The Book of Life Movie Download

5 / 10

interesting visually but movie lacks tension
Museum guide Mary Beth takes a group of rambunctious children on a secret tour of the Mexican afterlife. Underneath the town of San Angel, La Muerte is the good ruler of the Land of the Remembered, and Xibalba is the mischievous ruler of the Land of the Forgotten. The waxy Candle Maker keeps everything in balance. La Muerte and Xibalba make a bet at the Day of the Dead festival. La Muerte bets that Manolo will marry María and Xibalba takes Joaquín in the bet. Xibalba cheats by giving Joaquin his Medal of Everlasting Life. María is sent away to Spain after freeing the pigs from slaughter. Manolo gives her one of the pigs as a present. He is pushed into the family business of bull fighter but he refuses to kill. Maria falls in love with him. Meanwhile Joaquín has become an invincible fighter against bandits due to his Medal.

I don’t know how much input producer Guillermo del Toro contributed into this project. Director Jorge Gutierrez comes from more of a visual arts background. It’s his full length directorial debut. I like the unique colorful look of the movie. It’s always nice to have something different. The story does lack tension. The three human leads don’t stand out enough. Joaquin needs to be more evil. La Muerte and Xibalba are actually the most fascinating characters. The story and the characters need a few more passes with the word processor.Read More