[slasherman]

Originally posted by joshaube
^ True, never thought of the fact he lifted the earth beneath it. :)

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American Dreamz;
Now this is a film that I really wasn't expecting much from, but in the end (and what an end), I was pleasently suprised. I didn't hear too much about this other then a few trailers before it's release, and the reviews were sort of just static - neither good nor bad. It was advertised as a comedy, with an ounce of truth, and that's just what you get. Only a whole lot more then just an ounce.

It's not FUNNY per-say, but interesting. It mocks our lives today, well - Americans' lives. Their government, entertainment, and people. The president doesn't speak his own mind, he has someone to put words in his mouth. American Dreamz, America's favourite show, only wants oddities, and interesting people. They could care less for the talent. Their host is an obnoxious man who cares for nothing, not even himself in some cases. The people - contestants - manipulative, greedy, liars and only genuine in one case.

Not even the characters in the film take the events all that serious. In what would be a news-worthy, shocking event to us, becomes just a ploy to get votes. Just something that "gaurentees a win". They could care less for what just happened, as long as it eventually results in something positive for themselves. Funny, some might think, but I find it quite sad - because there is truth in that.

It's sort of a character film. We have the host, who doesn't appreciate kindness because he feels he has to be equally kind around it - and he doesn't want to change. We have a contestant who doubts she will be a star, but dumps her life behind her footsteps because she think's she's too good for it in the end. We have the boyfriend who only wants to be with a girl, and when she dumps him changes his entire life for just another chance. And only to be used in the end as a voting ploy.

There's a lot more in the film, and yes some of it is funny, but you have to ask yourself why you're laughing. Look deep in to it, and you'll see what your laughing at is all around you. And is technically not very humerous at all. It's funny how mood can change something so threatful into an innocent joke, or a tragic event in to a second of reflection only to carry on with another season of a hit TV series.

As I mentioned before, the strongest point in the film is the ending. Not so much the final scene, but the "end" - when you see the film, or if you have, you know what I'm referring to. I won't spoil it. I was hoping it would happen, and often films shy away from that and wrap things up happily. But not this one, it went all out, with lights ablaze, and then satircally ended with a "happy ever after" that only manages to reflect it's pain into something we can smile about.

It reminds me of the saying "Don't judge a book by it's cover", and also the fact that perhaps us as an audience are a little too de-sensitized now a' days.

I'd reccomend it. Not for everyone, but certainly enjoyable if you can look in to and see what I did. Whether that's there or not is really ultimately up to the specific viewer.

..shorter posts please