Ah, I am SO behind this month!!! Oh well. So, I chose to watch The Neverending Story. Made in the 1980s, it's pretty advanced for it's time. The graphics and costumes are amazing, truly. I mean, obviously, at some points you can definitely tell the actors are in front of a green screen or of strings, but for 1980?? It's pretty darn realistic!!
I really like how the book literally interacts with the boy reading it, and, in a way, with the movie's audience as well. The narration is beautiful and how they connected the storybook with the movie's reality was smoothly done. I really liked how the child playing the boy would look up from the book whenever something important happened within the story; as if to let whatever he just read to sink in before moving on. Very good acting on his part.
Although this film was pretty good, I just have one question... where is he? A storage room? It honestly looks like some long forgotten, and possibly haunted, large random room. How he ever managed to get the key for it is beyond me. They never explain that. Also, he stays LOOOOOONG after school is out - wouldn't his father worry about him and go looking for him? Especially if it's storming outside!! Makes no sense.
I give The Neverending Story a 6.5 out of 10.
