"Beasts of the Southern Wild" presents a primal story of nature and survival in the bayou from the viewpoint of six-year-old Hushpuppy, a near-orphan living near, if not exactly with, her father, who fights to keep her world together with courage and magic. The unromantic, hand-held camera, almost documentary style of the movie contrasts sharply with the fantastical world Hushpuppy lives in, and the viewpoint of a child reveals more to us than she grasps. It's a wonderfully rich, unflinching, and fable-like telling of the progress of a tiny hero as she searches for family and meaning in a world full of huge, violent forces. A first-rate film.Saturday, July 21, 2012
Beasts of the Southern Wild ****
"Beasts of the Southern Wild" presents a primal story of nature and survival in the bayou from the viewpoint of six-year-old Hushpuppy, a near-orphan living near, if not exactly with, her father, who fights to keep her world together with courage and magic. The unromantic, hand-held camera, almost documentary style of the movie contrasts sharply with the fantastical world Hushpuppy lives in, and the viewpoint of a child reveals more to us than she grasps. It's a wonderfully rich, unflinching, and fable-like telling of the progress of a tiny hero as she searches for family and meaning in a world full of huge, violent forces. A first-rate film.
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