The Point
by Fred Wolf
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Actor: Bill Martin, Dustin Hoffman, Lennie Weinrib, Paul Frees, Ringo StarrDirector: Fred Wolf
Brand: Sony
Producer: Fred Wolf
Writer: Fred Wolf
Producer: Harry Nilsson
Writer: Harry Nilsson
Producer: Jerry D. Good
Producer: Jimmy T. Murakami
Producer: Larry Gordon
Writer: Carole Beers
Writer: Norm Lenzer
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 74 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-03-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: RCA
Movie Reviews of The Point
Movie Review: "disapointed" review missed THE POINT!
Summary: 5 Stars
As there are already many reviews explaining why this movie/record is so important, I wanted to respond to the review titled (and misspelled) "disapointed." Specifically, I believe this reviewer missed the Point of the story...
That reviewer states:
"...and then at the end--just when we thought the whole story was about being accepted as you are Oblio grows a point! Instead of internal change, new found awareness and just acceptance for who he was--he physically changed and grew a point so he looked like the people that kicked him out for being different--it dampened the point of the story! Yeah, it's symbolic, but wouldn't it be better if he came back--same round head and everyone embraced him just the same?"
The important Point that this reviewer missed is that at the end of the story EVERYONE in the town loses their Points (becomes round-headed like Oblio was) and now ONLY Oblio has a Point...So, in the end he is still different from everyone in the town...He has become "Normal" and they become "Different." In other words, what is "Different" completely depends on your Point of view. THAT is the POINT of this story. Which of course implies what the reviewer of "disapointed" wanted the story to imply: acceptance of people different than you. However, by implying this Point instead of just coming out and being obvious about it, the story is much more powerful and allows people (especially children) to understand the Point of the story at a much deeper, fundamental level.
I believe this delivery of the Point of the story is extremely important...Especially in this age of institutionalized hypocrisy children are exposed to everyday. If the townspeople of the Land of Point had simply said, "We're sorry Oblio, we were wrong." it would be extremely easy for children watching the movie to see the falseness of the situation and dismiss the message completely! People do not change that easily. Children are smart, give them credit for understanding (even at an extremely young age) that the world is not fair ("why do I have to go to bed when you get to stay up?"). Great fables do not simply state the moral; they show the ridiculousness of NOT understanding the moral, leaving the audience with a much greater understanding of its universal truth.
In this age of spoon-feed "truths", "The Point!" stands as a timeless fable that all children deserve to see/hear!
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