A true masterpiece in film history, Luc Besson’s The Big Blue. This film, like the sea which is its subject, hypnotizes you, seduces you and rocks you into a state of oneness with the scenery. In France the film was such a phenomenon attracting well over 9 million viewers upon release in 1988. The whole generation of youth who saw it was renamed The Big Blue Generation. These people became more sat back and balanced in life, like it was an emotional revolution.
The Big Blue takes you away from the routine and guides you into a magnificent world, a world where the soul and the body become one. In the case of Jacques Mayol this world is full of blue, this world is the sea. For everybody else it is what we really love, it is what we are ready to give everything away, even are own life, in order to become part of it.
This movie goes beyond all themes and issues and beyond all films. It is the ultimate film about a man’s will to become part of the world he loves and the sacrifices he has to make. The big blue is a journey full of liveliness. The choice of music is outstanding, the cinematography is just magnificent and the acting is up to the standard.
Featuring the amazing sites of the Greek island Amorgos, and the marvelous Sicily, this film will amaze you not only because of its beauty but also because of its theme. Through the magnificent journey of Jacques Mayol and Enzo Mollinary in places where the sun is always present and the color blue is dominant, the film leaves you with a feeling of aw and love, love for life.
Main Cast
Rosanna Arquette (Johana Baker)
Jean-Marc Barr (Jacques Mayol)
Jean Reno (Enzo Molinari)
My Score: 9/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 67%
IMDB: 7.4/10
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