As good as advertised!

Rating: 9/10 (23 November 2012)

We just saw this movie yesterday and were amazed to see how it comes up to its hype. Perhaps the first time I have seen a movie based on a book I have read that didn't make me feel the director had left something out or (more often) falsified the story in some way. Remarkable discipline here, remarkable results. Perhaps the most wonderful aspect of this wonderful movie is the way the 3D, that much maligned technology is used to create effects that bolster the emotional weight of the story. There's no sense of having things thrown into your face, just to create the illusion of 3D. The illusion here is that it all looks very real, especially the presence of the ocean. There's sense of depth as well as of dimension. It should open the way for a lot of creative work in this medium.