“Three Thousand Years of Longing” Review!

“Three Thousand Years of Longing” Review!

Director: George Miller

Renowned director George Miller's latest venture, the much-anticipated film "Three Thousand Years of Longing" starring Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba, is essentially two-handed.

The story takes place mainly in Istanbul. We first see Alithea  (Swinton) flying into the city with Shehrazad Airlines. It would have been a good visual joke if Miller had not decided to show the same reference at least twice in his story. Miller wrote stories for us through his jinn (Elba), just as Shehrzadeh told stories for a thousand nights. Being a professor of natural science, Alita goes to a conference. While in the city she gets strange views of magical forms. After buying an old glass jar at the market, he cleans the object with his electric toothbrush and removes the genie. And here's the point. Does anyone else care about a black man living in slavery to a white woman who is solely responsible for giving her freedom? Elba cannot be said to be bad. Far from it, she is beautiful, charming, sincere and fun. Swinton is loyal to her, and both leads seem fully committed. Yet that little discomfort persists all the time. It is only at the end of the film that Alithya raises similar misconceptions about their relationship.

This modern-day fairy tale is inspired by the child-like joy director Miller, who weaves stories reminiscent of children’s stories from around the world. There are princes and slaves, and there are love stories, deaths, plays and passions. As Jinn narrates her life story spanning centuries, Alithea and the audience are involved. Perhaps if Miller had made human nature more believable and moved to a slightly higher depiction of reality, perhaps the magical element would have been more magical. Alithea lives in a luxury home in central London, for which most literary professors are killed, and her home is different from the Paddington movies - an imaginary London that has little to do with reality. Also the image palette is a bit brighter. With everything a little fake, magic is hard for us to believe. This is a shame, because Elba and Swinton are excellent and engaging storytellers.

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