a5c7b9f00b Pete, is a curious but lost boy who has survived in the forest for 6 years but he&#39;s not alone. He forms a friendship with a kind and warmhearted dragon and the people town try to figure out the secrets of Elliot and try to find Pete&#39;s family. The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon. Ever have films that you know aren&#39;t beyond amazing but you love them anyway? Something happens to be hilarious or an old action movie happens to be a fun but you know it won&#39;t receive rave reviews. That is how I feel about the more serious remake of Pete&#39;s Dragon. Although it has received high reviews, its no ET or Its a Wonderful Life. There are flaws that this movie has, but none diminish the overall quality. In fact, most of the flaws workboth strengths and weaknesses. Regardless of what&#39;s good or bad, the movie really got to me. <br/><br/>This remake of the 1977 musical animated/live-action comedy is completely different. In this case, different mean better. I&#39;m a sucker for 2D animation mixed with live-action and that was the sole reason for me liking it the little bit that I did. This remake ditches almost all of that and goes for a Tarzan-meets-ET vibe. Pete and his family are on a road trip where a tragic car crash leads Pete to be the sole survivor in a small town in the middle of nowhere. Six years later, Pete (played by newcomer Oakes Fegley) has been able to survive in the woods with the aide of his best friend, a dragon he names Elliot. Elliot looks a little bit like traditional dragon, but he is presented more like a big green dog in this. That&#39;s because that&#39;s the essence of the story: a boy and his dog. A lonely boy has the most unlikely best friend. People have pointed out that Elliot is not in much of the film. The movie did not need to feature Elliot in most of the movie, it is about Pete&#39;s escapades made safe by his dragon. <br/><br/>So Elliot has helped Pete survive in the woods for the past six years. When lumberjacks start to tear down parts of the woods, Pete is spotted by young Natalie (Oona Laurence) and her aunt Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard) who is a forest ranger. They help Pete adjust to life outside of isolation while trying to make sense of his past. Grace&#39;s father (Robert Redford) had been telling legends of a local dragon, unsure if he saw a real one himself when he was younger. So Pete leads Grace and her family to Elliot where they try to help him escape to freedom.<br/><br/>This is a beautiful and magical film that takes me back to being a kid. I&#39;m sure some kids may find this boring, but I found myself totally enchanted throughout the whole movie. A few times, Pete&#39;s mother and Grace say to him &quot;You are the bravest boy I&#39;ve ever known.&quot; They way that all that goes down is enough to make me melt. The movie may be simplistic with not much layers in some of the characters of story, and the premise may have been done before, but all is executed so perfectly. That is how I think this flaw servesa strength, it didn&#39;t need to be all complicated for the viewer to be enchanted. Want a complex film? Go see Double Indemnity. Pete&#39;s Dragon proves that a movie can be simplistic but still wondrous, if only done right.<br/><br/>What keeps this film from being just eye-candy are the actors. They are all so charming and done to perfection. The stand out is Oakes FegleyPete. Rarely do I ever see a performance by a child done with such grace and at such a high degree. He barely has any lines, so his behaviour needed to be extra perfect. These days its pretty hard to be a silent actor, but Oakes is perfect. In a year of feral boys, this is the best performed. And his relationship with Eliot is so wonderful. One of the better friendships of recent times. Jacob Tremblay from Room was the most recent breakout child star with a promising future, now we have Oakes Fegley. I would love to see them do a movie together. Oona Laurence is also a great young actress. Bryce Dallas Howard, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, and Robert Redford are also fine.<br/><br/>Is is a big deal that it doesn&#39;t achieve the highest honour? Of course not. This is an enchanting feel-good movie that everybody can enjoy. After surviving a car crash that led to his parents death Pete is found ,after many years, in the middle of the forest. But how has he been able to survive for so long alone?<br/><br/>It seems to be that the only thing that this remake of Disney&#39;s 1977 musical feature is that a boy called Pete has a dragon called Elliot. So is this completely different remake any good? Yes. It is. And I was surprised. I wasn&#39;t sure what to think of the trailersthey didn&#39;t show much and I wasn&#39;t very sure of the film itself. Butalways I went into the cinema with an open mind. And I think even if I went in thinking that it would be bad I would have most likely thought that this was a good film by the end of it. One of the many things that I enjoyed about Pete&#39;s Dragon was that at certain points it felt like it was paying s great homage to classic Disney films while seeking like it&#39;s own new fresh and original story, despite being a remake. It was also able to be heartbreaking but enjoyable at the same time. Throughout It seemed to remain on a constant high. Yes it does have a couple of moments where the narrative seems to take a small dive and one or two scenes are on the edge of dragging but the film is able to quickly pick itself back up and continue on almost the same note it was on. The dragon isn&#39;t the most realistic CGI dragon ever witnessed on screen but for once this fact doesn&#39;t get in the way of plot, character design,etc,etc. When it comes to acting Oakes Fegley (in the lead rolePete) does a brilliant job of spending a lot of time talking to a CGI dragon that gives little but a lot of response. The rest of the cast (which includes Robert Redford, Karl Urban and Bryce Dallas Howard) also give good performances which make the film that bit more better and also show that a lot of care went into making it. All of this comes through in the final product which is both mildly heartwarming and thoroughly entertaining.<br/><br/>When it comes to live action Disney have ,from my perspective, more than made up for this years earlier remake of The Jungle Book, or if you enjoyed it then it continues on that same high streak. It&#39;s brilliantly entertaining throughout and not only one of this summers best films but possibly ones of the best of this year. **** &lt;– Four Stars (Out Of Five) One of the year’s most delightful moviegoing surprises, a quality family film that rewards young people’s imaginations and reminds us of a time when the term “Disney movie” meant something: namely, wholesome entertainment that inspired confidence in parents and reinforced solid American values.
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