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The sequence where young Tim (Miles Christopher Bakshi) and the Boss Baby break into a dog factory to prevent a scheme to invent the cutest puppy in the world, thereby rendering babies obsolete (an obvious ethical meditation on the distinctions between man and beast) is of such sublimity that I would be stupefied were I to learn that the idea did not result from divine premonition. However, the masterful direction of Tom McGrath and ingenious script of Michael McCullers avoid the pitfalls of many substandard yarns. Numerous films choose to needlessly encumber their plots with tedious distractions, rejecting simplicity for the sake of hackneyed storytelling with little regard for artistic integrity. As someone who likely wears a diaper in real life, Alec Baldwin is perfectly casted for the titular role. The film is called “The Boss Baby,” and indeed, it is about a boss-ass baby. The title confirms that power lies in simplicity. Told in an anachronistic order so smooth that it should retroactively renders the entire filmography of Jean-Luc Godard irrelevant, “The Boss Baby” flirts between Kafkaesque absurdism, Frank Capra-inspired melodrama and the exquisite magical realism established by Latin American writers like Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Junot Díaz. One need only gaze at the majesty of this piece (Dare I even call it a film?) and immediately find oneself overtaken by cathartic elevation. However, I trust that the stirring moral tale of Boss Baby Templeton and his friends will be vindicated by history. The greatest works of art, from James Joyce’s “Ulysses” to Ingmar Bergman’s “Persona,” always go unappreciated in their time. Many philistines will likely question my intense admiration for “The Boss Baby.” How predictable. Nay, I have discovered the pinnacle of western civilization a work of art that cannot ever be eclipsed. I have discovered the greatest film ever produced. It came to me, like a flickering, heavenly light hidden amongst shadowy chaos. After years of soul-searching, it is my extreme pleasure to inform my beloved audience that I have found enlightenment. I shant describe the abominable visions that latched onto my retinae during my expedition of self-discovery. It has been inescapable – burying into my swollen frontal lobe like the world’s most determined leech.Īnd so I embarked on a journey of rumination across this vast planet in a self-reflective quest for pictorial affirmation.
As a connoisseur of all cinematic-related endeavors, I have traversed this universe in search of an answer to that enduring question.
Nearly a quarter of a dozen of my doting, fawning fans have inquired one single, unshakeable question: “What is your favorite movie?” It is a question that has filled me with intense anxiety and dread whenever uttered. Can the human organism, in all of its fallibility, ever sculpt a work that surpasses such a level of artistry and ingenuity?Īs a critic, it is my sworn duty to bring you, dear reader, the honest truth, un-distilled and unbesmirched by commercial compromise and Hollywood poseurdom. None can dare imagine a world where bread did not come pre-sliced, such a tremendous breakthrough in brilliance that we commemorate its invention to this day. A name forever held as a benchmark by which we measure the greatness of all that is created. Ap(‘The Boss Baby’ Official Facebook Page)