Film Review: Dumbo
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Cert: PG
Director: Tim Burton
Screenwriter: (novel) Helen Aberson, Harold Pearl, (screenplay) Ehren Kruger.
Starring: Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, Alan Arkin, Nico Parker, Finley Hobbins, Roshan Seth, Lars Eidinger, Deobia Oparei, Joseph Gatt, Miguel Muñoz Segura, Zenaida Alcalde, Douglas Reith, Phil Zimmerman
Running time: 1h 52min
Parents advised reading before viewing the film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
Sex & Nudity: Few women wear tights showing long legs
Violence & Gore: One man is crushed but nobody was seen
Profanity: Mild
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Alcohol was seen drinking most scenes
Frightening/Intense Scenes: Film has some mild intense scene by nothing major
Story: Holt was once a circus star, but he went off to war and when he returned it had terribly altered him. Circus owner Max Medici (Danny DeVito) hires him to take care of Dumbo, a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him the laughing stock of the struggling circus troupe. But when Holt's children discover that Dumbo can fly, silver-tongued entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere (Michael Keaton), and aerial artist Colette Marchant (Eva Green) swoop in to make the little elephant a star.
Likes: Dumbo directed by Tim Burton of the age-old disney classic dumbo of elephant born with overly large floppy ears that has a talent for flying, Unlike the original animated film Burton in his usual fashion style of filming, has taken a slighty darker tone to this film which surprisingly works.
C.G.I visual effects are amazing done, as well as the acting, though this film doesn't have any talking animals sadly, there are a few nods to the original classic. For a disney film it better than the other film Nutcracker which was released last year, which was a god awful film. So im pleasantly surprised the dumbo rise my expectation even though there were some flaws with the film story.
The character of dumbo and the children of this film is where this film really shines, giving a more emotional and somewhat darker tone that pulls on the heartstrings. Dumbo at its core, tell how a story of being different can cause you to be an outcast, while also delivering the strength to overcome those who might treat you poorly or look to profit at your expense. the film delivers this sweet and simple message in a brief 64 minutes of the movie.
Not only this, god knows how not sure if anyone else picks up on the message, how Tim Burton got away with this message embedded in the film context I do not know but it was the biggest F you to disney when I noticed it I kind of laughed and through wow you actually went there.
But the film as a whole is great, not perfect, but still capture the heart of the story of dumbo pretty well, despite having a few flaws, but it worth checking out.
Dislikes: I felt dumbo character wasn't on screen enough, it felt like what happened with Godzilla there wasn't enough screen with dumbo which the film should have been more focused on since the film is about him, apart from that this was a great film.
Overall: Cute, emotional rollercoaster ride, great family film, slightly flawed.
Rating: 5 out of 5 for Entertainment / 8.2 out of 10 for Reboot.
Cert: PG
Director: Tim Burton
Screenwriter: (novel) Helen Aberson, Harold Pearl, (screenplay) Ehren Kruger.
Starring: Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, Alan Arkin, Nico Parker, Finley Hobbins, Roshan Seth, Lars Eidinger, Deobia Oparei, Joseph Gatt, Miguel Muñoz Segura, Zenaida Alcalde, Douglas Reith, Phil Zimmerman
Running time: 1h 52min
Parents advised reading before viewing the film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
Sex & Nudity: Few women wear tights showing long legs
Violence & Gore: One man is crushed but nobody was seen
Profanity: Mild
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Alcohol was seen drinking most scenes
Story: Holt was once a circus star, but he went off to war and when he returned it had terribly altered him. Circus owner Max Medici (Danny DeVito) hires him to take care of Dumbo, a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him the laughing stock of the struggling circus troupe. But when Holt's children discover that Dumbo can fly, silver-tongued entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere (Michael Keaton), and aerial artist Colette Marchant (Eva Green) swoop in to make the little elephant a star.
Likes: Dumbo directed by Tim Burton of the age-old disney classic dumbo of elephant born with overly large floppy ears that has a talent for flying, Unlike the original animated film Burton in his usual fashion style of filming, has taken a slighty darker tone to this film which surprisingly works.
C.G.I visual effects are amazing done, as well as the acting, though this film doesn't have any talking animals sadly, there are a few nods to the original classic. For a disney film it better than the other film Nutcracker which was released last year, which was a god awful film. So im pleasantly surprised the dumbo rise my expectation even though there were some flaws with the film story.
The character of dumbo and the children of this film is where this film really shines, giving a more emotional and somewhat darker tone that pulls on the heartstrings. Dumbo at its core, tell how a story of being different can cause you to be an outcast, while also delivering the strength to overcome those who might treat you poorly or look to profit at your expense. the film delivers this sweet and simple message in a brief 64 minutes of the movie.
Not only this, god knows how not sure if anyone else picks up on the message, how Tim Burton got away with this message embedded in the film context I do not know but it was the biggest F you to disney when I noticed it I kind of laughed and through wow you actually went there.
But the film as a whole is great, not perfect, but still capture the heart of the story of dumbo pretty well, despite having a few flaws, but it worth checking out.
Dislikes: I felt dumbo character wasn't on screen enough, it felt like what happened with Godzilla there wasn't enough screen with dumbo which the film should have been more focused on since the film is about him, apart from that this was a great film.
Overall: Cute, emotional rollercoaster ride, great family film, slightly flawed.
Rating: 5 out of 5 for Entertainment / 8.2 out of 10 for Reboot.
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