Review of The BFG (2016) by Healingtoolbox — 31 Mar 2018
Watching it again, I'm struck with how much visual poetry there is. Sadly the failure of Cloud Atlas, Jupiter Rising and Valerian tells me the savvy Cultural Creative audience which supported art-ful movies in the 1980s-1990s, has not existed since about 2005 or 2010.
Secondly I'm struck again at how BFG conveys a spiritual message--undoubtedly unintentionally. The Big Friendly Giant is about as good a metaphor as you are going to get thru a family-friendly movie about "God is my Partner.
" Indeed, it's a short step from "Big Friendly Giant" to "Big Friendly God." I don't accept this is frivolous speculation, a crucial scene is right before the final giant battle-capture, where Sophie and BFG acknowledge each other's individuality, each other's uniqueness and honor each other's choices.
This review of The BFG (2016) was written by Healingtoolbox on 31 Mar 2018.
The BFG has generally received positive reviews.
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