"Rim of the World" is, in my opinion, a good film. Not great, but good. The thing that I think is important to understand while watching any film is that they're all different and have different intentions. Let's take this film for example - is it believable? Meaning that do I believe that what is happening in this film is true to the laws of the universe in which the film is taking place? And the answer is - yes, I do. But that's about it. As far as unraveling the human condition goes, this movie comes up with nothing, but I don't think it's meant to do that either, therefore this film shouldn't be taken too seriously.
This is not a realistic film with realistic characters. Not at all. And to be truthful here, it doesn't have to be - as long as they stay true to that throughout the film, then it's ok. And you'll learn this in the first few minutes of the film. The characters are over-the-top and they all have extreme personalities - stereotypes if you will - and they do almost nothing but clichés (cracking jokes in life-threatening situations, having the standard reoccurring "deep" conversation when things have quiet down a bit etc) which, again, forces you to not take the film so seriously.
The story is very much a run-down story that have been made into different films thousands (if not millions) of times. On top of that, the film is not realistic - the characters react to events unnaturally, e.g. where a real person would have had a life-changing experience leading to a powerful show of emotions, this films' characters act almost nonchalant, joking or otherwise behaving in an unnatural manner. It all seems to be on the surface, nothing goes deep, except for one strain of the story which bizarrely shines through the rest of the film as an actual relatable emotional driving force.
But why do I like this film then? Well, I wouldn't watch it again (I almost never re-watch rated sixes), but it's not a bad film. The director makes use of the camera and the actors in quite a nice fashion, and some of the jokes actually made me laugh. It's a feel good film with no deeper uncovering of human truths than what is being spoken about on the surface. Again - don't take it too seriously.
I gave it a six.
This is not a realistic film with realistic characters. Not at all. And to be truthful here, it doesn't have to be - as long as they stay true to that throughout the film, then it's ok. And you'll learn this in the first few minutes of the film. The characters are over-the-top and they all have extreme personalities - stereotypes if you will - and they do almost nothing but clichés (cracking jokes in life-threatening situations, having the standard reoccurring "deep" conversation when things have quiet down a bit etc) which, again, forces you to not take the film so seriously.
The story is very much a run-down story that have been made into different films thousands (if not millions) of times. On top of that, the film is not realistic - the characters react to events unnaturally, e.g. where a real person would have had a life-changing experience leading to a powerful show of emotions, this films' characters act almost nonchalant, joking or otherwise behaving in an unnatural manner. It all seems to be on the surface, nothing goes deep, except for one strain of the story which bizarrely shines through the rest of the film as an actual relatable emotional driving force.
But why do I like this film then? Well, I wouldn't watch it again (I almost never re-watch rated sixes), but it's not a bad film. The director makes use of the camera and the actors in quite a nice fashion, and some of the jokes actually made me laugh. It's a feel good film with no deeper uncovering of human truths than what is being spoken about on the surface. Again - don't take it too seriously.
I gave it a six.