It's been awhile since I have posted. Part of me has questioned why am I doing this? Who cares?
But it's Oscar season, my time of the year. Ken and I have seen 8 of the 9 best picture nominations, and we wind up at ABC (our pub) and I start talking movies...to strangers! Can't help myself.
So, I'm back. And thanks to the Midtown Cinema in Harrisburg, I can discuss the categories that we all scratch our heads at, because there is no place you can see them (usually.)
The nominees for Live Short Film are:
Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)A doctor and his wife, with their driver,in a worn-torn country are abducted and abused by the guerillas seeking freedom. Brutal, thought-provoking and hard to watch.
Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)A woman picks up her daughter and son and seeks help from the employees where she works. She is trying to run away from an abusive husband. Slow start that becomes very suspenseful when the husband shows up at her workplace.
Helium
Enzo is a new janitor at a hospital for dying children. He meets a young boy who loves zeppelins and air baloons. He knows he is dying, but does not want to go to heaven, because it sounds boring.
Enzo begins to tell him a story about Helium, a place above the clouds where children can play forever in cabins held up by air baloons. Amazing and poignant.
Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I have to take care of everything?)
A 7 minute film of a family who wakes up late for a wedding, and how everything goes horribly wrong. The funniest nominee.
So, here are my thoughts:
Who Will Win: That Wasn't Me....it has the biggest budget, and has the political bent..war-torn country, and children losing their innocence by becoming part of the warlord machine.
Who Should Win: Helium...a wonderful movie of children dealing with mortality, awesome effects for a small move, and an ending that had a tear running down my cheek.
Ken and I have one more to see before the Oscars (Wolf of Wall Street), but we hope to see the animated shorts Thursday, and I wll post that one next. Once we see all 9 best picture nominations, I'll post my thoughts on the upcoming Oscars.
Be back soon.....and keep it reel.
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