[Movie] “The Life of Chuck” Review: Every Life Is a Whole Universe
When I first came across The Life of Chuck, I was curious about what the story will offer. Considering that the movie comes from Stephen King as the original storyteller and Mike Flanagan as the director, I was naturally expecting something dark, mysterious or maybe something frightening. But to my surprise, I did not get that kind of movie, the movie took a different approach. It gives me something emotional, thoughtful, and something that makes me think about life and some of the little things we often take for granted. I literally teared up while watching this movie.
This movie involves Charles Krantz, played by Tom Hiddleston. He’s an ordinary accountant and his life was somehow connected to a series of unusual events. Now, one of my favorite things about this movie and I think the reason it works so well is this story moves backwards. It started with Act 3, then we go into Act 2, and then finally move into Act 1. It might sound confusing at first, Act 3 starts out and this is where you really feel like , "What is happening?". Literally, the end of the world is where the movie started, but I think there is a reason behind this unusual approach. Because normally, most movies start from from the usual chronological order.
Act 3 took us to a world where they are experiencing an apocalypse. Strange things are happening, cities are disappearing, communication systems are down , and in all of these people are struggling to understand what is going on. In all the confusion, there were messages thanking Chuck for 39 great years and it was appearing everywhere. And I begin to ask from the beginning of the movie that “Who is this Chuck, and what does he have to do with everything happening around the world?” To me, I find the mystery intriguing.
Then in Act Two is when we really get to spend time with Tom Hiddleston himself. This is where Tom Hiddleston really gets his moment to shine. There is One particular sequence involving dancing sequence and that whole sequence is about finding extraordinary joy in the mundane and also appreciate the beauty of being alive. And was really deeply moved by that whole sequence but also by the woman playing the drums that he's dancing to. Yeah. The whole the whole sequence was such an affirmation of life and in terms of where we're at today. It just worked for me. Like everything was beautifully presented.
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Finally, in Act One, is where you discover why Chuck is like this in in Act Two and Act Three. It took is further back into Chuck’s childhood, where we begin to understand the experiences that shaped the man we have been introduced to. Jacob Tremblay and Benjamin Pajak acted the younger versions of Chuck and I think they both deserve recognition for their wonderful performances. Mark Hamill is also good, he makes a strong impression as Chuck’s grandfather.
I cannot but talk about the supporting characters who part of this movie , they are all talented actors and also part of the movie. I mean , just to name a few of them, of course, we also have Karen Gillan , so phenomenal, Carl Lumbly , Mattew Lillard, David Dastmalchian also makes an appearance. Like, I could go on and on to mention them. Many people was stared in the movie . Literally, everyone that pops up on screen, you're like, "Oh my god”
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So if you're going into this film because you're a big Tom Hiddson fan, like you want to see a big Tom Hiddson movie, I will say you should cut down your expectations because he's not in it a lot. This movie is also not going to be for everybody, but I count myself as one of the people who really appreciated this film. If you're somebody whose sensibilities really connect with movies that are more actionorientated or if your sensibilities are one that connect more with movies that have like more of a thrills or more humor or whatever like that level of entertainment , like I'm entertained watching this. This movie may not be for you.
It’s a slower contemplative. The movie to me, if I had to break it down in one statement, I'd say it's a basically a meditation on life. And I mean that in a beautiful way, everything is beautifully put together film. It had me thinking about life several times.
Overall, The Life of Chuck is a beautiful movie, the performances were excellent and it passes a good message that stays with me. Like, I think it will really help people to appreciate life, and live their life happily because it is short . And that really hit me hard. Our smallest moments can become precious memories and we don’t need to do something extraordinary to get something extraordinary. And the movie is also all about worrying less about the things we haven’t achieving , but we should use more time appreciating the life we have
Images were sourced from IMDb.
Rating: 90/100
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