The BFG

2016 • 117 minutes

À propos de ce film

The talents of three of the world’s greatest storytellers – Roald Dahl, Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg – finally unite to bring Dahl’s beloved classic “The BFG” to life. Directed by Spielberg, Disney’s “The BFG” tells the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country. The BFG (Mark Rylance), while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for the most part. Giants like Bloodbottler (Bill Hader) and Fleshlumpeater (Jemaine Clement) on the other hand, are twice as big and at least twice as scary and have been known to eat humans, while the BFG prefers Snozzcumber and Frobscottle. Upon her arrival in Giant Country, Sophie, a precocious 10-year-old girl from London, is initially frightened of the mysterious giant who has brought her to his cave, but soon comes to realize that the BFG is actually quite gentle and charming, and, having never met a giant before, has many questions. The BFG brings Sophie to Dream Country where he collects dreams and sends them to children, teaching her all about the magic and mystery of dreams. Having both been on their own in the world up until now, their affection for one another quickly grows, but Sophie’s presence in Giant Country has attracted the unwanted attention of the other giants, who have become increasingly more bothersome. Sophie and the BFG soon depart for London to see the Queen (Penelope Wilton) and warn her of the precarious giant situation, but they must first convince the Queen and her maid, Mary (Rebecca Hall), that giants do indeed exist. Together, they come up with a plan to get rid of the giants once and for all.

Notes et avis

A fun movie for family movie night. This movie is very fun, and a marvel of what is possible with CGI. The movie's central character, The Big Friendly Giant, is impossible not to love, and his oversized movements are mind boggling to watch. Mark Rylance's performance was enamouring, and it is exclusively due to him that this movie is anything at all. The BFG is delightfully nimble, considering how enormous he is, and the best sequence in the entire movie comes within the first 15 minutes, unfortunately, when the runt giant tiptoes around London, posing as various large objects only barely hiding at the very last moment before he might be seen. The whole thing feels so risky and improbable--the mere size of the creature should cause anyone to notice, but then not that much of a stretch of the imagination considering how wrapped up we tend to be in our lives not to actually look up and see the giant sneaking around right in front of our eyes. It's difficult to pinpoint, but The BFG misses a mark, and it doesn't really become apparent until enormously anticlimactic ending where nothing of much substance happens at all. Enjoy it for what it is.

Grew up reading this, made me cry in parts and gave a great message about family and friendship, my partner aged 36 lived it also, he picked it too watch.

Ages 6-12 my A*** I'm a 23yr old male and let me tell you this I loved this movie! And I've watched it at least three times with my kids ❤