The Land Beyond the Sunset (1912) :
Brief Review -
Tracking down the incomplete dreams beyond limits in early age. While you read this sentence let me tell you what that 'Early Age' stands for. It stands with two meanings, one is Early Age of The Boy shown in the film and second of course Early Age of Cinema. This sweet little film has so much to teach in haunting manners that one can never forget if understands the long-living message of it. A young boy, opressed by his mother, goes on an outing in the country with a social welfare group where he dares to dream of a land where the cares of his ordinary life fade. That's the overall narrative expect for one fairy tale sequence which plays a major role in setting the climax right. For that boy's age it was necessary to tell the story in simple manners because as a character he needed to understand the situation according to his maturity level and that's where the idea fairy tale hits top notch. With intricate or dramatic perspective it might have gone wrong but fortunately it didn't go down. Only that last scene is enough to make this one a must watch not only for its time but for our time as well. Dorothy Shore's writing is convincing upto the satisfying mark or if i may say it's little beyond because the impact of the storyline is infinitive. There was nothing much left for the director Harold Shaw after the great writing as far as the conviction part was concerned yet he had a chance to make it even better with his visionary framework. Like i said, the last scene is more than enough to call it a must watch and the reason for it is Shaw's direction. He presents the story in simplest way possible and yet keeps his cinema art alive through execution. Overall, a Fine film for kids as well as adults cause everybody has some dreams or had dreams at least once in the life.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest
