Review of Protagonist (2007) by [Anonymous] — 05 Dec 2007

Beautiful, funny, thoughtful, provocative.

This review of Protagonist (2007) was written by [Anonymous] on 05 Dec 2007.

Protagonist has generally received positive reviews.

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By Sara J (321) on 13 Oct 2008

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 30 Nov 2007

While Yu's experimental approach brings valuable insight to the human condition, the interviews themselves too rarely measure up to her ambitious…

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By Karen H (484) on 22 Jul 2008

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By Cary B (8) on 13 Jun 2008

The documentary was interesting, it's basicallly a personal account of 4 peoples lives in the form of a greek drama…

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By Berdo R (26) on 01 Aug 2008

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By Aymar J (32) on 23 Dec 2007

I love movies about stubborn, controversial people -- especially ones that treat them as equals. Fascinating use of narrative…

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By Alex H (1,416) on 25 Feb 2008

Interesting idea. So all these people followed the Hero's Journey? You may get to the end and say so what? Worth a look anyway…

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