At the cinema: Blue & Company… Why should you see this fantastic and family-friendly film with Ryan Reynolds?

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Bea, a young girl, one day discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends. Then begins a magical adventure to reconnect each child with their forgotten imaginary friend.

3 good reasons to visit Blue & Compagnie

Two public holidays follow each other (with the possibility of a bridge on May 10) and this does not mean that the weather will be good. Otherwise, here are other arguments.

1 – a film for children, but not only

After two episodes of Quietly , Blue & Company confirms one thing: John Krasinski loves having fantastical creatures in the movies he directs. But wouldn’t he have changed the registry to see his children earlier? “It’s 1,000,000% true: I totally made this movie for my kids”he tells us.

“I wanted to make a film that they would see because it was getting funny at home: Emily did Mary Poppins returns and Jungle CruiseSo he was way ahead of them and they probably thought I was an accountant. So I wanted to show what I was really doing and write for them, in a way.”

“I’ve wanted to do something around imaginary friends for a long time, but it only took off during the pandemic when I saw the imaginary world I’d trapped them in. Then they started asking questions about the real world, they were more worried, so I thought I should write it down so they know that even on the not-so-bright days, there is always someone looking out for you. , a bubble of joy and imagination that you can re-immerse yourself in whenever you want.”

I made this film for my children. To let them know that on the not-so-bright days, there’s always someone watching over you, a bubble of joy and imagination that you can dip back into whenever you want.

“This makes Blue & Company my most personal film. Because I didn’t write it just for them, I included them from the beginning: they saw the first pictures of imaginary friends, they met each other. Kyle As soon as we gave it to them, they came to the set… They even posted feedback on the trailer.” Perhaps that’s why the project seems so sincere and personable, despite the CGI creatures.

if an excuse “for my children” Appears often, we expected, knowing John Krasinski, that the result would be more reasonable. And that’s it. The little ones might love it, but adults shouldn’t be left behind, as Blue & Company lets you reconnect with childhood and the innocence you lose as you grow older. If only to allow everyone to connect with their imaginary friend’s memories for a while. Thus, the audience who sheds the most tears will not necessarily be the youngest.

2 – office meeting

They don’t really cross paths on camera. Because the heroine’s father, played by John Krasinski, has no relation to Blues, who is voiced by Steve Carell in the original version. But it was behind the scenes that the reunion between the two The Office actors took place. And their presence in the same project can be a huge argument for fans of American comedy series.

“It’s been my plan since The Office and Jim even wrote the script.”John Krasinski answers with a laugh. “I wanted to work with Steve again for a number of reasons and I thought it would be a lot of fun. But he broke my heart: he was the nicest person, he told me I couldn’t be part of the film because he was so proud of me through everything I’d done since the series … I expected to laugh with him, he brought me to tears by being so kind.”

If you’ve never seen an episode of The Office, don’t worry because the cast is big enough to find what you’re looking for. In addition to Ryan Reynolds, Fiona Shaw, John Krasinski and Kailey Fleming (Judith The Walking Dead), who we see in the flesh, we hear the voices of: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Sam Rockwell, Maya Rudolph, Bradley Cooper, George Clooney, Amy Schumer, Blake Lively, Awkwafina, and even Louis Gossett Jr., who died on March 29.

By choosing the French version, you’ll hear José García (Blue), Mylene Farmer (Flower, voiced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge in VO), Marina Foys (Unicorn, voiced by Emily Blunt in VO) or Clement Remien. , who plays Ice Cube, voiced by Bradley Cooper in English.

3 – fascinating film

In The Without Sound, John Krasinski revealed the spiritual successor to Amblin Productions, Steven Spielberg’s company. Blue & Company proves this in Pixar style, following in the footsteps of Toy Story 3 and 4 with the idea of ​​leaving your childhood behind. Or this opening, which is similar to Up There in terms of emotional power and narrative.

Clearly obsessed with the question of what he would leave his children with if he disappeared tomorrow, which he has in his previous two films, the actor and director juggles humor and emotion with great inventiveness. Whether it’s the variety of imaginary friends (including an invisible one that the characters stop by) or the scenes he directs.

Thus we find a series of interviews (a classic pattern, but still effective, like what we see in every scene in the saga), a long music sequence, another (short) dance sequence… John Krasinski uses all his elements. A decree to create wonder without losing sight of its meaning. Because in Blue & Company the friends are imaginary, but the emotions are real.

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