To The Wonder is an abstract romantic drama from Terrence Malick. It follows a man falling in and out of love although the man is as much scenery as Paris or rural Oklahoma are in the film. Most of the shots encompass only his torso and focus on the woman. The film has hardly any dialogue, long protracted beautiful sweeping shots, heavily underscored scenes that focus on two people interacting physically not verbally. To The Wonder feels more like a dream or a dance than a movie. The men and woman in the film aren't actors, there's no acting to speak of in the film, they are performance artists.
The film is certainly challenging. There is no narrative to speak of and aims to effect you emotionally rather than mentally. You can infer a lot of things from the film and invent your own story as to what is happening. Depending on your outlook that could be frustrating or invigorating.
The only dialogue you hear clearly is breathy repetitious narration. This can be taxing but if you go into the movie with the right mind set and some patience it can be an extremely rewarding experience.
At the end of the the day To The Wonder is about love, its many facets, and its indescribable nature.
If you are in love, looking for love, or heart broken this film will bring you some clarity and maybe some peace.
See It.
The film is certainly challenging. There is no narrative to speak of and aims to effect you emotionally rather than mentally. You can infer a lot of things from the film and invent your own story as to what is happening. Depending on your outlook that could be frustrating or invigorating.
The only dialogue you hear clearly is breathy repetitious narration. This can be taxing but if you go into the movie with the right mind set and some patience it can be an extremely rewarding experience.
At the end of the the day To The Wonder is about love, its many facets, and its indescribable nature.
If you are in love, looking for love, or heart broken this film will bring you some clarity and maybe some peace.
See It.
The film looks beautiful and the story is passably entertaining but it doesn't scratch the surface of its potential. Instead of coming up with an original idea the film recycles ideas from other scifi films like The Matrix, Moon, WALL-E and Independence Day to name a few. The "twists" in the plot are telegraphed to such a degree that when the surprises are finally revealed there's no effect. The audience figured it out twenty minutes before the characters did.
I was entertained but I wasn't excited. Another mediocre, run-of-the-mill, scifi flick. All gums, no teeth.
Rent It.
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