Tag: jamie bell
Snowpiercer (2013)
Bong Joon-ho’s film Parasite was a subtle social commentary compared to this powerful film with a potent message, based on a French graphic novel by Jacques Lob.
It mirrors the real world with terrifying accuracy, using metaphors which stir the same rebellion in you that ‘the back of the train’ feel at being controlled.
Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt, Ed Harris, Octavia Spencer, Jamie Bell, Song Kang-ho, Ko Asung, Ewen Bremner are effective characters in a larger plot, where the train itself becomes the protagonist and the villain, alive and breathing, a messiah in an apocalyptic world.
The basic premise remains the same, it’s the treatment that makes this an eye opener, a cinematic genius which is perhaps more relevant now than when it was made, making it a classic, timeless warning.
4/5
Rocketman (2019)
Taron Egerton has a difficult task, to capture both the trauma and talent of Elton John. He does so very well, keeping his own but depicting what we think Elton would be like in his real personal life.
We are given insights in his life changing events, using music and slow-mo which actually leave a mark, etching it in your memory. The supporting cast is perfect, notably Richard Madden as John Reid, Jamie Bell as Bernie Taupin and Bryce Dallas Howard as his mother Sheila Eileen.
The film is engaging and treads the tricky road between emotional ruin and musical genius with great precision. It speaks of the anguish of wanting to be loved and accepted, and losing yourself in addiction as a result of failing to do so. A carnival of feelings, music and costumes!
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