The BFG (2016 film)

This article is about the 2016 Steven Spielberg film. For other uses, see BFG (disambiguation).
The BFG

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Produced by
Screenplay by Melissa Mathison
Based on The BFG
by Roald Dahl
Starring
Music by John Williams
Cinematography Janusz Kamiński
Edited by Michael Kahn
Production
companies
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • May 14, 2016 (2016-05-14) (Cannes)
  • July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) (United States)
Running time
 117 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $140 million[2]
Box office $177.8 million[3]

The BFG is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison and based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. The film stars Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall and Bill Hader. In the film, an orphan human girl befriends a benevolent giant, dubbed the "Big Friendly Giant", who takes her to Giant Country where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall began development on a live-action adaptation of The BFG back in the 1990s, and various screenwriters were hired to work on the screenplay in the subsequent years. DreamWorks acquired the screen rights to Dahl's book in September 2011, and Marshall and Sam Mercer joined as producers, Mathison as screenwriter, and Kennedy as executive producer. Spielberg was announced as director in April 2014, alongside his production company Amblin Entertainment as co-producer. Principal photography commenced in March 2015, marking Spielberg's first directorial film for Walt Disney Pictures.[4]

The BFG premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2016, and held its North American debut at the El Capitan Theater on June 21, 2016.[5] The film was released in the United States in Disney Digital 3-D, RealD 3D, IMAX 3D,[6] and conventional theatrical formats on July 1, 2016, the same year of Dahl's centennial. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, though the film was a box office disappointment according to analysts, with a worldwide gross of $177 million on a $140 million budget.[7][8][9][10]

Plot

Sophie, a ten year old orphaned girl who lives in a London orphanage stays awake reading through the nights due to her insomnia. At 3:00 AM, or what she calls the "witching hour", she sees an elderly giant outside her window. The giant captures her and takes her into Giant Country. There, he explains that he named himself the "Big Friendly Giant" or the "BFG" for short and that Sophie must stay with him for the rest of her life because she saw him and must not be allowed to reveal the existence of giants. After learning that she has insomnia and that she doesn't believe he can control dreams, he manages to read her to sleep and gives her a nightmare about failing to escape and being eaten by another giant.

When Sophie awakes, the Fleshlumpeater, the infantile leader of the man-eating giants, enters the BFG's home and smells Sophie. The Fleshlumpeater nearly devours Sophie before exiting the BFG's home. The BFG gives Sophie some replacement clothes, as hers are ruined, and Sophie convinces the BFG to take her to Dream Country to catch dreams together. As they leave, they accidentally wake up the Bloodbottler, who alerts the other man-eating giants of the BFG's presence. They torment and bully the BFG. As the pair escape during a thunderstorm which drives the man-eating giants into the cave, Sophie tells the BFG that he shouldn't allow the other giants to bully him. Meanwhile, the Fleshlumpeater and the Bloodbottler find Sophie's blanket (which she had dropped before) and set out to look for her.

The pair arrives in Dream Country and catch a dream each. The two then head to London to spread good dreams to sleeping children. As they do so, Sophie realizes that she has lost her blanket. The BFG realizes that the other man-eating giants know about her, and she wakes up outside the orphanage. He explains that the last human child he took and raised was discovered and eaten by the other giants. She throws herself out of her window in the hope he will appear again to catch her, and he does. When they return to the BFG's home, the other giants barge in and upend the place looking for Sophie, destroying much of the BFG's hard work. Sophie evades detection and the enraged BFG finally stands up to them and drives them off with a hot fire iron while using water on Fleshlumpeater.

While hidden, Sophie finds the home of the last human to live with the BFG before becoming a victim of Fleshlumpeater's group. She leaves his jacket on his bed and finds a portrait of Queen Victoria amongst his belongings. From this she devises a plan to forge a nightmare and give it to Elizabeth II, the Queen of the United Kingdom. The nightmare consists of giants eating the children of England, the British Army fighting the giants, and Sophie appearing on her windowsill. They head to Buckingham Palace where upon waking from her nightmare, the Queen finds Sophie on the windowsill, as in the nightmare and the BFG outside in the palace grounds. Prior to the Queen spotting Sophie, her servant Mary, on hearing about the nightmare the Queen has just had, shows her a newspaper detailing a story about unexplained disappearances of a number of children. Sophie and the BFG inform the Queen and her servants Mary and Mr. Tibbs that the child-eating beasts in her dream are indeed real and must be stopped at all costs before they cause any more harm to her subjects. After a large breakfast they all enjoy, The Queen soon dispatches soldiers to Giant Country.

The BFG plans to give the man-eating giants the nightmare Sophie caught the night before, so they will be more compliant once caught. They are almost all immediately consumed by guilt, but the Fleshlumpeater awakens and intercepts the dream before it can affect him. Despite this, the army's helicopters effortlessly ensnare and capture him and the other giants. They are lifted away onto an isolated uncharted island where numerous crates of snozzcumber seeds are left with them, much to their fury.

In the aftermath, Sophie begins living in the Queen's palace upon Mary adopting her while the BFG returns to Giant Country where he begins growing a wide variety of vegetables inspired by his time in England. He still delivers dreams. The film ends with Sophie narrating that whenever she feels lonely, which is less often than before, she talks to him; he can still hear her. Leaning out of her window, she whispers "Good Morning, BFG". At his writing desk, the BFG hears her words and smiles.

Cast

Adamthwaite, Bacon, Gibbs, Godley, Holmes, Moniz de Sa, and Ólafsson also make cameos as minor London characters. Williams Samples and Ruby Barnhill's father Paul Barnhill make cameos as palace staff members.

Production

Development

Producers Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy began development on a live-action adaptation of The BFG in 1991, and set the project up at Paramount Pictures.[16] Husband and wife screenwriters Robin Swicord and Nicholas Kazan wrote a screenplay adaptation in 1998, with Robin Williams in negotiations for the title role.[17][18][19] Williams attended a read-through, which according to Michael Siegel was "surprisingly disappointing".[20] Williams' trademark improvisational style clashed with the BFG's unique language.[20] Siegel elaborates, "He was sort of improvising on the jumbled language. And it was clunky. It was strangely not working. It was harder than it looks even for Robin. It didn’t quite deliver."[20] By 2001, the script had been rewritten by Gwyn Lurie, and was greeted with positive feedback from the Dahl estate.[21] Terry Jones and Ed Solomon also attempted screenplay drafts.[20] While the screenplay lingered in development hell, Paramount subsequently lost the film rights and they reverted to the Dahl estate.[20]

In September 2011, DreamWorks acquired the film rights to the book; Kennedy and Marshall were announced to produce, with screenwriter Melissa Mathison adapting the story.[22] Initially, John Madden was hired to direct, however, in April 2014, Steven Spielberg was announced as the director, with Madden now listed as executive producer with producer Michael Siegel.[23] Kennedy had initially thought of Spielberg as director, but hesitated asking him until a more concrete screenplay was presentable.[24] Spielberg stated, "The BFG has enchanted families and their children for more than three decades. We are honoured that the Roald Dahl estate has entrusted us with this classic story."[25] Walden Media agreed to co-produce and co-finance the film with DreamWorks and Amblin in March 2015.[26] A month later, Walt Disney Studios—which was under prior agreement to distribute the film through its Touchstone Pictures banner—also joined the production as a co-producer and co-financier, and shifted the film from a Touchstone release to a Walt Disney Pictures production instead.[27] Consequently, The BFG is the first Disney-branded film directed by Spielberg, though he has previously produced several films for the studio.[28][29] Additionally, DreamWorks did not receive a marquee credit—placement of the studio's production logo on marketing materials, nor in the film's opening titles, and instead is represented by Amblin, although DreamWorks still serves as a copyright holder for the film.[30][31] The film is the second adaptation of the novel following the 1989 direct-to-television animated film.

Casting

Mark Rylance was cast in the film's title role in October 2014.[11] Spielberg had approached Rylance with the role during filming of Bridge of Spies.[32][33] Spielberg was quoted as saying that "Mark Rylance is a transformational actor. I am excited and thrilled that Mark will be making this journey with us to Giant Country. Everything about his career so far is about making the courageous choice and I'm honoured he has chosen The BFG as his next big screen performance."[34][35] Rylance performed the character through motion capture, a process which he referred to as "liberating".[36] In mid-November 2014, it was revealed that a ten-year-old student of Lower Peover School, Ruby Barnhill, had auditioned for the film. She had to learn six pages of dialogue in preparation for a possible role as the orphan Sophie.[37] After a lengthy search, on December 16, Barnhill was cast in the role, about which she said, "I feel incredibly lucky and I'm so happy." Spielberg stated that they "have discovered a wonderful Sophie in Ruby Barnhill."[12] Bill Hader was set to star in the film in an unspecified role on March 27, 2015.[15] On April 13, 2015, the rest of the cast was announced, which included Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Hall, Jemaine Clement, Michael David Adamthwaite, Daniel Bacon, Chris Gibbs, Adam Godley, Jonathan Holmes, Paul Moniz de Sa, and Ólafur Ólafsson.[13]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on March 23, 2015, in Vancouver[13][38] and concluded on June 12, 2015.[39] Weta Digital worked on the film's visual effects.[40]

Music

John Williams composed and conducted the film's musical score, marking the twenty-seventh collaboration between Spielberg and Williams.[41] Williams was announced as the film's composer in March 2015.[42] During the process of writing the score, Williams repeatedly compared the film to "a child’s ballet where there are dances involved," elaborating, "The BFG tries to capture dreams with his net and does something that almost looks like a Ray Bolger or Fred Astaire dance; It is an amazingly musical and choreographic sequence which required the orchestra to do things that are more associated with musical films."[43] The soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records on July 1, 2016.[44]

The BFG (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score by John Williams
Released July 1, 2016
Recorded 2016
Genre Film score
Length 64:33
Label Walt Disney
Producer John Williams
John Williams film scores chronology
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015)		 The BFG
(2016)		 Star Wars: Episode VIII
(2017)

Track listing

All music composed by John Williams.

No. Title Length
1. "Overture"   1:18
2. "The Witching Hour"   4:41
3. "To Giant Country"   2:33
4. "Dream Country"   10:10
5. "Sophie's Nightmare"   1:57
6. "Building Trust"   3:25
7. "Fleshlumpeater"   1:37
8. "Dream Jars"   3:30
9. "Frolic"   1:44
10. "Blowing Dreams"   3:46
11. "Snorting and Sniffing"   2:13
12. "Sophie's Future"   2:30
13. "There Was a Boy"   3:30
14. "The Queen's Dream"   3:08
15. "The Boy's Drawings"   3:05
16. "Meeting the Queen"   3:00
17. "Giants Netted"   2:03
18. "Finale"   2:14
19. "Sophie and the BFG"   8:09
Total length:
 64:33

Release

Spielberg, Rylance and Barnhill promoting the film at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.

The BFG premiered on May 14, 2016, at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, in an out of competition screening.[45] It was released in the United States on July 1, 2016,[46] and was distributed worldwide by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, except for territories in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, where the film's distribution rights were sold by DreamWorks' international partner, Mister Smith Entertainment, to independent distributors.[27][47] Entertainment One Films distributed the film in the U.K. on July 22, 2016.[48] DreamWorks' financial partner, Reliance Entertainment, released the film in India on July 29, 2016.[49] Huaxia Film Distribution released the film in China.

Disney released a teaser trailer on December 9, 2015.[50] A second trailer was released on April 5, 2016.[51] A third trailer was released on May 16, 2016.[52] The film held its North American premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California on June 21, 2016.[5]

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released The BFG on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download on November 29, 2016.

Reception

Box office

The BFG has grossed $55.4 million in North America and $122.2 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $177.7 million, against a production budget of $140 million.[3]

In the United States and Canada, The BFG opened alongside The Legend of Tarzan and The Purge: Election Year at 3,357 theaters, and was projected to gross $22–32 million in its opening weekend.[53][54] The film was notably vying for drawing family audiences with the studio's own Finding Dory.[2] It made $775,000 from its Thursday previews, however the low figure was not surprising, given how family films tend to attract less audiences during late-night showings.[55][56][57] This was followed by a $7 million opening day (including previews) and a disappointing $18.6 million opening weekend, which Deadline.com called "an awful start for this film which is estimated to cost $140 million".[58][59] Forbes noted that Steven Spielberg's films tend to have long runs, irrespective of their opening numbers. However, it also pointed out that the July 4th weekend proves to be a non-leggy release schedule and most films released during this time end up making only twice their holiday total over the course of their domestic theatrical run.[60] The New York Times called the opening figures "a colossal misfire".[61]

Due to the film's poor performance in North America, the film was considered a box office disappointment.[7][8][9][10] As a result of its low opening numbers in North America, the film will be depending heavily on financial success in its international markets, as pointed out by David Hollis, Disney's distribution chief, saying, "we're going to be reliant in a lot of ways on international [audiences]".[61] Internationally – during its opening weekend – where the 4th of July weekend is not a holiday, the film opened to $3.9 million in its opening weekend from two markets, Australia and Russia.[62] In Australia, it opened to $2 million placing third while in Russia it debuted second with $1.9 million, which tops the entire runs of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and War Horse. In the United Kingdom, where the book is more well-known, it opened to $6.9 million.[63]

In China, the release was handled by Huaxia Film Distribution. While it benefitted from a robust marketing effort including Spielberg's presence in the country itself, it suffered from a three month long delay after its North American release. It had an estimated $13.8 million opening, debuting at second place behind Operation Mekong.[64][65] Many Chinese online reviews criticized Spielberg for making the film "too juvenile" for adults.[66]

The BFG is one of the lowest-grossing films of Spielberg's career, specifically in North America, when accounting for inflation and one of the year's biggest flops, but The Hollywood Reporter noted that Disney would be able to withstand the losses due to the success of Captain America: Civil War and Finding Dory.[67] The site also highlighted that the financial losses for Disney could be $90–100 million based on theatrical returns alone.[68]

Critical response

The BFG received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 75% based on 250 reviews with an average rating of 6.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The BFG minimizes the darker elements of Roald Dahl's classic in favor of a resolutely good-natured, visually stunning, and largely successful family-friendly adventure."[69] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 66 out of 100 based on 47 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[70] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.[71]

Justin Chang of Los Angeles Times wrote a positive review, extolling Rylance's performance as a "brilliant amalgam of performance-capture technology and peerless screen presence."[72] Scott Mendelson of Forbes lauded the film as "a charming, intelligent, and witty little adventure movie with strong special effects work in the service of a most unassuming story."[73] Mendelson also commended the film's smaller scope in story, as well as Rylance and Barnhill's interaction.[73] Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph wrote a positive review, calling the film "a significant technical accomplishment", adding that "the infinitesimally detailed motion-capture technology alone, which stretches Rylance’s human performance to gargantuan proportions, is river-straddling bounds beyond anything that’s come before it."[74] Critic Matt Zoller Seitz highly appreciated Spielberg's direction of the film, giving the film three and a half out of four stars. Seitz remarks that "I can imagine some adults finding the movie dull; 'Nothing happens', they'll say. 'And it's too nice.' But I can imagine other adults loving the film for helping them remember what it's like to be young enough to hide from a movie monster because he's big and weird-looking and then laugh because he's kind of silly..."[75] Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter wrote a mixed review, comparing the film objectively to Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, as a "conspicuously less captivating, magical and transporting experience than its classic forebear." [76] Peter Debruge of Variety, however, compared the film favorably to E.T., writing, "this splendid Steven Spielberg-directed adaptation makes it possible for audiences of all ages to wrap their heads around one of the unlikeliest friendships in cinema history, resulting in the sort of instant family classic “human beans” once relied upon Disney to deliver."[77] A.O. Scott of The New York Times gave a mixed review, praising the film's digital effects and visual style as "exquisite", while noting that the film lacked the excitement found in Spielberg's previous fantasy films.[78]

Richard Brody of The New Yorker gave a negative review of the film, stating that "[the film] plays like a forced march of fun, a mandatory strain of magic and a prescribed dose of poetry, like a movie ready-made for screening in classrooms when a teacher is absent." Brody, however, observes that "Spielberg is the BFG who's menaced by bigger and more monstrous giants who aren't interested in edifying their audiences but merely in consuming them—consuming the consumer, so to speak.... Spielberg's vision of a quaint and virtuous monarchy, a seemingly permanent touchstone of dignity in a world where temporal rulers come and go with fluctuating values and standards, is a peculiar mark of self-justification, self-congratulation, and self-interest."[79]

Accolades

List of awards and nominations
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Annie Awards February 4, 2017 Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production Claude Schitter, Benjaman Folkman, Gary Boyle, David Caeiro and Luke Millar Pending [80]
British Academy Children's Awards November 20, 2016 BAFTA Kids' Vote The BFG Nominated [81][82]
Evening Standard British Film Awards December 8, 2016 Best Actor Mark Rylance Pending [83]
Satellite Awards February 19, 2017 Best Original Score John Williams Pending [84]
Best Visual Effects The BFG Pending
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 5, 2016 Best Motion Capture Performance Mark Rylance Pending [85]
World Soundtrack Awards October 20, 2016 Film Composer of the Year John Williams (also for Star Wars: The Force Awakens) Nominated [86]

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