A Wrinkle In Time
DISNEY’S latest attempt at featuring mind-bending concepts comes with lots of love and emotion but doesn’t quite take off. A Wrinkle In time is a treat of spectacular visual imagery that encapsulates an awe-inducing sense of fabric-tearing wonderment, despite some of the film’s execution appearing slightly forced, flimsy, rushed and even staccato.
Adapted from Madeleine L’Engle’s 1962 novel, this heart-warming science-fantasy-adventure film tells of a seemingly ordinary girl who must journey far through kaleidoscopic universal dimensions to find her missing scientist father.
The star-studded cast does well enough to present the film as a more family-friendly – though less intricate – version of Interstellar, especially with its central abstract theme of love in relation to scientific space-time dimensional travel. This deeply thematic film explores how core subjects such as homeliness, loyal affection, positivity versus negativity, optimism versus pessimism, resisting temptation, having flaws and insecurities, and believing in oneself all translate into a conflict between light and darkness. The film’s unremarkable plot development rarely gives viewers the opportunity to properly comprehend its rather abrupt manner. So viewers would do well to use the book as a guide. And the film could certainly have benefitted from better character development for a more impactful resolution. Still, it remains a decent and enjoyable watch for the family. –