![]() ![]() ![]() Henry must don disguises and travel the world to hide from them while learning the cost of his good deeds. To do so, though, Henry needs even more money and finds himself in trouble with a casino-owning mafioso of Las Vegas. The pair are joined by Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Rupert Friend, and Richard Ayoade. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar features an impressive cast led by Benedict Cumberbatch who stars as Henry Sugar and Ralph Fiennes in the role of Roald Dahl. After learning the illegality of throwing bills from his window, Henry realizes that he wants to open the best orphanages in the world. It is based on the Roald Dahl book of the same name and has a runtime of 37 minutes. Henry soon realizes he has lost the sense of fun that comes with the chance of winning and decides to do something good with his money. Henry takes his new-found talents to a casino and sees the greed in those around him after winning a large sum of money. Over three years, he studied the meditation method, eventually gaining the ability to see through playing cards and even predict the future. Henry, a gambling man who has never worked a day in his life, foresees the financial opportunities this power could grant him. And whilst it takes some moments to get used to, I definitely want to see more of it in the future.The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar follows the titular character to a doctor's office, where he finds a medical report on a man from India who claims to be able to see without his eyes. An evolution that first started with the introduction of audiobooks, which we now see evolve in a content genre that I can describe best as a "cinematic book". Concluding, I think we witness here the evolution of how we may "read" books. So, I think it may be a recommendation to (1) first "watch" it with a primary focus on listening to the story, and (2) a second time to enjoy the richly detailed scenes. And I think this will be even a bigger challenge for viewers from non-english speaking countries which need to rely on subtitles. There is so much to see in each of the different sets that it is pretty difficult to ingest all you hear and see. The stories were written at varying times throughout his life. The seven stories are generally regarded as being aimed at a slightly older audience than many of Dahls other childrens novels. So rich actually, that I had trouble keeping up with the fast-paced storytelling. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More is a 1977 short story collection by British author Roald Dahl. ![]() There is so much added richness to it, that I really started to enjoy it. Netflix has released an official trailer for writer-director Wes Anderson ‘s short film adaptation of Roald Dahl ‘s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. But this "cinematic book" is just a different experience. ![]() Not being a fan of audiobooks myself, I never ever listened to his books. As an avid bookreader myself, I have enjoyed quite a number of Roald Dahl's books. And honestly said, it took me several minutes to adjust to it. With many new things, I was confused at what exactly I was watching when I started this content. I think a term of "cinematic book" may fit with what we see here: a book that is read to an audience by using renowned actors in a format that fits cinema. I personally think it is more a natural evolution of (1) reading books, to (2) audiobooks, and now (3) this new format. That this is some new type of content is obvious. This so that either camp can agree with my review instead of a rating. And since I do not want my review being tainted by chosing either of the two camps, I simply chose to not give it an IMDb rating. Andersons unique brand of quirky filmmaking and visual. They either say they like it very well and give it a rating of 10 stars, or they hate it and go for a 1 star rating. Netflix unveils the trailer for Wes Andersons new short film, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, based on Roald Dahls timeless tale. And whilst it is different, people tend to start agreeing with extreme ratings: i.e. Actually, it seems like a hybrid of the two, which I for certain have never seen before. But it most certainly also has features that fit with a stage play. On the one hand, it has the features of an "audible book". I think we can all agree that the format of this 'content' is very different from what we are used to. ![]()
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