R G

Reviews and other content aren't verified by Google

I’ll always love #magicrealism, and my goodness! This film answers so many questions sitting within me in my own middle-agedness and in illness and surely wouldn’t have hit the same as a twenty something. I hope those who’ve lost loved ones, are losing loved ones, are watching their loved ones lose them find this film, can carve a breath out of time swollen with pain and focus on any moment of understanding. The breath, weight, lightness, chaos and calm is valuable magic that aches to be realized in our noisy, filthy humanity.

It’s bizarre to read a piece of children’s fiction with descriptives of loading/ unloading guns, having guns wielded at children by threatening criminal element, and of course a gaslighting kidnapper. Also, there’s no reason to lapse on grammar (doubled prepositions to attempt clumsy, languid flow and others issues like comma splices.) I am surprised this is a required text for elementary students. There’s something interesting happening in the story, but details as mentioned steer focus from the shining parts.