I am so far behind with my movie blog that there’s only one
way to catch up. I will briefly
comment on the various movies and assume you know what the movie is about.
In addition to being a bio-pic, “Big Eyes” has strong themes
about the importance of the act of creation to an artist and the tug-of-war
between art and commerce in popular media. The movie illustrates that it’s no
less traumatic when the artist is complicit. From the moment that Walter
(Christophe Waltz) claims Margret’s (Amy Adams) art as his own, she feels as if
she’s lost her identity. The ending satisfies in a way that only a courtroom
scene can. However, the main weakness is Waltz’s overplaying Walter to the
point of buffoonery. And while Amy Adams is always very good, it’s not her best
work.
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