Lemony snickets “ A Series of unfortunate events”

Lemony snickets “A Series of Unfortunaate Events” is a 2004 American black comedy fantasy film directed by Brad Silberling. Genre of the movie is fantasy, comedy, family, and adventures film. This movie was released on December 17, 2004 in USA.

Source of the movie :

I got this movie from my friend, and I watched it on March 27, 2014 with my friends in my boarding.

Synopsis :

Violet, Klaus and sunny were the children of Mr and Mrs. Baudelaire. Their parents were a famous scientist, and the three children are the smart children. They lived happily in a big house who has it own library. Until one day, when Violet, Klaus, and Sunny were playing in the beach, Mr.Poe, a banker, informed them that their parents have died in a fire that destroyed their home. They have lost their parents, they also did not have home again. It was the lowest time in their life, and they did not realize that it was the beginning of their unfortunate events.

Mr. Poe took charge of them, he gave them to the nearest relatives, Count Olaf. Mr. Poe said that Count Olaf was their nearest relatives, but they were not sure. Although they were not sure, they had to live with him. Count Olaf was a cruel man who wanted to take their parents money. He wanted to kill that three children, but it was not easy to kill that that smart children. Mr. Poe saw what Count Olaf did to the Children, He took the children to another relatives, Uncle Monty, the reptile scientist. Then Uncle Monty was killed by Count Olaf, because count Olaf wanted the children to live with him. Count Olaf always followed them, wherever they were. They were given to Aunt Josephine, but no long time after that she was also killed by Count Olaf who distinguished himself. They struggled to face the evil Count Olaf and unfortunate events that always came to them.

                                        

The Characters :

1.     Emily Browning as Violet

Violet is the oldest children in Baudelaire family. She is a great inventor whenever she tight her hair. She is a smart girl who make the useless things to be the useful things.

2.    Liam Aiken as Klaus

The second children in Baudelaire family. He is really good in research, he always check what violet find. He is a smart boy who loves reading books. Everyday he spend most of his time in library.

3.    Kara Hoffman as Sunny

The last child in Baudelaire family, she is two years old. She is different with his siblings because she has other interest. Though, she is just a baby, she is good in biting everything. Eventually, she become a wonderful cook.

4.    Jim Carrey as Count Olaf

A cruel man who admit himself as the nearest family of Baudelaire. He wants to take all the poverty of Baudelaire’s family. He follow the three children wherever Mr. Poe take them to other relatives. He was finally arrested caused of his bad behavior.

5.    Meryl Streep as aunt Josephine

She said she is also the relatives of Baudelaire. She lived in a very terrible house that built in the border of the sea. She worries about everything, the Baudelaire orphans must be careful to do anything in her house. Though aunt Josephine is a good woman, she is finally killed by Count Olaf.

6.    Timothy Spall as Mr. Poe

A banker who take charge to Baudelaire orphans. He gave that three children from one relatives to other relatives. He is a responsible banker, but unfortunately he never trust what the children said about Count Olaf.

7.    Billy Cannolly as Uncle Monty

He is the reptile scientist who take care of threat three children after Count Olaf. He is a good relatives who has many collection of snakes in his house. He is finally killed by Count Olaf.

8.    Catherine O’Harra as Justice Strass

She is a justice who lives In front of Count Olaf’s house. She is a good woman who loves the children.

Plot

Introduction

A Series of Unfortunate Events is the story of the three Baudelaire orphans, Violet, Claus and Sunny. The books are narrated by Lemony Snicket, a mysterious man who follows the story through clues passed on through a secret organization known only as the V.F.D. The series begins with the three children losing their parents in a fire. Consequently, a banker named Mr. Poe takes charge of the children and leaves them with the nearest relative, Count Olaf. The children, however, are dubious to the fact that Olaf is actually a relative. Olaf and his troupe become the villain of the series. During their stay with Count Olaf, the children are forced to perform ridiculous and cruel tasks. Eventually, the children are able to escape, and though the children are not still under Olaf's care, he is still intent on finding them and stealing their money. In each book, the children are given a different guardian which causes more problems for them. In their attempts to settle down into a home, the orphans find that the problems they encounter all seem to be pointing to the same mysterious agency, the V.F.D. They meet many members of this secret organization that train them in different areas.

Climate

            Count Olaf got that three children back, and they lived in his home again. He knew that he had to marry Violet, so he could take all the poverty of them. He announced to all people, that he wanted to make a play about marriage. He and violet would be the bride and groom. Nobody knew that the marriage hat would be hold was a real married, not a play. He treat the Baudelaire orphans, if violet refused to marry him. Sunny would be dead, then violet realized the meaning of what Count Olaf told them. Sunny was in danger, and one thing that she would do that she had to marry Count Olaf. Klaus did not allow  her to do that, and he promised to look for the solution. Violet was angry and said she must do that for Sunny. Finally Count Olaf Married her in the play, and after violet gave her signature to the Marriage letter, he announced to all people that it was not a play. He was really happy that he could take all of their poverty. It made all people angry, Mr. Poe felt sorry to violet.

Resolution

While Count Olaf announced that marriage, klaus was busy to safe sunny. He climbed the buliding where sunny was put by count Olaf. Finally he could safe sunny, and he saw Count Olaf Showed off the marriage letter. He Combine he sunlight through the mirror who result as a fire, the fire burned the marriage letter. It means the marriage failed. Count Olaf was arrested, and the Baudelaire orphans were sent to other relatives by Mr. Poe.

Language Expression

Language Expression	Meanings
Aunt Josephine said “I am going to teach her the proper english.”	She wants sunny to speak more polite
Violet said “ we get a go”	They have to leave that place
Klaus said to violet “are you sure you tight your hair. ”	He doubt violet’s planning
Aunt Josephine said “There are always good and bad people in the world.”	The world is not always full of good people, but there are many bad people in the  world.
Klaus said to Violet,” There is always something,”	There are always ways to solve problems
Count Olaf’s friend said to Klaus “I will finish you”	He is going to kill him
Violet said to Count Olaf,” married is not a picnic.”	Married is not for a joke and it couldn’t be held in a play
Violet said to Count Olaf,”You are a terrible actor.”	Whatever Count Olaf do, he will never get the poverty of Baudelaire family

Moral Value

ü  Count Olaf did everything to got the poverty of Baudelaire, until he was arrested caused of his behavior, it teaches us that we may not be greedy and we cant take what we don’t have.

ü  Mr. Poe Never believes what the three children said about count Olaf until he found the truth, it make us realize we have to listen carefully and prove it before we don’t believe in children. There is no dubious to doubt them, actually.

ü  Violet, Klaus, and Sunny always succeed to find  the solution when they faced problems.What they do for struggling their life is a good example for our life. Don’t give up easily when you face a problem. Keep trying!

ü  The Baudelaire orphans got a little shocked when the unfortunate events came to them.We must know that life is not always about happiness, but it is also about sadness. Sometimes we smile, sometimes tears drop. It definitely will.

Comment on The movie

The Baudelaire orphans make this movie to be a really excellent movie. Their strugling for their life together, they love and protect each other as what siblings should done. They accomplished all the dangers together, they never gave up whenever they were in a complicated moment. They always faced the unfortunate events that happened to them. This movie use a good English that easy to understand and to listen. No one of the characters use the dirty words in their role. This is really a good movie. Amazing!