
Jonathan is sick and tired of the boring life in his sea-gull clan. He rather experiments with new, always more daring flying techniques. Since he doesn't fit in, the elders expel him from the clan. So he sets out to discover the world beyond the horizon in quest for wisdom.... (Full plot summary below)
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Jonathan is sick and tired of the boring life in his sea-gull clan. He rather experiments with new, always more daring flying techniques. Since he doesn't fit in, the elders expel him from the clan. So he sets out to discover the world beyond the horizon in quest for wisdom.
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| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyVisually uneven, this film captures only partially the spirit of the best seller upon which it is based. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeThe cinematic equivalent of that girl you might have met circa 1973 who insisted that the dog that just evacuated his bowels on your sidewalk was 'expressing his creativity.' |
| VarietyVariety StaffNow there's nothing wrong with uplift, except that exhortations customarily are banal. That is, the end is nearly destroyed by the means. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsShane BurridgeBartlett's background as a documentary film-maker is an advantage for a film that doesn't require any actors but a liability when it comes to adapting Bach's fiction |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThis has got to be the biggest pseudocultural, would-be metaphysical ripoff of the year. |
| Cleveland PressTony MastroianniMuch of the soundtrack is given over to dialog so that we can hear the thoughts of Jonathan, his conversations with others, the pronouncements of the elders. It is all pretty bad. |
| User ReviewMaribeth KGlad I revisited the story and saw the movie. Not a kids movie, but for those seeking perfection and purpose...as well as those who are "outcast by their flock" for walking to a different beat... |
| User ReviewJonathon MTHE RATING OF THIS MOVIE ONLY PROVES YET AGAIN THE SPIRITUAL RETARDATION AND PSEUDO-INTELLECTUALISM OF SO-CALLED CRITICS... ONE MUST HAVE THE CAPACITY TO GRASP SPIRITUAL METAPHOR AND ALLEGORY IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE TRUE MEANING OF THIS PROFOUNDLY IMPORTANT STORY BY RICHARD BACH AND ITS WONDERFUL TRANSLATION INTO FILM BY HALL BARTLETT... WHICH IS IN FACT AS PHILOSOPHICALLY HIGHLY SPIRITUAL AS IT GETS... NOT THROUGH ANY ORGANISED 'RELIGIOUS' CONNOTATION... BUT PURELY REGARDING THE SIMPLE TRUTH OF QUANTUM UNDERSTANDING AND THE STRUCTURE OF DIVINE CREATION... THE 3D GROSS MATERIAL DRONES WHO CALL THEMSELVES CRITICS ARE MOST OFTEN MERELY PRETENTIOUS, SELF-RIGHTEOUS SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL DERELICTS... I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT THE MUSIC SCORE OF THIS FILM BY NEIL DIAMOND WAS INSPIRED !!! |
| User ReviewTam PVery good movie. I first saw it when I was 10 at a church retreat. |
| User ReviewDonegal HTotally faithful to the original book and its deep philosophical and Metaphysical meaning. |