An exotic beauty with wings, a small time jazz musician, told to stay away by a heartless businessman with an eye for the bizarre 'Passion Play' spearheads the new Blockbuster genre of Fairytales that follows what has seen Hollywood rummage through the costume bin for every forgotten superhero costume until, obviously, nothing was left.
This new genre is inspired by the fairytales we all grew up with but for an adult audience. In this good versus evil adaptation the audience is transported to a place that could very well exist. The dark American fantasy tale is presented to us by Rebecca Wang Entertainment. Passion Play film is a first time independent production house that promises to enchant current and future audiences. Sleek filmmaking that flirts with a dangerous edge is supported by a storytelling that does not follow the typical, convential rules of Hollywood.
Heavily staged, the decor is reminiscent of 'Moulin Rouge'. This desired effect is to better transport the audience away from the real and deep into this world of fantasy and thrills. Passion Play film is leading the way ahead of similar fairy tale films ('Red Riding Hood', 'Hanna').
Below the surface, all three films tap into a primal coming of age anxiety that is at the heart of so many fairy tales and the days of reckoning. Red Riding Hood may be more obvious about its source than Passion Play film or Hanna especially as Passion Play focuses on the re-coming-of-age of a man so far past the original social expectations that it is not only better hidden but a fresh change from the traditional main roles being held by children.
Other recent films that take a darker look at childhood tales include 'Rare Exports : A Christmas Tale' and we may even stretch the définition a little and include 'Black Swan'. 'Hansel and Gretel' and 'Snow White' have also been picked up by production houses and promised for audiences with more coming up.
The RE-invention of fairy tales for the movies is nothing new, this current trend however seeks to cater a smart, fresh, well constructed story that see our protagonists go into the dark and scary woods, circus tent or unknown and come out the other side with an important life lesson with a place in today's modern society.
The main difference between the Rebecca Wang Entertainment Production, 'Passion Play film' and the other Hollywood Blockbusters is the story. This is an original story unlike the not-so-new texts Hollywood is turning to for 'inspiration' is not the one we heard at bedtime.
This new genre is inspired by the fairytales we all grew up with but for an adult audience. In this good versus evil adaptation the audience is transported to a place that could very well exist. The dark American fantasy tale is presented to us by Rebecca Wang Entertainment. Passion Play film is a first time independent production house that promises to enchant current and future audiences. Sleek filmmaking that flirts with a dangerous edge is supported by a storytelling that does not follow the typical, convential rules of Hollywood.
Heavily staged, the decor is reminiscent of 'Moulin Rouge'. This desired effect is to better transport the audience away from the real and deep into this world of fantasy and thrills. Passion Play film is leading the way ahead of similar fairy tale films ('Red Riding Hood', 'Hanna').
Below the surface, all three films tap into a primal coming of age anxiety that is at the heart of so many fairy tales and the days of reckoning. Red Riding Hood may be more obvious about its source than Passion Play film or Hanna especially as Passion Play focuses on the re-coming-of-age of a man so far past the original social expectations that it is not only better hidden but a fresh change from the traditional main roles being held by children.
Other recent films that take a darker look at childhood tales include 'Rare Exports : A Christmas Tale' and we may even stretch the définition a little and include 'Black Swan'. 'Hansel and Gretel' and 'Snow White' have also been picked up by production houses and promised for audiences with more coming up.
The RE-invention of fairy tales for the movies is nothing new, this current trend however seeks to cater a smart, fresh, well constructed story that see our protagonists go into the dark and scary woods, circus tent or unknown and come out the other side with an important life lesson with a place in today's modern society.
The main difference between the Rebecca Wang Entertainment Production, 'Passion Play film' and the other Hollywood Blockbusters is the story. This is an original story unlike the not-so-new texts Hollywood is turning to for 'inspiration' is not the one we heard at bedtime.
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