June 04, 2005
Let Me Go On, Like A Blister In The Sun...
My cousin, sister and I saw two movies on Friday both of which were very good. First we saw Lords of Dogtown, which was good. For those who haven't seen the previews that have been making residence on all the tv channels, it is about the original Z boys who revolutionized skateboarding in Venice, CA. I would think that you should see this movie if not for anything but the false teeth that Heath Ledger rocks for his characterization of Skip- the quasi-father figure. Upon viewing the actual documentary that came out before the movie- we realized that he wasn't exaggerating- the guy actually spoke like that. Besides weird teeth, the Venice scenes were beautifully shot and the young actors are tight.
Next we saw Crash- which I had been wanting to see for some time. In hindsight I would have rather seen this movie first- cause its not for the weak. I think I cried three or four times in this movie. Blatant racism (lets be honest- any racism) usually angers me- but this more than simple racism- it was rampant and I felt the rage that I had in high school when I was a more militant minority. I don't want to really explain anymore of the plot of the movie. You should just go and see it. This film definitely makes you feel. It makes you feel uncomfortable, angry, worry, relief and hopefully a little educated if not sad. But I promise that its worth it.
Posted by jackie at June 4, 2005 08:54 PM