Film Review: Titus

You may not want to accept my optimism with this film if you read the reviews. Sometimes you want to believe that you can do whatever you set your heart on. While you are watching the film you can at least enjoy the von Holzen family realizing their dreams. I loved every minute. Titus is a precocious genius of a child. His piano playing is amazing. He is much smarter than his teachers and often talks back to them causing him much anguish in school. His parents are believable loveable characters. Vitus especially relates to his grandfather. The grandfather works building things but his true talent is bringing out the dreams and thoughts of Vitus. Their relationship is precious. Vitus has tough times. His parents fire his favorite baby sitter and Vitus rebels. Vitus wants to fly. He builds an elaborate set of wings and tries to fly. He falls from his balcony. The injury results in a lowering of his intelligence. He goes to a regular school and gives up on the piano. However with his grandfather he continues to dream. He becomes brilliant in investing money in the stock market under a pseudonym. The winnings go to his grandfather. When the grandfather dies the money permits the father to buy the business from which he has been fired. Titus starts to play the piano again and all is well. The former baby sitter even comes to the performance with a bouquet of flowers.
I know many readers will feel that this ‘stuff of dreams’ is not worth watching because it couldn’t happen and it is untrue. We all need to dream and it is uplifting to view the results of Vitus using his talent and skill to help his grandfather. The grandfather loved his family and wanted to help them. Vitus puts aside his talent as a pianist as he is searching for his fulfillment in other directions. The acting is delightful. Several actors play the part of Titus from a young boy to a teenager. I felt good when I left. I enjoyed the film. In my opinion it has merit and is worth watching. Everything doesn’t have to be believable. Sometimes it feels good to stretch our imagination and enjoy something that might be or at least view it as an analogy of something that could happen.