Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

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I should have read the reviews here before seeing this. BIG disappointment! The slow motion on the circus acts were a pain in the butt! Just awful! No live audience & there was a complete disconnect. Too many emphasis on visual effects & the circus acts actually became cameos (not even supporting acts)! Mindless visuals one after another & complete nonsensical nor cohesiveness on the story. What's with the lame tricycle that paddles itself? This is nothing compared to the surprise, joy, excitement and amazement I got when I saw Dralion, Alegria, Quidam, etc. This one really sucked.

Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away is a beautiful piece of eye-candy that encapsulates a story that I'll be damned if I can make clear to you. From what I can tell, the film is about an aerialist, who is smitten with the mysterious and enchanting world of "Cirque Du Soleil," and decides to perform with them and explore many different worlds. That's the extent of what I can provide. Even if you can only extract that, this film is a ravishing piece of eclectic, artful fun, if a bit too wrapped up in its love for visual flair. This was a special released right in time for Christmas (which I would have seen on the big screen, had I not been stricken with a paralyzing flu-bug), and was guaranteed to provide its attendees a bountiful time with lovely visuals, incredible style, and sensory-stimulating excitement. It succeeds at that and for it, it should be commended. I've never had the pleasure to see a "Cirque Du Soleil" show in person, but I question if the story lines are as vague as the one given here. I'm all for stunning visuals, but there needs to be an extractable emotion, idea, or story that is found inside of them. Take Ron Fricke's Samsara for example, a picture with some of the best visuals I have ever seen on film. There are no words in the entire ninety+ minutes in it, but so many morals, meanings, subtleties, and ideas can be pulled from its amazing long-shots that multiple viewings are an obligation. I have seen it twice now and have yet to grasp everything behind it. I've sort of assumed the idea that I simply will never be able to see everything in that film. I didn't expect Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away to perplex and amaze me in an experience germane to Samsara, but with all that being said, I would've liked some story of some encapsulating message. Should I just assume I'll never be able to see anything here? But I am starting to think, who goes to "Cirque Du Soleil" to get silly things such as morals or to get the benefit of a great story? It's all about the visuals, clearly, and for that alone, this film excels in them. Director Andrew Adamson, who previously worked with visuals on a macro-scope on The Chronicles of Narnia film series and the Shrek franchise, captures the unfolding talent and gravity-defying acrobatics with marvelous clarity and framing. I was stunned by the presence of wider shots, showing the "Cirque Du Soleil" sets in full-form rather than close-ups centering in on a piece of the action. Adamson employs a directorial style similar to that of Steven Soderbergh's in Magic Mike; he wants his audience to see a bigger picture, rather than a condensed, minimized one. Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away is made for three kinds of people; the kind that have indulged in a "Cirque Du Soleil" show and relish the thought , those who crave to experience it at one point, and the latter category being the curious parties, like myself. It was a pleasant experience - one that zips along at about eighty-two minutes minus credits - and provides viewers with an incorruptible sense of wonder and zest. Seeing these brilliant aerialists , acrobats, and performers commit remarkably talented and precise body-movements made me almost reach for the Bengay. I can't imagine the debates among the artists on who is more sore the following day. Starring: Erica Linz, Igor Zaripov, and John Clarke. Directed by: Andrew Adamson.

I went and saw this, expecting a Cirque-du-Soleil-esque experience, an interesting plot and amazing performances. This came off as a mash-up of performances, I found myself mostly bored. It is slow, uninteresting, and repetitive and un-amazing. Honestly, if it hadn't been for the plot synopsis given by the behind-the-scenes interview shown before the movie, I would've thought it was a 90 minute advertisement. It had good ideas to work with, I will admit, but it left me wondering if I was missing pieces to a puzzle and searching the internet for a more in-depth synopsis. It's not a good advertisement, anyway. I wouldn't want to see more after seeing this. I loved cirque du soleil's Alegria and was expecting to be blown away like I was with that. I am going to watch the other film adaptations of other shows rather than this.

I give it a four only because of the appreciation I have for all the people who performed in this movie. The excellent choreography is not be showed in this movie. The cinematography is horrible... If you see the any of the live shows from cirque du solei, it will be a totally different experience. I was really looking forward for this movie because I love their shows, and I knew the movie had already got the best performers, visuals and musics. But turns out... they didn't fully use these advantages... (There were some great shoots, but most are disappointments) I don't recommend you watch it if you are a royal fan of Cirque du Solei..

This move is of poor image quality, largely underexposed, bad lighting conditions when watched in 3D version, in particular when using a high quality HD projector on a 3 meter wide screen. I think the Director of Photography failed completely his job. Furthermore the 3D effect is lacking accuracy. It shows superimposed pictures with shifted images. I do not recommend people to buy it in its 3D version. May be the 2D version is better. This poor quality movie contrasts very much with the previous movie of Cirque du Soleil : "Journey of Man" that I found excellent and that I used for demo to show the quality of my video projector.

I suggest seeing this stuff in real time in a real theater with real people.. this just doesn't work out.. There is zero story and for me the excessive use of slow-motion shots i guess there be like more than 50% of the time double or triple slow-motion. blergh.. Did i say i LOVE cirque du soleil. But this stuff needs to be seen as its meant.. with a complete picture from the audience. I gave it a 1 out of 10 because compared with the complete shows i've seen live and even on DVD. For example the allegria DVD copy.. this is absolute rubbish You really can't get into it with all these small parts of different shows.. bad design.

I was intrigued by the title. But, now I know why I shouldn't be watching movies simply based on the title & trailer. No dialogs, no plot, no screenplay - just plain circus show with crescendos here & there. The cast is directly brought out of some professional circus band. The lead characters seem to be happy the makers cast them in a specious flick. Their expressions evince that, throughout. The music is the only thing worth listening to. And since the dialogs are absent, it will save you, should you take a chance to watch this horrendous torture. In general sense, I like watching circus shows. But, this is monotonous, illogical & increasingly circuitous. A cruel 0.8/10 for this blunder. Instead, go watch a native show. That'll be entertaining & economic. BOTTOM LINE: Not at all recommended because there IS nothing to recommend. Could be the lowest rated movie in my list. Stay away & let the glamor not fool you! Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES Profanity/Vulgarity: No | Sex/Foreplay: No | Nudity: Mediocre | Violence: Mild | Gore: No | Smoking/Alcohol: No

If you have never seen a Cirque Du Soleil then the movie Cirque Du Soleil: World Away will be a chance to check out what the fuss is all about. If you have seen a Cirque show before then you will experience a collection of the highlights from some of the shows. This tale begins when a young woman Mia (Erica Linz) walks into a circus only to be whisk away to a magical circus. There she checks out the star attraction aerialist (Igor Zaripov) and becomes enamored with his skills of flight. Through a series of passages they end out in another dimension only to discover the multiple tents of the Cirque Du Soleil crew. I have seen my fair share of Cirque Du Soleil shows and recognized some of the bits taken from seven of the shows that were running in Las Vegas in 2011: O, Mystére, Ká, Love, Zumanity, Viva Elvis, and Criss Angel Believe. This movie is like experience the highlights of this type of circus that pushes the boundaries of human capability that defies the laws of gravity and physics. With the 3D projection it is the next best thing to actually being at a Cirque Du Soleil show. Be wowed and check it out. By Dr. Wilson Trivino

I have never walked out of a movie until I saw this one. I saw the Cirque Michael Jackson Immortal Tour and loved it. I may not have ever seen it if I had seen this movie first. I truly did not understand the need for 3D the way it was presented. It would have been just as well to see it without the glasses. Also it was not the 3D type you have come to expect. It added depth I suppose, but with 3D I expected to see acrobats flying out over me which never happened. Also, there was the lack of dialogue. Maybe there were a 100 spoken words in the beginning of the movie. That combined with the hypnotic music and what seemed to be no script at all also presented a problem for me. The best way to describe it as it just had the ultimate "weird factor" Complete sleeper...sorry