Two Brothers
Two Brothers is a film for the entire family. It's a story of two tiger cubs, Kumal and Sangha, seperated from their parents and eventually from each other. You'll follow their stories individually and eventually see them face off against one another. Kumal and Sangha have their own unique personalities. Kumal is the bold one and Sangha is timid. Kumal ends up watching out for Sangha up to the point of their seperation. Kumal is taken from the jungle by Aidan McRory(Guy Pearce) and ends up becoming part of the circus where he loses his jungle spirit, and Sangha becomes a trained fighter. Of course, after these events is when they are faced against one another.
Visuals: Two Brothers deserves a 4.5 here. This film is definitely visually stunning. If you really like nature, then you'll enjoy the fantastic cinematography of this film. Jean-Marie Dreujou was the cinematographer for Two Brothers, and I believe he did an excellent job.
Sound: I'd say a 3 is deserving here. There really isn't a lot for sound as far as I can remember. There's a lot of ambient noises in the jungle which is nice. The fact that there were moments when noises of the tigers were added in is what brought this score down a bit. I felt some of the tigers "growling" sounded a bit out of place.
Story: I give story a 3 as well. The plot is a bit weak, but entertaining. It is by no means a "happy" story about the life of the tigers from birth to adulthood. They have a lot of unfortunate things happen to them, all because of selfish humans. This is not a tear-jerker either. It's a story that makes you feel sorry or bad for the tigers.
Special Features: A 3.5 is well placed for rating the special features. There are a lot of short (3-5 minute) behind-the-scenes events/documentaries. There's a 30 minute documentary on tigers narrated by Guy Pearce which I found to be very informative. I haven't had a chance to listen to the feature commentary with director Jean-Jacques Annaud (The Bear), but based on how friendly he was in the behind-the-scenes stuff, I have a feeling it's a good commentary. For a full list of bonus materials, visit Two Brothers website, enter the site, and click on Bonus Features at the bottom.
Entertainment Value: Goodness, I have to give Two Brothers a 4 here. The story isn't all that strong, but it's a great movie for the entire family. I'm a fan of nature, so I really enjoyed the cinematography of the jungle scenes. I also enjoyed the bonus materials. If you have to choose between The Bear or Two Brothers... get both!! The bottom line... Two Brothers is worth viewing for sure. Go out and rent it for an enjoyable two hours of family fun.
posted by stuelu @ 11:00 AM
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