I recently learned through watching some of the disc features on my 4K copy that the plot of The Fall is based heavily on the screenplay for this obscure Bulgarian film from 1981.
If you’ve seen The Fall (as it appears that most of the reviewers for this movie have), then much of Yo Ho Ho’s story beats will be extremely familiar to you. The plot of Tarsem Singh’s cinematic epic borrows much from this movie, from costuming ideas to scene setups, to the basic premise of a severely injured man inventing a grand tale to entertain and manipulate a young child with a broken arm. In this case, though, the child is a 10-year-old boy, and the tale is a swashbuckling adventure story about a band of pirates.
I honestly had really low expectations going in, but this is a solid, well-made movie in its own right. It’s hard not to compare what The Fall was able to do better, and I am very obviously biased toward how Tarsem was able to transform this story into one of the most gorgeous films ever made, but Yo Ho Ho can still stand on its own merit. I’m glad I took the time to watch it!
I recently learned through watching some of the disc features on my 4K copy that the plot of The Fall is based heavily on the screenplay for this obscure Bulgarian film from 1981.
If you’ve seen The Fall (as it appears that most of the reviewers for this movie have), then much of Yo Ho Ho’s story beats will be extremely familiar to you. The plot of Tarsem Singh’s cinematic epic borrows much from this movie, from costuming ideas to scene setups, to the basic premise of a severely injured man inventing a grand tale to entertain and manipulate a young child with a broken arm. In this case, though, the child is a 10-year-old boy, and the tale is a swashbuckling adventure story about a band of pirates.
I honestly had really low expectations going in, but this is a solid, well-made movie in its own right. It’s hard not to compare what The Fall was able to do better, and I am very obviously biased toward how Tarsem was able to transform this story into one of the most gorgeous films ever made, but Yo Ho Ho can still stand on its own merit. I’m glad I took the time to watch it!
