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Come excitedly, go awkwardly
Haylie 2022-03-17 09:01:03
Can't figure out why Jim Carrey would take such a film. Funny has become synonymous with him but no comedy effect. Maybe he's used to his comedy plus the urban philistine, so in this pure Tim Burden-style film, it's magical. The dream-like animation is gorgeous and weird, and it always gives people a feeling of awkwardness, just like the recent "Sweeney Todd". Maybe as said at the beginning of the film, if you are looking forward to watching a movie like a good elf, if You can only hold laughter in your heart, so don't watch this movie. The three orphans themselves are enough for the legacy left by the poor parents and coveted by the adopted relatives the living reality naked human nature
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A Series of Unfortunate Events quotes
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[first lines]
Lemony Snicket: [the Littlest Elf has just come to an abrupt halt] I'm sorry to say that this is not the movie you will be watching. The movie you are about to see is extremely unpleasant. If you wish to see a film about a happy little elf, I'm sure there is still plenty of seating in theatre number two. However, if you like stories about clever and reasonably attractive orphans, suspicious fires, carnivorous leeches, Italian food and secret organizations, then stay, as I retrace each and every one of the Baudelaire children's woeful steps. My name is Lemony Snicket, and it is my sad duty to document this tale.
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[last lines]
Lemony Snicket: Dear reader, there are people in the world who know no misery and woe. And they take comfort in cheerful films about twittering birds and giggling elves. There are people who know that there's always a mystery to be solved. And they take comfort in researching and writing down any important evidence. But this story is not about such people. This story is about the Baudelaires. And they are the sort of people who know that there's always something. Something to invent, something to read, something to bite, and something to do, to make a sanctuary, no matter how small. And for this reason, I am happy to say, the Baudelaires were very fortunate indeed.