Movie reviews
I had increadibly high hopes for Babel, and I found it very disaffecting. Save for teh deaf girl, I really didn't feel any emotional attachmnet to any of teh Characters. I thought much of teh plot was incredibly obvious and similar to Crash, my absolute least favorite movie that everyone loves. The deaf girls story, however, was fascinating is a beautiful and eerie way. I feel as though Miranda July could make a spectacular film about teenage deaf mutes.
Half Nelson. Wonderful. I wanted to cry because of how much this reminded me of everything I loe and hat about my philly/new jersey life. The protagonist, a crack smoking liberal, well read and artistically inclined middle school history teacher/basketball coach, reminded me why I had (and possibly still have) a huge "thing" for high school liberal arts teachers. His relationship of protectorate and confessee with his student was unique and honest display of a male - female relationship whose inappropriateness has nothing to do with sex, but rather (literal and figuritve) dependency. At what point does your age and status force you to become the responsible one, the permanent care taker. What are the ramifications of the role?
Oh and the entire film serves as a reminder why crack is seriously whack. And Ryan Gosling is very attractive and bearded.
Half Nelson. Wonderful. I wanted to cry because of how much this reminded me of everything I loe and hat about my philly/new jersey life. The protagonist, a crack smoking liberal, well read and artistically inclined middle school history teacher/basketball coach, reminded me why I had (and possibly still have) a huge "thing" for high school liberal arts teachers. His relationship of protectorate and confessee with his student was unique and honest display of a male - female relationship whose inappropriateness has nothing to do with sex, but rather (literal and figuritve) dependency. At what point does your age and status force you to become the responsible one, the permanent care taker. What are the ramifications of the role?
Oh and the entire film serves as a reminder why crack is seriously whack. And Ryan Gosling is very attractive and bearded.