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Had a tough week. Got stressed and sick over roommate drama.
Some films:
Boy - dir. Taika Waititi
This was really lovely and captured something about childhood, especially that summer break from school where time stretches long and free. It's largely about the relationship of Boy with his father, who comes back into his life and is a chaotic presence-- charming, cool, unpredictable, sometimes volatile. I very much enjoyed this film.
The library DVD did not have captions, and all the actors speak with a New Zealand accent; I had trouble understanding all of the dialog. Content notes: animal death, death of Boy's mother (in flashbacks), child abuse.
Torn - documentary on disney plus.
I like movies about climbing. They usually have great scenery and I'm just sort of distantly fascinated with the sport. But, while featuring some good climbing content, this movie is more about family and grief. The film maker focuses on his dad's death in an avalanche in 1999; the kids are all now grown. His father's best friend, who survived the disaster, came back and became their dad. I think that grief is an important subject but this just went on too long and felt a little self-indulgent. I kept thinking about the privilege involved in this family being able to travel to Tibet to recover the body, and they all went to Italy for a wedding ceremony, etc, and that felt entirely unexamined.
I didn't hate it but would not recommend it.
Some films:
Boy - dir. Taika Waititi
This was really lovely and captured something about childhood, especially that summer break from school where time stretches long and free. It's largely about the relationship of Boy with his father, who comes back into his life and is a chaotic presence-- charming, cool, unpredictable, sometimes volatile. I very much enjoyed this film.
The library DVD did not have captions, and all the actors speak with a New Zealand accent; I had trouble understanding all of the dialog. Content notes: animal death, death of Boy's mother (in flashbacks), child abuse.
Torn - documentary on disney plus.
I like movies about climbing. They usually have great scenery and I'm just sort of distantly fascinated with the sport. But, while featuring some good climbing content, this movie is more about family and grief. The film maker focuses on his dad's death in an avalanche in 1999; the kids are all now grown. His father's best friend, who survived the disaster, came back and became their dad. I think that grief is an important subject but this just went on too long and felt a little self-indulgent. I kept thinking about the privilege involved in this family being able to travel to Tibet to recover the body, and they all went to Italy for a wedding ceremony, etc, and that felt entirely unexamined.
I didn't hate it but would not recommend it.
