Shadowlands
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Movie Reviews of Shadowlands
Movie Review:
Stark, Sad, Beautiful
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a basically true story about the late C.S. Lewis, author of "The Narnian Chronicles", "The Screwtape Letters", and a number of other works. I've not seen most of Anthony Hopkins' work because I'm not a fan of thrillers or cannibalism (I've seen his "Audrey Rose", a movie about reincarnation, probably the only good one, ever), so forgive my naivete', but his and Winger's performances in this movie are monumentally great. The movie is beautifully shot, faithful to the period in which it's set, and portrays an emotionally complex man who was perhaps unaware of his own emotional complexity. Marvellous, heartbreaking, and not "just a chick flick". You won't want to watch this movie every week, but your home is a poorer place without a copy.
Movie Review: Easily One of the Best Films of the Decade
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie first knocked the wind out of five years ago, and it's wonderful that it has arrived on DVD. "Shadowlands" is a rare breed of movie, asking the audience to surrender instant gratification for a beautifully developed story of the realization of a deep love and its devastating loss. One of the finest and highly acclaimed movies of 1993, it's also easily one of the best films of the decade, especially as dramatic love stories go. Anthony Hopkins creates a quietly moving portrayal of C.S. Lewis; and Debra Winger's often under-used talents resonate with a radiance that lingers when she is not on screen. If you appreciate a movie that really deserves and earns its place in your heart, "Shadowlands" fulfills and delivers.Movie Review: Very Good, But Sad
Summary: 5 Stars
I've thought Anthony Hopkins is sexy since I first saw him in"Dark Victory" with Elizabeth Montgomery back in the 1970s.Am I the only one who remembers that TV movie? Well anyway... Hopkins is excellent as C.S. Lewis. And Deborah Winger is also excellent as Joy. She was after him from the beginning, don't you think? Getting him to marry her for only technical reasons? Yeah, right. Very clever, Joy. I think the film makers should have touched more on the fact that Mr. Lewis had been an atheist who became a Christian and wrote wonderful books such as "Mere Christianity," the intellectuals guide to Christianity. The only bad thing about this movie is that now whenever I get a leg ache, it worries me.
Movie Review: Beautiful and Poignant--Thought provoking--and Introspective
Summary: 5 Stars
Shadowlands is a rare film in today's world of films...Both Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger give outstanding performances. The film touches the heart...and beautifully expresses one of the most important truths for us to realize: The moment we have now is all that is. The past does not exist--the future does not exist. Treasure this moment...treasure those you love...and follow your heart...make your dreams come true. It's also a poignant expression of the need to be in touch wih one's deepest feelings...and to express them.
I highly recommend this film. Knowing it is a true story has now interested me in getting C.S. Lewis' work...and I look forward to reading what this brilliant man has written.
Movie Review: For those questioning the pain of romance.
Summary: 5 Stars
A true story about the life of the writer of one of the best children's books, "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe". This is not a children's story.
This film gives the best answer, when a young boy asks, Why we suffer pain, when losing a loved one? within two great scenes at the very end. I recommend this film to anyone who has suffered pain in the loss of a loved one. Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger do a great job. Yet, I only remember the moving ending. C.S. Lewis, the writer of deep, theology, in "Mere Christianity", knew that his theology was empty, without simple love, so well expressed throughout, and especially at the end.