Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by jamesgarvin (A) on February 07, 2005 at 10:14:51

In Reply to: Re: Coming from way behind the curve - Whale Rider posted by Victor Khomenko on February 6, 2005 at 14:46:54:

Reading reviews from several professional critics, I get the impression that the film was graded on a curve. The film was meant to be inoffensive and uplifting. I guess my point was that when you are making a film for a younger audience, you generally do not want to make the film "offensive", or too esoteric. I cannot blame them for making the movie they did. Too often, the little girl would have been made to be eighteen, and running around trying to hook up with island boys, or the film would have been about who is the first one to score. So, given the target audience which gets precious little quality fare thrown it's way, I give a pass to the tone of the film.

Reminds me a little of the wonderful film "October Sky." A film about teenagers actually in a classroom, learning about something, and enjoying the process. Very unusual, when you think of how few films actually show kids in a classroom trying to learn as opposed to making jokes, cheating, or on the make with members of the opposite sex.