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Based on the comic book "Here" by Richard McGuire
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A generational story about families and the special place they inhabit, sharing in love, loss, laughter, and life.. It was originally published as a strip in the comics magazine "Raw" in 1989, and was expanded into a 300-page graphic novel in 2014.. Richard's father at one point early in the film names several cities that he states are along the Pennsylvania Turnpike, when in fact these are all cities that are along Interstate 80 in PA, which hadn't even built at the time..
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[from trailer] Richard: You know, if you like, you could spend the rest of the night here.Margaret: I could spend the rest of my life here.. Features They Stooge to Conga (1943). 1 and 2Written by Artie ShawPerformed by Artie Shaw and His OrchestraCourtesy of RCA RecordsBy arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment.
There they raise their 4 kids, with Richard (Hanks) played by a de-aged/'Big'-era Hanks from ~16
'Here' is the fifth film directed by Robert Zemeckis starring Tom Hanks, and while not a 2.5-hour epic spanning 3 decades like 'Forrest Gump', it does somehow manage to span 65 million years. This is done via the film's gimmick of the camera sitting in the one spot, focusing on the living room of a house built in the early 19th century (presumably in New Jersey, USA), which includes some flashbacks of what was there on that spot of land before the house was built, including a Native American tribe.We then follow ~5 families at various times and their life in the living room. It's not all linear, but isn't too confusing, with the main storyline following Al (Bettany) and Rose (Reilly) buying the house after WWII.
The editing is sometimes good, but often unnecessarily annoying
He then meets de-aged Margaret (Wright), and we follow them as they age in the house over the decades. There's some nice moments, some funny bits and some sad scenes.Even though it's a relatively short film, it probably didn't need at least 2 of these storylines! It's trying to portray the small moments of life that add up to create the human experience.
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It gets close, but due to the jumping around, you don't grow too attached to anyone, so the poignancy is lost..
