Product Details
- Actors: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn, Viola Davis, John Goodman
- Directors: Stephen Daldry
- Writers: Eric Roth, Jonathan Safran Foer
- Producers: Scott Rudin, Celia Costas, Mark Roybal, Nora Skinner
- Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
- Language: French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- DVD Release Date: March 27, 2012
- Run Time: 130 minutes
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Consumer Evaluations
A Boy's Quest in Particularly LOUD Incredibly CLOSE
Ambitious in concept, Extremely Loud Incredibly Close is the really like story of a troubled boy whose bond with his father transcends death and events beyond his understanding. Director Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliott, The Hours) has put together an fascinating study in post trauma and rediscovery. It doesn't normally perform, but it nevertheless registers on an emotional level.
A funeral signals the death of a loved ones member and a boy's alienation to the world. In flashbacks, Oskar (Thomas Horn), who has trouble communicating and may possibly have Asperger Syndrome, adores his father (Tom Hanks) who challenges him with riddles and treasure hunts to meet men and women outside his apartment. Both father and mother (Sandra Bullock) are loving parents, and the world becomes an exciting laboratory for exploration and discovery. Life is idyllic until 9/11 when everything changes and Oskar is witness to his father's last moments trapped in 1 of the Twin Towers. A year later, seeking in his father's closet, he discovers a important in an envelope with the letters `black'. Who or what does the crucial belong to? Oskar sets out to locate out by systematically tracking down each and every `Black' in the phone book and going to each and every individual for a clue. This huge scavenger hunt is at top a daunting activity.
His grandmother who lives across the street has a mysterious renter (Max Von Sydow) who does not speak and can only communicate by jotting on a note pad or displaying `yes' and `no' written on every single hand. The renter takes a liking to Oskar and accompanies him on his quest. This is a search that proves overwhelming as every individual they find has a story too. When all hope seems lost, the road leads back to that fateful September morning and opens Oskar to the truth about his parents and himself.
At first you wonder if this hunt will be meaningful and be rewarded or if it is a waste of time. Oskar's obsession keeps him connected to his father to fail is to lose whatever he has left of that relationship. In a way, it is about attempting to make sense of his father's death and coming to terms with it. It is also about the forgiveness of guilt that nearly consumes Oskar.
You kind of consider that at some point a miracle might happen or that a thing profound may very well occur, but what does reveal itself does not very answer all the concerns, and maybe that's just the point to the film, that life is portion mystery and we in no way truly understand its riddle.
When you take stock of all the people that Oskar encounters, you recognize that each one particular of them can sympathize or has suffered some type of loss, and how they react to that in relation to Oskar shows how the trauma of loss can be a common bond. You wish you could find out far more about some of these persons.
Von Sydow provides a memorable performance with no uttering a word as the renter who has a private, household secret. Why does he stay mute? Was he a survivor of anything so traumatic like the concentration camps of Europe that he does not speak? In a supporting function, Viola Davis is useful playing a character who figures prominently at the starting and the end.
In the end, Oskar has learned something about himself and his family, and by way of his journeys, he has matured in a new post-9/11 planet. Ultimately, the revelation at the finish is bittersweet and that devoid of the power of forgiveness, closure is incomplete. It also speaks to a part of humanity that we all share.
Exceptionally Loud, Extremely Close is an wonderful movie. As an individual who suffered the loss of a family members member on 9/11 (John E. "Jack" Connolly), we can sometimes forget the others who have lost as well. Alot more importantly, this movie reminded me that my uncle Jack left a wife and three kids all of whom are undertaking particularly well, regardless of the tragic events of 9/11. The young man that acted in the movie did a awesome job. Who knows how he was located to play this component, but I doubt they could have identified a superior actor for the movie.
I would write additional, but I do not want to chance spoiling this movie/book for anyone. The book is a great deal more detailed, but the movie does it justice. I think this is the most beneficial drama considering the fact that Decent Will Hunting, and I will personal this movie upon its release. I will guarantee that anyone who asks me about 9/11 and how it has effected my loved ones, watches it.
I encourage everyone who uttered the words, "We Will Not Forget" to watch this movie.
Erik/New Mexico
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (DVD + Ultraviolet Digital Copy) (2011)
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