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Skjelvet (2018)
2 different movies...
The first half of this film was excellent! It was exciting and engaging, and for those of us who live in the Oslo area, especially close to home. We really enjoyed the build up....
But then the quake hit, and the movie just...well..crumbled down.
It spent about half the time in an elevator shaft, and the other half watching the daughter battle a tipping building in of course the one of 3 or 4 "skyscrapers" in Oslo (30 something floors).
It lost connection with the audience, as it no longer was something that "people" would go through - only the story of the 4 main characters. Not only that, but it was extremely frustrating.
Here is the real killer. SPOILER ALERT:
If it Kristian had not been there, or at least made one different decision (to smash in the fire alarm when he first walked into the hotel)...then:
-His wife wouldn't have died (she probably would have taken the stairs like everyone else)
-His daughter would never have been in that building so would have been fine
-His action to save his son did absolutely nothing anyway, so the outcome of his son and the others at the University would have been exactly the same.
Or, if Kristian had not been involved at all...the outcome would have been exactly the same (his wife died, everyone else okay) - so he was actually completely pointless.
It could have been interesting if they kept up the tempo they had in the start, or included what happened outside the story of his wife and daughter/how his research affected others in the city/anything else really? But it was a bummer that after the quake, the entire movie lost momentum, and focused on 1. getting out of the elevator shafts to their daughter 2. saving their daughter.
The audience actually laughed at the rediculousness of it when the film ended.
Previously, I really enjoyed "The Wave" and had perhaps, too high expectations for this film. It was the first time we have been to the movies and left actually disappointed.
I would wait to see it at home, if at all.
The Greatest Showman (2017)
A breath of fresh air - and ironic that the critics hate it for the same reason it is good..
Ok, number one, I am not a fan of the circus. Number two, I am a fan of musicals, but lost ALL hope in Hollywood produced new musicals after La La Land...it just...it didn't work for me! But this of course is not about La La Land...
My husband (who doesn't like musicals) and I were searching for a movie to see. With lack of anything else that captured our interest, we decided to watch The Greatest Showman, as the story seemed intriguing.
What a big surprise! Throughout the movie, we were laughing, crying, and tapping along. The music was extremely catchy and uplifting (and coming from someone who has not found music that tickles her fancy in a while). Everything about this movie reminded us to take joy in the small things, and appreciate uniqueness.
The fact that the critics don't like it because it is not true to the real story is just bonkers---the whole POINT of Barnums is allowing yourself to just get lost in your imagination and enjoy things for what they appear to be, perhaps not as they are in reality, but more as they are in the moment. What is so wrong with that? Enjoying something for what it is and not what everyone expects it to be?
Anyway, WATCH this movie! Weather you like musicals or not...it is wonderful. It is not a fluff romance, nor a typical musical...I just can't describe it other than a movie that everyone should give a chance to. Allow yourself to explore your imagination and enjoy being taken to a happy place.