This movie is absolutely charming, fun, cute and inspiring. But I wouldn't call it breezy, because it's actually very philosophical and thought provoking at times. It's rare that a director can make you think with a smile on your face.
I'm a young whippersnapper, raised on the cynicism & sarcasm of the times--the fear & paranoia of a world where I can't take a tube of toothpaste on an airplane without being dragged into the back room and beaten senseless by a bunch of overzealous airport security workers. Sigh. But this film is the antithesis of all that. There is no malice, no menace, no caustic or sarcastic lines. Everything is sweet and rustic; yet it manages to be clever just the same.
The villain in this film is a mysterious assailant who pours glue in young girls' hair. Although there's currently a 3-page thread in the discussion board debating the creepiness, symbolism & moral ambiguity of this, I think the point is to understand that this is a 70-year-old film, and it's intended to be silly, not disturbing. So just have fun with it.
Just prepare yourself for the harsh reality of waking up into the brutal, vulgar 21st century after the movie finishes. I think I'm going to f**ing cry.
I'm a young whippersnapper, raised on the cynicism & sarcasm of the times--the fear & paranoia of a world where I can't take a tube of toothpaste on an airplane without being dragged into the back room and beaten senseless by a bunch of overzealous airport security workers. Sigh. But this film is the antithesis of all that. There is no malice, no menace, no caustic or sarcastic lines. Everything is sweet and rustic; yet it manages to be clever just the same.
The villain in this film is a mysterious assailant who pours glue in young girls' hair. Although there's currently a 3-page thread in the discussion board debating the creepiness, symbolism & moral ambiguity of this, I think the point is to understand that this is a 70-year-old film, and it's intended to be silly, not disturbing. So just have fun with it.
Just prepare yourself for the harsh reality of waking up into the brutal, vulgar 21st century after the movie finishes. I think I'm going to f**ing cry.