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I finally got to see this film today after patiently waiting for my copy from Sweden. Personal thoughts are under the cut.
I'm not going to lie to you - I had low expectations for this film. In fact, the only reason I bought it was for Jensen Ackles and Sean Patrick Flanery (someone whom I've been a fan of for years). Needless to say that I was left speechless when the credits rolled.
This film had so very many layers to it, and it brought up a very interesting point about society: Why is everyone so damn engrossed in the pretty wrapping paper? Why can't we love a person just for who they are, not what they look like? Have we been that brainwashed by our culture?
Also, what difference does it make if a person is gay, a punk rocker with a mohawk and an always ready can of snark, or someone who's looking to find something they had lost many years ago? Every single one of us still deserves to be loved and respected.
That's one of the reasons why I didn't particularly like Priestly's transformation at the end; it pretty much nullified the message the film was trying to send. Instead, Tish should've seen past the "wrapping paper," and seen the wonderful guy Priestly really was. Then again, the whole notion of him 'transforming' himself was a message as well, so I'm just going to leave it at that. Still, Tish's character didn't really mature all that much - she still only saw the 'pretty boy'.
I'm starting to sound preachy, aren't I? Right. Enough of that.
The performances turned in by all of the actors were just simply superb; I especially loved Jensen, Sean, Elisabeth, and John. They successfully turned their characters into someone whom I felt for and/or identified with. My heart also broke for Clea's character. I know all too well what it's like to worry about how you appear to other people because I used to feel the same exact way when I was younger - namely in my mid-to-late teens. So this turned her into a very real character from my viewpoint.
There's really nothing much else for me to say other than I loved this movie. In fact, I loved it so damn much that I'm willing to double-dip for the American version of the film if it is ever released over here
Kitsu's Final Grade: A+
I'm not going to lie to you - I had low expectations for this film. In fact, the only reason I bought it was for Jensen Ackles and Sean Patrick Flanery (someone whom I've been a fan of for years). Needless to say that I was left speechless when the credits rolled.
This film had so very many layers to it, and it brought up a very interesting point about society: Why is everyone so damn engrossed in the pretty wrapping paper? Why can't we love a person just for who they are, not what they look like? Have we been that brainwashed by our culture?
Also, what difference does it make if a person is gay, a punk rocker with a mohawk and an always ready can of snark, or someone who's looking to find something they had lost many years ago? Every single one of us still deserves to be loved and respected.
That's one of the reasons why I didn't particularly like Priestly's transformation at the end; it pretty much nullified the message the film was trying to send. Instead, Tish should've seen past the "wrapping paper," and seen the wonderful guy Priestly really was. Then again, the whole notion of him 'transforming' himself was a message as well, so I'm just going to leave it at that. Still, Tish's character didn't really mature all that much - she still only saw the 'pretty boy'.
I'm starting to sound preachy, aren't I? Right. Enough of that.
The performances turned in by all of the actors were just simply superb; I especially loved Jensen, Sean, Elisabeth, and John. They successfully turned their characters into someone whom I felt for and/or identified with. My heart also broke for Clea's character. I know all too well what it's like to worry about how you appear to other people because I used to feel the same exact way when I was younger - namely in my mid-to-late teens. So this turned her into a very real character from my viewpoint.
There's really nothing much else for me to say other than I loved this movie. In fact, I loved it so damn much that I'm willing to double-dip for the American version of the film if it is ever released over here
Kitsu's Final Grade: A+
