The BFG
Published June 10, 2024
Film info
- Title The BFG
- Director Steven Spielberg
- Year 2016
- Run time 1hr 57m
- Genres Fantasy, Family, Adventure
- Tagline The world is more giant than you can imagine
A girl named Sophie encounters the Big Friendly Giant who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kind-hearted soul who is considered an outcast by the other giants because, unlike them, he refuses to eat children.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:34 | I thought this was animated, so that’s blown my mind for a start. |
| 8:53 | Loving the tricks to avoid being seen. |
| 13:47 | Human beans. |
| 23:21 | The fizzy water with bubbles going the wrong way is very reminiscent of Wonka. |
| 31:45 | The deep red velvet jacket is really nice. |
| 37:05 | Never has the word ‘frolic’ been more menacing. |
| 47:27 | “Make yourself useful, you little fugglefrump.” |
| 52:42 | Don’t mean to be judgemental, but it’s always struck me as an inefficient dream-delivery system. |
| 1:03:30 | The CG for the giants is good but the voices somehow don’t quite fit. |
| 1:09:30 | “I speak in the most terrible wibblish.” |
| 1:15:38 | Rafe Spall! |
| 1:27:02 | Okay, it’s making me hungry. |
| 1:44:43 | Does she just live in the palace now? |
Thoughts
The BFG has never really been one of my favourite Roald Dahl books but I figured it was worth giving this movie adpatation a try, what with Spielberg at the helm and all. It’s pretty good actually, the graphics aren’t too bad, and the interaction between CG and the real world works pretty well. I thought Rylance did a great job as the scatty but friendly mini giant, and the staff at Buckingham Palace do a good job considering how unlikely all that is. Entertaining if a bit long.
Rating: 3 / 5