Two Movies I've seen recently

I recently saw two movies: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, and Daybreakers. The first was a grand tale of a travelling show that had a doorway to the realization of people's imagination. Christopher Plumber plays a bum who wagers with the devil, intertwining those he loves. The great Heath Ledger plays Tony, the Hanged man, a kind of middlepoint between the dialetical of the Devil and God in this story. The Hanged man is an ancient symbol from Tarot cards, otherwise known as the Traitor. Due to Heath Ledger's passing, the rest of the character was played by Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Ferrell. The story was actually adapted, and really enhanced the story of the movie. Each of the three actors play Tony in a different dream world, well matching the translucency of Ledger's character in the first place. Imaginarium is a great movie, indulging the fantasy world to a tee.

Daybreakers is more of a 3 to 3.5 star movie. Set in a world where vampires are the common race, and human blood is becoming more and more scarce, a compassionate scientist played by Ethan Hawke falls into an outcast human group. While the story was somewhat formulaic, it did not get too bogged down in playing out tired dystopian themes. The execution of the movie and some of the creepy crawlies were done originally enough.