When I saw this movie I knew it was supposed to be good. I had read enough about it to understand that it would be a movie suited for me, so I had quite high hopes for this one. And oh boy did it surpass those expectations and then some. I love how it just jumps in to the world within Short Term 12, without necessarily introducing a potential plot or the characters. And it does this so natural, and continues to be this natural throughout the whole film. The cinematography is beautiful, with a fully realistic feeling to it, and every shot is as wonderful as the other, and true to the storyline. It almost has a documentary feeling to it.
The screenplay and story is so well written and natural, and no dialogue bit feels strained. But mostly this is a character driven film, with each part driven by amazing acting. They are all so believable, as is the whole film, and as an audience you can really feel with every single one of them, through hardships and happiness. Brie Larson is a total revelation, acting well worthy of an Oscar (or at least nomination). John Gallagher Jr, Kaitlyn Dever and Keith Stanfield alongside the rest of the supporting cast does beautiful work with their great characters.
Together with Ryan Coogler's Fruitvale Station (with whom it shares some aesthetics) this was the most gripping and beautiful film of 2013. And it's a shame neither one of these films got the recognition they deserved. Among others, especially Larson deserved a nomination, and the song performed by Keith Stanfield's character Marcus (one of the absolute best scenes of the film). But still, I'm happy they are being made, and hopefully these smaller and amazing movies can get the same attention as the bigger studio produced ones.
This is a film that both takes your heart and throws it on the ground, but also one that lovingly caress it. To sum it up, I love it!
The screenplay and story is so well written and natural, and no dialogue bit feels strained. But mostly this is a character driven film, with each part driven by amazing acting. They are all so believable, as is the whole film, and as an audience you can really feel with every single one of them, through hardships and happiness. Brie Larson is a total revelation, acting well worthy of an Oscar (or at least nomination). John Gallagher Jr, Kaitlyn Dever and Keith Stanfield alongside the rest of the supporting cast does beautiful work with their great characters.
Together with Ryan Coogler's Fruitvale Station (with whom it shares some aesthetics) this was the most gripping and beautiful film of 2013. And it's a shame neither one of these films got the recognition they deserved. Among others, especially Larson deserved a nomination, and the song performed by Keith Stanfield's character Marcus (one of the absolute best scenes of the film). But still, I'm happy they are being made, and hopefully these smaller and amazing movies can get the same attention as the bigger studio produced ones.
This is a film that both takes your heart and throws it on the ground, but also one that lovingly caress it. To sum it up, I love it!