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This film is based off the classic novel by Charles Dickens. This story follows the adventure of Ebenezer Scrooge. Seven years ago, Scrooge's business partner, Marley, died. Scrooge hates the spirits of Christmas, and is the greedy accountant who gets richer without sharing his financial wealth. On this seventh year of Christmas Marley's spirit pays Scrooge a visit. Marley explains to him that as a gift he would send three other spirits to visit him, so that Scrooge could avoid Marley's fate. The ghost's of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet To Come, pay him a visit on Christmas Night.
This film was directed by Robert Zemeckis, who has had previous experience with directing animated features. This film faces several challenges. it was made as a seasonal film, so it is truly enjoyed during the Christmas holidays. The script is also written in the classic 1880's language of old London. It is also geared mostly towards a younger audience, and is fairly dark cinematically. However, it does remain true to its original source material (with small differences to better fit modern films). It openly talks about the social injustes that people faced in the 1880s (and still do today), and embraces the Christmas holidays. The visual effects were well done. They weren't mentioned in the story, and could've been overplayed, but it added to the story. It gave a better image of the various spirits, and their effect on Scrooge.
It also is full of surprisingly good voice acting from Jim Carrey and Gary Oldman. These are the two major actors that appear in the film for the various characters. Jim Carrey did the voices of Scrooge (through all the various ages), Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, and Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come (even though he never actually spoke any words). Gary Oldman did the voices of Marley, Bob Cratchit,and Tiny Tim. The voices added a certain emotion the various characters. Jim Carrey's voices for the ghosts were slightly omniscient, and sometimes creepy. Carrey's voice for scrooge was excellent. He didn't take the character to the extreme in comedic fashion. He kept true to the character's trials. Gary Oldman gave his character's a very sympathetic voice. It gave them heart, and made them sympathetic to audiences.
I give this film a 9 out of 10 stars! It's a great film, and is great to watch during the seasonal holidays. I really enjoyed this version of Dicken's classic tale. Its only downfalls are that its written in language that modern audiences would have trouble understanding, and that is very dark for a potential children's film.
Answer to last blog:Zachary Levi voiced the character Arcade Israel Gannon in Fallout: New Vegas.
Que: What other holiday did Jim Carrey star in?
A Christmas Story
The Polar Express
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Santa Clause
Check out the facebook page, and become a member @http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Film-Code/288673614500374 !
This film is based off the classic novel by Charles Dickens. This story follows the adventure of Ebenezer Scrooge. Seven years ago, Scrooge's business partner, Marley, died. Scrooge hates the spirits of Christmas, and is the greedy accountant who gets richer without sharing his financial wealth. On this seventh year of Christmas Marley's spirit pays Scrooge a visit. Marley explains to him that as a gift he would send three other spirits to visit him, so that Scrooge could avoid Marley's fate. The ghost's of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet To Come, pay him a visit on Christmas Night. This film was directed by Robert Zemeckis, who has had previous experience with directing animated features. This film faces several challenges. it was made as a seasonal film, so it is truly enjoyed during the Christmas holidays. The script is also written in the classic 1880's language of old London. It is also geared mostly towards a younger audience, and is fairly dark cinematically. However, it does remain true to its original source material (with small differences to better fit modern films). It openly talks about the social injustes that people faced in the 1880s (and still do today), and embraces the Christmas holidays. The visual effects were well done. They weren't mentioned in the story, and could've been overplayed, but it added to the story. It gave a better image of the various spirits, and their effect on Scrooge.
It also is full of surprisingly good voice acting from Jim Carrey and Gary Oldman. These are the two major actors that appear in the film for the various characters. Jim Carrey did the voices of Scrooge (through all the various ages), Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, and Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come (even though he never actually spoke any words). Gary Oldman did the voices of Marley, Bob Cratchit,and Tiny Tim. The voices added a certain emotion the various characters. Jim Carrey's voices for the ghosts were slightly omniscient, and sometimes creepy. Carrey's voice for scrooge was excellent. He didn't take the character to the extreme in comedic fashion. He kept true to the character's trials. Gary Oldman gave his character's a very sympathetic voice. It gave them heart, and made them sympathetic to audiences.
I give this film a 9 out of 10 stars! It's a great film, and is great to watch during the seasonal holidays. I really enjoyed this version of Dicken's classic tale. Its only downfalls are that its written in language that modern audiences would have trouble understanding, and that is very dark for a potential children's film.
Answer to last blog:Zachary Levi voiced the character Arcade Israel Gannon in Fallout: New Vegas.
Que: What other holiday did Jim Carrey star in?
A Christmas Story
The Polar Express
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Santa Clause
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