Blue Giant

100 At its true core, this movie is art, pure and incredible art, this movie is able to convey and elevate the art it is putting screen through so many dimensions it is incomprehensible, so beautiful it transcends art making for all that proceeds it, just wow. I have never seen a movie with animation just as vivid as the music and both are undeniably some of the most top tier on screen. Before I get carried away with that I will talk about the just as strong phenomenal aspect of the movie, the damn characters, and boy are they amazing. This movie is able to flesh out, make you learn to love, and create a great send off for three vastly different and equally amazing characters. As far as the pianist goes, while he is for sure the least focused, his journey is still incredibly realized and he has a great ending, it does just enough to make you love him again without it feeling like charity and earned. And for the drummer, who I really, really liked, his story was super inspirational and I loved how his story started and finished, his dedication and love for Jazz not only blends with the others, but also contrasts in a beautiful way. Now for the big one, the Sax, and I can’t say enough about him so I will keep it brief. Now from the beginning his story is incredibly captivating and he is super fun to root for, I love how they throw us right into the fire with him as well and show us his journey and realization of his talent. His character has even more going for him but I won’t go on for too long, but he’s easily one of my favorite leads ever. As far as the plot and storytelling go, while they are surface and aren’t absolutely spectacular, they work perfectly with the character driven movie discussed here, just wow. All around one of the greatest set of characters ever developed on screen and an absolute blast throughout every scene.  The fact that this movie is able to deliver on so many levels whether it’s captivating characters and emotions, good storytelling, or a sensational jazz scene is certainly something to be amazed by and I sure am.  Really having a tough time trying to conjure any negatives here but I guess if you truly hate jazz some of the run on scenes could bore you, but for me they just elevated it even more, just beautiful.  The craziest thing about this is I am really not a fan of musical movies, it’s just this one really pulled me in and is just that good. Didn’t really mention above about the fast forward that is seen a couple times, this is because I didn’t find that it took anything away or really helped too much, if anything it better develops the Sax as the superstar he deserves to be and becomes. Also weirdly one of my favorite titles for a movie, maybe falling short to some other banger titles, but just perfectly encapsulates the band and the movie itself, absolutely electrifying.