Beasts of the Southern Wild Review

As I grew up, I quickly grew to accept the fact that not everyone is going to have the same opinion has me when it comes to things. This is especially true when it comes to video games and movies. Recently, I happened to watched a film called Beasts of the Southern Wild and at first, I didn't really like it that much. However, as I took the time to think about it, I came to realize just how good the movie was. The characters were unique and the problems that they were facing were very deep, mostly because it seemed like something like that could actually happen in real life. Still, despite that though, some reviewers of the film found the movie to be insulting, which ended up confusing me a little.

Beasts of the Southern Wild revolves around a young African American girl named Hushpuppy, who lives with her somewhat abusive father, Wink, in a Louisiana bayou called the Bathtub. One day, a powerful hurricane destroys most of their community, leaving only Hushpuppy, Wink, and a couple of other survivors alive as try to fend for themselves. From then on, the story shows how the young Hushpuppy matures as she tries to survive with her father and everyone else.

Although the premise of the movie is somewhat simple, it's actually very deep as it reminds the viewer of the tragic event that was Hurricane Katrina. To me personally, I kinda think that a similar incident might have happened in real life, in which people from a small community had to survive on their own after the hurricane took place. It's those realistic similarities and the imagery that the film shows which makes it really good. Despite that though, some reviewers weren't a big fan of the film and found it somewhat insulting. To those people, I say...whatever.

Personally, I don't give two cents about what others think about a movie. I find something bad, that's my business. Everyone has the right to their own opinion and to me, Beasts of the Southern Wild is a great movie and one that I think everyone should at least try to watch once. If you truly invest your time in the film, I'm positive that you'll find it to be very enjoyable. However, if you still happen to dislike it, then more power to you.