Rated-PG-13
Length-93 min.
This inspirational tale delves into a multitude of controversial issues
ranging from poverty and alcoholism to global warming and the meaning of life.
Through all the hardship, Hushpuppy (Quvenzhane Wallis) provides audience
members with an astonishing sense of strength and hope. This story takes place
within the southernmost part of Louisiana, and depicts the poverties that
Hushpuppy and her alcoholic father, Wink (Dwight Henry) face on a daily basis. The
poverty line is strictly divided by the water levee that disallows ocean water
into the coast, where the rest of society resides. When the "Bathtub" or their little slice of heaven floods because of the levee, reality truly sets in. The clash between reality
and fiction is hard to distinguish in some cases, for we are often allowed
inside the mind of young Hushpuppy and her dreams of enormous hogs making
their way down south and memories of her long lost mother are scarcely defined. This distinction
could be made more obvious if Director Benh Zeitlin was more definitive with
what is real and what is not; for I am still unsure at the film's conclusion.
The optimistic outcome of this film is unfortunately overshadowded by the reality of homelessness and abandonment. I think
Quvenzhane did a fantastic job for an actress of her age, and was very deserving
of her youngest ever nomination for Best Actress; however, it was still not
quite enough to lift this film to its full potential. Beasts of the SouthernWild.
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