There are a lot of great literary themes in this world, but one of my very favorites is from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
It is possible to go to bed as one person, and awake the next morning as a brand new person.
What’s not to love about that? I mean, sure, the guy has some horrible and frightening encounters with the spirit world, but he wakes up a changed man! One day everyone thinks he’s a lost cause, and the next he’s out righting his wrongs! Perhaps he only starts doing good things to save his soul from eternal fire and brimstone, but I like to think he truly saw what he was missing – the many happinesses this world has to offer that are not derived specifically from money.
Jon and I were able to see an advance screening of the new Disney version of A Christmas Carol tonight. It’s a decent enough adaptation I suppose, but I can be a tough one to please. After seeing the Muppet version and falling head-over-heels in love with it, every other version can only attempt to reach the high bar it set.
The new Disney movie was presented in 3D, and it was very well done. I’d give that aspect of the film 4.5-out-of-5 stars. The rest, well… the animation style didn’t do it for me, and the voices bothered me quite a bit. Both went back and forth between very realistic and rather cartoonish, and the inconsistency didn’t allow me to maintain my suspension of disbelief. The Ghost of Christmas Past was fascinating, until it spoke, and after a couple of minutes its face really annoyed me. I did enjoy their take on the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come though. Very cool! I give the overall movie experience 3.25-out-of-5 stars. If you dig 3D, and aren’t as picky about animation and voice acting as I am, you’ll probably really enjoy it!
Tags: Contemplation, Media
The animation style just completely turns me off. I like my cartoons unrealistic. There is something disappointing about animation imitating reality.
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Wow, 4.5 out of 5, huh? That’s a pretty high score~!
I’ve been thinking about seeing it myself, so on your recommendation I think now I will. ^^
On the other one, I’m not so sure; I’m pretty picky about voice acting as well. LOL!
By the way, I just noticed the cute little square button on your sidebar for NaBloPoMo. It matches your layout soooo perfectly! hahaha =D
Well, 4.5 / 5 is just the 3D part. There are some reeeeally cool effects.
Overall I give it a 3.25 / 5. If you do go see it, let me know if the Ghost of Christmas Past drives you as nuts as it did me!