Review of Out of Africa (1985) by Stephen D — 29 Jul 2008
John Barry's music first lured me to this film, and though when I first watched it in high school, it didn't grab me, repeated viewings solidified my opinion of it as a stunning film. It initiated my appreciation for the superlative talents of Meryl Streep, who, with her interpretation of Karen Blixen/Isak Dinesen, created one of the most appealing female film characters in my memory.
Though this film is often classified as a "romance", it surpasses most films affixed with that label because rather than portraying the lovers' love as the be-all-end-all of everything (i.
E. "Titanic"), it uses the love between the two lead characters to allude (through the eyes of Blixen) to more transcendent realities. The end of the movie transmits a poignant admixture of the grief of loss and the peace of letting go, which though I don't fully understand, does not fail to move me each time I see it.
Oh, and the breathtaking African scenery doesn't hurt, either.
This review of Out of Africa (1985) was written by Stephen D on 29 Jul 2008.
Out of Africa has generally received positive reviews.
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