BIGGER THAN US
Recommended. We're swamped under plastic, sea levels are rising, many cultures force girls into marriage or rapes, deprive them of access to education, innocent people are shot at, have to flee their countries or are displaces from land by international corporations worldwide. The film introduces you to young people who've become the change they want to see. The documentary takes you to Indonesia, Malawi, Colorado, Greece, Brazil, Uganda, Lebanon, as you follow activists, often female, usually from underprivileged backgrounds, creating a better, safer, cleaner future. Wonderfully shot, with local melodies, evocatively explained, e.g. smog is a reflection on the sky of what we do down on earth. Heart-wrenching but powerful.
LA PANTHERE DES NEIGES (THE VELVET QUEEN)
Watchable. It's a marketing miracle when you manage to sell blurred pictures as poetic. Still shots replace a film at times - pathetic again. Some images are crystal clear though and wonderful: a panther or an owl blending into surrounding rocks. Delightfully spatial sound, e.g. when a bird crows flying from the left to the right or a mammal barks from the back. Too much focus on humans as for a nature documentary. On the other hand, staying close to the people, you're as if inside, stalking the animals with them. And it's French therefore philosophical. Obviously. The musings are quite smart but the fact they're there dulls the film.
RED ROCKET
Recommended. A complex road movie set among the "white trash". You can't help but sympathise with the guy, especially in the finale. An unusual life story and outlook.
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