Jackie Ending Explained & Plot Summary

Jackie (2016) with Natalie Portman: review of the film about the tragedy of Jacqueline Kennedy.

Let’s not deny the fact that 2016 was not stingy with good cinema. Of the famous, I would like to mention “La-la-Land”, “Zootopia”, “Deadpool”, “Doctor Strange” and others. The list is long, because right after the world premieres there are good melodramas, comedies, and what is really there – horrors in the end. As an example, “Suicide Squad” is terrible in its existence. The last of the long list of premieres is the biographical drama “Jackie” about which you have hardly heard anything.

For your information

Although the film was lit up at the Oscars in three nominations at once, the most significant is the best actress. But, unfortunately, he did not take a single one, and from the numerous list of other expected awards (more than 20) he took only three. For the script, costumes and specials. the Toronto Film Festival award for “High Artistic Value”. The picture also boasts quite high ratings from critics. An example is 87% on Rotten Tomatoes and 81 out of 100 on Metacritic. There is only one problem, the total number of reviews is no more than 500. In a word, these are mere crumbs. The same phrase can be applied to box office receipts. With a budget of $ 9 million, the film collected no more than 24. Well, when you look at the assessment from IMDb and KinoPoisk, it becomes naturally bad – 6.7 and 6.2, respectively.

In any case, all of the above facts do not affect the product itself, except perhaps its perception. And below we will try to prove to you why exactly “Jackie” deserves the title of the most underrated picture of 2016.

Still from the movie "Jackie" — google.com

The plot of the film “Jackie”

A few weeks after the death of her husband John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy decided to give an interview. With the beginning of the conversation, we are immersed in the life and experiences of the former first lady. Her story is conducted nonlinearly, every now and then departing from the main, as it seems to us, topic – the murder of her husband. The interview lasts throughout the entire film.
This technique pushes out mediocrity, making the project stand out from the rest. For the same reason, the picture acquires the status of “author’s”, losing the lion’s share in the fees and assessments of the audience.

Heroes

The role of Jacqueline Kennedy was played by American actress Natalie Portman. Quite frankly, Portman’s acting is the main reason you should watch this movie. The actress did her best, showing a lively and emotional woman who is experiencing the loss of her husband. To enhance the effect of loss, the film appeals with a variety of close-ups that make her perceive what is happening through the prism of her vision. Empathize and sympathize with her, without noticing it, try on this situation for yourself.

Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy — google.com

Visual

Quality visuals are the second reason to watch this film. The picture is pleasant, neat and tasteful. Each frame is a separate work of art. Everything is here – the beautiful White House, the famous pink Chanel suit, which later became the symbol of the Kennedy assassination. Delicate and sophisticated Jacqueline, who in a fit of grief begins to try on outfits that are somehow connected with her husband.

There is an opinion that such a visual design overshadows not only the game, but the entire plot as a whole. Whether it is so or not is up to the audience to decide. But to shoot a story about the first lady without the appropriate attributes is hardly possible.

Atmosphere

Billed as “drama,” the film never stumbles in the direction of another genre. From the very first shots, we understand that this story will not cause any fun. On the contrary, more than half of the narrative (with the exception of the events before the murder) is the oppressive atmosphere of the tragedy that surrounded Jacqueline Kennedy in the first weeks after her husband’s death. To enhance this effect comes to the rescue Miki Levy’s soundtrack, consisting mainly of dreary and disturbing compositions that accompany us throughout the film.