Holes (Widescreen Edition)
by Andrew Davis
List Price:
Our Price: $2.33
You Save: $3.92 (63%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $1.48 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD Cover Information
Actor: Jon Voight, Khleo Thomas, Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, Tim Blake NelsonDirector: Andrew Davis
Brand: Walt Disney Video
Producer: Andrew Davis
Producer: Clark Henderson
Producer: Louis Phillips
Producer: Lowell D. Blank
Producer: Marty P. Ewing
Producer: Mike Medavoy
Writer: Louis Sachar
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 117 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-09-23
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Product features:
- Young Stanley Yelnats finds himself at Camp Green Lake, where digging a hole a day keeps the warden at bay, and "builds character." While he is unjustly accused, an ancient family curse still dogs him and he is thrown headlong into the adventure of his life. Stanley and his colorful campmates will have to forge fast friendships to unearth the mystery of what is really going on in the desert. Sy
Movie Reviews of Holes (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fweb.me.com%2Fkellycrabb%2FMovies__The_Other_Perspective&h=d21d8
Summary: 5 Stars
HOLES
Holes, the Movie
The Movie, Holes, to me, is quite possibly one of the Greatest Allegories to the Gospel that I have ever had the pleasure of seeing. Every time I watch it, I am amazed that almost every scene preaches a different sermon. From the very start this Movie jumps right into Biblical symbolism and allegory. In the opening scene we see something that to me speaks of the prophecy in Genesis.
Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
The Movie starts out with `Zero' played by Khleo Thomas, stealing a pair of tennis shoes that belong to Clyde 'Sweetfeet' Livingston, a well known sports figure. When Zero is pursued by the police, he throws the shoes off a bridge and they land on Stanley Yelnats IV, played by Shia LaBeouf. Stanley pays the price for Zero's crime. To me, this speaks allegorically to Zero's sin being laid upon Stanley. For his crime, the judge sends Stanley to a labor camp for troubled teens to build his character, and as fate would have it, Zero is there too. God uses our sufferings to conform us to the image of Christ, and this definitely builds our character.
At the camp there is a psychologist, Dr. Pendaski, who is all about how you feel. To me this speaks to the modern day drive of many to preach a Gospel that has been largely reduced down to how it makes one feel. Some have referred to this as the "Therapeutic Gospel." I am sure, that to those that have been martyred for their faith, the "Therapeutic Gospel" is not very amusing.
Stanley, is the Christ figure, he bares Zero's sin, and when Zero runs away into the desert, Stanley goes after him. Stanley finds Zero under an upside down boat. A Traditional Sanctuary is usually built like an upside down Arch, symbolizing that Jesus is our Arch. Under the boat, Zero is drinking fermented peach preserves, which is a wine that he calls sploosh. When they go in search of water, they find it at a place in the desert called God's Thumb, which is attached to His Hand. I find this symbolic because in God's Hand they find sanctuary from the desert. They also find white, sweet onions, symbolizing the Eucharist. In essence, with the sploosh and onion, they have communion. In the desert their is dragon like lizards, symbolizing our enemy. Because they feasted on all of the onions, the lizards don't bite them.
Warden Walker, played by Sigourney Weaver, plays a cruel taskmaster, like a Satan figure. She is so mean that she is not only trying to steal the Yelnats' family inheritance, but she mixes rattlesnake venom in her fingernail polish. When she strikes "Mr. Sir," played by Jon Voight, in the face, the venom produces a very painful and inflamed wound. To me, this is an allegory to the fall. For centuries the Church has likened the Fall of Adam, to Satan putting his fangs into the hearts of mankind.
Stanley Yelnats III, young Stanley's father, played by Henry Winkler, is an example of someone that is obsessed with finding a formula that will eliminate odor in shoes. When we see his home, there is a huge kettle on the stove full of tennis shoes. The kitchen table, the laundry steam press table, and the ironing board, are all covered in tennis shoes. This is relevant because being made in God's image we are imprinted with our gifts, calling and talents in us. Sometimes we feel driven to do certain things along the lines of our career, service, hobby or calling. For example, a missionary feels at home in the mission field, a race car driver feels at home driving fast, and a teacher feels like he is accomplishing a very worthwhile service when he teaches. I feel like I am missing something when I don't see the authors underlying theme in a Movie ! These are all examples of God's gifts and talents being ingrained in us.
Another interesting theme is the curse through the fall of Adam and Eve, being handed down from generation to generation. Stanley Yelnats IV, is the fourth descendant in a line of men that seem to be living under a curse put on their great grandfather by Zero's great grandmother, Madame Zeroni.
Exodus 34:7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear [the guilty]; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
The curse is broken in the end when Stanley IV, and Zero get the inheritance. Throughout the Bible, there are many references to mankind be born under the fall of Adam, the curse that is broken through Christ.
Galatians 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
In the fall the ground was cursed too, in the Movie, the land that they are living on, use to be a thriving lake. When the Movie culminates, Zero's criminal file disappears, symbolic of redemption because his record of his sin is gone. The whole camp, that had been very hateful to each other, is now rejoicing and loving each other, and it starts raining upon the lake that had been a dried up for generations. The land got healed too. One of the tough guy characters, called Armpit, asks Stanley to please call his mother and tell her that he loves her. You see in their redemption, Stanley and Zero are set free.
Summary of Holes (Widescreen Edition)
The award-winning bestseller comes to life in this phenomenally fun, adventure-filled movie starring Emmy Award-winner Shia LaBeouf (Outstanding Performer In A Children's Series, Disney Channel's EVEN STEVENS, 2000). Dogged by bad luck stemming from an ancient family curse, young Stanley Yelnats (LaBeouf) is sent to Camp Green Lake, a very weird place that's not green and doesn't have a lake. Once there, he's thrown headlong into the adventure of his life when he and his colorful campmates -- Squid, Armpit, Zigzag, Magnet, X-Ray, and Zero -- must dig a hole a day to keep the warden at bay. But why? Through it all, Stanley and company must forge fast friendships as they try to unearth the mystery of what's really going on in the middle of nowhere. Filled with humor and heartwarming messages of friendship and teamwork, HOLES is a treasure everyone will dig.Fans of author Louis Sachar's book Holes will be delighted with this scrupulously faithful adaptation. After being wrongly found guilty of stealing a pair of sneakers, Stanley Yelnats (Shia LaBeouf) gets sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile correctional facility in the bed of a long-gone dry Texas lake. There--under the watchful eye of overseer Mr. Sir (a zesty Jon Voight), sneakily mean therapist Dr. Pendanski (Tim Blake Nelson, O Brother Where Art Thou?), and the cool and cruel Warden (Sigourney Weaver)--Stanley and dozens of other delinquents are forced to dig an endless series of holes that the Warden hopes will lead her to a precious secret left behind by a long-dead female outlaw (Patricia Arquette). Sachar's book is beloved for its vivid characters and suspenseful plot; by sticking close to its source, Holes has become a dynamic, exciting, and surprisingly touching movie. --Bret Fetzer
Similar DVD Movies
The Spiderwick Chronicles (Widescreen Edition)Paramount; Release date: 2008-06-24; DVD
Best price: $2.69
Price in other shops:
The Parent Trap (Special Edition)Walt Disney Home Entertainment; Release date: 2005-05-31; DVD
Best price: $5.35
Price in other shops:
The Princess Diaries (Full Screen Edition)Walt Disney Video; Release date: 2001-12-18; DVD
Best price: $6.03
Price in other shops:
City of EmberFox; Release date: 2009-01-20; DVD
Best price: $3.16
Price in other shops:
Tuck EverlastingWalt Disney Video; Release date: 2003-02-25; DVD
Best price: $5.45
Price in other shops:
Bridge To Terabithia (Full Screen Edition)Buena Vista Home Video; Release date: 2007-06-19; Published: 2007-06-01; DVD
Best price: $2.45
Price in other shops:
HootNew Line Home Entertainment; Release date: 2006-08-15; Published: 2006-08-01; DVD
Best price: $4.38
Price in other shops:
Real SteelRelease date: 2012-01-24; DVD
Best price: $9.25
Price in other shops:
Holesby Louis Sachar
Yearling; Yearling; Published: 2000-05-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.99
Price in other shops:
How to Eat Fried Worms (New Line Platinum Series)New Line Home Entertainment; Release date: 2006-12-05; Published: 2006-12-01; DVD
Best price: $3.74
Price in other shops: