it will linger well past today. And shouldn't it? There are so many messages in this film that I couldn't possibly cover in this small critique, but sufficeth it to say that it isn't for the faint of heart. It'll tear you up, but what a powerful legacy to those who were directly affected by 9/11. My heart goes out to them. How do they go on? Well, one little boy shows you that journey.
I rate it 5 out of 5 stars
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
(2011) PG-13
Believing that his father left him a message before dying in the September 11 attacks, young Oskar Schell embarks on an emotional odyssey through New York City to find the lock that matches a key he found among his father's belongings.
Genre:Dramas, Dramas based on a book, Dramas based on contemporary literature
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