Movie Review; Stardust does its magic by Rob Kall Page 1 of 1 page(s) | |    |
I just watched the new movie, STARDUST, which I really enjoyed. Ironically, I'd picked up the book a few years ago at an auction, in a box of books I bought for a buck. The book caught my eye-- I recognized the author Neil Gaiman's name-- so I read it.
The story is a fantasy about a magical world. I'm not surprised they made a movie out of the book. With the Hobbit trilogy, the Harry Potter series so successful, it makes sense that film studios are looking for more fantasy and magic stories in the same genre.
This one has some great acting, with Robert DeNiro playing his part both brilliantly and hilariously. No, this is not a comedy, but DeNiro adds some wonderful levity and some surprises the trailers don't forewarn you of and spoil. .
It's not a movie that is intellectually challenging. It's light, whimsical and lyrical, with witches, unicorns, flying ships, and plenty of magical spells and incantations.
Clare Danes does a great job playing a unique roll, which I won't describe to avoid ruining the story. Michelle Pfeifer makes a sometimes beautiful, always menacing and evil witch queen.
The special effects are smooth and fun to experience, even impressing my 23 year old cinemaphile son.
This is pure escapism, not a bad thing. It definitely has its uplifting, heartwarming moments. Give it a try. You won't regret it.
Rob Kall is executive editor and publisher of OpEdNews.com, President of Futurehealth, Inc, and organizer of several conferences, including StoryCon, the Summit Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of Story and The Winter Brain Meeting on neurofeedback, biofeedback, Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology. He is a frequent Speaker on Politics, The art, science and power of story, heroes and the hero's journey, Positive Psychology, Stress, Biofeedback and a wide range of subjects. See more of his articles here and, older ones, here. BTW, the book Rob's holding in his photo is "HISTORY OF THE REBELLION" volume 3. by Edward, Earl of Clarendon, published 1816, describing the rebellion among the Irish and Scots, around 1656. This was a religious war between the Church of England, Catholics and Presbyterians. The Earl, writing for the Queen, calls the Irish far worse than terrorists.
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