A Film Review

I recently watched a movie called The Fall. It came out in 2006, but I only came across it earlier this week. Let me tell you this: I have spent the last six years missing out on a fantastic piece of cinema. How I didn't know about this movie until now is beyond me, but I am so glad I found it.

Set in the 1920s, it tells the story of a little girl in a hospital who befriends a man recovering from a terrible fall. As a way of getting her to steal morphine for him, he tells her a story. A wonderful story of bandits and revenge. I usually get pretty cynical about films (excuse me if I don't like people making movies just to say they made a movie), but this is easily one of the most beautiful movies I have every seen. It is visually stunning, and the music fits each scene perfectly. The meshing of the story and characters into the real life plot works in a way that is true to anyone telling a story: always changing, but still subtle and consistent. The little girl, Catinca Untaru, deserves an Oscar for her performance; she had me in tears by the end of it. 

If you like stories of love and revenge and fantasy (and who doesn't, really?) then watch this movie. If you've already seen it, watch it again... and again... and again.