03.17.07

All the King’s Men

Posted in Uncategorized at 4:12 pm by Miracle ♪♫

It is common knowledge that I am barely a movie enthusiast, viewing approximately eight whole movies annually, even declaring once that writing about them in blogs have become asphyxiating.  Nevertheless here I am to write about one - the aftermath of the movie I viewed last night.  This certain picture has been around since 2006, but understanding how Hollywood-ily outmoded I am, I only saw the trailer the other day and immediately borrowed it from Video City yesterday. 

With the fast-approaching May elections, I think it is an essential
movie especially for those who are involved in politics.  It depicts how politics mutilate lives and drastically affect those who are absorbed in it.  Now I am not about to give away the ending  (disregarding the fact that while it seems new to me, perhaps
everyone has seen it already), I abhor it when people do that.

All the King’s Men - featuring three actors who I esteem to be among the finest today; Jude Law, Sean Penn, and Anthony Hopkins.  The tale was based on Robert Penn Warren’s Pulitzer Prize-achieving novel, hence the powerful drama and literate dialogue.  In my own assessment, it was abounding with Oscar factors and elements.  The script was remarkable, the cinematography artful and dramatic, the music-score was not overdone, the actors were impressive, and the whole picture itself was commendably overwhelming.

It is a real shame how critics trashed this movie.  The cause of the negative reviews? I have no idea.  Probably bad, shallow taste… or, well, politics.  The hope of this movie is its own tag line…
"Time brings all things to light."

Jude Law appearing as writer, Jack Burden.
     (I still think you look like him, Franz. haha =))

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