The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
(2010)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Lily Cole, Johnny Depp, Christopher Plummer
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus was the equivalent of a mental roller coaster ride on acid, continually plunging into darkness and showing light only briefly enough to blind you before you dive back into the darkness. Going into the film i had no idea what to expect, and that was the perfect way to enter this film. Its' magic lay in it's secretive narrative nature. The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus is a traveling group who, from the streets-eye view is nothing but a shabby theatrical sham, but through the curtained door lies a world full of nightmares and dreams. I was utterly impressed and completely enthralled with the story line of this film. It is a very abstract storyline, and I don't wish to say more, in order to avoid spoiling someones first encounter with the film. But i would urge anyone with an active imagination, or even an imagination that needs a facelift, that this will be the perfect electrical shock that will spark back to life any dead,dull, and lifeless creative impulse.
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