Pretty Good

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Imaginaerum was a random pick & mix movie I went into knowing nothing and was immediatly struck by how good everything looked. This Finnish made title looks like a AAA Hollywood movie except here the rest of the quality matches.Otherwise known as the Nightwish movie as it was scored & soundtracked by the Finnish band, this is a dark fairytale that really took me by surprise.It tells the story of a man in his final hours living a bizzare fantasy in his head while his embittered daughter deals with his condition in her own way.It is a true visual treat that though very fragmented and not the easiest movie to follow does in fact have an outstanding payoff and all comes together in the end.Looking great, sounding fantastic and with a story that comes together this beautifully my one criticism was that I wanted it to continue for longer.A wonderful movie worthy of anyone and everyones attention.The Good:Visually stunningFantastic soundtrackDevastatingly well writtenThe Bad:Should have perhaps been longerCouple of weak moments that damage the flowThings I Learnt From This Movie:I should start listening to more Nightwish

Tom Whitman (Francis X. McCarthy) is a composer and poet who has reached the end of his life. He has severe dementia and is hospitalized. His daughter GeM (Marianne Farley) hates him. The film consists of a plot and subplot concerning his life and their relationship.Tom lives in an imaginary world, reliving his life through music and heavy symbolism. In his mind he is trying to remember and reach out to his daughter. Meanwhile we get to see the daughter's life as she rediscovers her father's life and learns who he really is.The film is artsy. It is filled with symbolism such as toys representing the people he stepped on and takes place in winter, i.e. the end of the life cycle. The winter/white symbolism is contrasted with the red of life's blood. This film is clearly not for everyone. I'm not even sure it was for me. I'm still trying to figure it out. It may take another viewing. Great soundtrack.Parental Guide: No f-bombs, sex, or nudity. Just scary clowns and a snowman.

This very imaginary film is the most visionary depiction of dementia you'll ever see. A Tim-Burton-ish fantasy musical adventure, this is very unique and very different. At first glance not everything will make sense, so the film definitely deserves more than one viewing. If you're a Nightwish fan, there's the added bonus of the band members performing in the film as well. Their music was toned down and very effective. The film's visuals is striking and there's some really awesome super slow motion photography. What an absolutely beautiful film!

I love Finland, I love Nightwish, and I love their songs. Good story, bad acting, and excellent soundtrack. That's all my point. (Hope you guys find some of their CDs to listen. They are really really amazing.) I'd rather considered it as a very long music video than a film.The film tells a story about a man who lost in his dream,and how he tries to get rid of it.Sounds like a fairy tale but there's another story hidden.It's about father's love,and more,dealing with the suffering of lost his families(Maybe more,i don't know)And that's why I don't think it was a good film.It's true that it tells us a wonderful story and show us plenty of fantastic scenes,but we should not neglect the fact that it was busy of telling stories and show the great scenes which made us forget to find the emotions deep inside.(I don't know how to tell my feelings.)But still,I want to say,I love the band,I love Nightwish.