My mom, though she refuses to admit it, has questionable movie taste. For instance, she drug my dad to see the movie "Norbit" back when it was in theaters. She owns "Bad Boys" (1 and 2) and "White Chicks." Don't ask me why. But every now and then, she gets lucky and selects a good movie to watch - this time being "Gone Baby Gone".
I've watched some good films in the last year, "Juno" probably being one of the best. The rest of the movies* like "Iron Man" and "Wall-E" were good, but "Gone Baby Gone" takes the cake and the punch. Yes, dear friends, both.
The film begins with the abduction of a little girl and the police searching for her. The extended family hires a private detective (the protagonist) to look for her and the trail takes him and his girlfriend around the inner-city area looking for clues to this girl's whereabouts.
The film deals mostly with the idea of morality. Who really ought to raise their children? Is it right or wrong to do things in the "name of justice". When is killing good, or is it ever? At beginning of the movie, the protagonist quotes the verse that says "You are sheep among wolves. Be wise as serpents and innocent as doves" - what does that look like in today's society?
So many great questions and discussions could be drawn from this film.
Go watch it.
*note that these are not "films". yes, i am a snob occasionally.
2 comments:
i agree andrew. i watched this a while back and was deeply challenged. i went with people who didn't really care to discuss. we should watch this with yoder for sure. i wonder if he's seen it. a CRAM staff reunion? thanks for the birthday gift. it was seriously the best one i got. you're a stud.
Yes, I agree this film was terrific! The contrast at many parts between good and evil was evident yet the underlying question might be seen as when do we as humans have the right to play God (so to speak) with other people's lives?
I might also say I am sure that your Mom has seen and liked many spectacular and very meaningful movies but might just enjoy some for merely the "entertainment" they are meant to be. :-)
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