Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) The fantastical story of a six year old girl living at the edges of the world along the coast of Louisiana. Alone with her father they face the trials of his failing health and a storm surge that wipes out their community. For Hushpuppy her father's health and the rising ocean levels become linked and she struggles with the belief that she has somehow broken the world.
From the very first moment of the movie you know this is not going to be like every other movie you've ever seen. The six year old is our guide and narrator (played by FIVE year old Quvenzhane Willis) and the vision we get is filled with imagination and fears of a child. Her dreams are haunted by fierce "aurochs" (aurochs were the forerunners of modern cattle but in Hushpuppy's vision they are horned, pig-like creatures that kill the weak) and the voice of her missing mother. She holds animals (and the occasional human) to her ear to hear what they're saying. She is ferocious in the pursuit of what she needs. Raised to be independent in many ways far beyond her years Hushpuppy doesn't recognize that she's too little to get what she wants.
Hushpuppy's world is one of secrets and mystery and wonder. Willis is ferocious as Hushpuppy. This is her movie completely and utterly. It is a truly astounding journey.
Rating - ***** Must See
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