Two Brothers

[Charles]

I don't recall ever making a movie thread before. But, I just came upon this cool little film due to hit theaters June 25th and I couldn't resist dedicating a topic to it.

Here's a synopsis of Two Brothers:

[quote][b]From Jean-Jacques Annaud, the acclaimed director of The Bear, comes an extraordinary motion picture event for the whole family. Set not so long ago in a distant land, Two Brothers is the story of twin tiger cubs--one shy and gentle, the other, bold and fierce--who are born among the temple ruins of an exotic jungle, but are one day separated by fate. The bold brother is sold off to a circus, where homesickness and living in a cage rob him of his spirit. The shy cub becomes the beloved companion for the governor's lonely young son, until an accident forces the family to give him away to a man who resolves to break his gentle nature and turn him into a fighter for sport. When they are fully grown, the brothers find themselves reunited--but as forced enemies pitted against each other. [/b]

[b]An epic adventure story about the power of friendship, the bond between brothers and the spirit that connects us all, Two Brothers stars Guy Pearce (Memento, L.A. Confidential) as the adventurer whose tragic intervention into the idyllic lives of the twin cubs forever intertwines their fates. Two Brothers was filmed on location in Cambodia and Thailand. The screenplay was written by Jean-Jacques Annaud and Alain Godard (The Name of the Rose, Enemy At the Gates) from an original story by Annaud.[/b][/quote]The trailer indicates that the story will be somewhat formulaic (man interferes with nature and affects the lives of animals in an adverse way). So then, what seperates this from something like[b] Polly[/b] or [b]Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey[/b] (both terrific films by the way)? Well, for starters,Two Brothers seems to defy the trend of having the animals speak English. Nevertheless they've found a way to add characterization to Kumal and Sangha. That alone makes it atypical. Also, the information I've posted suggests that it may be executed better than recent films of this type based on the gorgeous cinematography and the pedigree of those involved in the project.

I'll personally see it because it'll be a nice break from the standard summer fare (i.e. more explosions than dialogue).

Check out the [b]awesome[/b] trailer here:

[url="http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/two_brothers/trailer/"]www.apple.com/trailers/universal/two_brothers/trailer/[/url]


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It's not only good, it's grrrrrrrrrreat.

By the way, my interest has [i]nothing[/i] to do with this being about cats. Ahem. :blush:

[Japan]

The first time I saw the trailer for this movie was quite awhile back. I don't watch much tv, but I am glad that I saw it.

I am sure that this will turn out to be a really cute movie. The tigers' two different personalities really make the film sound more interesting. Anything with bengle tigers is cool. I so cannot wait for this movie to come out. I, for one, love bengle tigers. They are my favorite species.I am definately going to see this movie once it comes out.

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By the way, my interest has [i]nothing[/i] to do with this being about cats. Ahem. :blush:[/QUOTE]


Right ;)

[NorykoAngelcry]

[COLOR=darkred][SIZE=1][FONT=Verdana]This will definitely be a movie that I watch once it comes to video, unless I decide to take some girlfriend to it to make her say, "Awwwwwwwww, tiger cubs. . " (What were you thinking. . perv!)

This movie will be pretty good, I will be especially interested on how they interact the tigers with the humans. Like Charles said, this isn't going to be your typical movie with a cat and dog, or whatever. These are a little bit more dangerous animals, and not really the easiest to train. Who knows, perhaps they borrowed these tigers (and cubs) from Sigfried and Roy? . . *shrug* Anyways, I saw this preview a few weeks ago, on Quicktime, so I figured I would post my input here, lol. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE]