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《特別響，非常近》改編自喬納森·薩佛蘭·福爾同名小說，講述了一個小男孩成長的故事。9歲男孩奧斯卡·史埃爾的父親在“9·11”中喪生，史埃爾聽到了父親去世前的5通電話留言，從此便留下了失眠、害怕電梯等后遺癥。有一天，他鼓起勇氣，走進了父親的衣帽間，卻打碎了一個花瓶，在瓶子中他找到了一個寫著“布萊克”的信封和一把鑰匙。隨后他在每個周末走訪紐約五個城區(qū)，尋找那個名叫“布萊克”的男人以及那把鑰匙可以打開的柜子。后來，他去奶奶家時見到了奶奶說的那個古怪的租房客，他終于把憋在心里的一番話說給了租房客，租客不愿說話，只是用一個小本來寫下自己想說的話，他表示愿意跟隨奧斯卡找尋那把鑰匙可以打開的柜子，一段時間后因為奧斯卡執(zhí)意要問出老人的底細，租客離開了奧斯卡。而奧斯卡也發(fā)現(xiàn)了新的線索。

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If you are going to watch "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," don't think of it as a 9/11 disaster film. Instead, watch it as a coming-of-age story. Many moviegoers and critics expressed their disappointment at the way Stephen Daldry deals with the national disaster in the film.

But, it was still nominated for Best Picture at the 84th Academy. In fact, this film, having received an average rating of 46 out of 100 on Metacritic, was the worst reviewed movie to receive a best picture nomination in the last ten years. We'll take a look at how that was possible.

9-year-old Oskar lost his father in the 9/11 attacks, but he believed his father left him a final message.So, he began his journey searching around New York City for the lock that fits a key he found in his father's closet. In the process, he learned to cope with his loss and overcome his fears.
The part that unnerved most critics was perhaps the director's literary, sentimental, even pretentious presentation of the tragedy. The story is lead solely by the narrative of the little boy, who seems mature beyond his age but who has the tendency to indulge in fits of emotional outbursts. However, since the movie was adapted from Jonathan Safran Foer's novel of the same name, the director can be blamed for the adaptation but definitely not the sentimentality.

But if viewers look beyond the film's emotional and political intimacy of the 9/11 incident and contemplate the spiritual quest from the child's perspective, viewers may have just enough patience to sit through the 2 hours and empathize with the boy, watching him struggle to survive the absence of his father and cometo terms with his mother and grandfather.

Speaking of whom, the acting from Sandra Bullock, the mother, and Max von Sydow, the grandfather, helped the director regain some lost favor from the critics. As for Tom Hanks, he lacked a certain exposure in thefilm, largely due to his death and limited time in the flashbacks and recorded messages. Compared to the imposing lead, all the supporting roles appeared much more natural and authentic. And their help was vital for the director to deliver his more tear-jerking combos.

So, if you'll kindly or carelessly ignore the 9/11 dimension of the film, you might be able to enjoy "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close." Who knows, you may even shed some tears at this well-orchestrated drama.On a scale from one to ten, I think it deserves a six.

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