Grim indeed
Caught the show Brothers Grimm sometime last week and was sorely disappointed. I thought from the trailers that it was a show with great promise; I don't know what I expected- something a little more magical/fantastical perhaps?
All the same, I couldn't help but feel that the script writers tried too hard to incorporate elements of the Grimm Brothers stories without any coherence or thought to how it would complement the story as an organic whole.
I know of so many great writers who have successfully rewritten the traditional fairy tales( Neil Gaiman comes to mind) or who have managed to incorporate elements of traditional stories and myths into great stories. In the Brothers Grimm(movie), the incorporation makes so little sense and detract rather than add to the already thin storyline of the two brothers.
The greatest pity is that it could have been so much more than what it turned out to be.Some parts of the story really were rather decent and Monica Bellucci does a reasonable good portrayal of the evil witch/queen but a great deal of the script involved the scriptwriters trying too hard to include stories that had no place being there(the Gingerbread man scene comes to mind).
As it was, the movie seemed confused as to whether it should have been a comedy or drama, and the net result was that it did neither well.
All the same, I couldn't help but feel that the script writers tried too hard to incorporate elements of the Grimm Brothers stories without any coherence or thought to how it would complement the story as an organic whole.
I know of so many great writers who have successfully rewritten the traditional fairy tales( Neil Gaiman comes to mind) or who have managed to incorporate elements of traditional stories and myths into great stories. In the Brothers Grimm(movie), the incorporation makes so little sense and detract rather than add to the already thin storyline of the two brothers.
The greatest pity is that it could have been so much more than what it turned out to be.Some parts of the story really were rather decent and Monica Bellucci does a reasonable good portrayal of the evil witch/queen but a great deal of the script involved the scriptwriters trying too hard to include stories that had no place being there(the Gingerbread man scene comes to mind).
As it was, the movie seemed confused as to whether it should have been a comedy or drama, and the net result was that it did neither well.
posted by adinahaes at 12:12 PM
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wow! wilson's prom! which beach was that? did you go all the way down to the lighthouse?
sorry... i know the above comment (and following question) have nothing to do with your current post. but what's been up for christmas lately? i heard there are some pretty good celebrations up in the dandies.
hey
we went to Squeaky Beach, Whisky beach and Sealer's Cove =). all very beautiful.
christmas: well some christmas carolling at Federation Square and yeah I think there are some good celebrations around the dandenongs and around the Gippsland area.
I may not be taking part in it though, the parental units will be here during that time and I may not have the time.
i hiked til i almost pooped to sealer's cove!! it was terrible the last time! hope to have a more leisurely stroll there when i next visit!
and i was kinda disappointed squeaky beach didn't squeak as much as i'd expected. :)
you could bring the 'rents up the dandies, think they'll like it!
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