Heavenly CreaturesThe only Peter Jackson directed movie I had not yet seen, Heavenly Creatures is a 1994 movie based on a true story about two teenage girls with overactive imaginations. They create their own fantasy world and characters and spend their days living and escaping into this world, making their parents worry about them and creating some conflict in the household. The movie ends in a brutal murder.
This movie is notable for a few reasons. First of all Heavenly Creatures is the movie that led to the creation of WETA Digital. That's right the company that has done the special effects for most of Peter Jackson's movies including King Kong and Lord of the Rings was first used in this movie to create a amazingly beautiful fantasy world created from the mind of a couple of young girls. Secondly this movie was the acting debut of the incredible Kate Winslet.
Peter Jackson seems to be loved for his LotR films but seeing his older movies really allows us to see how much of a genius he actually was and is.
Heavenly Creatures is a great looking movie with some amazing acting and disturbing story. It can be slow at times and the strong New Zealand accent isn't always easy to understand, but watching this movie really makes you appreciate the art and work of one of the greatest filmmakers of our time.
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