Beasts of the Southern Wild

I enjoyed this film because the main character; Hushpuppy, reminds me of my niece. In the film she was a little rebellious girl, and it seemed like she wasn’t afraid of anything. Hushpuppy and her dad seemed to have a difficult relationship, but it was cute how they grew closer as the film went on. The only thing I did not enjoy about the film was the quality. Since the camera was hand held, there were a couple scenes that were difficult to watch. The camera angles were good though, and I noticed that some of the shots were of random things to show the environment hushpuppy was in. Through this film I leaned that family relationships are bitter sweet, and that having optimism in life; like Hushpuppy, makes life a whole lot easier. At only six years old she had been though so much and her family wasn’t always there to help her. I was impressed with how good she was at acting for how young she was. There was one scene where she was able to start crying and it didn’t look forced at all. I am not sure of the time period this was supposed to represent, but I am guessing it would be for at least ten years ago. If I was the director, the only thing I would have done differently is find a different filming technique to make the film a little more steady looking. Besides that, I really enjoyed the film:)