Review of Blinded by the Light (2019) by Benwomack — 10 Apr 2020

Biography of a young man, and the joke is, he doesn’t do anything important- except, that is the beauty of it as well. Because in his struggle, we exist. So what is that struggle. Javid is born in a suburb of Luton? Homelife is slightly fraught. Mum runs a haberdashers? From their kitchen. Quite a small house in which three youngsters are growing up – (fast) (and quite amazingly free of squabbles.).

Interaction with environment then. Issue of the motion picture. Javid is starting school. Adolescence isn’t dwelt on in painful, medical detail- only, interest in girls. Basically, starting a new school, covers all that. He feels various different things. More embarrassed by his Dad. Aware of racism- that’s always been. Friendship with Matt, lives across the road, is hampered by Matt’s having something Javid doesn’t – a girlfriend. Which Javid is shown as taking very decently, just being slightly glum about- but, a strand of their relationship- Matt will sort him out with a girlfriend.

Confidence then, is music. And musical tastes- and fashion. And so. One night when tensions run high, after his father loses his job at the factory, Javid listens, in an electrifying way, to the music of Bruce Springsteen. Which music , becomes his coping-stone. ...

Finally, gives an end of term speech, where he does recognise it , as a phase, and how important families are.

I thought it was pretty tedious.

It's a fairly un-ambiguous moral landscape.

And... where are all the ugly people? a bit.

Not as funny as a John Hughes. (and they're often not that funny.).

Thank you.

Does it use beautiful people to get your attention? Yes.