Director Steven Spielberg once again proves that he can take a child actor/actress and pull a very good performance out of them, as we seen with E.t., Hook and artificial intelligence. Although this film does not contain the emotional punch that it may be trying to deliver nor contain a very dramatic, and dark scene like the films I listed previously, this is still a very sweet, funny, charismatic, and wickedly clever film. The motion capture performance by Mark Rylance is visually stunning and very heartfelt as well is Ruby Barnhill's character Sophie. This film will make a deep impact in the young minds of children, it's very harmless and sometimes a little to silly towards the final climax of our two protagonist's journey, but if you love the original children's novel by Raul Dahl, you will surely appreciate this film. I had a very fun time with this movie, it could very much fit in with being one of the best children book to movie adaptations we seen in a while. The cast are very vibrant, and cheerful as is the overall story, the more we explore the wonders of this world and the deeper meaning behind it's story, the more I can imagine children around the world pulling up the original novel and also being swept away to magical worlds beyond our reach. This is a good intentioned, well acted adventure. It's not one of Spielberg's greatest but it's a great family adventure that's sure enough to receive critical acclaim and grown popularity by the end of the year.
Review of The BFG
