Three disjointed thoughts.
1. If The Lion King is Hamlet-but-it’s-lions, this is Moses. An orphaned boy rescued from the riverbank ends up challenging the power of his new brother, the destined king. There’s even epic biblical water-related sequences.
2. Hans Zimmer is the MVP, and he’s not even credited.
3. If the framing device wasn’t there, this would be points higher.
Also, why so quick? The film only takes a breath on gorgeous landscapes and vistas, never on character. I get…
Epic yet so human, a masterpiece of form and content as much as the first. Other multiverse content creators needs to take notes.
This is it. The apotheosis of the Merchant-Ivory-Prawer Jhabvala period dramas with a radiant Emma Thompson plus impeccable supporting turns from Vanessa Redgrave and HBC.
Is Anthony Hopkins too old or is the Wilcox/Margaret coupling meant to be a smidge on this side of uncomfortable, I’m never quite sure. What I am sure of is that the Richard Robbins score really does need to the released on digital. The piano theme for Howard’s End needs to be more well-loved.
An utter triumph.
