varinaplan-813-450258
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I cannot tell you how this movie touched my soul.
Because of this movie, l now consider every choice l make parenting my three year old son, because it will imprint on his being.
The movie is mostly a tragedy.lt demonstrates how as children, our environment, our parents , those that we put our trust in, shape and mould us. They wire our brain , they leave their scars on our soul, and our vulnerable hearts.
This movie us about the consequences, about how adults can screw the next generation up, but it is also about how through this,some fall, and some become resilant.
The first part of the movie has some sick humour, and l was almost going to turn it off, but I persisted and was rewarded with an absolute rollercoaster of emotion, that left me sobbing.
I could relate to this movie on a deeper level, life does indeed bring you to your knees, but you have to get back up and keep moving forward. The other alternative is not pretty, now go hug your babies!!
As someone that spent 18 years in the city of Angels, I have met many Ellie Parkers. I adored this little gem, albeit low budget movie, with some of best acting one could feast their eyes on. The scene with Ellie in the car in a complete hyped up, Star Bucks frenzy, smeared with lipstick, banging her head to Blondie and madly shouting out " I wanna suck Vinnie's ####'!!!" in her New Jersey accent, had me rolling on the floor.
For those that know nothing of the dashed dreams of Many desperate Hollywood starlets, and the pure sleaze these women encounter as they try to fulfill their dreams, forget it, you just won't 'get it'. LA is a town, of big talking wannabes and 'Ellie Parker' really led you into that world with it's fake facade and empty promises. Naomi Watts just shines as Ellie Parker. She totally engulfs the screen with her magical expressions of pain, joy, angst, fear, confusion and loneliness.
I felt very empty after the final scene, just as Ellie did. The City of Angels changes you, makes you selfish, egotistical, and almost insane. Ellie knew her pursuit of acting had caused her to become a shell of a person, and as a viewer I really felt her pain.
So it was shot with a cheap camera, big deal. The messages where there, contrary to what many other reviewers said, you just had to be sensitive enough to pick them up.
This film really transported me back to LA, and made me shudder, thanks 'Eliie parker' for reminding me why I left!
For those that know nothing of the dashed dreams of Many desperate Hollywood starlets, and the pure sleaze these women encounter as they try to fulfill their dreams, forget it, you just won't 'get it'. LA is a town, of big talking wannabes and 'Ellie Parker' really led you into that world with it's fake facade and empty promises. Naomi Watts just shines as Ellie Parker. She totally engulfs the screen with her magical expressions of pain, joy, angst, fear, confusion and loneliness.
I felt very empty after the final scene, just as Ellie did. The City of Angels changes you, makes you selfish, egotistical, and almost insane. Ellie knew her pursuit of acting had caused her to become a shell of a person, and as a viewer I really felt her pain.
So it was shot with a cheap camera, big deal. The messages where there, contrary to what many other reviewers said, you just had to be sensitive enough to pick them up.
This film really transported me back to LA, and made me shudder, thanks 'Eliie parker' for reminding me why I left!