Movie Review: The Personal History of David Copperfield starring Dev Patel
I really did not get this movie--maybe because I was tired and the movie failed to get my full attention; or it could be, had I read the novel by Charles Dickens I would have been more interested in reviewing the filmization of the story.
How does the movie start? A young man is telling an audience. his life story. Why are people interested in listening to the childhood and coming of age experiences of a young man narrated in his own words? Maybe it does not matter if the story is interesting; story telling skills are more important. The audience listens and listens till the movie ends with an applause.
The film further pushes the reach of the nonwhite actors in characters firmly placed in European stories. If Cinderella can be Afro-American, David Copperfield a 19th Century Englishman, can be played by a Desi actor.
Image: Film poster, courtesy of Wikipedia
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