Saturday, May 12, 2012

we need to talk about kevin (2011). directed by lynne ramsay.


a nightmarish tale of parenting, to mothers especially. what can you do with a child like this? it is not your fault that you don't enjoy the pregnancy, that you were a tad depressed, that the child is difficult and refused to bond. that he grew up to be antagonistic, a master manipulator to those who can't see him for who he is - a monster, albeit growing up in the best of environments with loving parents, is a bad seed from good people such as eva and franklin. 

i think it is a reminder how tough parenting could get, and on a more grim note, a reminder of how many criminals and killers were raised but good people. there is only so much that environment can do, for there is something more innate at work. 

Thursday, May 3, 2012

the graduate (1967). directed by mike nichols.

watch this movie for 3 things:

anne bancroft
simon & grafunkel's soundtrack
yes, all young people goes through disillusionment like that (i do!)

tyrannosaur (2011). directed by paddy considine.


what a sad movie. anger burning the body and the soul, buried deep inside but it flares high up, destructive at every being. one can be angry at no one in particular, one can angry at being victimized. 

but who is going to save us, if not a little care?