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Apr 08, 2022lrsranch rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This was a beautiful movie. Although at times I didn't really understand it, it didn't matter because it was so wonderful to watch. Very touching. I will watch it again sometime I enjoyed it so much.
Dec 14, 202010000mefest rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A very special movie. I felt at times as I watched that this could be an unscripted film. The hero and star is 6 year old "Hushpuppy" , played by Quevenzhane Wallis. Her character lives an extremely challenging life on many levels. But…
Dec 02, 2019nan_13 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Thoroughly remarkable melding of magical realism, childhood survival and loss, combined with global warming and climate destruction. You need to watch how the story unfolds to express all this in a very unanticipated story. Very unique…
Aug 18, 2019posie12 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
In what world can we blame an archaic lifestyle on global warming. The people are drunken, dirty and ignorant. They do survive on life skills and do little to harm the environment, but could a world population which is enormous live like…
Aug 21, 2018WestSlope_TheaH rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
One of the best films of 2012, Beasts of the Southern Wild has that audacious magical realism---reminiscent of Pan’s Labyrinth---but instead set in an isolated bayou community in the U. S. Quvenzhane Wallis was just 6 years old when this…
Jul 31, 2018ausnos rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Child abuse is never okay, and there were some scenes of this. Other than that, I could not get into the story. It was not compelling or interesting enough for me to stay.
Nov 19, 2017skinnyminnybean rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a wonderful film, fantastic, mesmerizing, hope where it feels hopeless, camaraderie in the face of nothing, care, love (if you will, think this term is overused), exterior shells of hardness, but just enough light found, tough,…
Sep 08, 2016voisjoe1_0 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I knew nothing about this film except that the actress playing the young protagonist was highly applauded for her performance. It occurs in a section of Louisiana of which most Americans never heard of. The rise of the threatening doom to…
Jun 05, 2016TSCPL_ChrisB rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Interesting and creative, but not all that entertaining. The cast is wonderful and the imagery beautiful, but the allegory gets lost. I had high hopes for this one, but its magic just gets muddled along with the story. This film shows…
Apr 02, 2016uugene rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Proof ! - that high quality sights and sounds can be produced on a low budget. Non-professional actors delivered compelling character portrayals. Fantastic visuals and a spellbinding soundtrack were developed by the filmmakers themselves.…
ECPat
Nov 18, 2015ECPat rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Do not miss this one!!!!!!!
May 21, 2015Gwr rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Awesome movie, seems closer to documentary with Fantasy elements included. Illustrates the hardship of vulnerable people trying to preserve their way of life during changing climate. Great acting from the 2 lead characters, unknowns and…
Apr 22, 2015Chapel_Hill_StephenA rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Quvenzhane Wallis is amazing and it's impossible to watch this beautiful fairy tale without Hushpuppy weedling her way into your heart (also impossible to watch this without sobbing hysterically.)
Quimeras
Mar 17, 2015Quimeras rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I didn’t care for the fantastical elements of this film. Perhaps the story would have fared better in another format (i.e., a novel).
Feb 12, 2015
it took me a while to get into the movie. But at the end I realized it was a fable, even though it espoused USA values; and at the end showed her depths of determination revealed for the first time to the viewer. I think this film will be…
Jan 24, 2015kevinlarkin1986 rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Didn't get what the hype was all about but thankful not to be any of the characters
Jan 19, 2015Mr_Bounds48 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Just another GLOBAL WARMING propaganda,MK ULTRA,behavior placement,predictive program.This one exploits black people so badly,the extremely bad script makes the little girl and her father sound like and act like real life mentally ill…
Dec 07, 2014waltery rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The 1st half of this movie was entertaining and different...the 2nd half just seemed to lose its direction....the 6 year old little girl (the main character) and the acting of the father was excellent, she just seemed to be living not…
Jul 26, 2014pegasus71 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This film has a couple of exemplary aspects, fine cinematography and an exceptional performance by a very young actress, Quenzhane Wallis. However, I found the story put together by the director and screenwriters to be a bizarre example…
Jul 05, 2014Lavenderseas rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Intense film not for young children though it has a child main character. Every thing seems very vivid like a child's experience. Takes place in a fringe community in the Bayou. Some people say it is depressing, it certainly has some…
Apr 10, 2014
This movie is not for everyone. It is quite depressing, you feel sorry for the little girl most of the time. I do admire the determination to make it in the circumstances that they are in thou. Not something that I would watch again, this…
Mar 24, 2014proudboy rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Beautiful photography. Great performance by the young star. Little or no character development. Aside from the two main actors, the other players are little more than caricatures created to fit the environment as a magical, mystical…
Mar 24, 2014loonylovesgood rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Beautifully shot and acted. Very different from what I was expecting, though.
Jan 06, 20140cho rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
A depressing and sad movie with zero to no plot. Give it a pass.
Dec 19, 2013eliasmerkins rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Really good movie. Incredible photography and the acting is phenomenal. The story is touching and interesting. Highly recommend it!