Product: The Fisher King [VHS] (1991)
Rating: 5.0
This is in plain English...a....masterpiece
The Fisher King is a movie that I greatly enjoyed rewatching a couple of nights ago. The movie is in my opinion a masterpiece but I'm sure that a lot of people disslike it. It's a very deep movie, and you have to open your mind to it. You have to think about the themes in the movie and think about each character and their personalities in order to enjoy it to the fullest.Also, if someone tells you that it's a comedy.. Beware!!!! It's not... It's a drama with comedic moments. I guess you could call it a tragicomedy. The movie has some of the best acting that I have ever see.Robin William's performance is in my opinion probably the best performance EVER in a movie. By an actor or actress. Period.He will make you laugh, cry and fell terrible pity for him. How he didn't win an academy award or oscar for this is ridiculous.Jeff Bridges is also amazing and also captivates you. These two leading actors did a fantastic job. And all of the other actors and actresses were also great.The movie is about Jack Lucas (Jeff Bridges), who's THE MAN. He's a rich radio station guy who's a snob, arrogant, and quite frankly, a character that you don't like. But when he causes an awful tragedy, he is let go and is at the bottom of his ship.3 years later, he's an alcoholic, and doesn't even work.He's suicidal and is about to kill himself when some punks grab him and are about to kill him when... Parry (Robin Williams) arrives and saves him. And then Jack finds out about Parry. He's a homeless guy who thinks he's a knight on a quest to find the holy grail. Jack thinks that he's insane. And then he finds out the awful tragedy that happened to Parry. And that tragedy occured becuase of Jack 3 years ago when he was let go.Jack feels awful and befriends Parry and tries to help him.The movie is so beautiful because it shows how one homeless man changes a once rich man. Parry transforms Jack into a kind and loving man, whereas at the start, he was a mean, arrogant, snob. The movie is quite frankly absolutely amazing.The acting and the actual movie are perfect and this deserves to be owned by everyone. The story of the Fisher King in the movie is probably the most interesting and captivating.Sit back and enjoy this original masterpiece.