I adored this movie, as a writer and as a lover of odd, interesting movies. My only beef was the silly, wooden, way overdone "Buccaneers" scene frankly, best left out entirely. A modern child wouldn't say "coming, mother
" it'd be more like an angry snap "coming, moooom!" And the animal scenes were also somewhat cheesy -but looking past that --
Aside from that it was a lovely, inspiring movie, as I am also an agoraphobic writer. Not quote as bad as Jodie Foster's character, though I have other obstacles. My characters also talk to me :) So the scenes between Alex the author and Alex the character were funny and delightful to watch.
I see quite a few have trashed this movie saying a 10 year old girl would not be so strong, insightful and intelligent. This usually would be the case, but here Nim has been brought up on fresh food grown (or caught) on the Island (so it's all organic) No junk food, microwave dinners, preservative laden chemical crap which affects the brains of children (and adults), so it stands to reason that Nim's brain and muscles would be more active than an average child her age as she has not been poisoned on over processed rubbish food and sugars and not brainwashed by the subliminal programming of television, now does she sit all day at the TV or playing computer games. A bit of time on the net, yes, but not hours and hours on end.
It was a delight to see a child so insightful and intelligent, but also a child needing someone to be there for her when things went awry.
Jodie Foster's character was also awesome in the trip she made, from being boxed up in her home with bottles and bottles of hand sanitizers and tins of processed tomato soup, to brave swimming in the ocean and eating live island food. And in the end, it didn't matter, her whole life turned around for the better. Alex the writer came alive and when the Alex character left her, a real man came into her life :) Who looked just like her sexy, dashing hero and somewhat of an adventurer himself ;) I'm guessing life on the island just got a little more interesting. All three characters went through challenges and came out wiser and stronger in the end. Life is all about learning, adjusting, growing and breaking free.
This movie is about all four.
Sail to Nim's Island. Of course you'll have to do it in your mind, and as it is a metaphor for growing and breaking free from whatever holds you back in your own life, and sail the seas of your own subconscious and be amazed at the wisdom you find there. The ocean is a metaphor for the unconscious mind. Think about that :)
Aside from that it was a lovely, inspiring movie, as I am also an agoraphobic writer. Not quote as bad as Jodie Foster's character, though I have other obstacles. My characters also talk to me :) So the scenes between Alex the author and Alex the character were funny and delightful to watch.
I see quite a few have trashed this movie saying a 10 year old girl would not be so strong, insightful and intelligent. This usually would be the case, but here Nim has been brought up on fresh food grown (or caught) on the Island (so it's all organic) No junk food, microwave dinners, preservative laden chemical crap which affects the brains of children (and adults), so it stands to reason that Nim's brain and muscles would be more active than an average child her age as she has not been poisoned on over processed rubbish food and sugars and not brainwashed by the subliminal programming of television, now does she sit all day at the TV or playing computer games. A bit of time on the net, yes, but not hours and hours on end.
It was a delight to see a child so insightful and intelligent, but also a child needing someone to be there for her when things went awry.
Jodie Foster's character was also awesome in the trip she made, from being boxed up in her home with bottles and bottles of hand sanitizers and tins of processed tomato soup, to brave swimming in the ocean and eating live island food. And in the end, it didn't matter, her whole life turned around for the better. Alex the writer came alive and when the Alex character left her, a real man came into her life :) Who looked just like her sexy, dashing hero and somewhat of an adventurer himself ;) I'm guessing life on the island just got a little more interesting. All three characters went through challenges and came out wiser and stronger in the end. Life is all about learning, adjusting, growing and breaking free.
This movie is about all four.
Sail to Nim's Island. Of course you'll have to do it in your mind, and as it is a metaphor for growing and breaking free from whatever holds you back in your own life, and sail the seas of your own subconscious and be amazed at the wisdom you find there. The ocean is a metaphor for the unconscious mind. Think about that :)