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mustinvestigate) wrote2010-09-26 02:17 pm
mustinvestigate) wrote2010-09-26 02:17 pm
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my current favorite movie
...is Winter's Bone. It's not really a fandom-friendly film, in that I have no desire write fic or seek out sparkly macros, but it's one of the most complete-in-itself movies I've seen in a long time. It contains its own Cliff Notes, efficiently setting out the scope of this society for those unfamiliar with all-American rural poverty while including visual details that ring true for those who are.
Picture a classic noir arc, but Sam Spade is a 17-year-old Ozark teen barely keeping her family fed and sheltered. At least half of the many characters are women, as fleshed out as the men, and they're more active in shaping the plot. Which I can't rave about as much as I want to without giving away the best aspects of watching, of moving deeper into the world of dread and strength as she seeks out the secret her community would gladly sacrifice her family's lives to suppress.
Picture a classic noir arc, but Sam Spade is a 17-year-old Ozark teen barely keeping her family fed and sheltered. At least half of the many characters are women, as fleshed out as the men, and they're more active in shaping the plot. Which I can't rave about as much as I want to without giving away the best aspects of watching, of moving deeper into the world of dread and strength as she seeks out the secret her community would gladly sacrifice her family's lives to suppress.