I'm excited to be the first reviewer for a Letterboxd item! I just wish the item was a bit more exciting or that I could recommend it.
I watched this in research for an essay I'm making about music in film, specifically when films eschew the use of music. To understand when not to use it, I have to consider why various composers and filmmakers have chosen to use music.
The interviews were not especially deep and each composer talked…
I don't think a single person answers another person's question in this film. Every time someone is asked something, they evade answering or simply ignore them.
I cry every time I watch this movie.
Junebug is a film that recognizes that life is made up of as much the small, seemingly insignificant moments as it is the epiphanies and big turning points. Shots of trees, driveways, and empty rooms pepper the film with the feeling of the everyday and mundane. Shots of a father blowing up an air mattress for his returning child seem to linger too long, first on him, then on the mattress. I…
• It's like Pi for teens with some Jaws inexplicably thrown in.
• It's so painful to watch teens talk about their future.
• World events like war and unrest are not "random things."
• It uses standard techniques like montages with faux film light leaks and faux videotape glitches. It's a stylistic choice that doesn't tap into anything meaningful to the target demographic. VHS cameras have been out of favor for 25 years and film cameras for 40.
•…
