A film for the dreamers

Rating: 9/10 (7 January 2015)

I'll start by saying I wasn't entirely sure what to expect when I sat down to watch this film and as the film started I thought it was going to be some cheesy action film (which isn't always a bad thing) but it was something completely different.
I was pleasantly surprised by the depth of this film and how much it connected with me personally. The setting, the music and the acting were, in my opinion, fantastic and everything lent itself to the feel of the film and created a daydream-like atmosphere.
So to the reason this film connected with me. Even though I'm 'a grown up' I haven't actually 'grown up' and I believe this is why I was drawn into the film, because I'm a daydreamer. The way I've always seen things, growing up means losing yourself, losing your inner child and, in a way, becoming a completely different person. As a child you have dreams of what you want to be and what you want to do when you grow up and those dreams don't always come true, so we settle into our daily patterns at home and at work, forgetting our childhood dreams. This film shows that being 'grown up' shouldn't stop you dreaming, it in fact gives you the opportunity to live your dreams and see what the world has to offer.
Maybe I'm thinking too much into this or getting drawn into the film just a bit too much but it isn't very often when a film feels like it was made for people like me. A film made for the dreamers, a film made for the secret adventurers.