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Saturday 25 May 2013

IMAGINAERUM [2012]

Music video director Stobe Harju brings Finnish Symphonic metal act Nightwish's Imaginaerum album to the screen as a companion piece.
Like a twisted mix of Tim Burton & Neil Gaiman collaborating on Jim Henson's Storyteller, Harju makes great use of Nightwish's Elfman/Zimmer inspired music to go along with the dark yet beautiful visuals.  The effects are a little hokey in some parts but that's part of the charm, seeing as the ambition and strong imagination are clearly apparent.  It begins to unravel a bit at the seams when it tries to be an intimate dramatic piece but quickly gathers itself together when it goes back to being a melodramatic spectacle that would be right at home as a stageplay rather than a film.  If you're a fan of Nightwish or any of the other names I dropped in this review then this film is definitely for you.

3½ scattered thoughts in order out of 5

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