Top 400
My top four consists of recent favorites.
Largely discards the “central conflict” as a narrative engine in favor of presenting the effects of migration in the story’s particular historical context as a series of vignettes, captured in a style uniquely its own.
“You are the fruit of an ancient tree.”
First act isn’t great, the dialogue is corny, the characters are a little flat, blah blah blah I was in the theater about to have a panic attack so 4.5 stars.
I think this just simply works because Barker had a controlled, confident vision that his whole team seemed 100% committed to, especially Inde Navarrette, who is definitely the MVP here.
Years from now, when the shameful apartheid state is relegated to memory, there will be expensive films made about Gaza. Its resilience and tragedy will be made palatable for western audiences, allowing them to achieve an emotional catharsis in retroactive guilt. It will win awards. It will be called “important.” And it may very well deserve these awards. It may very well be important. But it won’t be for Gaza. It will be for those among us doing nothing to…
