![]() ![]() There are elements of Lara Croft, "The King and I" and "The Chronicles of Narnia" here, and it's safe to say the whole film would fall apart if not for a brilliant performance from Mackenzie Foy ("The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn") as Clara. One morose Christmas, she gets a present from her late mother that sends her on a quest to the Land of Snowflakes, the Land of Flowers, the Land of Sweets and the Land of Hokum - sorry, that last one is the ominous Fourth Realm, which is overrun by rodents and fog and demented Cirque du Soleil performers.Ĭlara must unite all these divisive parallel worlds in time to return to her sad family and celebrate, well, being together. ![]() I'm sure the Nutcracker will end up in the film somehow (albeit in a miniscule role) but it seems like a waste.Screenwriter Ashleigh Powell has spun a tale of a spunky and brainy 14-year-old Clara who adores elaborate gear mechanisms and quotes Newton's Third Law. Or a "Beauty and the Beast" without a Beast in it. It would be like making a film adaptation of "The Little Mermaid" but only ever having her as human in the promotion for the film and never even mentioning that she was once a mermaid. This really should be titled "Live-Action Remake of the Nutcracker Sequence from Fantasia." I just find it incomprehensible that a story known best for a wooden object decides to showcase everything except that one object. What would be 'Ratatouille' (2007) without a good ratatouille at the end?. ![]() No seriously, it is still probable that the Nutcracker will be at the top of some drama resolution for the third act of the movie. JeanGreyForever wrote:I still find it baffling that for a film titled "The Nutcracker," there is absolutely no Nutcracker in the promotion or on the poster at all.ĭoesn't this remind you of a famous line said by Deems Taylor in the original 'Fantasia' ?Ĭould this actually be a smart reference to the Disney Classic this new movie is based on?Īt least this is an accurate way to describe the promotion for this movie ^^ Doesn’t fix my other issues with it, especially Keira Knightley’s voice, but it’s at least a step above the trailer I saw. This at least puts into place the mystery of the mother, which makes things look a little more intriguing. It basically told us nothing besides that Clara was a “princess” and that Mother Ginger was somehow bad. Part of my annoyance with that trailer was it had no narrative cohesion. ![]() But if I’m correct, the trailer I saw was much longer. Most of those shots are ones included in the one I saw during Ant-Man and the Wasp. The one I saw didn’t mention the mother at all. Oddly enough this definitely isn’t the same trailer. Interestingly, the movie is promoted as coming from the studio that made "Beauty and the Beast" and "Maleficent" with no mention of "Cinderella". That was a rather stupid creative decision on their part. Was this the same one shown in theaters? You were right about Keira Knightley's voice. The theatrical trailer has finally been released online. I’m just waiting for the trailer to hit online and people to be mocking it (her voice) until the films release. It’s literally Keira doing her highest, nasalliest baby voice. Kiera Knightley’s Sugar Plum fairy character speaks in a high squeaky voice that sounds utterly laughable. Lots of new footage, basic chosen one (princess) plot where she must defeat Mother Ginger. Nomad2010 wrote:NEW TRAILER played during my screening of Ant-Man & the Wasp. ![]()
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