When we think of the word adventure we tend to think of places we would like to go and see. We think of the movies we have seen and want to be apart of. We also think of the people we would like to be during this adventure. It's usually our next big outing or our next trip. Many of us would love to go and see the whole world. We would love to see France, Spain and Japan. We would love to spend days or maybe weeks in these places and soak up ever single minute of the experience. That is not the case when it come to Phineas Fogg who bet his fellow club members that he could be make it Around the World in 80 Days. Which just so happens to be the name of the Best Picture winner at the 29th Academy Awards in 1956.
Phineas Fogg is a very peculiar British gentleman. He has all of his day planned out down to every minute of every day. He even has the same menu week after week year after year. He spend most of his time thinking about the things that most people don't. Like when the local bank was recently robbed he sat and thought about how the robbery happened and who was most likely the person behind the robbery. When his fellow club members start to tell him that it's impossible for him know all of that they start saying how impossible it was. It was just as impossible as a man going around the world in 100 days. When Fogg tells them not only was is possible but it could be done in 80 days he bets his whole fortune on it. Soon Phineas is off to an adventure of a lifetime have to maneuver through different modes of transportation, and through many different crazy scenarios in order to make it back home in time to win the bet.
This film is a marvel to behold. Not only is was this film highly acclaimed when it was released but it also has almost all of Hollywood make a cameo performance. Everyone from Peter Lorre to George Raft and Red Skelton to Frank Sinatra all made a small surprise for audience everywhere. I must say that it did pay off! Not only did the film beat out Allied Artists Friendly Persuasion, Warner Brothers' Giant, 20th Century Fox's The King and I, and Paramount's The Ten Commandments for Best Picture it was nominated for seven other awards as well. In the end it took home the grand prize and four other Oscars as well.
I would have to say that this is one of the best Best Picture films that I have seen. I mean when I comes right down too it it's such a fun movie to watch. There really is never a dull moment and it's a great film for the whole family to enjoy. This film is so funny, and entertaining that you don't care that it's a long film. The one thing that I have to say is that the actor who places Passepartout is the real star of the film. We follow him and all of his crazy side adventures through the film that you start to wonder what in the world is he going to get himself into next! You are also screaming to cheer them on by the end of the film! It's a film that put you on a roller coaster of emotions that you can't wait to get on again!
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