Post by lilly on May 25, 2009 22:33:16 GMT
Apropos of what I said in the 'Eddie Izzard' thread...
...and being the obedient little acolytes that we are, kitty and I took Mr. Morrissey's endorsement to heart and both got round to seeing this film in the past week.
All I can really say is wow...just wow. I think this is definitely one of those quiet little movies that will stay with me for a long, long time afterwards (much like two other examples that spring to mind, The Sweet Hereafter and Breaking the Waves). Apart from my heartfelt desire to visit the ABBA Museum, I've never really thought about going to Sweden, but the cinematography is so beautifully evocative that it definitely made me want to see the country for myself, and the performances--especially those of the two extraordinary young leads--were absolutely astounding.
Especially because I was a sad, alienated little girl who grew into a frequently-tormented geek in middle school, this film prompted me to think about the nature of empowerment, and the fact that at least in my own case, I've come to feel truly grateful for those formative experiences--painful as they were--because it gave me an enduring empathy for the disenfranchised as well as a zero tolerance policy for any type of bullying whatsoever. (I've already recommended this film to a young friend who is still contending with these issues, hoping I can serve as a sort of long-distance internet vampire girlfriend in terms of getting him to realise he can and should stand up for himself.)
I also thought it was interesting that the director said in the interviews that some people view the movie's conclusion as tragic; like him, I saw it as a totally happy ending, though.
After consulting IMDb, however, I was filled with boundless disgust at the fact that apparently there's an American remake in the works. (Should we start referring to this as ESOPS, a.k.a. Egregious State of Play Syndrome?)
In any case, check this one out, mes amis. You'll be glad you did...though if you end up hating it, you can always come back here and tell me how full of it I am, y'know.
May 2, 2009 6:53:07 GMT @lilly said:
I've had Let the Right One In on my Netflix queue for a while now (cos my buddy in Oz--the one who isn't kitty, cos he's, like, a boy--has been rhapsodising about it for ages), but on the strength of this latest recommendation, I'm bumping it up to the top of the list....and being the obedient little acolytes that we are, kitty and I took Mr. Morrissey's endorsement to heart and both got round to seeing this film in the past week.
All I can really say is wow...just wow. I think this is definitely one of those quiet little movies that will stay with me for a long, long time afterwards (much like two other examples that spring to mind, The Sweet Hereafter and Breaking the Waves). Apart from my heartfelt desire to visit the ABBA Museum, I've never really thought about going to Sweden, but the cinematography is so beautifully evocative that it definitely made me want to see the country for myself, and the performances--especially those of the two extraordinary young leads--were absolutely astounding.
Especially because I was a sad, alienated little girl who grew into a frequently-tormented geek in middle school, this film prompted me to think about the nature of empowerment, and the fact that at least in my own case, I've come to feel truly grateful for those formative experiences--painful as they were--because it gave me an enduring empathy for the disenfranchised as well as a zero tolerance policy for any type of bullying whatsoever. (I've already recommended this film to a young friend who is still contending with these issues, hoping I can serve as a sort of long-distance internet vampire girlfriend in terms of getting him to realise he can and should stand up for himself.)
I also thought it was interesting that the director said in the interviews that some people view the movie's conclusion as tragic; like him, I saw it as a totally happy ending, though.
After consulting IMDb, however, I was filled with boundless disgust at the fact that apparently there's an American remake in the works. (Should we start referring to this as ESOPS, a.k.a. Egregious State of Play Syndrome?)
In any case, check this one out, mes amis. You'll be glad you did...though if you end up hating it, you can always come back here and tell me how full of it I am, y'know.
