A great movie

I already saw this movie but, since it was a while back and since I had it on DVD, I thought I might as well check it out again. Well, the first time around, I was actually quite blown away by the damned thing. Seriously, I thought it might have been Tim Burton’s best movie ever. Eventually, even if it might not be his very best, it was probably the last great movie he did deliver which is rather sad. I mean, he has made some solid flicks afterwards but never as inspired and inspiring as this one (I do have a weak spot for ‘Sweeney Todd’ but it is really the only exception, everything else he made was either weak or, at best, completely forgettable). Coming back on our main feature, to be honest, I had a hard time to get into the damned thing with this re-watch and I was afraid it might turn out to be a disappointment. I have to point out that, when I saw it, I just came back from a very long journey and I was rather exhausted so the circumstances were far from being ideal. For once, the main character was not portrayed by Johnny Depp but by Ewan McGregor and I thought it was really refreshing (Especially when you see what Burton and Depp has done together afterwards...). However, I’m not so sure if McGregor was actually the main character here, he was actually more some kind of projection of how the father wanted people to see him. Anyway, even though this fantasy world was nice enough, I was above all (once again) really touched by the complex relationship between this son and his father. Indeed, both sides were really well developed and I could definitely understand and identify with them drifting from each other, no matter how great everybody seemed to think Edward Bloom was. Anyway, to conclude, it is still a really beautiful and emotional tale and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Tim Burton's work.