“A life-changing, life-affirming film” This movie is brilliant in the most meaningful sense of the word. The acting is flawless. The characters are richly drawn. The direction is crisp. The scenes of devastation and pain are, incredible as it seems, poetically rendered. This, to me, is what film-making strives to be, and seldom achieves, profoundly moving story-telling.
The emotional resonance is at once: wrenching, chilling, yet ultimately transcendant. It’s about life, love, faith, fear, guilt.
On a personal level, I feel profoundly changed by this movie. For me, that moment of “epiphany” (if you will) comes at the point in the film where Max realizes he needs the salvation that the love of his wife represents, and admits to her “I want you to save me”.
I advise this film to anyone who wishes to FEEL something more than the “thrill” of a car chase or experience a message more profound than, oh… say, “hookers that look like Julia Roberts have hearts, too, and can nab guys like Richard Ger…
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Gripping  What if you were confronted with your worst fear — and faced it down? That’s what happens to Max Klein, a survivor (and hero) of a catastrophic airline crash. Initially as terrified as his buddy (“Star Trek: The Next Generation’s” John deLancie) when the plane begins it’s fatal descent, Max literally sees the light — and is totally unafraid. He survives as a living ghost — a being his wife (the wonderful Isabella Rossellini) and his son cannot comprehend. He’s also inexorably drawn to a fellow survivor (Rosie Perez in her best role ever) who’s virtually catatonic after the death of her young son in the crash. The movie profoundly moved me when I first saw it in 1993. It moved me in an entirely different way when I saw it again a few years later following a a very personal loss in my life (you could say my own worst fear). Although I can’t claim to have become “fearless,” I was able to empathize with the characters’ inability to cope with the ordinary world. A very powerful — and somewhat haunting — experience similar to 1992’s “A Midnight Clear” — absolutely outstanding…. Accurate account of survivor guilt Based on UAL 232 AIRJET AIRLINE WORLD NEWS WIRE? Airline News Wire: http://AirlineBiz.com/wire The Largest Electronic AirlineNews Magazine on the Internet! AutoSubscribe: http://AirlineBiz.com/main/subscribe AutoUnSubscribe: http://AirlineBiz.Com/main/unsubscribe AIRJET AIRLINE WORLD NEWS? is a free service provided by AirlineBiz.Com?… I have a widescreen LD why not on dvd? |
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A film about mental survival
Peter Weir’s “Fearless” addresses many themes that I was (luckily) too young to be familiar with when I first saw it, such as psychological trauma, personal loss and finding the strenght to go on with your life after experiencing a terrible event, and many more. Since then I learnt this can be seen in a broader context than just that of the film.
This is not to say that “Fearless” provides answers to any of the themes mentioned above. Rather, the film explores them, makes them visible to the audience. The film tries to cover as many aspects of surviving a plane crash as possible. While this is fine in itself, it does complicate narrating the main story. Some plotlines are not dealt with in great detail, some characters are somewhat one-dimensional. However, the main plotlines and characters are very strong and stay compelling from beginning to end. Also, I must say I was impressed with particularly Jeff Bridges’s and Rosie Perez’s acting.
The film also has a spiritual element that might make it less appealing to some viewers. Personally, I think the spirituality was not only handled well, both as a plot element and in the way it was told, I also think a film dealing with life changing events is not complete without it.
After I had first finished watching “Fearless”, I was stunned and eager to learn more about especially dealing with loss. I have since rewatched the film a couple of times, each time finding new interesting little details. For example, it was not until the second viewing that I was struck by the beautiful opera music, especially in the end-credits.
After this film I went on to watch more of Jeff Bridges, who I think is a wonderful actor. I would definitely recommend seeing more of his films. Also, for those who liked the spiritual aspect there is the film “What dreams may come” (1998). However, I think “Fearless” is more balanced and much closer to reality.
In all, this film tells a good story, deals with many aspects, has some beautifully shot scenes and is certainly rewatchable.
Riveting .
Purchase this piece. It’s extraordinary. I have’nt seen anything like this one ,ever. It’s an original You watch and think – “here’s something new ! Here’s one of the reasons I watch movies !” It’s so full of emotions ,that you have to see it and experience it on your own to understand. I must mention the last fifteen minutes of the film, and describe them as one of the breathtaking -heart-rending moments I have ever seen in a film. The sensation they made me feel is equivalent only to the sensations I felt in the end of BraveHeart, The Sixth Sense and Saving Private Ryan. I was given a whole new perspective of life, and this was worth it all ,making the movie to be one of the best ever made .
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