By maintaining the architectural grace of 18th century Paris yet at the same time ornamenting it with the mud, dirt and decay caused by sheer overpopulation, Tom Tykwer, known for his audacious visuals (Remember "Run Lola Run?"), has convincingly turned Paris into the sort of city Charles Dickens' characters could have easily lived their respective plights on. But before I get carried away by my comparison of a grotesquely obsessive tale to a heart-warming children's story, I'll just stop right there.Īt the time (2006) considered as the most expensive German film ever made, that fact is very evident in how the film was visually conveyed. Starring Ben Whishaw as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a man born in a most conducive environment of rotten fishes and market filth who has since mastered an almost superhuman attention to scent, the film starts out in a fashion reminiscent of Danny DeVito's underrated film adaptation of Roald Dahl's "Matilda." Although on the opposite sides of the spectrum in terms of tone, atmosphere and character development, both films have captured the elusive beauty of introductory storytelling with a sort of effortless vibe, enhanced, of course, by two great narrative voices: the former being Danny DeVito's very own, and the latter being John Hurt's monastic yet commanding tenor. After all, nothing beats a dose of literary alienation every now and then. Later, I then found out that the novel on which the film was adapted from is a personal favorite of Kurt Cobain (because he was able to identify with Jean-Baptiste Grenouille's outsider mentality), which naturally leaves me even more intrigued to read it. But seeing the film in all its glorious bizarreness and vivid peculiarity after all of those apathetic years, "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" has turned out to be quite an exhilarating cinematic surprise. Despite the fact that the visually innovative Tom Tykwer is at the directorial helm, my inclination to watch this film is quite lukewarm at best mainly because, well, I just don't know why. I give 2014's "The Maze Runner" a 7/10.For some reasons unclear to me, "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" has never really piqued my interest before. Although the movie is not perfect some issues are better performances, better action sequences and more thrilling music. If you are a person who enjoys action/Sci-Fi's then I recommend you watch "The Maze Runner" as it has a good plot, good acting and a great twist. The thrilling sequences are filmed okay but director "Wes Ball" didn't film the scenes as well as he could have. The music in the movie composed by "John Paesano" didn't really capture the suspense and thrill that he should've. The acting in this movie is good, the actors in the movie aren't that experienced so it doesn't make as good acting, for example "Dylan O' Brien" "Kaya Scodelario" are the lead characters in the movie and neither are experienced. The plot twist at the end was handled well but feels like an advertisement for the sequel. The climax of the film was quite predictable so it didn't make the scene great. The scenes where he is adapting to his environment can sometimes drag on. The scenes where "Thomas" is trying to find a way out of the maze are thrilling and suspenseful for the most of the part. The middle of the movie is "Thomas" adjusting to his new environment and trying to find a way out of the maze. This scene is intense and is a great start to the movie. The introduction to the movie is "Thomas" vomiting whilst being lifted up on an elevator. On the land there is a large maze which some believe is the way out. On this land there are roughly 20 other males and no females. The plot to "The Maze Runner" is that a man named "Thomas" portrayed by "Dylan O' Brien" wakes up on a land with no memory of his past life. "The Maze Runner" is a great Action/Sci-Fi film of 2014. of Sci-Fi Action|Some Disturbing Images|Thematic Elements) Together with Teresa (Kaya Scodelario), the only female, Thomas tries to convince his cohorts that he knows a way out. Thomas quickly becomes part of the group and soon after demonstrates a unique perspective that scores him a promotion to Runner status - those who patrol the always-changing maze to find an escape route. Like the other youths dumped there before him, he has no memory of his previous life. Thomas (Dylan O'Brien), a teenager, arrives in a glade at the center of a giant labyrinth.
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