The Blue Lagoon (1980)

There is so much beauty in this supposedly naive and simple story that is beyond description. Or you can see it as another version of the Garden of Eden from the Bible. I think this is the simplest way to talk about our world: two children living outside it. This is the second time I have seen human courtship documented so beautifully - or as an old saying says: authorities and powers of this world that never let us live and love in life as we should have...

**** Contains Spoilers***** No I don't think they died at the end. However the movie forces us to draw our own conclusions. They probably survived. Was re-united with their father and moved back to San Francisco or Boston. It would have been nice if the made a proper movie sequel. Where after they are rescued they show a bit about Richard, Emmeline and their son their life back in America. After returning did they get married. You want this family to live happily ever after because you emotionally invested so much in their lives and this very moving story. How did they re-integrate after so many years living on a desert island. I would hate to think our innocent heros , Richard and Emmeline died after all they have been through. I have to say Blue Lagoon is one of the best films I have seen in my life. It is now one of my favourites. Because once in a while a rare movie comes along that deals with the human condition, relationships between men and women, desire to raise a family. Their child like innocence is endearing in a harsh world. Yet they survive against the odds. Few movies deal with real issues like this. A movie about the human condition. IMDb's rating is far too low. This movie deserves a solid 8. The very least 7.5. Outstanding movies with a outstanding story like the Blue Lagoon deserve a much higher rating on IMDb.

A modern day Adam and Eve are stranded on a deserted island and must learn to coop with the challenges it presents.The location shots set the scenes and are some of the most beautiful decorations to grace the screen.Richard and Em are almost a candidate for a documentary on how well mankind could make it without the comforts or technology we take for granted everyday. They revert back to their instincts of making shelter, learning how to make weapons, hunt, gather good and create fire all the skills you need to survive.They tried to hold onto the past they once knew, discover love sex that's hard for them to put into words and yet retain a child like innocence.The casting was interesting, if you had told me this was Brooke Sheilds Brian's first roles I would've called you a liar, are how I imagined them from the book.Yet it only adds to the tragic end as the small family try a last minute effort to sail off into the sea to save their only child who fell sick. Will they or won't they make it?The only film I can say that ever reached the brilliance and majesty of the lagoon was caste away.10/10

I have to be honest I'm really not someone who enjoys a romantic film in fact I often find them to be too predictable and similar, but I regress, I first watched this film with my Nan, which as many can imagine who have seen this movie was a little awkward.I'm not a great believer in the need for nudity in a movie either because most of us can probably guess what's happening (although don't get me wrong I think it is amazingly brave of the actors/actresses that do partake in nude scenes). But for a change in this movie it became a symbol for the nature and freedom that the two have and after all if they are not within the laws of society why would they think it should be any different.This movie felt so human and shows the naivety of human nature that I have yet to find in any other film. The story of two people growing up without the knowledge that so many of us are entitled to is refreshing. It is also interesting to see some of these elements that are inevitably kept out of Hollywood for fear of being unglamorous.As two young actors I think they were both incredibly brave for taking on such a mammoth task and portrayed every element perfectly. It's is a raw and realistic piece that almost feels like a documentary to a point, as it doesn't exude romance or have cheesy one-liners, it is just very natural.The cinematography is absolutely stunning and the location is beautiful and excellently used. It's funny and relatable on a human level and is beautifully romantic without the need for any over-dramatic soundtracks or people running towards each other in the rain. The simplicity of the plot and of the characters' natures makes the film and I have never gotten bored of watching it.