Movie Review - "Beasts Of The Southern Wild" - Abusive Father Fairytale

Beasts Of The Southern Wild (2012)

I'd been looking forward to this for quite a while. I didn't get a chance to see it at the cinema when it was being compared favourably with "Pan's Labyrinth" (a personal favourite). Then later when it gained its Oscar nominations it seemed like this year's underdog. The movie which plenty of people hoped would win, but no one expected to do so. Also there's been widespread praise for Quvenzhané Wallis, who is now the youngest actress ever to be nominated for an Oscar. And now I've finally had a chance to watch this beautiful magical realism film for myself.



The visuals are certainly great in this film. The characters live in a slum which they know as "the bathtub", which is lovingly depicted. Early on we see them fishing in what looks like an old car converted into a raft. Also, early on we see the young protagonist running around with fireworks in her hands (which is an image shown on most posters).

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