I didn't think that "Phoebe In Wonderland" was a very good movie. I wouldn't go so far as to say it was horrible. I just don't understand why Netflix recommended it to me.
I really enjoyed Elle Fanning's performance. She did a great job. But the movie was just so bleak and depressing. It made me so sad.
Whoever was in charge of dressing Phoebe's character did an awesome job. She looked so great in all of her outfits!
Depressing doesn't equal bad quality.
"What do monsters have nightmares about?"
"Me! Ha!"
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I totally agree with you Hayjitter.
I fly above the haters!
I don't know how old you are, but to say about a movie "I didn't like it" is about the most shallow way to look at it. It is as if movies are either to be "Liked" or "Not liked", case closed, simple as that.
May I suggest that instead is a type of retrospection and introspection which results in your identifying what things about the movie you found interesting or impressive and perhaps those things that were dull or poorly presented.
It is rare that anyone will like everything about a movie, but most of us who watch movies can find some positive things about almost every movie.
I don't believe this type of story is meant primarily to entertain. Maybe you didn't like it because it is a difficult subject and you weren't prepared for it. Maybe you were just looking for fun entertainment and were disappointed when you didn't get it.
But just to say "I didn't like it" shows nothing about your viewpoints and adds nothing to the discussions about the movie.
I think it is a good movie. The acting is uniformly superb for all the main characters, and young Elle gives one of the best performances I've ever seen by a child. The subject is difficult, but life is difficult and having the child, the sibling, the parents, the other students, the faculty, the neighbors all figure out how to cope with her affliction is difficult. But sometimes that's the way life is, and this movie does a good job illustrating that. Plus a few other things along the way.
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I felt the film ended on a really a really positive note- that smile! it was about accepting yourself, and being proud and strong to be who you are.
shareThe smile was a bandaid. It was Phoebe putting on the face everybody else needed to see so that she could move on into adulthood, when her disability won't matter as much. As an adult, she will be able to pick and choose who she deals with.
shareI think I would have liked it better if there had been more likable kids. What was with all the a-hole kids in this movie?
shareHave you ever been an outcast in a school? That's really what its like. Especially since its told through the perspective of Phoebe, it really does seem like nobody's likable in that kind of situation.
shareIt wasn't just told from Phoebe's perspective though. There were plenty of scenes that she wasn't in. And I really don't think it is realistic that most of the kids in a class would be that rude and foul mouthed. It was like every kid in this movie had Tourette's.
shareI actually didn't find it that hard to believe. Kids often make fun of things they don't understand. Not only did Phoebe have a tendency to spit on people, but she was friends with Jamie as well, so they all thought she was really weird. Hell, lots of older people are mean, so it's not that unbelievable that kids would be. They're just more likely to express exactly how they feel because they're not old enough to control themselves. At least in the end they became more understanding after Phoebe told them why she did those things.
I only do it with superheroes.