Review of Griff the Invisible (2011) by Jed E — 21 Aug 2011

There is one thing to know you have a vivid imagination and its another to live in it, and your significant other loves you for it. Griff the Invisible as the title states is that of Griff, a would be superhero (Ryan Kwanten) stuck as a less then ordinary office worker that is alienated by his peers and picked on for his social awkwardness. Though at night he becomes Griff, a superhero prowling his local area looking for criminals.

Though his adventures may seem dismal at times slowly but surely his world is changed by the introduction of Melody (Maeve Dermody), an equally eccentric individual and beautiful scientist who also shares a strong passion for the impossible such as interacting in 4D and Griff's own understanding of his fantasies.

What comes about with this film is the like minds do think alike, we often have our own bubbles and though no one may understand us sometimes, we hope someone is able to see what we see. One line from the film Melody states is that often we talk to people though often we are not able to communicate with them. For those people who are able to get into our mindset, into our own "bubble," we end up loving those people very dearly. Even if these delusions of grandeur were come about, we often wish someone would share the experience with us.

A wonderful thing about the film is that this reality (or in the next which ever parallel worlds you prefer) it really is about a romantic comedy-dram on how one's POV of adjusting to his world has shaped his relation with each individual in his life, primarily that of his girlfriend. It just so happens that in his alter ego in this world he is a superhero with his girlfriend as his sidekick.