Rideshead Revisited

On Tuesday August 4, 2008, I went to see the film Rideshead Revisited. It's a film featuring Matthew Goode and Emma Thompson.

This movie is about an aspiring artist in England, who joined the army as the second World War hit. We learn about his life before that time, and see his turmoils and his successes. We learn about the people who take him in, and his stance on religion. He was taken in by a really Catholic family, but since he himself is Atheist, he does not really fit into the family.

The movie was well done, but I didn't really like the story. I suppose it's one of those "nouveau romancier" things, and since I don't really like that style, no matter how well the movie was an adapation to it, I just don't like such writing. The story, as usual with that type of style, was not linear. We started now, and then we jumped back to ten years ago, and then to four years later (from the ten years ago), then back to today, etc. It was quite confusing.

I don't think there was much character for Emma Thompson to chew... She had to play a prim and proper religious saintly woman who was too proud to admit her mistakes... There's really no room for her to shine when she had to look like Queen Elizabeth during the entire movie and all she is required to do is have a stone cold face. In my opinion, her talent was wasted on this character and film.

Although, I have to say Matthew Goode played his role quite well. Perhaps I liked him because he kisses a guy in the movie... He's such a player. Haha.

Wait for this film on DVD, unless you're into this type of movie and you really can't wait for it... It's a great movie, I suppose.