Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

kurosawakira "L'homme qui plantait des arbres" (1988) is incomparable for many reasons: the humanity, bittersweet warmth, the craft. But above all it creates a sort of dream language with its own logic of transition and movement, so much so that few other films have transported me so completely to a world I never knew existed or could exist. I don't ask for much more when it comes to film.The film works beautifully with Marker's "La Jetée" (1962). Both films are strong metaphors for film in how they represent our own quest as viewers for images that become much like memory to us. Marker's film works so beautifully because there the story unfolds unto itself through still images, photographs. This film, however, swerves the other way, and the images themselves are fleeting, unsure, ebbing and flowing in and out of focus – and existence. It's the exemplary of the dance of shadow and light.I'd love to see this completely silent.

Omar Sow The Man Who Planted Trees is a work of art, a masterpiece brought to life. What aspect is there to critique? The effects? The plot? The music? I personally find myself unable to detect a flaw in any of these.The story is narrated by, and follows a young man who hikes through a barren valley. Just when he can no longer bear the ripping wind and dryness, and has run out of water in his gourd, he comes across a lone farmer, a hermit, a wordless, mysterious man. Here he stays and gets to know the man, and learns of his "mission" that he has been working on for years: to plant 100 trees everyday for years. At that time, no noticeable progress can be seen, but years later, when the traveler returns, he finds a growing, beautiful forest, full of life, where before there was none. As the traveler leaves and returns over the next few years, he continues to find the growing forest, and soon he is not the only visitor, and this new forest has been deemed "natural", a "miracle". Amazing how the farmer, the father of this new forest, remains in silence the entire time, not expecting the credit he so rightfully deserves. It is here that I find the most wonderful part of the story: this character's relentless unselfishness, his lack of want for fame, or even company.This story is a beautifully animated rendition of man's greatest qualities, of our ability to not expect payment for our services, a beautiful example of the most extreme form of altruism. The Man Who Planted Trees is a flawless work of art, one whose message remains unparalleled.

intheaudience I can't remember the last time I was so moved by an animated film. It is truly a work of art, lyrical, and inspired. The story is a very nice parable, but the way it was told by the artist here is incredibly moving. Many years of work (eight?)by the team of animators headed by Frederick Back created this 30-minute film. Only the loving product of the heart and of the right brain could yield art like this. Christopher Plummer's voice evokes the wise elder of the film's subject, and the music provides a background that blends well with the gentle crayon and charcoal drawings that form this work, but it is the drawings that are the centerpiece, in my opinion, although some might say it was the story. The work moved me to tears without any of the manipulation of most modern films. I could imagine children and teenagers being inspired and moved by this, also, and I think it should be shown to all children. I echo other viewers' recommendation that this would make a wonderful gift for someone you love, at any age.

sukapesta I watched this masterpiece on the first day of my Intro to Film class, it's one of the professor's favorites, and I can't see why it shouldn't be... For half an hour I just sat there, completely mesmerized by the beautiful animation and wonderful message of this film... In this era of Finding Nemo, Valiant, and all the 3-D overdose, watching this film is a breath of fresh air... It makes you long for the simpler days of animation, and a single frame of this particular animation is more lively and real than Pixar or Dreamworks can ever hope to achieve...But the story... Wow... Halfway into the film, I was still sitting there, mouth agape, but then tears just started rolling down my cheeks, as corny as it may sound... Christopher Plummer's soft, grandfather-like voice (and I'm sure the French version has an equally, if not more, accomplished narrator) conveys one of the most meaningful, touching stories I've ever heard... For the first time, there's a movie that I genuinely think everyone should watch, as otherwise they'd be deprived of what may be their greatest cinematic experience ever... This is one superb, inspiring film, and it deserves every single award and nomination it has received...