Adult version of The Polar Express

Curtis 2022-11-06 11:40:40

Robert Zemeckis' Christmas complex is at work again, this time he does not follow the innocent and pure Christmas route in "The Polar Express", but fiddles with such a cold and grotesque "A Christmas Carol", and continues to compile his screen Christmas dream.

Different from the cute and playful children in "Extreme" and the honest and kind-hearted conductor, in "Saint", he chose the hook-nosed miser as the protagonist to tell about his past, present and future. The film has always permeated the dark tones of London, and most of the plot progresses in the atmosphere of a horror film. The voice actor invited by "Pole" is Tom Hanks, the old partner of Zameckis, whose voice is as reliable and reliable as himself; while "Saint" uses Jim Carrey and Gary Oldman to play together, A grotesque, a villain classic, completely opposite to the former, a kind of adultization different from "Extreme". The director should be clear: "Only enough ruthlessness and darkness can bring out the warmest warmth." I am glad that Zameckis did not continue to go to the extreme of cynicism this time, although this is still a Christmas that is neither flesh nor itchy. Seasonal commercials, but at least not for kids anymore.

This animated film based on Dickens' novel seems to ask us two ultimate questions:

1. Is it possible to know how to cherish the happiness of life after experiencing death or disaster?

2. Looking back on the past, present and future of your life, what exactly do you want most in your life?

When I was a middle school student, only one song "when christmas come to town" in Robert Zemeckis' pre-Christmas book "The Polar Express" moved me to tears. Now, as a graduate student, I have read "A Christmas Carol" There was still that touch, but not as deep.

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A Christmas Carol quotes

  • Fred's Wife: [playing an animal guessing game] Is it a horse?

    Fred: No.

    Guest #3: A cow?

    Fred: No.

    Guest #4: A dog?

    Fred: No.

    Guest #5: An ass?

    Fred: Well... yes, and no...

    Fred's Wife: Oh, I got it, Fred! It's your Uncle Scrooge!

    Fred: Yes!

  • Ebenezer Scrooge: [catching Bob applauding to Fred's speech] Let me hear one word out of you, Cratchit, and you can keep Christmas by losing your position!