Thirty years later Forest GumpRobert Zemeckis reunites Tom Hanks and Robin Wright in Here: the best years of our lives. If you think this is just another film, you are very wrong.
This new feature film from the filmmaker is experimental, using artificial intelligence to rejuvenate and age the actors aged 68 and 58 respectively. Tom Hanks says he is “blown away” by the technology that has given him back, for a moment, his youth. But the American press is more mixed.
A flop for Here?
Here: the best years of our lives arrive in cinemas in France on November 6, 2024. But on the other side of the Atlantic, the reviews have already fallen after its presentation at the AFI FEST. The American press does not spare the new film directed by Robert Zemeckis and led by Tom Hanks and Robin Wright.
With his feature film, the filmmaker wanted to experiment. Here: the best years of our lives promises a unique journey through time. Adapted from the eponymous graphic novel by Richard McGuire, it aims to present the entire history of humanity to us through a single fixed shot. Time, eras, characters… They follow one another. But adapting this comic is no easy feat. However, Robert Zemeckis wanted to take up the challenge. Even if it means breaking your teeth, according to several reviews.
To represent Tom Hanks and Robin Wright through the years, the director called on the Metaphysic studio to develop an AI capable of rejuvenating or aging his actors on command in real time. The 68-year-old actor said he was amazed by this technology. To achieve this feat, the AI company had to retrieve 8 million available images of Tom Hanks and Robin Wright in order to be as precise as possible.
Unfortunately, Robert Zemeckis’ ambition does not necessarily pay off. While we must salute his desire to think outside the box, the American press is very harsh towards Here: the best years of our lives. The media Variety talk about“horrible face replacement technology“. He even states that “the actors look more like high-definition Sims than a younger version of themselves”.
All we have to do is wait for the official release of Here: the best years of our lives to get to the bottom of it. Are you curious to discover Robert Zemeckis’ new film with Tom Hanks and Robin Wright?
