2016 Directed by Garth Davis
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Sunny Pawar Dev Patel Rooney Mara David Wenham Nicole Kidman Abhishek Bharate Divian Ladwa Priyanka Bose Deepti Naval Tannishtha Chatterjee Keshav Jadhav Nawazuddin Siddiqui Benjamin Rigby Riddhi Sen Rita Boy Pallavi Sharda Arka Das Emilie Cocquerel Sachin Joab Menik Gooneratne Anna Samson Eamon Farren Tegan Crowley Belinda Misevski Lucy Moir
Bob Weinstein Harvey Weinstein David Glasser Emile Sherman Iain Canning Angie Fielder Andrew Fraser Daniel Levin Shahen Mekertichian
if this is oscar bait then i guess i'm a fish now because i've been CAUGHT and REELED the fuck IN
couldn't figure out why this middlebrow Oscar-bait was so good and gorgeous until i realized that Garth Davis was the dude who directed 4 episodes of TOP OF THE LAKE, and then it all clicked into place. this is straight down the center, but it's textured, understated (at least until the Sia song goes full-Weinstein in the end credits), and beautifully furnished (the Dustin O'Halloran / Hauschka score is a thing of wonder). i was moved. i suspect people who were adopted will be DESTROYED.
if this is what oscar bait looks like in 2016, it's shaping up to be a relatively painless awards season.
Dev Angel Patel deserves TWO oscars.... one for each of those magnificently broad shoulders.... and Sunny Pawar deserves all remaining oscars THE END
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Never have I seen such a grossly divided movie; messy at the seams and ready to burst with equal amounts of inspiration and schmaltz. A feature debut by Garth Davis, Lion is an attempt at dual halves built to satisfy a singular whole, but its issue lies in forming an impeccable foundation only to never erect a monument in response. The first half of Lion is, at least at first glance (who knows how it'll fare now that I know what the film turns into), astonishing; a rushing, noisy turbine of feelings and thoughts and incidents propelled by subjectivity. Its story, of an Indian boy becoming lost and winding up in the chaotic environment of Calcutta, clings itself to…
Surprisingly good. Dodged massive amounts of schlock. Very interesting.
A little cliché, but its based on true story so...
I see lots of movies all the time, but I do not remember being moved like this by a movie in a long, long time. Maybe it is because I have a son that is the same age as little Sharoo. I’m not sure. But this was an amazing film. Highly recommended.
Waargebeurd drama over een vijfjarige Indische jongen, Saroo die zijn zijn broer kwijtraakt in een station en per ongeluk op een trein stapt die hem 1 600 km verder brengt. Wanneer de trein na meerdere dagen tot stilstand komt in Calcutta, moet Saroo zichzelf redden in een stad die zijn taal niet spreekt (Bengaals, niet Hindi). Na talloze tegenslagen laat hij zich adopteren door een blank stel in Tasmanië. Twintig jaar later is hij een doodgewone jongeman die hotelmanager wil worden. Maar plotseling moet hij denken aan zijn 'echte' ouders. Vanaf dat moment is een hereniging met zijn familie het enige waarnaar hij verlangt, maar het vinden van zijn vroegere woonplaats blijkt een hele opgave. Door middel van Google Earth…
If I got a nickel for every tear I shed during this movie, I would have like $15.
Story falls flat after midway point
Nice Cinematic Style
Kinda Boring
Lots of Beautiful Aerial Shots
Wow. What a beautiful movie. I am so, so glad that I got around to watching it. Yes, it has many flaws, but it has many flawless aspects as well. The story is touching and yet heartbreaking. The cinematography is breathtakingly beautiful. I was very impressed with the sound design—all the littlest noises; the sighs, the footsteps, the breathing, the whispering of the wind, are captured perfectly. Also, that kid that played Young Saroo was adorable AND extremely talented. I absolutely LOVED the first half of the movie.
Okay, so I’ll admit that the second half of the movie wasn’t as good. For some reason, I didn’t connect with Saroo as an adult very well. He seemed kinda selfish, which…
This film makes you go through an experience. It does a great job getting the audience familiar with the characters, settings, and plot as if they were in Saroo's place. Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, and Nicole Kidman were cute and all but honestly the child actor who played Saroo, Sunny Pawar, really made this movie the masterpiece it is.
this gets an extra half star for rooney mara just existing, but then this also loses a half star for removing kallu (saroo's other brother).
so yeah 3 and a half stars.
Lucy 53 films
ranked by how hard i cry
roughly ranked, a work in progress
36-53: crying 16-35: heavy sobbing 1-15: hysterical and…
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