Review of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) by Travis S — 29 Jan 2015

In the movie Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Oskar Schell is trying to find a key left for him from his Dad. His father passed away in the 9/11 attack in the Twin Towers. That key and finding the lock meant everything to young Oskar Schell.

This is almost identical to the book that this movie is based off of. Oskar runs into many challenges, like facing his fear or meeting odd people. While there are many differences between the book and the movie, they both try to focus on one meaning; what it feels like when you lose someone or something that you were close to and how you must push through the struggles occurring.

Specifically, when he has to take the subway, a form of public transportation, which he has always been afraid of as well as when he sees the renter from his room when calling his grandmother. Most importantly, the major conflict, was his dad passing away and how it was difficult for him to deal with that.

Foer conveys that his father has died by describing what Oskar did after he found out that his Dad was no longer going to be with him. The motive is to never give up on something that you have a passion or are curious to achieve, even if there are struggles in the way.

Despite that Oskar is an 8 year old boy, he still tries to travel across New York, alone in the book, and with the renter in the movie, because he is determined to achieve his goal. Overall, this is a movie about someone trying to find something from someone who he loved and his journey of perseverance to find his dad's secrets.