Review of A Monster Calls (2016) by Nedryerson1 — 12 Feb 2017
A Monster Calls is the new expedition of Juan Antonio Bayona, who has been jumping from one film gender to another; and this time is a kid’s fantasy adventure. The surface of the plot is very cliché, a boy with troubles at home, doesn’t fit in school and bullied by his classmates.
But as you descend in the story, all the cliché vanishes. The narration is from a point of view that maintains objectivity and prevents premature sentimentalism with the protagonist. The construction of the story is coherent with the revelation of info, which grows up towards the climax.
The significance of the film is unique and visceral, hits hard of viewer’s emotions; you reach a catharsis impressively depressive but reliever, identical to the real world, a complex outcome for a fantasy picture.
The dark photography with sad colors and touching music, contribute to the aura of the plot. The performances are very moving by their incredible realism. And the animation of the tales is captivating, with a style and color that match the art direction of the live action movie part.
With all these, the plot turns out to be excitingly original. Bayona should definitely stay in this gender, which he has demonstrated to dominate.
This review of A Monster Calls (2016) was written by Nedryerson1 on 12 Feb 2017.
A Monster Calls has generally received very positive reviews.
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