Watched with my 2-year old son. Here are some of his observations:
- Darth Vader is "sick" (ill)
- Every planet was "Earth"
- The Death Star was "Moon" (that's no moon, son)
- Every spacecraft was a "rocket ship"
- "The robot (C3PO) walks on 2 legs!"
- Chewbacca is his favorite character
- Jawas are scary
I received a Kubrick box set for Christmas in 2015. I live in the US and the box set is from the UK. The Shining is one of my favorite movies of all time and I just watched the Blu-ray from this box set for the first time. When the movie was finished after barely 2 hours, I thought to myself "I remember this being longer." A quick internet search led me to discover that there is a US and…
They joy of watching this with my (almost) 3 year-old son is his shouting out every character name each time they appear on screen. He was also very concerned when Luke beheaded Darth Vader (his favorite character) in the Dagobah cave.
I couldn't engage with this movie. I didn't care for the characters or their dilemmas. I think there is an interesting movie somewhere within L'Avventura, but not what is presented to us. I have watched several post-WWII Italian films and I'm mixed on the genre. That being said, L'Avventura looked beautiful and I appreciate its impact on film.
