Charles Krantz… an ordinary man whose life is narrated and visualised through science, art and philosophy.
A profound audiovisual experience! The Life of Chuck is one of those films that you shoot chronologically and change everything in post-production. The beginning, the middle, and the end are necessary parts in every story, but they don’t have to be told (or shown) in that particular order. Based on Stephen King’s story, Mike Flanagan wrote and directed a masterpiece that will hold you till the very end, making you long for more. But there will be no more, as there is precisely what it needs to be. Three acts of visual poetry that will make you think of your life and all the could-haves, should-haves, and would-haves that come with it.
The third act will make you think: Is this how the end of the world will be? Is this how pending death is going to feel? And… will I be with the one that I am meant to be? The second act is full of life and joy; a life worth living despite the tribulations. A life full of fulfilment and the little accomplishments that make all the difference in the world. The first act is the foundation of it all: The mystery, the discovery, the learning! It is Stephen King at his best. What is behind that door, and why is it important? It doesn’t matter how it’s possible; what matters is whether you would open it if you knew.
In front of the camera, Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Mia Sara, Jacob Tremblay, Carl Lumbly, Benjamin Pajak, Mark Hamill, David Dastmalchian, Matthew Lillard, Rahul Kohli, Annalise Basso, Samantha Sloyan, and Kate Siegel become part of that world and bring to life characters you would like to have in your life.
Another outstanding production by Neon that, unfortunately, was doomed to financial failure. It will be appreciated in the future, though. You’ll see… At least, Flanagan snapped out of the woke projects that did not favour him whatsoever. The Life of Chuck is a prime example of his talent.
The past, the present and the future happen, but they are in that order because that’s how we perceive them. Our future will be some people’s past, our past has been some people’s future, but the present is what we perceive it to be. It is the here and now… the first day of the rest of our beautiful, intricate, painful, and full of wonders life.
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