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Jim Milton
On April 8, 2000, aspiring artist Mark Hogancamp (Carell) became a victim of a violent assault when five men beat him up and left him for dead. Following the attack, Mark was left with little to no memory of his previous life due to brain damage inflicted by his attackers. In a desperate attempt to regain his memories, Hogancamp constructs a fictional, miniature World War II village called Marwen in his yard to help in his recovery. Unfortunately, Mark’s demons come back to haunt him when he’s asked to testify against the five men that attacked him. This Robert Zemeckis film is based on a true story and the special effects are quite unique.
2018, 1080p, Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Rated PG-13, 2.39:1 Aspect Ratio, 1 hour and 56 minutes
Starring: Steve Carell, Eiza Gonzalez, Gwendoline Christie, Nikolai Witschl and Leslie Mann
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Rating
Violence: Yes
Language: Mild
Sex: No
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The film is based on the (now famous) photographer, who after a severe beating was left with memory loss. Hogancamp built a miniature town in his yard and uses figurines of mostly female resistance fighters and a doll of himself as a downed Air Force pilot as leader of the pack. The film also explores the fact that he is more than just a quirky odd-ball that likes to wear women’s shoes, but is an artist that captures provocative pictures from a dolls perspective. In fact, much of the film displays the characters as living dolls. The special effects are clever and interesting to watch. Though this movie may not appeal to everyone’s interest, Zemeckis really knows how to let the characters unfold and develop right before our eyes. They is plenty of action and more than a touch of romance. If imagination and heartfelt movies are on your list of things you enjoy, give this a spin.
As mentioned before, the special effects of creating living dolls is wonderful. The picture quality is very good and for some reason, my display said it was in HDR10. All I can say is the colors and contrasts were very good, with plenty a vibrant primary colors and natural lighting. Sound was uniformly excellent.
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Included are: Deleted Scenes, Marwen’s Citizens, A Visionary Director, Building Marwen, and Living Dolls. All of these extras were quite interesting and worth watching, not just filler.