Sweet Land
If you ever have an opportunity to go see this film, do not hesitate to take it. Sweet Land is one of the best films I've seen in a while. It's beautiful, relevant, erotic without anything you'd make the kids leave the room for, and emotionally charged. Language learners and teachers will have a special relationship with it, but so will just about anyone else. You can see it at the Ross before Thursday the 18th.
And if you're more interested in staying home and having a good laugh, rent Idiocracy. It's a fun romp through a future filled with stupid people begat by stupid people. Idiocracy takes current trends in consumerism and media to their extreme conclusions with hilarious and brilliant effect. It's the brainchild of Mike Judge, the creator of Office Space, King of the Hill, and Beavis and Butthead. It never got released in theatres because it couldn't be essentialized into a marketable trailer.
Labels: pop culture
Ahh! I loved Sweet Land, which was required for Film last semester (one of the paper options was comparing it to Stagecoach). I'm sure Bryant got tired of hearing me recommend it to pretty much everyone over Christmas. Unfortunately, I think it's been hard to find in parts other than Minnesota.
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1/15/2007 10:43:00 PM
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