Under Milk Wood is seriously one of the strangest movies I've ever seen. Virtually the entire movie is set to Richard Burton's narration of Dylan Thomas's prose. Most of the scenes are an overlay to his voice; the people in the scenes don't generally speak for themselves. The scenes themselves are extremely strange. To start, Richard Burton and his odd-looking companion walk the streets of a seafaring town at night, and as they look upon residents' houses or shops, Richard Burton tells the audience a little about the townspeople, or what they're dreaming about. There's a man sleeping next to a skeleton dreaming of his mother, a woman dreaming of her cobbler lover, and a blind retired sea captain who remembers his former crew and love interest.
If you know Dylan Thomas's writings, you'll know what to expect. Every Christmas, I watch A Child's Christmas in Wales, so I'm used to his ramblings about the residents of a small seaside town and his colorful descriptions, but if you've never heard his words before, you'll probably find the sentences in this movie very strange. Honestly, if Richard Burton can't save the movie, it's pretty bad. And it is pretty bad.
DLM Warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie might not be your friend, since sometimes the camera swirls. In other words, "Don't Look, Mom!"
If you know Dylan Thomas's writings, you'll know what to expect. Every Christmas, I watch A Child's Christmas in Wales, so I'm used to his ramblings about the residents of a small seaside town and his colorful descriptions, but if you've never heard his words before, you'll probably find the sentences in this movie very strange. Honestly, if Richard Burton can't save the movie, it's pretty bad. And it is pretty bad.
DLM Warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie might not be your friend, since sometimes the camera swirls. In other words, "Don't Look, Mom!"