Films I saw today:
Growing Op Funny comedy, set in a "family" grow-op. I definitely enjoyed it, but it started me thinking: to what extent is it legitimate to ignore or accept the moral and political assumptions of a film and enjoy it on its own terms? Though I don't really care if anyone smokes pot (as long as I don't have to smell the stuff), I don't think I'm as tolerant of grow-ops and the damage they cause, yet that premise didn't particularly bother me. But I was reminded of a friend who once couldn't enjoy a very funny film because the plot centered around an elaborate con job – she couldn’t get past the dishonesty. So where are the boundaries here? Or is it a purely individual choice, and should I be asking where my boundaries are?
Happy-Go-Lucky A comedy, sure, with some very funny bits, but I got bored and irritated by the main character long before the end. There were a few bits thrown in supposedly to show her more sensitive and less whacky side, but at the end, my sympathies were more with the driving instructor who has to put up with her and is portrayed negatively partly because he can't. I really don't see why people find scatter-brained women endearing – a man with the same personality would be labeled a looser or worse pretty quickly.
Heaven on Earth Engrossing drama about an arranged marriage and the ensuing isolation and violence in an east Indian family in Brampton, with a bit of the supernatural thrown in. Good film. The director and some cast members were there for a Q&A afterwards.
I wouldn't bother seeing the second film again, but I would definitely recommend the other two.
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