Fantastically Enchanting New Trailer for THE BFG
“Hold your breath, cross your fingers, here we go.”
This weekend Steven Spielberg’s magical fantasy film The BFG premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. It was met with mixed reviews. Some people seemed to enjoy it, while others were disappointed with how it turned out. Many people are saying that it is a movie that kids will enjoy, but that it’s lacking that Spielberg magic that many of us were hoping to see.
A new trailer was released for the film, and it’s pretty damn wonderful! It’s full of magic and excitement, and it sure does make the movie look good! Of course, that’s what a movie trailer is supposed to do. It’s supposed to get people like me excited for the movie. As a fan of Spielberg and this book, of course I’m going to see the movie. I’m not going to let the bad reviews keep me away.
The BFG (Mark Rylance), while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for the most part. Giants like Bloodbottler (Bill Hader) and Fleshlumpeater (Jemaine Clement) on the other hand, are twice as big and at least twice as scary and have been known to eat humans, while the BFG prefers Snozzcumber and Frobscottle. Upon her arrival in Giant Country, Sophie, a precocious 10-year-old girl from London, is initially frightened of the mysterious giant who has brought her to his cave, but soon comes to realize that the BFG is actually quite gentle and charming, and, having never met a giant before, has many questions. The BFG brings Sophie to Dream Country where he collects dreams and sends them to children, teaching her all about the magic and mystery of dreams. Having both been on their own in the world up until now, their affection for one another quickly grows, but Sophie’s presence in Giant Country has attracted the unwanted attention of the other giants, who have become increasingly more bothersome. Sophie and the BFG soon depart for London to see the Queen (Penelope Wilton) and warn her of the precarious giant situation, but they must first convince the Queen and her maid, Mary (Rebecca Hall), that giants do indeed exist. Together, they come up with a plan to get rid of the giants once and for all.
The BFG stomps into theaters on July 1st, 2016.