Absolutely Heavenly…
While two girls running frantically through the forest screaming, the camera focuses mainly on their legs which are covered in blood. We’re not quite sure if they are running from something or one is running from the other. While they are running we see another scene in black and white in which the same girls are skipping cheerfully towards two people whom they address as their parents…back to reality. A woman comes out of her house to see what all the noise is about. The two girls rush toward her and scream, “Please help us! Mommies been terribly hurt!”
So begins the real-life story of Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulmes.
The story begins with Pauline Parker, played expertly by Melanie Lynsky, a girl who appears happy but is slightly unsatisfied with her life. That is, until she meets witty Juliet Hulmes (Kate Winslet), a clever girl with a mind of her own. Most movies I’ve seen about teen angst have been about boys, but Lynsky nails teen angst without them (especially the pouty look.) As for Winslet, whose performance in the film Titanic is nothing compared to her performance in this movie. Winlset is “bewitching and stunning in every way possible”, one of the many creative lines she says during the film. These are two performances that were definitely overlooked at the 1994 Oscars, their debut performances no less.
The girls meet while sitting out gym at school, and soon discover they both have medical problems. Juliet explains how she has bruises on her lungs, and Pauline explains how she has a bone disease. “All the best people have bad chests and bone diseases. It’s all frightfully romantic,” Juliet whispers in Pauline’s ear. Pauline soon realizes that Juliet was the person in her life that she was missing, and becomes intrigued by her view on life. “Daddy’s says the Bibles a load of bunkum,” she says while her and Pauline are discussing heaven. They soon form a bond over their love for music and arts.
Lynskey also does a fabulous job at narrating as the story is told through her diary entry’s, proving her character as not only insane but also incredibly intelligent.
The girls soon become inseparable. They spend their days writing stories and visiting a fantasy place they call the “Fourth World.” Some of the things these girls say and do seem so bizarre and crazy but need we remember that this is a true story. But although crazy I feel like I can relate to these girls; all girls fantasize and dream, and all girls are slightly insane. This is a great girls movie with a dark edge.
And who better to capture a true life event that Peter Jackson, pre Lord of the Rings Days. Jackson does a fabulous job at interrupting the true feelings and barmy events of these extraordinary girls. The screenplay is written by Jackson and Fran Walsh, written smoothly and with imagination. There are artistic and haunting lines like, “We realized why Deborah and I have such extraordinary telepathy and why people treat us and look at us the way they do. It is because we are MAD. We are both stark raving MAD!” The cinematography is simply enchanting, especially the Fourth World sequences.
Soon the girls attachment becomes too much for both girls parents to handle. Especially Pauline’s mother (Sarah Peirse) who is slightly frightened by her daughter’s new behavior, for the girls have also developed a sexual relationship. Soon circumstances force the parents to split them apart, but the girls refuse and realize the only way to stay together is to get rid of the main obstacles in their path. This film leaves you on the edge of your seats. And will leave you in absolute shock.
Alarming scary, but also beautiful, Heavenly Creatures capture the lives of two demiurgic girls who commit a horrifying crime. And as Pauline Parker would say, “It’s a three act story with a tragic end.”
So begins the real-life story of Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulmes.
The story begins with Pauline Parker, played expertly by Melanie Lynsky, a girl who appears happy but is slightly unsatisfied with her life. That is, until she meets witty Juliet Hulmes (Kate Winslet), a clever girl with a mind of her own. Most movies I’ve seen about teen angst have been about boys, but Lynsky nails teen angst without them (especially the pouty look.) As for Winslet, whose performance in the film Titanic is nothing compared to her performance in this movie. Winlset is “bewitching and stunning in every way possible”, one of the many creative lines she says during the film. These are two performances that were definintly overlooked at the 1994 Oscars, their debut performances no less.
The girls meet while sitting out gym at school, and soon discover they both have medical problems. Juliet explains how she has bruises on her lungs, and Pauline explains how she has a bone diease. “All the best people have bad chests and bone diseases. It’s all frightfully romantic,” Juliet whispers in Pauline’s ear. Pauline soon realizes that Juliet was the person in her life that she was missing, and becomes intrigued by her view on life. “Daddy’s says the Bibles a load of bunkum,” she says while her and Pauline are discussing heaven. They soon form a bond over their love for music and arts.
Lynskey also does a fabulous job at narrating as the story is told through her diary entrys, proving her chacacter as not only insane but also incredibly intelligent.
The girls soon become inseparable. They spend their days writing stories and visiting a fantasy place they call the “Fourth World.” Some of the things these girls say and do seem so bizarre and crazy but need we remember that this is a true story. But although crazy I feel like I can relate to these girls; all girls fantisize and dream, and all girls are slightly insane. This is a great girls movie with a dark edge.
And who better to capture a true life event that Peter Jackson, pre Lord of the Rings Days. Jackson does a fabulous job at interrupting the true feelings and barmy events of these extraordinary girls. The screenplay is written by Jackson and and Fran Walsh, written smoothly and with imagination. There are artistic and haunting lines like, “We realized why Deborah and I have such extraordinary telepathy and why people treat us and look at us the way they do. It is because we are MAD. We are both stark raving MAD!” The cinematography is simply enchanting, esepecially the Fourth World sequences.
Soon the girls attachment becomes too much for both girls parents to handle. Especially Pauline’s mother (Sarah Peirse) who is slightly frightened by her daughter’s new behavior, for the girls have also developted a sexual realshionship. Soon circumstances force the parents to split them apart, but the girls refuse and realize the only way to stay together is to get rid of the main obstacles in their path. This film leaves you on the edge of your seats. And will leave you in absolute shock.
Alarming scary, but also beautiful, Heavenly Creatures capture the lives of two demiurgic girls who commit a horrifying crime. And as Pauline Parker would say, “It’s a three act story with a tragic end.”
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