You have to admit that this movie is just nice. It really is.
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vivlin999 — 16 years ago(July 10, 2009 11:40 AM)
***SOME SPOILERS ***
My feelings exactly, blueirony! I loved it when I first saw it, esp. the scene towards the end, when the fairies come into the girls room, and the parents finally get to see them, that was so charming. I love watching this with my daughter, and like you said whether you believe or not,I did not find that to be the point, believing in them is like believing in Santa Claus, or the Easter Bunny, or Fairy Tales, it makes life fun, it takes you away from all the horror we hear every day on telly. I liked this movie very much! -
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roger-395 — 15 years ago(February 20, 2011 01:56 AM)
This is a wonderful movie. I doubt if we adults realize just how cynical and materialistic we become as we grow older and are forced to accept the often hard realities of life. It's difficult to maintain a sense of the wondrous since we are taught that being wondrous isn't very practical. I've read quite a lot about the real Cottingley event and what is so interesting about it is that although the girls recanted their story about the pictures later in life, both remained adamant they had seen fairies in their beck. I recall the girls took five pictures. Four of these were latter judged to be hoaxed. The fifth picture however was never proven to be faked. Elsie claimed it was faked while Frances said it wasn't. It's true that both girls had grown very tired of the publicity the pictures created for them and afterward would say anything to get people to leave them alone. For anyone interested in understanding the power of human observation, I recommend reading the basic literature on quantum physics, specifically, the Copenhagen Interpretation and the concept of wave function collapse. Very briefly stated, at the sub-atomic level there are particles and there are waves. Particles do not exist until their associated waves function collapses after it is either observed or measured. Waves collapse and become particles. It is the human act of observation that creates particles. I shouldn't have to explain the implications of this if taken beyond the sub-atomic level. Do humans have a part in creating observed reality? As fas as I know that has never been proven or disproven but for some people, proof isn't needed because they believe what they seetheir heart tells them what's real. We live in a world where if reality can't be weighed, measured, tested, and replicated under laboratory conditions then it doesn't exist. For some of us, what we see is what matters and if people truly believe they see fairies or whatever, then who am I to say they haven't? Perhaps I could see fairies too if I honestly believed such creatures existed.
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mstanley-1 — 13 years ago(April 24, 2012 08:07 PM)
Good post, Roger. I agree, in spite of this movie not really being entirely historical, it presents a truly good depiction of the heart and soul of how and why, and what is in children's hearts. That matters more than what may or may not have happened. Realists are sort of blind to these emotions and that is why they have a hard time with films that make a case for them. Your observations on the visual range and quantum physics are interesting - I would say it might even explain why some people see things that are real and others do not. You should look up a book called Daemonic Reality by Patrick Harpur, and Dimensions by Jaques Vallee for insight into faerie/alien/strange phenomena. Very eye-opening.
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tj-94 — 13 years ago(May 05, 2012 08:01 AM)
SPOILER ALERT
what I love about this movie, besides the soundtrack, photography and convincing FX, is the ambiguityare the photos real or not? The reporter finds the cut-outs but in the end the parents see the fairies for themselves. These are the things that make for a good film. -
TheChamCham — 12 years ago(January 26, 2014 01:13 AM)
I agree. It is really a lovely film and true/untrue does not matter. There are times when you simply need to open your mind and your heart and believe.
Where is the harm in that ?
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clacton0 — 11 years ago(May 05, 2014 06:12 AM)
This was on Channel 5 the other month.
Just watched on my sky planner and it was quite good.
I gave this a 6 out of 10.
A nice adventure film.
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wizardress-of-aahs — 11 years ago(August 30, 2014 10:35 PM)
This is a film I own and have enjoyed for some time. I only actually spotted Mel Gibson for the 1st time tonight at the very end as father coming home from the war from France.Watching it several times it's always so beautiful to see the pastoral scenery and lush green woods and bluebell meadows.I love the fantasy world of faeries and other wee folk or winged creatures.Quite actually I found it to be a curious combination of actors for this show. I think it would be great to see it made again with modern film technology with more detail and acting close ups of fairies.