Movie Reviews...

We'll it took me a little while to get the popcorn out of my teeth but I think I got it all now. So I guess it's time for the reviews...Let's start with the last one that I saw which was "Born into Brothels”. I was really looking forward to see this movie, I had heard a lot about it and had been told that it was intense and amazing. It did not disappoint! Zana Briski, a photographer and Ross Kauffman, videographer, document the lives of a group of children living in a brothel in the red light district of Calcutta, India. Zana teaches the children photography and gives them each a camera to have. I love that you can see the kids taking pictures on the street in the video and then see the photo right after that scene. This was shot to give the viewer perspective on their lives, it gives them a voice. These kids are natural artists! I really love Avijit’s photo at the beach with the sand pale of water being dumped out. You can see the other children playing in the water in the background. This movie is heart breaking and so inspiring. Zana’s photo class was a success and she now has and organization called ‘Kids with Camera’s’. No one should have to live in such despair. Everyone has to see this movie! You should also check out the kid’s gallery , their work is pretty amazing! Two huge thumbs up!

Ok so that was on wednesday morning. My tuesday movie experience wasn’t quite as serious. My morning began by watching “O Brother, where art thou” a comedy based on Homers “The Odyssey”, where three escaped convicts embark on an adventure to find hidden treasure in the 1930’s. The three (George Clooney, John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson) of course find many twists and turns (and hair gel) along the way. The sepia toned picture really added to this movie. The digital process used created a very dusty, dirty south that is unique to other films set in this time. I give this one two thumbs up!

Last, but not lease, the tuesday afternoon movie, “Pecker” with Edward Furlong and Christina Ricci. I have to say my favorite line in this movie was when Pecker (Furlong) was running down the street after his true love Shelley (Ricci) and he yells out “Shelly! I love you more than Kodak!” Haha, it still makes me laugh. This movie is about a young artist who sees art in everyday life, thus making his family, friends, and neighbours the subject of his photos. A New York art dealer falls head over heels for his photography and offers him a show in a gallery in New York. This turns his and his families lives up-side-down! He tries to rectify the problem while trying to come up with more art! Will there be a happy ending?...I’ll let you find out :) This one gets one and a half thumbs up and one LOL.