MirrorMask 2005 123movies

Watch: MirrorMask 2005 123movies, Full Movie Online – In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year-old girl named Helena who works at the family circus with her father and mother, who wishes–quite ironically–that she could run away from the circus and join ‘real life’. But such is not to be the case, as she finds herself on a strange journey into the Dark Lands, a fantastic landscape filled with giants, Monkeybirds and dangerous sphinxes. She must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get back home..
Plot: In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home
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Ratings:

	6.7/10 Votes: 23,089
	54% | RottenTomatoes
	55/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 271 Popularity: 8.098 | TMDB

Reviews:

An Intimate and Wonrous Journey through the Mind
It’s impossible to deny that we live in the age of McMovies, where 95% of all films that are produced are either remakes, rehashes, sequels, or carbon copies of other movies (which are, most of the time, far superior). That is why when a truly cosmical event such as the planets lining up or a movie like Mirrormask is released one should really stop and pay attention. Simply put, everyone should see this movie. I am well aware that most people will hate it, but it is a monument of everything which the movie industry could be, maybe should be, and isn’t: sublime, heartfelt, intimate, and utterly escapist.

I am a fan of Jim Henson. I have seen the Dark Crystal and hadn’t really liked it. However, I walked out feeling that it was something I needed to see, I didn’t want my time refunded as with most movies I don’t genuinely enjoy.

The story of Mirrormask is about a teenage girl who works with her family at the circus. Every kid’s dream, right? WRONG. She yearns for a normal life, which is the reason for much dispute between her and her mother. After one particularly nasty fight her mother falls before an illness. As she dwindles between life and death Helena, our heroine, is sent to live with an aunt and gets a taste of the life she so desperately wanted. As she tries to come to grips with all of this she falls into a dream. There she is trapped inside a magical land. The dream world is divided in two, the “light” kingdom which symbolises Helena’s idealized version of things, and the “dark” kingdom, that stands for all the aspects of her life she hates. Perhaps by walking through both of them she may come to understand the real world, which lies somewhere in the middle of the two.

Like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind did while exploring the murky depths of the human mind, Mirrormask does a sublime job of truly capturing the essence of a dream. The world that Helena walks seems to be without boundaries and undaunted by the laws of the physical world but at the same time it does operate under its own twisted logic and rules. This is where the film’s top assets comes in: it’s maverick and inspired art direction. Even in the real world there is a surreal edge that hovers over everything dominating our minds. But once you enter the dream world the wonder-bomb truly explodes in an orgy of CGI-madness. I think that every scene in the dream world has digital elements but it never felt overdone (I’m looking at you, Lucas). There’s way too much visual flair to capture it all in one viewing, but you’re not really meant to. You’re meant to move through it, to be surrounded by it, and whatever you retain from your voyage will be more than enough. This pushes the envelope of the wonders that CGI can create. Many will say: it’s a kid’s movie driven by special effects so it can’t be art. Yet art it is.

And that’s right, it’s a kid’s movie. No matter how you cut it that is what it is. But still, it is a great movie that will be entertaining for the kids but provide something for the adults that will fly over the kid’s heads. The film is an incredible analysis of the human subconscious. What makes it great is the fact that it is so intimate, everyone can identify themselves with Helena as she comes to experience the duality of her world, in a way it speaks to all of us. The actors are good, not great. But special mention must be done to the fact that most of them act their way through masks and we are still able to understand the emotions behind them.

Yet… the film is not perfect. It falls short on story. That is the one place where Mirrormask does not shine and is not original and unfortunately it is a big one. The story is a retelling of Alice in Wonderland. In addition to not being original, the plot is not exactly brilliant. The ultimate payoff is good and the voyage is a triumph of imagination, but the movement of characters from point A to point B is often without a strong motivation or flimsy reasons. And for anyone that does not bond with Helena the movie, no matter how visually original, will not work. Still, you should not stop these flaws from letting you give a chance to one of the most brave and unique movies of the 21st century.

At the end of the day Mirrormask feels like a good movie who had the potential to be a masterpiece but fell just shy of being great (allow me to clarify, 10=perfect, 9=masterpiece, 8=great, 7=good). It feels like a wondrous painting that had the misfortune of being trapped in a film, where it is still good but is weighed down by the other aspects of the medium, which ultimately muck up its glory. Nevertheless, it is a wild trip and I stand by my conviction that everyone should watch this film although most of the people won’t like it. For those who will hate it: At an hour and half it’s not a terribly bad waste of your time and at the end of the day you will walk away having seen a truly original piece of film the likes of which you won’t likely see for many years. And for those that like it… well sweet dreams to you.

More of visual creativity than story…
Recap: Helena, a girl in her teens, live an rather unusual life with her parents which are running a circus. They want Helen to be part of their act, which Helena is not that keen on. To escape her life she draws, mostly with charcoal (?). Anyway, all her paintings are in black and white, with very deep contrasts. After a fight with her mother, her mother falls suddenly ill and is rushed to the hospital. It is not known whether she will live or die. Suddenly Helena finds her self in a very bizarre spot. A dreamlike land with a white city and a black countryside. But the balance is broken, the white Queen has fallen in coma and the shadows from the dark side are invading the city and threatens to destroy the entire land. Helena must find the charm that can restore the balance and take her back to her own world.

Comments: Not a movie with a great intriguing story. In fact, the story is rather weak, but that may be because I’m not really among the intended viewers. This is listed as a Family-movie and the story is very fitting one, even though it could have been better.

The great effort has been put into the visual end of the movie. The new world is totally bizarre compared to our world, but entirely logical when viewed separately. People are wearing masks, mythological and fantastic creatures walk among the streets. Computer graphics has been used to no end. It gives a plastic feeling but is required to bring forth the creativity and vision the director and writers must have had for this new world. In fact it is very hard to describe in details, it must be seen.

And that’s the reason, even if you feel you’re not in among the target group, to watch this movie. The story will probably bore you a little, it did me, and it is the main reason I can’t give the move a higher vote. But visually, this is almost a must see. Very good.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 41 min (101 min)
Budget 4000000
Revenue 973613
Status Released
Rated PG
Genre Drama, Fantasy
Director Dave McKean
Writer Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean
Actors Stephanie Leonidas, Jason Barry, Rob Brydon
Country United Kingdom, United States
Awards 5 wins & 2 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Arriflex 435 (variable speed shots), Arriflex 535, Moviecam Compact, Moviecam SL, Sony CineAlta HDW-F900, Thomson VIPER FilmStream Camera, Zeiss DigiPrime Lenses
Laboratory Soho Images, London, UK
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm (Kodak Vision2 500T 5218), Uncompressed Digital (4:4:4)
Cinematographic Process FilmStream 4:4:4, Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm