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Cine TV Contest #40: "Splash" [ENG/ESP]@neiraurdaneta1300d

Hello friends, welcome to my blog, this month being the end of the year is when I have more work and keep me somewhat away from this wonderful network and film community, but I love to participate in their contests, so if you still do not participate I encourage you to do so, below I leave the link, invitation for you to do so. Talking about Tom Hanks, his career as an actor and his movies, is not an easy task and much less choose a favorite because I have many, among the best Splash, Cloud Atlas, The Green Mile, Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, Philadelphia, Big, are just some of my favorites. All of them are special because I relate them in different moments of my life, but I chose Splash, because it was the first time I saw Tom Hanks.

Hola amigos, bienvenidos a mi blog, este mes por ser el cierre del año es cuando más trabajo tengo y me mantienen algo alejada de esta maravillosa red y comunidad de cine, pero me encanta participar en sus concursos, así que sí aún no participas te animo hacerlo, abajo te dejo el link, de invitación para que lo hagas. Hablar de Tom Hanks, su trayectoria como actor y sus películas, no es una tarea fácil y mucho menos escoger una favorita porque tengo muchas, entre las mejores Splash, Cloud Atlas, The Green Mile, Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, Filadelfia, Big, solo son algunas de mis favoritas. Todas ellas son especiales porque las relaciono en diferentes momentos de mi vida, pero escogí “Splash”, porque fue la primera vez que vi a Tom Hanks.

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This film was released in 1984, directed by Ron Howard, inspired by the story of the Little Mermaid, but told in a different way, it was the first starring appearance of Tom in the movies and the one that catapulted him to be known as an actor in the world, along with Daryl Hannah, the film became an unexpected box office success collecting 69 million dollars. I saw this movie in the nineties when I was a child, it was shown on TV and I fell in love with the story, it was a romantic tale where as in fairy tales it has a happy ending. At that time I only watched cartoons, so I was impressed to see a mermaid in flesh and blood, besides falling in love with a human and not a prince charming.

Esta cinta fue estrenada en 1984, con la dirección de Ron Howard, inspirada en el cuento de la Sirenita, pero contada de una manera diferente, fue la primera aparición protagónica de Tom, en el cine y la que lo catapultó para ser conocido como actor en el mundo, junto a Daryl Hannah, la cinta se convirtió en un éxito de taquilla inesperado recaudando 69 millones dólares. Esta película la vi en los noventa cuando era una niña, la pasaron por TV y me enamoré de la historia, era un cuento romántico en donde como en los cuentos de hadas tiene un final feliz. En ese tiempo solo veía dibujos animados, así que me impresiono ver a una sirena en carne y hueso, además de enamorarse de un humano y no un príncipe azul.

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I think because of how young I was this movie is so special to me, today it is still a classic that I sometimes watch and although it is a very silly story for some it is a well told story of love and overcoming obstacles to achieve happiness despite differences. One of the scenes I adore is when Allan (Tom), asks Madison (Daryl) his name, in the TV sales store, and when he pronounces her name, the sound shatters all the glass around. Another iconic scene for me is when he discovers that she is a mermaid and Allan runs away, only to realize that she is the love of his life.

Creo que por lo joven que era esta película es tan especial para mí, hoy sigue siendo un clásico que a veces veo y aunque sea una historia muy tonta para algunos es una historia bien contada de amor y de superar obstáculos para lograr ser felices a pesar de las diferencias. Una de las escenas que adoro es cuando Allan (Tom), le pregunta su nombre a Madison (Daryl), en la tienda de venta de televisores, y cuando pronuncia su nombre, el sonido rompe todos los cristales alrededor. Otras de las escenas para mi icónica es cuando él descubre que ella es sirena y Allan huye, para luego darse cuenta de que ella es el amor de su vida.

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The story is a love story, but the creativity and the way of telling it is what makes it great, the performance of John Candy (Freddie), is the comic and cynical note of the film, but also the one of reason in the important moments. Here we see a young Tom Hanks, shining in acting and demonstrating what he would later become, one of the most solid, box office and powerful actors in the film industry, which would allow him to choose his projects and lead them successfully. For me this film was the first step that led Tom to become what he is today.

La historia es una historia de amor, pero la creatividad y la manera de contarla es la que la hace grande, la actuación de John Candy (Freddie), es la nota cómica y cínica de la película, pero también la de la razón en los momentos importantes. Acá vemos a un joven Tom Hanks, luciéndose en la actuación y demostrando con creces en lo que luego se convertiría, en uno de los actores más sólido, taquillero y poderoso de la industria cinematográfica, lo que le permitiría escoger sus proyectos y liderizarlos de manera exitosa. Para mí esta cinta fue el primer paso que llevo a Tom a ser lo que es hoy en día.

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›Film Review: Splash (1984)@drax1732d

Hollywood doing it right is often more result of a happy accident rather than conscious and serious effort. Films based around simple “high concept” formula and destined to turn into forgettable mediocrity might succeed simply because they gather talents at their prime or people at the start of their careers and working extra hard to prove themselves. That might explain the success of Splash, 1984 fantasy comedy directed by Ron Howard.

Protagonist, played by Tom Hanks, is Allen Bauer, owner of fruit and vegetable wholesale business in New York. While he is relatively well-off financially, his romantic life is a mess and after another traumatic break-up he gets drunk and impulsively decides to travel to Cape Cod, where he as a child had strange encounter with a girl in the sea. There he gets in the series of unfortunate accidents and again ends in water, where he is saved from drowning by mysterious and beautiful nude woman (played by Daryl Hannah). She is actually a mermaid and when Allen returns to New York, she tracks him in the sea and swims ashore at Liberty Island, where she is immediately arrested for public indecency. Allen learns about the incident, bails her out and brings her to his apartment where witnesses her strange behaviour, but also can’t help falling in love with her. Mermaid, who learns English by watching television and names herself “Madison”, enjoys her time with Allen but their romantic bliss is threatened by her strange secret and pursuit by crazed scientist Dr. Walther Kornbluth (played by Eugene Levy) who desperately wants to prove that mermaids actually exist.

The film originated years earlier as an idea by Brian Grazer, producer who would later become of the most influential persons in Hollywood. He was trying to pitch it to various major studios and without much success until Disney, in an effort to branch out to more adult market, recognised this combination of fantasy, romance and comedy as the perfect way to launch its distribution label Touchstone Pictures. Grazer was fortunate to have his old associate Ron Howard as director; the film is directed very competently, whether the scenes that take place in New York or those featuring underwater cinematography. Grazer was also fortunate to have Daryl Hannah in the role of Madison. Actress, until that time known mostly as pretty face, excels in physically demanding role in which spends large amounts of time wearing huge artificial fin or having strategically located hair hiding her nudity. She also proves to be great comedienne and has excellent chemistry with Tom Hanks is his first major film role. Hanks is great in this film, effortlessly and convincingly switching from neurotic New York yuppie to romantic hero while also showing huge talent for comedy. The rest of the cast is also very good, which includes Eugene Levy as obnoxiously smug scientist and great John Candy as Allen’s hedonistic brother. The script is much weaker. It leaves certain plot holes and the true nature of Madison or explanation from her transformations from mermaid into human and vice versa is never given. The film actually ends when most films with similar concept would begin – in a moment when Allen is to be introduced to Madison’s undersea world. This might be frustrating for some viewers, but they are definitely minority. Splash is as entertaining today as it was few decades ago and its enduring popularity can be seen in making Madison popular girl’s name in USA and other countries of the world.

RATING: 7/10 (++)

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›Splash (film): One of the first Tom Hanks films I recall seeing@gooddream2591d
Tom Hanks is one of the biggest stars of our generation; there is no denying that. Although he has had some duds I believe this is kind of unavoidable because not everything can be a top hit with award-winning scripts. However, when you look at his anthology of films over the years you will see that for the most part, things he is involved in are, more often than not, pretty good. This can be applied to critical and financial success as well. Enter "Splash" which was a massive money maker an a very entertaining film before most of you were alive.
[source](https://cdn.cinematerial.com/p/500x/splzx6vt/splash-thai-movie-poster.jpg) *I love when i can find these things in Thai*
The storyline here is kind of based in fantasy as Allen Bauer (Tom Hanks) grew up on the Cape Cod seaside and was in a boating accident as a child and while in the water is rescued by a young girl. While he has memories of the encounter with this girl being a mermaid, his family are able to convince him that the entire encounter was a hallucination brought on by trauma and he goes on with his life.

Later on as an adult he is yet again involved in a life-threatening water-bound accident and is rescued again, but this time when he comes to he is being kissed by a beautiful naked woman, who cannot speak and flees when he tries to communicate with her.
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This is not a spoiler as it should be evident by the poster that mermaids are involved in this. The trailer is also very clear about this very major aspect of the film.

Time goes by and things happen that result in the mysterious fish-woman coming to find Allen at his home in New York City. A love story develops in an absurdly fast pace and some drama and adventure that while corny is actually very entertaining. The true love situation in this film was just one of many unrealistic situations that was planted in my mind as a young person and this is why I am still single: I'm waiting for a mythical creature to come into my life :P
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Daryl Hannah was one of the hottest stars (by "hot" i mean hot and not necessarily critically acclaimed) of the 80's and I'm surprised that this film was able to maintain a PG rating despite having multiple butt shots throughout. The 80's were a time of very heavy censorship but I suppose the fact that Disney was the parent company that made this film probably had some influence over the censor board or whatever they are called. They go full frontal as well but her long hair is in the way of aspects that would land the film an R rating for sure.

This trailer is hilarious not because of intentional comedy but because it is a time-capsule. This was likely considered to be a wonderful trailer with high-production value but today seems like something that some teenagers made for a school project.

This film went on to make it's budget back 10 times over and really solidified Tom Hanks as a top actor; a reputation that has carried on to recent time. It also features a great performance by the late John Candy and since I think most of you are quite young, you may not have had the good-fortune of seeing this man act at all while he was still alive. While not nearly as famous as the other two Eugene Levy is one of my favorite supporting actors in comedies of all time. Overall, this is a real gem from the 80's and comes highly recommended by me. Good luck finding it. :)

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