You're about to receive a big money
for a cause your managing, but you need to fly around the globe to get it, and
to your surprise, your attending the wedding of your daughter and meeting the man
you love before, that you’ve never seen for many long years.
That’s how the plot for this movie
After the Wedding, a remake or the Hollywood version of Danish movie in 2006 of
the same title, the 2019 version change the characters of two leading man to ladies
that center the story, still they maintain the India orphanage as the starting of
the film.
Director Bart Freundlich version of the film is melodramatic, weepy for
instance, but all praises for him for bringing out the best both for Julianne
Moore especially Michelle William, who give subdued acting, from her looks to
all the nuances, you could feel her character resonates from the silver screen.
One distracts me is the opening scene where Williams
character is seen doing yoga surrounded by Indian kids, that bother me and have
this feeling of making her superior white person in the pictures, conveying a message that she is the only salvation in that scene, again this is just my observation.
Filipino viewers love drama, we are used to seeing heavy
crying once you know who your real parents are, that was hidden from for many
years, but this film presents its very western-style that a simple hug is all of
that, no need for outpouring rain of tears.
I didn’t see the original movie, but seeing some clips I notice that the latest version sticks to its story with a minor change of sets,
from Denmark to the busy streets of New York, and its seen beautifully here
including the backyard and forest scene of the family, and that market street
changing from India to New York is
emotionally slow yet meaningful.
It’s a feel-good movie, even though there some questions linger
in your mind after watching but you will feel the good vibes, and the message
is clear, we all hide skeletons in our closets and it's up to us how we unearth those secrets we kept for many years.
After The Wedding will open in theaters nationwide in The Philippines come August 14, 2019. The advance screening is organized by Go Asia
Entertainment. For upcoming events and updates check their
GoAsia site.
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