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I absolutely adored this film!! Finding Neverland is a real-life story but is mixed with fairy tales. I found Finding Neverland to be a very rare family bio-pic. Finding Neverland not only shows the beauty of love but also of using your imagination. It is a big inspiration to me for that basic reason. It wasn't only the characters that made it beautiful for a family but also the way it is filmed. I loved the artistic designs of the neighbourhoods and also the costumes and cinematography as well. Finding Neverland is so magical it's untrue. Out of the 5 Best Picture nominees of 2008, I liked Finding Neverland the best. It is a film about self-discovery in which Barrie learns about himself with Peter Pan. Despite how beautiful the film is, it is quite a heartbreaking film as well. It is a masterpiece that I could watch over and over again.
Johnny Depp rarely stars in family films. I can only think of Finding Neverland, Pirates Of The Caribbean trilogy, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Edward Scissorhands and the upcoming Alice In Wonderland. Depp almost made J.M. Barrie his own person as well as his own character. I was fascinated by Barrie's work on Peter Pan especially because I love Peter Pan. Depp has portrayed a man who loves being with children which is something Depp has ever done before. Johnny's performance as Barrie reminds me a lot of his performance as Ed Wood because being a maker of entertainment. They are both funny characters. I loved Kate Winslet's performance as Sylvia Llewelyn Davies. She is a single mother of 4 sons Michael, George, Jack and Peter. Barrie comes into their lives at the right time especially after the boys lost their father. Kate's performance was a very heartbreaking and a performance that makes you think about things. Johnny and Kate's performances were different: Kate was deeply emotional and Johnny was serious and funny. Freddie Highmore is one of my favourite child star male actors of this generation. His performance in Finding Neverland was his breakthrough performance before Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. He is better in Finding Neverland than Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Other cast members Dustin Hoffman, Julie Christie and Radha Mitchell were really good as well.
Marc Forster has been a director of making different kinds of films. His work in Finding Neverland is his finest achievement so far. His directing in Finding Neverland was far better than his lame directing in Quantum Of Solace. Forster isn't a good action film director but Finding Neverland proved him to be a good director for family based stories and could make another go of a bio-pic. The script is written really well about a person who lived just over 70 years ago now. Finding Neverland is without a doubt one of my favourite family films of all time.
This one is the best of the 5 Best Picture nominees in 2004. It is my second favourite film of 2004 after Closer. Finding Neverland is Johnny's fourth best performance after Sweeney Todd, Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl and Edward Scissorhands and it is Kate Winslet's fourth best performance after Revolutionary Road, Titanic and Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind. Finding Neverland is Marc Forster's best work so far and will hopefully always be his finest achievement. Finding Neverland is one of the most heartbreaking films as well as one of the most beautiful, inspiring and magical films ever made.
10/10
