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Film number two in a New Years Day triple feature.

Abandon reality and give yourself over to fantasy in Welcome to Marwen. A world constructed both mentally and physically by Mark Hogancamp, who is played with absolute sympathy and beautiful sensitivity by Steve Carell. Another film that oozes female strength but never implies male weakness. Our leading man isn't a pitiful character although its hard not to feel sorry for him as he has retreated into a fantasy world following a severe trauma. We felt that there were touches of The Fisher King given the storyline.
Flipping between the harsh demands of the real world and war torn Marwen with its constant threats, its difficult to believe that peace reigns in either world for Hogancamp.

The real star of Welcome to Marwen is motion-capture animation which, love it or hate it, provides an incredible look to the film and director Robert Zemeckis certainly has form with special effects.....Back to the Future, Forrest Gump and Who Framed Roger Rabbit to name a few. The film represents a true story although a little bit of research will cast a shadow on some of the details. All in all though a really enjoyable film with some sinister undertones and a clever representation of the distress of PTSD and the medication used to treat it.

We will give each film we see a score out of 10 for overall enjoyment.

Welcome to Marwen = 7 There were a few things we felt unnecessary to the plot and times when the effects were a bit lacking but we very much enjoyed it and would recommend it as a 'must see.'

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