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...like the novella come to life. There are naturally some drawbacks to this somewhat slavish approach. Many scenes involving the ghosts are likely to frighten small children, and viewers hoping for a few narrative twists—like those in Zemeckis’ 2007 adaptation of “Beowulf??—will surely be disappointed. Nevertheless, for all those whose memories of “A Christmas Carol” center on the original classic rather than the Kermit the Frog or Mickey Mouse versions, Zemeckis’ film is a delightful and nostalgic experience...
Though some of their technical achievements seem dated in retrospect, both of Zemeckis’ previous motion capture films were praised at the time of their releases, wowing audiences with human characters who both looked and moved like live-action actors. And yet “Beowulf?? and “The Polar Express” have ultimately proven forgettable because they never managed to connect emotionally with their audiences. “A Christmas Carol” manages to preserve the human heart at the core of Dickens’ tale without sacrificing the awesome powers...
...walked out of my English midterm last Tuesday—still wondering what the name of Beowulf??s king’s brother’s landlord’s sword was, or something like that—I found myself breathing a sigh of relief. Finally, after two long weeks of writing papers, catching up on reading, analyzing literature and pondering the prospects of finding life on extra-solar planets, it was over. All of my midterms were finally behind me, and in place of frantic studying, I could resume my usual activities of napping, editorializing...
Currently reading: “Beowulf?? (in Czech translation...
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