{"id":32102,"date":"2019-10-13T19:57:59","date_gmt":"2019-10-13T23:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=32102"},"modified":"2019-10-13T20:02:42","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T00:02:42","slug":"miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar-children-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/13\/miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar-children-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss Peregrine\u2019s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Tim Burton hasn\u2019t been delivering on quality as he once was, so it\u2019s become a rare occasion that he\u2019s able to deliver on something genuinely entertaining. \u201cMiss Peregrime\u2019s\u201d is one of the darkest Burton films ever directed, and while it\u2019s touted toward children, it definitely skirts the edges quite often. That\u2019s mainly due to the creepy villains that make a point of eating children\u2019s eyes, amounting to some of the most horrific material in an otherwise darkly fantastic drama.<\/p>\n

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When Jacob discovers clues to a mystery that spans different worlds and times, he finds a magical place known as Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. But the mystery and danger deepen as he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers… and their powerful enemies. Ultimately, Jacob discovers that only his own special “peculiarity” can save his new friends.<\/p>\n

Burton\u2019s take on \u201cMiss Peregrime\u2019s\u201d imagines a world stuck in a perpetual loop where they can never really find a way out of the tragedy that befalls them. When Jake finds the home for peculiar children, he finds a subset of society that thrives on weird, unique and sometimes menacing young children looking for their place in the world. Once Jake finds his place among the \u201cpeculiars,\u201d he becomes the only thing standing between them and ultimate death at the hands of the Hollows. These are beings consumed by science that become monsters, and the only way they can survive is by eating the eyeballs of peculiars. They have the ability to remain invisible to the naked eye, and Burton takes advantage of their abilities and menacing presence very often.<\/p>\n

There are some great unnerving scenes of unnerving tension, especially with Samuel L. Jackson who steals the film as the resident villain Barron. The cinematography is especially impressive, as Burton imagines such a bizarre and Gothic world that feels like an endless dream sequence. There\u2019s great privilege with great powers, but the powers are also something of a burden within the confines of the universe established. Burton is able grab stellar performances from folks like Asa Butterfield, Eva Green, Chris O\u2019Dowd and Ella Purnell, who is one of Burton\u2019s loveliest cinematic female protagonists to date. \u201cMiss Peregrime\u2019s Home for Peculiar Children\u201d certainly won\u2019t win everyone over, but I enjoyed it a great deal for its originality, interesting ideas about time travel and subtle social commentary.<\/p>\n