Thursday, January 17, 2013

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Beasts of the Southern Wild (Benh Zeitlin, 2012)
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Rating: Q=7, P=6 / Can't Get Enough
Scale 1=4, Scale 2=3, Scale 3=3, Scale 4=3

Father/Daughter, Coming of Age, Hurricane Katrina, Journey, Subtle
"Everybody loses the thing that made them. It's even how it's supposed to be in nature. The brave men stay and watch it happen, they don't run."

Hushpuppy may be little and young but she is very wise. She knows that life can change overnight, that one big storm might come and break the balance of the universe. When it does, Hushpuppy is strong. It is the other storm that rages inside her Daddy that she is not prepared for. This film is beautiful, poignant, and layered with meaning. 
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