Saturday, May 4, 2013

Beasts of the Southern Wild (PG-13) 8.0

Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012): Faced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love. (7.3)

Director: Benh Zeitlin
Writers: Lucy Alibar / Benh Zeitlin (screenplay), Lucy Alibar (stage play "Juicy and Delicious")
Stars: Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly

The movie is a mix a small part fantasy about prehistoric beasts and a documentary style story about the Louisiana bayou living. The poor folks who live somewhat off-grid life in the flood prone area are the people of the earth and their story comes out with all the joy and all the faults in-tact in this wonderful story-telling. The standout actor, obviously, is Wallis with the portrayal of Hushpuppy. She is so good in that role, you'd think this is a documentary. We watch movies for the great stories and to be wowed by them. And, this is one of those movies that you'd not only enjoy while watching it, but also remember sometime later and take pleasure in the memory of it. My Rating: 8.0

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