MIFF Day 3
Trumbo
An insightful portrait of a most impressive man. I knew he was one of the Hollywood Ten, blacklisted for refusing to say if he was or was not a communist. I knew he wrote Johnny Got His Gun, which is a pretty amazing piece of literature. But I didn't know so much, and this film, based on a stage play written by his son, tells so much of the horrors of that time in history. Prison, living in Mexico, the torments suffered by his family and friends. That he remained such a big personality through things that are designed to crush a man is inspiring.
Ploy
A couple wrestle with the possibility that they are no longer in love with each other, or possibly just that they can't admit to it for reasons they find too hard to explain. A dreamlike film of love, lies and the horror of living your life inside your own head.
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
A film that tells the most complete version of the notorious trial of Roman Polanski for child molestation. A well balanced film that shows up the tactics of some of the people defending Polanski to be nothing more than victim-blaming, while also showing the abuse Polanski himself suffered at the hands of a star-struck Judge who loved the spotlight more than he loved the law. It depicts a complex situation, but never ignores the fact that a crime was been committed.
Johnny Mad Dog
A harsh depiction of life as a child soldier in Africa. Worse for the fact that it shows that such tactics can succeed, and the lies that are told to keep these things going. Starring former child soldiers in the roles, it's a disturbing film about things going on right now. If you're not upset by it, you're not really paying attention.
Hold me tight, Let me go
A documentary about a boarding school for emotionally troubled youngsters. The kids in the film are aged between 7 and 9, and they're kids that have never learned how to behave in a normal way. 108 staff to 40 kids gives an indication of how difficult and violent these kids are. It's an amazingly encouraging film, to see people who refuse to give up on kids despite their best efforts to hurt everyone around them. Though I find myself wishing the same tactics they use were acceptable management techniques in the workplace...
Dawn of the Dead
Romero's classic. I've never seen it before. Big screen was a good way to start. It deserves its status.
An insightful portrait of a most impressive man. I knew he was one of the Hollywood Ten, blacklisted for refusing to say if he was or was not a communist. I knew he wrote Johnny Got His Gun, which is a pretty amazing piece of literature. But I didn't know so much, and this film, based on a stage play written by his son, tells so much of the horrors of that time in history. Prison, living in Mexico, the torments suffered by his family and friends. That he remained such a big personality through things that are designed to crush a man is inspiring.
Ploy
A couple wrestle with the possibility that they are no longer in love with each other, or possibly just that they can't admit to it for reasons they find too hard to explain. A dreamlike film of love, lies and the horror of living your life inside your own head.
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
A film that tells the most complete version of the notorious trial of Roman Polanski for child molestation. A well balanced film that shows up the tactics of some of the people defending Polanski to be nothing more than victim-blaming, while also showing the abuse Polanski himself suffered at the hands of a star-struck Judge who loved the spotlight more than he loved the law. It depicts a complex situation, but never ignores the fact that a crime was been committed.
Johnny Mad Dog
A harsh depiction of life as a child soldier in Africa. Worse for the fact that it shows that such tactics can succeed, and the lies that are told to keep these things going. Starring former child soldiers in the roles, it's a disturbing film about things going on right now. If you're not upset by it, you're not really paying attention.
Hold me tight, Let me go
A documentary about a boarding school for emotionally troubled youngsters. The kids in the film are aged between 7 and 9, and they're kids that have never learned how to behave in a normal way. 108 staff to 40 kids gives an indication of how difficult and violent these kids are. It's an amazingly encouraging film, to see people who refuse to give up on kids despite their best efforts to hurt everyone around them. Though I find myself wishing the same tactics they use were acceptable management techniques in the workplace...
Dawn of the Dead
Romero's classic. I've never seen it before. Big screen was a good way to start. It deserves its status.
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