As this story flashed back from a modern day circus to one of the 1930s, life on a circus train is exciting and unusual, dangerous and intense. Water for Elephants took the audience on board the circus train and the ride it took across a country that was tumultuous as it was trying to rebound from the Great Depression. In this adaptation of a well-loved book, a young veterinary student, played by Robert Pattinson, finds his life uprooted and literally jumps on the first train he can get his hands on. And the people and animals he meets turn his life completely upside down, particularly a beautiful woman played by the elegant and passionate Reese Witherspoon. However, his innocence and continuous need to try to help creates more problems then he corrects. But through his own meddling, he finds more out of life and forces others to discover the same while standing up for what is right.
The film is a well-orchestrated production as it transported me back to this time and place. It is a true depiction of the times. The plot recreated a time that money was tight and entertainment was nothing like today’s modern culture. I think the similarities between today’s economic state and this post-depression piece is obvious for audiences. Families went to the circus together and appreciated the simplicity of the show. And those days it was considered a treat as there was not a TV or computer in every household, shows were where people escaped their lives. It was far more common for people to abandon their lives and jump on trains. There is a charm to the circus where families went for a laugh and to be deceived by the fantasy. It was a place to escape the financial woes. The whimsy of the circus has been lost in today’s society, but the idea of the illusion is still something many people search for.
Water for Elephants has reached a total of 62.9M at the box office worldwide according to Box Office Mojo! We’re so happy it’s doing well! Keep going to see it!
According to Box Office Mojo, Water for Elephants has no reached 45.6M worldwide! Have you see Water for Elephants yet? Keep the momentum going guys! 😉
At the beginning of the video and interviews at 4:04 (Rob speaking French). Translation by Sonia at Pattinsonlife.
Christoph: Ladies and gentelmen, there’s a movie…
NRJ: There’s not just one but a whole load. It’s called le mag ciné and it starts now.
Vin: I’m happy.
Rob: Featured in this magazine…
Small French course for the Hollywood celebrities promoting in our lovely country.
Vin: Incredible!
It’s neither for the pretty girls or the good wine that they’re visiting us, right, Rob?
Rob: *laughs*
New movies will be talked about as well as the new dvds out this week.
[Go to 4:04.]
The movie of the week is without any doubt Water For Elephants. A romantic tale set during the Depression in a circus. We can find the beautiful Robert Pattinson hired in a circus troop, who’s going to fall in love with the captivating star of the show, Reese Witherspoon, who’s promised to the head of the circus, played by Christoph Waltz. A dangerous love triangle.
Rob: Once upon a time, there was a boy who loved a girl … who loved. Why is my French accent so bad now?
NRJ: Oh it’s not that bad, Rob. Three talented actors, all reunited under a big top, surrounding the star of the circus, an elephant.
Reese: We all tried to be her friend. She was super, she was amazing. I worked with her for five months to practise our routine.
In the movie, Rob is allowed to kiss Reese. We took that chance to give us a lesson on movie kisses.
Rob: Love scenes where we kiss feel easy to me. There’s really only one way to do it. You can just do your thing. It sounds like I do porn, you know I do it and that’s it. *laughs*
During the casting process, Robert Pattinson was in competition with Channing Tatum and Emile Hirsch. Sean Penn was supposed to play August Rosenbluth, the role went to Christoph Waltz. After Scarlett Johansson turned down the role of Marlena, it’s Reese Witherspoon, as a big fan of the book, who decided to join the adventure.
Reese: This sort of work is enjoyable. And I’m talking about the artistic and physical work that doesn’t have such a big place in Hollywood anymore. Everything is CGIed now.
Christoph: Someone asked me in Germany the three main reasons why young people should go see this movie. Because it’s a tale, a classic. And that’s the main reason.
NRJ: A trinity of actors for a story that will make you hold your breath for two hours. If for you the three ingredients of a good movie are, the casting, the love story and a beautiful scenery then Water For Elephants is a smashing hit.
Sometimes in life, things don’t work out as we planned. What looks like a stroke of bad fortune can still turn out wonderfully later on in life.
So is the story of Jacob Jankowski, played by Robert Pattinson, in “Water for Elephants.”
Even during the Depression year of 1931, Jacob looks like he has a bright future ahead. He is ready to graduate from Ivy League Cornell, and its veterinarian school.
During his final exam, Jacob is interrupted by the horrible news that his parents have died in an automobile accident. He decides not finish school, and he can’t keep his parents home because it has a bank lien on it.
Jacob is broke and destitute. Walking to the next big town to find work, he jumps a train and finds out it’s a travelling circus. This is not the life that Jacob planned for, but he’s game.
The mean, narcissist owner of the circus, August (Christoph Waltz) takes a liking to Jacob and Jacob takes a liking to August’s wife – the beautiful and talented circus performer Marlena (Reese Witherspoon).
Jacob loves her beauty and kindness, and she grows to love him, but August will find out.
This is truly an excellent film and the director and the screenwriters bring this movie to an emotional and exciting ending.
Hal Holbrook did a wonderful job in the role of Old Jacob Jankowski, who recounts his past.
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