Beasts of the Southern Wild 2012

Hushpuppy an intrepid sixyearold girl lives with her father Wink in the Bathtub a southern Delta community at the edge of the world. Winks tough love prepares her for the unraveling of the universe for a time when hes no longer there to protect her. When Wink contracts a mysterious illness nature flies out of whack temperatures rise and the ice caps melt unleashing an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs. With the waters rising the aurochs coming and Winks health fading Hushpuppy goes in search of her lost mother.

Review

You have never seen anything quite like 𢯪sts of the Southern Wild". It is a film that will have you thinking about the love between a father and a daughter about appreciating what you have in life and our ability to adapt to whatever comes at us. Quvenzhané Wallis is certain to beat Anna Paquin and Tatum O'Neal out as the youngest best actress nominee in history. Best original Screenplay is also almost a certainty. Go in with an open mind and enjoy this unique film that plays almost like a documentary and yet is full of fantasy elements as well. This is a don't miss.

If I have one quibble with the film it is the handheld camera technique that at least in the early scenes is particularly annoying. It usually takes so much from my enjoyment of the film. I get it though it gives it a more realistic feel and in this film it may have added to the overall experience. Still bugs me though.

Another plus at the screening tonight in Denver was a long Q and A with the talented directorscreenwriter Benh Zeitlin Dwight Henry who played the father Wink and Quvenzhané Wallis. Lovely people all and I hope to see their work in many films to come.