I like obscure films that aren't box office
hits, or get a lot of critical acclaim.
Everyone has a story, and the methods
of story telling vary.
The Fall has a unique story
line in that Roy, a stuntman, is confined
to an LA hospital circa 1915 while
recuperating from a broken heart and a
broken leg. He befriends a young girl,
Alexandria, who is mending a broken arm.
Alexandria becomes Roy's audience as he
weaves an epic tale of bandits and
tyrants, and gradually pulls her into his
dark scheme.
Aside from being visually stunning in the
real and surreal dream-like, unconscious
sequences, it is a touching story in that
youthful innocence, grand story telling
and love can bring both patients back
from the edge.
Aside from there being one too many
fights in the worldly bandit scenes, the
additional cure for brokenness, is the story
created within a story and the bond these
two patients forge around it.
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