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Big Eyes
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- Product Dimensions : 5.35 x 0.59 x 7.56 inches; 3.03 ounces
- Dubbed: : English, Spanish
- Subtitles: : English, Spanish
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.0)
- ASIN : B00UICJFNS
- Number of discs : 1
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Director: Tim BurtonWriters: Scott Alexander and Larry KaraszewskiCast: Amy Adams, Cristoph Waltz, Krysten Ritter, Danny Houston, and Terence StampIt bears mentioning that a conspicuous number of recent films have had a “stolen painting” premise at the core of their storylines. The Grand Budapest Hotel as well as the yet to be released Mortdecai, and Woman in Gold all feature this curious fad woven into their cinematic fabric. Now, Tim Burton’s Big Eyes ups the number to four within a year’s time, and while I’m not sure how long audiences are expected to relate to this bazaar trend, Big Eyes does nothing to discourage it.Big Eyes tells the story of painter, Margaret Hawkins “Keane” (Amy Adams), who after being stifled by a bad marriage in 1950s Tennessee, moves with her young daughter to San Francisco in the hopes of starting a new life as an artist. There, she meets Walter Keane (Cristoph Waltz). Keane is everything Margaret had ever dreamed of: kind, romantic, charismatic, and an artist. Within months, Margaret falls for Keane and marries him, much to the chagrin of Margaret’s friend DeeAnn (Krysten Ritter). Now both officially Keanes, Margaret begins signing her distinctive paintings of waif girls with characteristically oversized saucer-sized eyes with her new surname. When Walter finds that Margaret’s waif-girl paintings begin to catch on as his dull Parisian cityscapes remain unnoticed, Walter assumes responsibility for all paintings signed “Keane” including Margaret’s. While Margaret is unhappy about Walter’s actions, his showmanship and charisma result in outrageous sales as long as Margaret can keep churning out paintings. Now knee-deep in fraudulent activity and smothered by her husband, Margaret feels she has no choice but to obey Walter and hand over her paintings and subsequently her humanity.Waltz and Adams shine in Big Eyes. Both actors have cemented themselves as major players who elevate each film they are a part of, and this is no exception. Alexander and Karaszewski’s screenplay give both actors plenty of options for developing the tumultuous relationship. Adams embodies Margaret Keane’s struggle with respect and realism. While a victim of both time and circumstance, Adams does not let Keane entirely off the hook, in terms of the choices she made. Additionally Waltz does not allow Walter to sink into stereotype. In one particularly powerful scene, Walter goes toe to toe with an art critic played by Terence Stamp. Walter cannot take Stamp’s criticism even though he is technically not even the painter, which unbeknownst to both is precisely what Stamp is really criticizing.While Big Eyes is an enjoyable film and a remarkably well acted one, it is basically a semi-complex tale of plagiarism. What makes this film most fascinating and intriguing is that it is a Tim Burton film. Burton, a director known for his dark, Gothic tales of oddity and peculiarity presents a film washed with sunshine and kissed by puppy dogs. It’s as if Tim Burton slapped his name on a Frank Capra picture…which is exactly the point! Burton brilliantly presents a film that bares his name but looks like it was created by another hand, skillfully mirroring his film’s thematic message and ironically creating perhaps his oddest and darkest film yet in the process. When David Lynch was selected to direct Disney’s The Straight Story in 1999, it certainly raised an eyebrow, but Lynch still maintained his ominous style even with a Disney film. Here, Burton purposefully adjusts his style going as far as having his reliable composer, Danny Elfman score the film with an uncharacteristically traditional score. I love the choices Burton makes with this film, all of which aid in leading up to the wonderfully absurd and enjoyable climax that really showcases Crisoph Waltz’s comedic chops.Not that the film does not retain a few Burton trademarks. A clever black and white scene involving Walter on TV is oddly reminiscent of a similar scene from Edward Scissorhands and the “Big Eyes” motif is used to strange effect (fittingly, Amy Adams and Krystan Ritter have the biggest eyes this side of Christina Ricci and Amanda Seyfried). This is a film that has a lot to offer, plenty to analyze, and much to enjoy. However, it will certainly not be everybody’s canvas of choice; but this film, like Keane’s art itself, is nothing if not subjective. A-Big Eyes is rated PG-13 and has a running time of 1 hour and 46 minutes.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2024
I'm thankful to know that the true artist is Margaret .....books in all library Art sections should have all books with Walter Keane's name falsely shown as the artist should be pasted over with Margaret's name with court findings ....some people may not know that Margaret Keane (Walter's wife at the time) was the actual "Big Eyes" artist. Some people said (especially critics) that this wasn't "ART", just mundane illustration. Well, so what? She did all the work, sketching and painting like a conditioned slave.! And Big Eye art books falsely under Walter Keane's name (when I last checked) are in the Art section of the Broome County Library in Binghamton , N.Y. U.S.A. He also falsely took credit for a French scenic painter, painting over the name of a French painter and entering his own, which Margaret later discovered.
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2023
I knew nothing about the real life story before watching this. I think this was a wonderful movie in every aspect. I don't care if you hate those Big Eye characters or if you have never enjoyed a Tim Burton movie before, you should watch this NOW!! This is really a masterpiece of a movie.
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2016
“Big Eyes” is a great departure for Tim Burton. After a string of fanciful and imaginative, but artistically spotty, explorations in film imagery (“Dark Shadows” anyone?), Tim Burton has delivered a conventional, enjoyable and watchable movie about Margaret Keane, the illustrator of those little children with the enormous, expressive, eyes which were so poplar during the 60s. It is a penetrating study of the relationship Margaret Keane had with her husband, Walter Keane. The movie is basically the story of Margaret’s life.
Margaret is played by Amy Adams. Amy never disappoints, and she does not disappoint here. Walter Keane is played by Christopher Waltz, who delivers another brilliant performance as Walter Keane, a first-class huckster, con and fraud.
One problem: The real Walter Keane did not speak with Waltz’s Austrian accent. Check out his videos on You Tube. The real Walter Keane spoke standard English with an occasional slight inflection. If you listen carefully, he speaks with a slight Midwest inflection, a reflection of the area from which the real Walter Keane was born and raised. The real Walter Keane was a huckster, con and fraud, that part depicted in “Big Eyes” is true. In life, however, it appears to be he was of the one-hundred percent American variety.
Tim Burton can be excused for this exercise of artistic license. “Big Eyes” shows what a good director he can be when he is focused and disciplined and does not totally give in to his flights of enormous imagination.
This movie is also a good excuse to see Waltz again in action. He has an uncanny ability to dominate the screen in any role he plays.
And how fitting and ironic it is that a man like Walter Keane, a total American con in real life, should be portrayed by an actor from Europe!
This movie should not be missed.
Margaret is played by Amy Adams. Amy never disappoints, and she does not disappoint here. Walter Keane is played by Christopher Waltz, who delivers another brilliant performance as Walter Keane, a first-class huckster, con and fraud.
One problem: The real Walter Keane did not speak with Waltz’s Austrian accent. Check out his videos on You Tube. The real Walter Keane spoke standard English with an occasional slight inflection. If you listen carefully, he speaks with a slight Midwest inflection, a reflection of the area from which the real Walter Keane was born and raised. The real Walter Keane was a huckster, con and fraud, that part depicted in “Big Eyes” is true. In life, however, it appears to be he was of the one-hundred percent American variety.
Tim Burton can be excused for this exercise of artistic license. “Big Eyes” shows what a good director he can be when he is focused and disciplined and does not totally give in to his flights of enormous imagination.
This movie is also a good excuse to see Waltz again in action. He has an uncanny ability to dominate the screen in any role he plays.
And how fitting and ironic it is that a man like Walter Keane, a total American con in real life, should be portrayed by an actor from Europe!
This movie should not be missed.
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2016
This is a well made biopic movie based on the artist/painter Margaret Keane. It's a slower paced drama that may stun some viewers to believe that it was Directed by Tim Burton who is known for his offbeat, dark, gothic look in his pictures. This one is offbeat, but the look and feel of it is the sunny 1950's where everything seems to appear happy and bright. The dark elements are not visual, but rather emotional and at times hard to believe they had ever taken place. This is because it's a different world now and the seemingly odd circumstance Margaret Keane finds herself in is doubtful to happen for someone today, at least not to someone famous.
For anyone that knows the story of Margaret Keane and who she is, then there really are no surprises in this movie. It takes place during the height of her fame as a painter when she was one of the most popular artists in the country who would later inspire other famous artists. She was known for painting exaggerated portraits of children with huge appearing eyes that are larger than life and conveying deep emotion. The only problem is that no one knew she was the painter because her husband was committing fraud by posing as the painter publicly and in the media for ten years. Ouch. That alone will piss someone off.
Margaret is played brilliantly by Amy Adams who hits all of the right notes in portraying someone with a sense of awareness that what her husband is doing is wrong. Why does she not say anything? Why does she allow it to continue? Her silent disapproval and frustration is apparent to the viewer, but not to her husband who seems to be bouncing off the walls like a court jester deceiving everyone he comes into contact with. The husband, Walter Keane is played by Christopher Waltz. He's got to have done a terrific job, because most everyone that watches this film will find him irritating as he parades around publicly that he's the painter of these infamous portraits of children with Big Eyes.
There were some elements that were omitted from the film, such as when Margaret files for divorce and announces that she is the painter, there is a stage out set up by the media in a huge park to bring both Margaret and Walter together in a face off. This would be to both paint something on the set up canvas for each. Margaret showed up, but Walter didn't and we know why. This was omitted as well as that Margaret later remarries a man she meets in Hawaii who in real life she says helped her to stand up to Walter. I would think someone that important who helped her fight back would be included in this movie, but alas for whatever reason it's not.
For the most part, the movie is well done, looks great, and pays homage to a painter who never got to enjoy her fame at the height of it. Instead she was hiding out in a basement painting 16 hours a day to make her husband more famous. This is not picked up on the movie and should have been also. The overall general plot may anger and frustrate others to watch as this woman is taken advantage of and yet says and does nothing. It's a different time now and what Margaret was experiencing would likely not happen today. This was happening in the late 1950's and early 1960's when women took a back seat to their husband. Divorce was still frowned upon and a woman setting up on her own was seen as controversial. You would be an outcast. The emotions conveyed in this movie are relatable today, but not the conditions Margaret Keane was in, so it will anger many viewers who may just see her as weak, pathetic, and a doormat. This may make it a difficult watch for those who prefer their lead protagonist in stories to not be a victim. If it's any consolation, she rises to that challenge, but for the viewer it may be too late.
For anyone that knows the story of Margaret Keane and who she is, then there really are no surprises in this movie. It takes place during the height of her fame as a painter when she was one of the most popular artists in the country who would later inspire other famous artists. She was known for painting exaggerated portraits of children with huge appearing eyes that are larger than life and conveying deep emotion. The only problem is that no one knew she was the painter because her husband was committing fraud by posing as the painter publicly and in the media for ten years. Ouch. That alone will piss someone off.
Margaret is played brilliantly by Amy Adams who hits all of the right notes in portraying someone with a sense of awareness that what her husband is doing is wrong. Why does she not say anything? Why does she allow it to continue? Her silent disapproval and frustration is apparent to the viewer, but not to her husband who seems to be bouncing off the walls like a court jester deceiving everyone he comes into contact with. The husband, Walter Keane is played by Christopher Waltz. He's got to have done a terrific job, because most everyone that watches this film will find him irritating as he parades around publicly that he's the painter of these infamous portraits of children with Big Eyes.
There were some elements that were omitted from the film, such as when Margaret files for divorce and announces that she is the painter, there is a stage out set up by the media in a huge park to bring both Margaret and Walter together in a face off. This would be to both paint something on the set up canvas for each. Margaret showed up, but Walter didn't and we know why. This was omitted as well as that Margaret later remarries a man she meets in Hawaii who in real life she says helped her to stand up to Walter. I would think someone that important who helped her fight back would be included in this movie, but alas for whatever reason it's not.
For the most part, the movie is well done, looks great, and pays homage to a painter who never got to enjoy her fame at the height of it. Instead she was hiding out in a basement painting 16 hours a day to make her husband more famous. This is not picked up on the movie and should have been also. The overall general plot may anger and frustrate others to watch as this woman is taken advantage of and yet says and does nothing. It's a different time now and what Margaret was experiencing would likely not happen today. This was happening in the late 1950's and early 1960's when women took a back seat to their husband. Divorce was still frowned upon and a woman setting up on her own was seen as controversial. You would be an outcast. The emotions conveyed in this movie are relatable today, but not the conditions Margaret Keane was in, so it will anger many viewers who may just see her as weak, pathetic, and a doormat. This may make it a difficult watch for those who prefer their lead protagonist in stories to not be a victim. If it's any consolation, she rises to that challenge, but for the viewer it may be too late.
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2023
And my favorite painting of hers is Exhibit 224.
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chelsea gisborne
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good
Reviewed in Canada on June 5, 2022
Good show
so13
5.0 out of 5 stars
Très bon film à visée pédagogique
Reviewed in France on February 27, 2024
Un bon Tim Burton centré sur une histoire vraie peu connue : celle de Margaret Keane. Top en classe d'anglais. Dommage qu'il n'y ait pas les sous-titres en anglais en plus de la VO. Il n'y a pas la magie de nombreux Tim Burton, mais un bon moment - instructif en plus
raffaella
5.0 out of 5 stars
Molto bello
Reviewed in Italy on August 7, 2023
Avendo già visto questo film mi piaceva l’idea di averlo nella mia videoteca. A me è piaciuto tantissimo . Adoro i quadri di Margareth Keane
Manuel Diego Castanedo
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cumple con lo esperado de la película
Reviewed in Spain on February 11, 2023
Todo me ha gustado
Anil K. Channegowda
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent movie
Reviewed in India on April 4, 2017
Excellent movie. Only after completely watching the movie, I got to know it is a real life story. I couldn't believe that it was a real life story. Worth watching.
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