Yesterday I saw the newly released Peter Jackson film The Lovely Bones and I was personally blown away by the story line. For those of you who haven’t seen the movie or haven’t read the book, The Lovely Bones surrounds the 1973 rape and murder of 14-year old Susie Salmon who, after her murder, watches her tortured family and her murderer from her own personalized heaven. I know to most people this type of story line sounds very cliche, but I can promise you that it is far from it. This movie contains a great deal of symbolism, spectacle, and suspense. It has a little bit of something for everyone, young and old. From my personal stance, I found the film very engaging. It was one of those kinds of movies where you found yourself yelling at the characters onscreen one minute and then crying the next. There were even some scenes where I almost felt like jumping out of my chair and through the movie screen; it was that intense. The film also sheds a great deal of light on the unbreakable bonds within a family, especially between a father and a daughter, and the choices we make in life as well as death. In my opinion, what makes this film truly unique is its ending above all else. The ending is very unexpected and may be a little disappointing to some at first, but trust me that disappointment will slowly fade away once you see what the movie is really trying to get across. And this film leaves its audience with a lasting and very powerful message. The kind of message that will really make you think. So I hope that despite what the critics say people will still go and hear its message. It may not have Oscar potential but hey guys it’s still worth seeing.
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