Pleasantville [1998]
Satire, drama, symbolism and social critique converge beautifully in the dreamlike Pleasantville. Gary Ross takes a jab at the conservative American society, as well as segregation, and succeeds. Twins David and Jennifer get sucked into Pleasantville, a 50’s TV show David’s a fan of. Ironically, as soon as they leave the 90’s and enter this fictitious world, the film starts to feel real. Pleasantville achieves perfection in every technical aspect. Visual effects, cinematography, art direction and score are all excellent. An equally impressive cast graces us with extraordinary performances.
*Just rewatched this, one of my favorite movies. I wrote the review for my Flixster page a couple years ago.
I love this movie Fernando. I’ll never forget the first time I seen it. A real treat.
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I’ll never forget that first time, either. I was channel surfing on the kitchen TV and I landed upon this movie, specifically the scene where Tobey shows Jeff Daniels the art book. I fell in love instantly.
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Love it. You always tell me it’s in your top five so why’d you give it 4.5 stars?
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They’re two separate things, you know? I absolutely love it but it is also flawed, hence the 4.5 and not 5 stars. It’s one of my favorites not because of perfection but for what it made me feel when it watched the first time and what it still makes me feel.
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I’ve only ever caught this on TV in edited form. I should watch it properly
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Yes, you definitely should. It’s magical.
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Great post, Fernando. I haven’t seen this film in years, but the visuals are so striking I can still remember many of them vividly. Great acting too from a terrific cast.
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Haven’t seen this movie since it came out, but I remember loving it too. Gary Ross hasn’t directed much, but everything he has (The Hunger Games, Seabiscuit) is pretty good.
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I agree. Plus, he wrote Big 🙂
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That’s right. He wrote Big. I forgot all about that. Not seen The Hunger Games yet but I wish he’d do more.
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