Rating: 8/10The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus is about an immortal man who had a contract with the Devil (played by Tom Waits) in order to woo the woman he loved. In exchange for his youth, Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) must give the Devil any child he fathered as soon as he/she turned sixteen; in this case, his only daughter Valentina (Lily Cole). The doctor is greatly troubled so he devises a plan to bring a certain number of people into his Imaginarium (a place where a person's imagination and dreams are made tangible) so that he would not have to give up Valentina. In order to do this, he sets up a travelling show (reminds me of Howl's Moving Castle) with his companions, Percy (Verne Troyer), Anton (Andrew Garfield), and his daughter. However, the show is not successful and does not draw crowds, only ridicule. This is where the character of the late Heath Ledger, Tony, comes in. He persuades people to watch the show with his smooth words.
So the movie is pretty nice and exciting. I liked how Ledger's friends continued the role for him (Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell). Imaginarium Tony 1, played by Johnny Depp, reminds me of Captain Jack Sparrow... Oh well. There's lots of interesting things involved, especially the Imaginarium. It's really a nice movie. :)
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