Review of Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) by Katie S — 14 Aug 2014
This movie can be summarized very simply. In short, it's about a girl named Hushpuppy and her father. They live in a world where the polar ice caps have melted dramatically. The higher classes of society have built a dam to keep the water out of their city, while the poor folks are stuck in their flooded shanty town outside the wall, called the Bath Tub.
The majority of the film just follows Hushpuppy and her father as he teaches her essential survival skills. But the movie is about so much more than just that. It's so poetic, you may have to watch it several times before you really understand what it's trying to say.
It's a movie of very few words, relying on good old fashioned cinematography to convey emotions to the viewer. It's a very challenging and unfamiliar film, but at the same time, it feels natural.
It shows you this world through the eyes of a six year old girl and it manages to place you into her shoes perfectly. You can't help but look at it with a child-like sense of wonder. It's hard to find anything wrong with this movie, really.
Everything just fits into place. I feel like I have to address the fact that this was the first film that both of the lead actors AND the director had worked on. That's impressive.
This review of Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) was written by Katie S on 14 Aug 2014.
Beasts of the Southern Wild has generally received very positive reviews.
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