Beginners (2011)

Strong and Moving!

Great Film overall

The first must-see film of the year.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

What a diasappointing film. Beginners has a lot going for it; its a comedy, highly rated and features an oscar winning performance. However, the film itself is notfunny at all. The only jokes are repeated many times - the childish voices and giving the dog subtitles. These jokes didnt make me smile even once and by the end they were just very annoying. The actors are also very disappointing and none of their characters are very memorable, inuding oscar winning Christopher Plummer. He is undeserving of the award and is defnitealy the weakest performance from any supporting winner I have seen. Perhaps Michael Sheen for Midnight in Paris or Kenneth Brannagh for My Week with Marilyn would be more deserving winners. The direction is very difficult to understand. There are regular montage shots during the film that seem to mostly feature US presidents. The introduction to Christopher Plummer is also a collection of about twenty shots of him in different outfits talking to the camera. Neither of these techniques are neccessary and instead they just confuse the viewer.All in all, a poor film. Not worth seeing for any reason.

BeginnersA different perspective to peek into the family drama genre by metaphorically surviving through analyzing the changes in humanity, love and relations is easily a winning script. The writer-director Mike Mills is not only a smart observer that applies the ideology on paper but also aces in executing that paper on screen that will only speak wonder. Ewan McGregor; the protagonist carries it off with head held high and is supported thoroughly by a great cast and performance i.e. Christopher Plummer and Melanie Laurent. Beginners has an eerie perspective, powerful concept and amusing characters that is enlightened by stellar performance, perfect editing and excellent execution.

It's a pretty sad movie. Tells the story of a man who lost his father first and then his mother. Her mother is a solid character, does not care about anyone and becomes a great role model for the child, but she is unhappy in her because her husband can not meet expectations.After the mother is killed, the father feels rebirth. He confesses that his son is gay and finds the opportunity to live the life he wants to live only at the age of 75. From this point of view it becomes a "beginner".The main boy places the failure of his parents in the center of his life, and attaches to it, saying, "How can I not be so unhappy," so that superficial relationships prefer to live. Until it comes to Melanie.Melanie seems to see her mother. She is not wearing anybody until at least her mother is as crazy as her mother. Melanie is not accustomed to holding a crucifix, but Melanie is undecided. He can not easily put anchor, he does not even hear the necessity of placing the items in his drawer. Both of which become "beginners". The way people are easily coming to the brink of being separated from such small details, the director.Also the main girl in this film was not designed as french but when she saw that Melanie could not correct her accent she directed the role towards her. For example, it's great to start counting french times when you get angry. As a fan of Melanie Laurent, I watch this woman just watch the screen and watch her for two hours without a laugh. Christopher Plummer has taken the best supporting actor oskarin with this film, indeed he has taken the wisdom. It is how nature is so natural, as if we had seen a real father-son's life. Also Chris does not exaggerate the concept of gay in the body, his self-assured posture, the audience, "do not think too much to let go of my son" attitude.Finally, the film içinde music, especially the pianos, started to play. I watched him constantly thinking that the music was "yann Tirane" but he was not. I already know that the quality of Filmin is getting more and more more when it enters such piano. The fonder is a tranquil tale of the main boy, a beautiful package that comes out as a result of the story supported by the photographs, but it is still the ones who do not like it.   The two most important factors that guide a person's life are parents. When one of these is missing, that person's life is starting to enter a different path. Of course, only those who live in this situation know. Perhaps that's why I've watched it twice in a row.Whatever life is going on.

The movie is not deep but touched the edges of stern issues in lives. It's not really what I thought would be before watched it. But it gave me some fresh air. The story is surrounding a supposing nice guy who has his own piques from his childhood and his parents' dysfunctional marriage. The ambiguities and clandestineness made him timid to his own relationship. His father was a closet gay who I feel his selfishness almost cost his son's well-deserved love relationship. I can see the director steered that part away and turn it into a positive enforcement.We often sympathized those married closet homosexual people. I think we blame the society doesn't accept them with open arms so they had to marry to hide their sexuality. Nevertheless, we rarely are at their spouses' points of views. You also could say they made their own bed so sleep on it. It might as well be true. But those unaware spouses and their children would become innocent victims under it. So by saying love conquers all which would be improbably applied in those cases.This is not a movie looking into deep issues by just brushing around lightly. It's fine when you are a bystander. However, I would like to see more insights if there would be some.