Pete’s Dragon, yes!
The whys:
I left the movie wanting to
climb a tree.
A key part of the plot is that
a child reads & rereads & rereads….
a specific picture book that is very important to him.
Music & lyrics sound as if they are
from a mighty fine acoustical concert.
Legends & myths are some of my
favorite literary tropes.
Respect for imagination, forests & loyalty that is deserving, are to be appreciated.
The child actor, Oakes Fegley, is exceptional.
So, too are the special effects to make
the facial expressions of Elliot (the dragon)
seem real.
All the key actors are quite spiffy in
their roles. It’s cool to see
Robert Redford comfortable in his
good-lookin’ older guy skin as a
neighborhood storyteller.
Wood whittling. Not a lot, so get there
on time.
I award a nest of green pixie dust
to the creative maker, David Lowery. Bravo!
This was a movie I was too busy to see.
But when I read this USA TODAY feature, I was motivated to get myself into the theater.
