i don't understand why such a beautiful film has a rating of 6. It's ok, i can't say that the film is extremely perfect. but the film script is fine, acting is good, message is nice... but something must be wrong so that most people are not even aware of this film. i hope people watch this film, and share their thoughts.
ps: my english is not wonderful, sorry...
I agree, I don't know why this film is so unknown. I thought Anthony Hopkins and Cuba Gooding Jr. were both great. Good story, good message. I don't know. I would give it an 8 at least.
shareI highly recommend the book Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn, on which this movie was based. Reading it was one of the most eye-opening experiences of my entire life. The sequel is just as good, and touches on new subjects, and a couple of the subjects from the first one, but from a different perspective.
shareI also thought it was a great movie and the acting was great too, and the story line is something new for once :D
shareThe thing is that a lot of people don't like seeing humanity cast in that light, they're to happy believing that we are superior to animals, My stepfather believes that if any show or movie even mentions that possibility that animals and nature has a soul, its a terrible movie right off.
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I just saw this movie today on AMC, never took the time to read the back of the video when it was on the shelf at the local video store. I have to agree with all those in this thread that sadi this was an excellent movie. I thought the acting was great, the meaning itself was good and although there were some spots that did not make the most sense in the movie I too would have rated it higher than a 6, at least an 8 if not higher. I think most people today want a movie that tells them what to think or they can follow emotionless throughout the entire movie and get up and move along on the happy go lucky way. This movie is definitely not for them. I think this movie would make people pause and consider some things in life that they would normally overlook. When Ethan (Hopkins) had Theo (Gooding) in the headlock and asking him "what did you (Gooding) lose and I (Hopkins) take from you" I answered the same way as Gooding, it's a movie that really makes you evaluate reality. EXCELLENT MOVIE. If you haven't seen it, go rent it today and watch it.
shareIt only got a 6 rating because most people don't see the depth of the movie and the underlying ideas. Obv, the book is far greater, but the movie deserves much higher than a 6 on touching topics of the deeper human element and existence.
Many may see it as boring, but they aren't watching the nuances, the triggers, the swinging moods from uncontrollable rage to unconditional love. Anthony Hopkins is an amazing actor, and is worth the price of admission itself.
Life is a marathon, not a sprint, and in the end you see you only race against yourself
also confused about that.
Fantastic movie!!!
I agree. it is an excellent movie with good acting and a wonderful message. I always used to be a believer of the thought that we (human beings) are definitely NOT superior to all of the other lifeforms on this planet (or possibly on other planets as well)!
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I don't agree.
Why?
Because movie is a half "Gorillaz in Myst", 1/4 "Silence of the Lambs" and 1/4 is just another pathethic movie.
Maybe the book is good (really don't know) but the movie is bad.
I agree with you npyx, I really loved this movie. I understand that it might have been a little forced or "affected" in parts, so it isn't perfect. But, that was probably because the script had such an interesting take on the human/animal divide (or lack thereof), that it was hard to make such deep insights seem natural.
Anthony Hopkins is just an amazing actor, Cuba did well just not to be blown off the screen by him. I wonder if he would have fared as well, if Hopkins' character had not been silent for so much of the film.
I also thought that there was an avenue left unexplored by the film. While watching the scenes with Hopkins' character living amongst the gorillas, then seeing him trapped in prison, I wondered if his continuing anger in "the real world" stemmed from the fact that he could never be fully like a gorilla, nor could he be fully human. I think he was imprisoned between two worlds - he was angry that his human side was "responsible" for the death of his gorilla family, but he could never abandon that human side, either. In the scene at the end with his daughter, I felt that he wished he could have taken her with him, as the gorillas take their young with them through the jungle. I felt his heart ached to actually fully BE a gorilla, but to do so fully, he would have to let go of his love for his daughter. And he couldn't do that either.
At the end, when he goes into the wilderness, to live again amongst the gorillas, I don't think he is really totally free. I think he is going to a place where he isn't constantly faced with his humanity. So he can forget the human side of himself, and give in to his illusion that he truly belongs in the jungle. For all of his talk about Dr. Caulder's illusions, it seems he holds on to one of his own.
Great movie, I think I'll actually go out and by the DVD, in the hope there are some excellent extra features on the underlying subject.
Cheers.
The ratings at IMDB are sometimes very questionable.
shareI had actually never even heard of this movie until I happened to catch it on TV today. Really good stuff though. Anthony Hopkins is always awesome.
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