BIG EYES (2014) An off-beat escape from the doldrums of January, Big Eyes is easily the best piece Tim Burton has given us in years. While it is clearly an attempt at a quirky drama based on real events, it’s mostly about lies and duplicity in a world that openly encourages it. Structurally, it bears much in common with The Theory of Everything; we watch an almost perfect courtship evolve into a marriage which produces fame and success, but then watch it fall apart spectacularly. But as Theory proved tiresome and almost pointless, I actually enjoyed watching the marital destruction this time around - it was more entertaining and informed us more about the artist. It’s quite clear that the reason Burton undertook this project is his personal affinity for the work of Margaret Keane and the odd look of her art that many would dismiss as mere kitsch. This is the kind of subject matter I want to see more from him, but judging how few paying audiences went to see this, I can see why we don’t. Amy Adams proves once again that she is the master of underplaying a role, while Christoph Waltz does quite the opposite and gives a fun, over-the-top riff as a shiesty businessman and networker who takes credit for his wife’s work. (Anyone else looking forward to seeing him face off against Daniel Craig in Spectre? I am!) So in summation, I quite enjoyed Big Eyes and the bizarre story it told, even if I understand why it didn’t particularly take off with audiences and award committees. -Joshua Wayne Sheetz aka The God***n Batman https://youtube/watch?v=2xD9uTlh5hI
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 01:30:36 +0000
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