I had no preconception that it needed to be "suitable for children", so it never occured to me to worry that it wasn't. It may have helped me to be viewing it well after it left the theaters, and had been panned by both critics and general audiences. I watched it on the recommendation of friends, but I didn't have inflated expectations for it.
I thought it was beautifully filmed, and I loved the wonderful surreality of it. I found the characters charming and well-portrayed. I considered its worst flaw to be its preachiness, especiall towards the end, but even that didn't bother me that much.
I do agree that it was a film without a neat Hollywood classification: it's not action, it's not comedy, it's not fantasy, it's certainly not a kid's movie. I'm sure the lack of a convenient label for it hurt it ... but I don't think that's a good thing. :/
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Date: 2003-04-19 07:50 am (UTC)I thought it was beautifully filmed, and I loved the wonderful surreality of it. I found the characters charming and well-portrayed. I considered its worst flaw to be its preachiness, especiall towards the end, but even that didn't bother me that much.
I do agree that it was a film without a neat Hollywood classification: it's not action, it's not comedy, it's not fantasy, it's certainly not a kid's movie. I'm sure the lack of a convenient label for it hurt it ... but I don't think that's a good thing. :/