Beasts of the southern wild

This movie has a lot to offer the audience, it not only provides entertainment but is also a social commentary about government and norms. This movie was shot on handheld camera, and at times the shaky nature of the film made me feel a little queazy when combined with the graphic images of various slain animals but I was able to look past the few negative aspects to value all the hard work that went into this indie film. This film seems to throw out all the social exceptions we have all come to know, from allowing children to wonder around with no supervision and hang out with strangers, the principles of basic human hygiene, expectations for a suitable living environment, ideals of overly compassionate parents and admiration for doctors and help from others...yet still captures an beauty and purity that other movies have not been able to. If you were to describe the "Bathtub" living conditions to the majority of people, they would probably cringe, yet the people living there would rather die than leave. This is not a film I would watch over and over again with a bunch of friends for fun (not a light warm-feel-good film)  , but I think everyone should see it and really take some time to think about the implications of this story. The acting felt so organic and natural, there were points during the film I thought I was watching a documentary rather than a movie.