Diego Ruiz de la Cruz | @dieruiz90
A new production from Paramount Pictures, titled “Imaginary Friends (IF)”, arrives in theaters. Directed, written and co-produced by John Krasinski, it has a luxury cast headed by Cailey Fleming (The Walking Dead, Star Wars), who will be accompanied by Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool Trilogy), Fiona Shaw (Harry Potter Saga, “Andor”) and John Krasinski himself. In the original version, actors and actresses of the caliber of Emily Blunt (recently nominated for an Oscar for “Oppenheimer”), Steve Carell (winner of a Golden Globe), Matt Damon (nominated for an Oscar in 1997 for “The Indomitable Will Hunting”), Vince Vaughn (the tormented “Norman Bates” from the 1998 version of the classic “Psycho”), Bradley Cooper (winner of a Bafta and a Grammy, nominated 8 times for an Oscar and 5 for the Globes Golden Globe) and George Clooney (Winner of 4 Golden Globes, 2 Oscars and 1 Bafta), among others.
In the Spanish version, those in charge of giving voice to the animated characters “Blue” and “Blossom” are the comedian Carlos Latre and the multifaceted singer Chenoa. It also has the voice of the young dubbing actress Lucía Pérez, who plays “Be”, the protagonist of the film, played by Cailey Fleming.
The story tells the life of Be, a 12-year-old teenager forced to move with her grandmother to New York, to the house where she spent her childhood, due to the death of her mother and the fact that her father is in the hospital. pending an operation on which his life depends. Be has no friends to talk to and spends most of her time alone, until one day she discovers the colorful friends her neighbor Cal lives with, a man in his forties, who is surprised to see that she too he can see his friends Blue and Blossom. They tell her that she is the one chosen to carry out a very important mission, which consists of allowing those who, as children, saw them and other beings like them, to see them again, in order to save them and prevent them from disappear forever.
“Imaginary Friends” is a family comedy that perfectly combines animation with real action
“Imaginary Friends” is a family comedy that perfectly combines animation with real action. It presents us with a completely new world, that of imaginary friends, which are shown in a variety of shapes and colors, which makes it a new and original film. It contains a very funny plot, as well as emotional, since Be’s story reflects the pain that boys and girls suffer when they have to face a painful loss and something much more complicated and profound, loneliness. The fun part is provided by these “Imaginary Friends”, thanks to their various forms and the occurrences of each of them, full of adventures that give us numerous moments of laughter. On the other hand, it is worth highlighting the acting power of Cailey Fleming, who at only 15 years old (she is currently 17), demonstrates once again an enormous ability to reach the viewer and move them, which undoubtedly predicts a brilliant career ahead of her. .
The film is aimed at both children and adults, since the final message or moral is for both parties: the importance of empathy, the importance of children’s imagination and why a boy or girl decides to have a friend or an imaginary friend. It also makes us reflect on the signs we should pay attention to if a boy or girl wants to tell us that something is not going well or that something is missing in their life, or why they feel alone and the consequences that it may have in the future. the fact that adults did not know how to see these signs at the most appropriate time.
This film is a film that is truly going to surprise a lot and for the better whoever sees it, so I recommend that if you have time these days, go to the cinema with your family, everyone, children, adolescents, young people, adults, seniors, because I assure you that it will not disappoint you.
