The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Synopsis : The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present day. It tells the story of Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary 'Imaginarium', a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Dr Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. Long ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr Nick, in which he won immortality. Many centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his first-born reached its 16th birthday he or she would become the property of Mr Nick. Valentina is now rapidly approaching this 'coming of age' milestone and Dr Parnassus is desperate to protect her from her impending fate. Mr Nick arrives to collect but, always keen to make a bet, renegotiates the wager. Now the winner of Valentina will be determined by whoever seduces the first five souls. Enlisting a series of wild, comical and compelling characters in his journey, Dr Parnassus promises his daughter's hand in marriage to the man that helps him win. In this captivating, explosive and wonderfully imaginative race against time, Dr Parnassus must fight to save his daughter in a never-ending landscape of surreal obstacles - and undo the mistakes of his past once and for all...

(taken from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1054606/synopsis)

This is a great movie. I'm not good in giving out ratings to any movie I've watched, so that's that. Overall, it is a great movie to watch. It really makes your head wonders throughout the movie, wondering on the motive and the morale behind the story. The storytelling involves a lot of symbolism to convey the idea (to me at least). It shows how hard it is to make the right choices, and how easy it is to make a bad one. For example, climbing up to the clouds will force the person to climb a very tall and dangerous ladder. It also shows the prospect of having to lose or sacrifice something in order to make the right decisions. For example, the lady in the red dress would have to gave up her material possessions and the chance of having a one night stand with Tony (played by Johnny Depp), and having to travel alone in the gondola, to make the right choice and gained happiness in the end (you can see how thrilled she is when she's swinging on the set). If you can decipher all these symbolism planted in the movie, you can see how beautiful this movie is. Overall, the movie is dark. You can think of any Tim Burton's movie. But really, it is a great movie to watch.

Another good work from Heath Ledger. RIP