Review of A Christmas Carol (2009) by Filipeneto — 28 Aug 2018

"A Christmas Carol", by Charles Dickens, has been regularly adapted to film or television, so even those who haven't read the book know the whole story, and its difficult to bring something substantially different from what already exists. This is bad? I don't think so. Literature classics have always been (and will continue to be) available to be adapted for the movies. We can change perspective, tell things differently or simply be faithful to the book. It's all a matter of taste. Personally, I really like a story that is faithful to the book that gives rise to it, I think its meritorious when adaptation manages to put on screen the magic of words. And, to my delight, I can say that this film has captured the magic of Dickens. So I will not waste time telling the script or commenting on it because its famous enough.

Being a film with Disney seal, we're expecting some quality standard, especially concerning to the animations and the whole visual and sound part of the film. I think it's technically perfect or very close to it. My only negative criticism is the somewhat gloomy and Gothic atmosphere that I notice sometimes. Some scenes are, in fact, scary, and this will surely scare some children, to whom parents are going to show this movie for being a Disney movie. I believe, therefore, that some scenes may not be advisable to very young or impressionable children. A very nice point of the film is the cast of voice actors. The most noteworthy name is, of course, Jim Carrey, an actor who has always stood out for his extraordinary use of voice. Soundtrack is good and discreet but does not have the usual songs, which Disney movies have used us to.