mark-palmos

Very seldom do movies come along that actually transport you to another world, and do so in an entirely fresh way. I've seen a lot of very mediocre, huge budget films this year, like The Hobbit, Lincoln, Les Misrables to name three... all of these are following very predictable, linear, and boring traditions, tired methods of telling stories. Beasts of the Southern Wild is a huge blast of fresh air. The imaginative and confused mind of a child mirrors the messy story, and in so doing, deepens your enchantment and has you "give it up" and flow along with wonder. It is a masterpiece and should definitely be the Academy Award winner this year... that is IF they can think past the cliché's. As much as I loved the movie and loved the gorgeous girl acting the main role of Hushpuppy, I think her acting role was very easy (much of it narrated) and the woman who acted in Amour should win best actress. It is definitely the best movie I have seen for years, and will see it again soon.

It took me about an hour to stop being irritated by the movie's self consciousness, to sort of enjoy it... but the damage was done.

As viewers, we have no reason to believe in the love Anna finds. He is creepy and give us no inkling of why she might ruin her life for him.

Kiera isn't bad, just annoying, considering we have no empathy for her self indulgence. If her husband was worse, her love a lot nicer, and if we could feel electricity between them, it would be a different matter, but the fact is the movie is too busy being clever... it misses out on having a heart and soul.

The theatre gimmick got in the way, and seemed like a cheap way of having Moscow backdrops without actually traveling there.

5/10