Fantasy turned

Rating: 8/10 (21 October 2006)

A part of me wants The Beach to remain squeaky clean. I want the three to arrive at The Beach, fill in the social gaps of the group, and live happily ever after. I want them to end up blissfully ignorant of everything westernized and remain secluded in utopia. The other part wants the film to explore further its darkness and show the full dismay of The Beach and its main characters. I actually wish they would release this film on a choose your own adventure DVD. I could then choose to watch the movie in its Utopian and positive dream scape of The Beach arrival scenes, or deep into its dystopian and dysfunctional night terrors. They should release that.