Saturday, November 9, 2013

"Standing Up" (2013)

The main characters are two young kids, but I don't know that I'd call it a kid's movie.  It's apparently based on a novel called The Goats.  It's kind of a reflective movie in that there's a bit of talking, but the location changes often, so that's alright.  Am trying to decide if this movie would be considered a coming-of-age film/story, but I don't know enough about the genre term to decide.  There's a enough story events to keep you guessing, but they also keep the audience in the know so that there aren't a lot of loose ends at story's end, and you don't have to wait long to find out.  Makes the audience both omniscient and sympathetic.  There's also a slight delay in the knowledge, so you can experience the wonder of 12?-year-old problem solving before you get "all" the answers, and know the truth when the boy and girl don't.  Then end credits starts with a solo female singer and an acoustic guitar which is the perfect sound to transition out of the story.  The setting is "summer" (I guess) camp, but the scenery is in fall with all the leaves changing colors, but still on the trees.  Plot-wise, I think this movie fits right in with The Outsiders.  Yeah, kinda of a reflective movie, not super deep, but things to think about.  I laughed once during the dance.  But, this is not a comedy movie.  Not a dark drama either, but there's nothing funny about the topics this movie mulls over.  Some sweet people, and some not so nice characters.

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