hey what's up guys let's talk about I Kill Giants so this film released late
last year in Toronto and as of March 23rd is now available in the US and elsewhere
it's a fantasy thriller directed by Anders Walter his directorial debut and
is written by Joe Kelly who also wrote the graphic novel with Ken Niimura it
stars Madison Wolfe who looks very familiar for those of you who might have
seen The Conjuring 2 she was in that as well she plays a young girl named
Barbara who is very misunderstood a bit weird and strange she acts different
toward every person she interacts with she doesn't really have any friends
except for one who just moved from a different country now it makes her
character so interesting is the way she views the world we're not quite sure why
or how it started but everything she looks at is very much in a fantasy realm
it becomes clear that a lot of this is influence from Dungeons and Dragons in
one of the opening scenes she's actually trying to play the game with her
brothers but it soon becomes clear that she's holding back something very deep
and upsetting and the whole film is really about unraveling that essentially
Barbara believes that there are giants living among them all over the world and
she is out there to stop them or as she says in the trailer
I find giants I hunt giants I kill giants
now first off there is some exceptional acting in this film the weight of the
character of Barbara is given so much to this young actress and she just delivers
she was excellent in The Conjuring 2 and I really was hoping to see more of her
and that's exactly what we got here what makes this film really stand out is it
feels unlike anything we've ever seen the atmosphere is so unique and
different because of the elements here where it shifts from a real-world
setting to a fantasy setting just by Barbara's perspective the story takes
its time and letting you kind of grasp this concept and gives you an idea of
what you're going to see and there's a lot of elements of surprise here where
you're not really sure what you're going to see next and while there is a fantasy
element here it all feels extremely realistic just by the way the filmmakers
capture the perspective of this character so well I have to commend them
for that for those of you who are fans of Harry Potter this is from the same
producers of that film and I have to say this kind of feels like the Harry Potter
of this generation in a way only a little bit more on the adult side of
things simply because of the themes that are explored a lot of it deals with
grief and a deep connection we get with Barbara and her family as it appears we
only know that she has an older sister who takes care of all of them and two
younger brothers the original music in this film is fantastic as well and it
was exactly when to switch to more of the sorrow sullen real-life element and
then go to that epic fantasy sort of surprise and just awe as well as some
really intense music as well it really mixes all of this in perfectly I'd like
to mention some of the side characters as well Zoe Saldana plays her
psychologist in school we get to see a lot of moments of her trying to really
understand Barbara and them interacting and all the issues and how things just
don't quite work whenever they cross paths and Imogen Poots is great as
Barbara's older sister we really get to see how she grapples with that sort of
family life and dynamic and how she also tries to understand Barbara but doesn't
quite get there her only friend adds a really interesting element to Barbara's
character as well as she's just as confused as to why this person would
want to hang out with her as anyone else would and then the actual bully
character in the film is really interesting because we get to see a side
of Barbara where she is extremely brave she doesn't back down against any person
this is a powerful and beautifully crafted film you guys and it's available
to rent pretty much anywhere right now like Vudu Amazon FandangoNow
YouTube overall this under the radar film definitely needs to be seen I'd say
go in blind maybe check out the trailer
afterwards just to see what it's like it does reveal quite a lot so I'd say this
is one you just got to kind of explore and understand as you watch it and
hopefully you will enjoy it just as much as I did I Kill Giants crushes the
possibilities of imaginative storytelling blending real-life struggle
with fantasy escapism in a stunning and emotionally resonant achievement and
that's why this film is a diligent pick how many of you have heard of I Kill
Giants did you read the graphic novel and then go out and watch the film I
want to know what you think and how would you compare the two as well as if
there are any other films out there that you think are very similar to this that
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