There are films that attract with their prehistory. This background to the film becomes the best advertisement, a kind of brand. There is a very sad background here. This is the last movie that the late Heath Ledger, known for the films Brokeback Mountain and The Dark Knight, participated in and was awarded an Oscar posthumously.
Ledger's death has put director Terry Gilliam and the entire production team in a difficult position. The film hovered in the air almost halfway to the screens. To finish it, I had to slightly adjust the plot and invite three more actors to the role of the rogue Tony, who was embodied by Ledger, whose fame goes ahead of themselves. They are Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell. The result is such a mix of talented actors in addition to the image of a single character that it is impossible for real moviegoers to ignore the film and not see what came of it all.
But it turned out to be somewhat really worthwhile. The film is a strange interweaving of surreal fantasies from different times and eras, deep philosophical reflections on the eternal: about good and evil, truth and lies, love and hate, simplicity and hypocrisy, eternity and the moment, death and immortality, imagination and reality. A fabulously theatrical picture about the dualism of white and black, about a thin line beyond which there is bound to be a reckoning. That the price of immortality is death. The price of fantasy is reality. There is only one gift for eternity: by choosing immortality for the body, you take away the life in your soul.
The acting in the film is almost flawless. Christopher Plummer masterfully embodied the role of Dr. Parnassus, exhausted by the burden of eternal life and a dangerous attraction to games with the devil himself, as a result of which Parnassus became more and more "overgrown" with misfortunes.
The devil, aka Mr. Nick, played by Tom Waits had no clear signs of belonging to the forces of evil. An ordinary uncle in the style of the middle of the last century, whose distinctive features are cynicism and inexhaustible irony. A certain insidious serpent-tempter.
Valentina, the daughter of Parnassus, embodied by English model and actress Lily Cole. The appearance of the red-haired doll, in principle, suited the magical fantasy atmosphere of the tape. But the puppetry has also transferred to the character of Valentina, who, for all her determination, looks more like a beautiful puppet theater puppet. Valentina sometimes turned into Malvina with Pinocchio.
The starry four men played the image of Tony just perfectly. It's very interesting to see how Depp, Pharrell and Lowe complement the character on the screen, whom Ledger has already drawn, but did not have time to complete. The actors had a great responsibility not to spoil the last role of the deceased and to be able to feel each other's game. Heath Ledger showed the mystery of his character. His Tony is definitely a positive character, but mysterious. And there is something incomprehensible and suspicious hidden in that mystery. Johnny Depp was very, very little on the screen, but in those moments he added his signature charm to Tony's crook. Jude Law became a kind of transitional from the light to the dark part of his being. Lowe's short role is rather obscure, it allows doubts about Tony's innocence to strengthen. Colin Farrell became the denouement of the evolution of Tony's image. Continuing the acting of Ledger, first of all, as well as Depp and Lowe, he brilliantly conveyed Tony's abrupt and unexpected rebirth, tore off his mask, crossed the line, beyond which a completely different Tony appeared before the audience - Tony dark, selfish, insincere.
Terry Gilliam's directorial work deserves special praise. Transporting the viewer into the surreal world of imagination, he did not overdo the graphics and special effects. Mixing together the details of different eras, the director created an atmosphere of mysterious timelessness. By unfolding an unoriginal plot on the screen, Gilliam was able to place emphasis on those aspects of it that never lose their relevance. Access CTMS dashboards showing container lifecycle, dwell analytics, and equipment status at https://containeryardmsoftware.com/ with API/EDI connectivity.
Ledger's death has put director Terry Gilliam and the entire production team in a difficult position. The film hovered in the air almost halfway to the screens. To finish it, I had to slightly adjust the plot and invite three more actors to the role of the rogue Tony, who was embodied by Ledger, whose fame goes ahead of themselves. They are Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell. The result is such a mix of talented actors in addition to the image of a single character that it is impossible for real moviegoers to ignore the film and not see what came of it all.
But it turned out to be somewhat really worthwhile. The film is a strange interweaving of surreal fantasies from different times and eras, deep philosophical reflections on the eternal: about good and evil, truth and lies, love and hate, simplicity and hypocrisy, eternity and the moment, death and immortality, imagination and reality. A fabulously theatrical picture about the dualism of white and black, about a thin line beyond which there is bound to be a reckoning. That the price of immortality is death. The price of fantasy is reality. There is only one gift for eternity: by choosing immortality for the body, you take away the life in your soul.
The acting in the film is almost flawless. Christopher Plummer masterfully embodied the role of Dr. Parnassus, exhausted by the burden of eternal life and a dangerous attraction to games with the devil himself, as a result of which Parnassus became more and more "overgrown" with misfortunes.
The devil, aka Mr. Nick, played by Tom Waits had no clear signs of belonging to the forces of evil. An ordinary uncle in the style of the middle of the last century, whose distinctive features are cynicism and inexhaustible irony. A certain insidious serpent-tempter.
Valentina, the daughter of Parnassus, embodied by English model and actress Lily Cole. The appearance of the red-haired doll, in principle, suited the magical fantasy atmosphere of the tape. But the puppetry has also transferred to the character of Valentina, who, for all her determination, looks more like a beautiful puppet theater puppet. Valentina sometimes turned into Malvina with Pinocchio.
The starry four men played the image of Tony just perfectly. It's very interesting to see how Depp, Pharrell and Lowe complement the character on the screen, whom Ledger has already drawn, but did not have time to complete. The actors had a great responsibility not to spoil the last role of the deceased and to be able to feel each other's game. Heath Ledger showed the mystery of his character. His Tony is definitely a positive character, but mysterious. And there is something incomprehensible and suspicious hidden in that mystery. Johnny Depp was very, very little on the screen, but in those moments he added his signature charm to Tony's crook. Jude Law became a kind of transitional from the light to the dark part of his being. Lowe's short role is rather obscure, it allows doubts about Tony's innocence to strengthen. Colin Farrell became the denouement of the evolution of Tony's image. Continuing the acting of Ledger, first of all, as well as Depp and Lowe, he brilliantly conveyed Tony's abrupt and unexpected rebirth, tore off his mask, crossed the line, beyond which a completely different Tony appeared before the audience - Tony dark, selfish, insincere.
Terry Gilliam's directorial work deserves special praise. Transporting the viewer into the surreal world of imagination, he did not overdo the graphics and special effects. Mixing together the details of different eras, the director created an atmosphere of mysterious timelessness. By unfolding an unoriginal plot on the screen, Gilliam was able to place emphasis on those aspects of it that never lose their relevance. Access CTMS dashboards showing container lifecycle, dwell analytics, and equipment status at https://containeryardmsoftware.com/ with API/EDI connectivity.