Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Mamma Mia review


Mamma Mia is a romantic comedy, and also a musical.This film was mostly aimed at women, but partly men aswell. I thought that Mamma Mia was fantastic. The actors, songs, dialogue and costume all fit together perfectly.

Lots of the actors in this film are very well known, e.g. Collin Firth, Meryl Streep, Julie Walters, Pierce Brosnan, and there were lots of actors that are just becoming famous in it aswell, e.g. Amanda Seyfried, Stellen SkarsgÄrd, Dominic Copper. I thought that all the actors in Mamma Mia seemed to work really well together. They all got into their characters really well, and seemed to enjoy themselves while doing it.

The songs in this film were performed well. I thought it was good how when they were performing the songs all the actors were still in their characters. I also liked the fact that the songs fit in well with what was happening in the film. The songs seem to help the viewers understand more about what is happening. For example, when the main character, Sophie, has her hen night all three of her possible fathers turn up, when Sophie is feeling overwhelmed and confused the song being sung by the other actors speeds up to portray the way Sophie is feeling. The songs also add humour to the film, and help the viewers understand how different characters feel towards eachother.

The dialogue in this film is very important. The dialogue tells us a lot about what is happening. The dialogue, also, entertains the viewers even more when jokes are included between the different characters. There is a lot of sarcasum in this film which adds to the understanding of the characters and the humour. The dialogue also helps the viewers understand the characters relationships with eachother.

The costume in this film is also important. The main character and her mother live on the island where they run a hotel, they dress casually and don’t wear much make-up at all, their hair is usually messy or natural looking throughout the film. So when their friends come over for Sophie’s wedding, you can see the difference between them immediately, because their friends live on the main land. They have quite a bit of make-up on, nice hair, in-fashion clothing and high heels. Even at the wedding there characters are still the same, Sophie is not as dressed up as a bride would be on the mainland and the dresses are quite casual.

Overall, i thought Mamma Mia was really well filmed, directed and put together. I would recommend it to girls or women, who want to have a laugh and watch a romantic film.

9/10

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