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The Impossible

2013/04/23 at 12:00am

The Impossible

04.23.2013 | By Karen Posada |

‘The Impossible’ or ‘Lo Imposible’ is a well-crafted natural disaster movie that’s touching, beautiful and definitely haunting. Just from seeing the trailer you know you will need tissues for this one, you would probably need a lot more tissues if the trailer didn’t give most of the movie away. Most films that are based on real life are able to get to the audience and this one certianly is the tear-jerker of the year. The Tsunami this film is based on hit South East Asia 8 years ago, although it might sound like it was a while ago this film makes it feel much more recent because the images and plot are so haunting. One thing to remember though is that wanting to keep so close to the real facts limits the story in itself. Read More

By Karen Posada

2012/12/17 at 12:00am

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The Impossible

12.17.2012 | By Karen Posada |

â€˜The Impossibleâ€™ or â€˜Lo Imposibleâ€™ is a well-crafted natural disaster movie thatâ€™s touching, beautiful and definitely haunting. Just from seeing the trailer you know you will need tissues for this one, you would probably need a lot more tissues if the trailer didnâ€™t give most of the movie away. Most films that are based on real life are able to get to the audience and this one certianly is the tear-jerker of the year. The Tsunami this film is based on hit South East Asia 8 years ago, although it might sound like it was a while ago this film makes it feel much more recent because the images and plot are so haunting. One thing to remember though is that wanting to keep so close to the real facts limits the story in itself.

This film tells the story of a family that while spending their Christmas holiday in Thailand experienced one of the worst Tsunamis on record to hit South East Asia in 2004. Mom, Maria (Naomi Watts), dad, Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three sons: Lucas (Tom Holland), Thomas (Samuel Joslin) and Simon (Oaklee Pendergast) all fight for their survival in this film by Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona and Spanish scriptwriter Sergio G. SÃ¡nchez.

What bothers me most about this film is the fact that this story in reality is that of Spanish family Ãlvarez-BelÃ³n (the dad’s name is Enrique in real life), in the film we deal with an English family. Apparently the decision of making the movie in English according to an interview the director had with Spanish newspaper Deia; was because in real life this people were communicating in English being that they were in a foreign country. I wouldnâ€™t have minded having the conversations between the family be in Spanish and the rest in English. There are plenty of internationally recognized Spanish actors that could have taken the place of the characters here. Subtitling would have made me happier as it would have stayed more true to the story; despite of the universality of the story being that thousands went through the same disaster. The only Spanish actress that makes it on the film is Marta Etura and her one line is quite touching. There are times where despite the chaos not much is going on and it feels like thereâ€™s something missing, perhaps a bit of embellishing could have helped here, because a few times the characters are just standing around and Iâ€™m not quite sure why they decide to make certain decisions.

This being the 9th most mortal disaster in modern human history I would say they did a fantastic job portraying it on the big screen; the scary sounds of the ocean and the unbelievable images of the tsunami created are so realistic itâ€™s chilling to watch. It was amazing seeing it all happen and seeing the different camera shots. The make up job is great; Wattsâ€™ injuries are grossly real. The devastating shown is unbelievable and impressive. Thereâ€™s an eerie quietness and we slowly being to see the solidarity of people despite their own suffering. Thereâ€™s some confusion in the film, but I think that captured the confusion one must feel in that kind of situation, where not only are you shocked by what happened but you also happen to be in a country where you donâ€™t speak the language. The ocean is truly a secondary character here and it reminds us we need to respect it. The shots of the ocean are beautiful and so artistic as well as terrifying.

Watts being the mom has an important role and she has some key moments where she shows us how good of an actress she is, but is not something we experience throughout the whole movie. McGregor gives an extremely moving performance that will make you cry despite of some of the elements in that scene. But my favorite of all is Holland; the kid is perfect and gives more than expected. On the other hand some of the other actors such as the caregiver, Ploy Jindachote is so stiff at times that she seems to be reading the script right at that second.

The biggest flaw the film has is how much more the audience knows compared to the characters, that element takes away a lot from the film. Despite that I wonâ€™t deny that I cried at various points of the movie, since we know whatâ€™s coming although the beginning is peaceful we are tense waiting and the director teases us with some scenes prior to the tsunami and scary ocean noises. Once the tsunami comes I was trembling and was automatically emotional, the theater went completely silent. The shock the characters go through doesnâ€™t wear out and neither does ours even after leaving the theater.

By Jack Rico

2008/07/04 at 12:00am

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The Orphanage

07.4.2008 | By Jack Rico |

Rated: R for some disturbing content
Release Date: 2007-12-28
Starring: Sergio G. SÃ¡nchez
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Country: Spain
Official Website: http://www.clubcultura.com/clubcine/clubcineastas/guillermodeltoro/elorfanato/

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De estilo barroco, con caracterÃsticas similares aÂ The Others, y anunciada con bombo y platillo, llega hoy a todas las salas de Estados Unidos la cinta extranjera mÃ¡s esperada del aÃ±o:Â El Orfanato.

La pelÃcula espaÃ±ola protagonizada porÂ BelÃ©n Rueda, quien interpreta a una madre de un niÃ±o que estÃ¡ infectado de VIH, narra la historia de una pequeÃ±a familia que habita en una casona ubicada en medio de la nada, y que en la antigÃ¼edad solÃa ser un orfelinato.

SimÃ³n, quien en realidad es hijo adoptivo, (interpretado por un excelenteRoger PrÃncep), pasa sus dÃas jugando con sus amigos imaginarios, hasta que en un momento inesperado, desaparece de la casa y nadie lo puede encontrar.

AsÃ inicia un juego de susto tras susto en el que BelÃ©n Rueda (quien sin duda despierta comparaciones con la Nicole Kidman perdida en una casona tratando de entender quÃ© sucede ahÃ), comienza a tener visiones del mÃ¡s allÃ¡.

Â¿Por quÃ© los amigos imaginarios de su hijo tienen los nombres de quienes habitaban ese orfanato aÃ±os atrÃ¡s?

Esta es sÃ³lo la premisa bÃ¡sica de la pelÃcula producida porÂ Guillermo del Toro, y sin querer revelarles mÃ¡s, las cosas dan un giro de 180 grados cuandoÂ Ã‰dgar VivarÂ (el mismÃsimo seÃ±or Barriga), yÂ Geraldine Chaplin, aparecen como en Poltergeist (1982), dispuestos a tratar de contactar a los espÃritus perdidos en aquella casona (si es que los hay).

El orfanato podrÃ¡ tener inspiraciÃ³n casi descarada de varias pelÃculas â€“ mÃ¡s allÃ¡ de las mencionadas incluso â€“ pero su magia radica en la fuerza de BelÃ©n Rueda, quien harÃ¡ hasta lo imposible por encontrar a su hijo, y en la forma en que logra conmovernos al recordarnos la importancia de la infancia.

Â¿Por quÃ© los niÃ±os siempre estÃ¡n solos? Â¿Por quÃ© los adultos los tratamos como seres que no existieran, pensaran, sintieran? Â¿Por quÃ© no les creemos y los ignoramos hasta que cumplen la mayorÃa de edad? En realidad, los niÃ±os, tengan padres o no, muchas veces viven en un orfanato metafÃ³rico.

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