The BFG must be one of the more disappointing Steven Spielberg outing in quite a while. And here's why.
At the end of the movie, you couldn't help but feel that this entire vehicle was geared more towards kids. Not that it's a bad thing, but what it lacked was the kind of edge that could only be found in something that's meant for adults.
A lot of the narrative just glossed over or skipped details that I would have otherwise needed for the story to work. Some of the events that happened had so many holes in them that it took the enjoyment factor away.
But because this was meant for the kids, just like the source material from Roald Dahl, you can't question too much of the realism and logic. What's more, this ultimately was a fantasy story so certain logic needed to be chucked out the window. Having said that, however, I still needed some of the logic that should have been present within the confines of the universe in which this story was told.
Nevertheless, Spielberg once again gave a visually stunning film. From the world of the giants and BFG's home, to the Queen's palace, all looked wonderful and gave the audience a great representation of what this world looked like.
His choice in Mark Rylance couldn't have been more perfect as the BFG. From Ryalnce's performance-capture work to the way he spoke as the BFG, he brought life to a children's book character in a way that I would have never imagined.
Little Ruby Barnhill played off Rylance's CGI character so well. She was endearing, precocious and was one of the best things about this movie.
But in the middle where the pair of lead characters visited the tree sequence, I thought even though visually it looked great, it just bored me to death because it slowed down so much and I had no idea why that tree had anything to do with dreams. (I don't remember the storybook or whether this was from the storybook.)
I'm now already putting this movie behind me and looking forward to Spielberg's Ready Player One.
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