If the world is going downhill, why do we need homework? (c)
You know, I’m not a fan of teen movies, but this is the second movie after Juno where I’ve found something more than sex cat rock and roll. In “Homework” I found not only questions, but also answers to them.
"I'm having motivational issues," George says somewhere at the beginning of the tape, when the director gives him another stick over his homework. In reality, his homework isn’t just tests and essays — it’s something he didn’t do in life because he didn’t understand why. Really, why? Doing things we don't like. Living by other people's rules. To have what is normal in society: many friends, a good family, education.
Gradually, George begins to understand why he is doing all this. He knows what he wants out of life. It seems to be a trivial theme (how much has already been done in cinema), but this time I felt something new.
I didn’t like the main female character. Actually, so is the love line. It’s like all those boring teen movies where it’s all so pathetic and unreal. The girl really looks like her walking mother, although she does not want to admit it.
But the game of Highmore again pleased. This character reminds me of what he was in August Rush - again the genius of the image on the edge.
I liked the details: George's drawings, his habit of dressing in layers (as if he was hiding from the rest of the world). Everything worked out for the film in this genre.
So here's a little mathematical example. There is the main character, a guy named George, who throughout the film stubbornly reminds the viewer of Salinger's Holden Caulfield. It is the first element. There is a second element – a cute girl Sally performed by Emma Roberts, who has already managed to shine in many decent and not so good films. The third element is conditions. This is a good soundtrack, and landscapes of New York, and actors playing minor characters, and a little trivial, but still pleasant plot. In sum, all this gives a great film, an hour and a half, flying unnoticed, and a few topics for reflection. "The Art of Getting By"
The film is leisurely and pleasant. You will see in it what you want. If you need a simple uncomplicated youth melodrama - here is the story of the relationship between two high school students, a closed intelligent guy and a popular girl in school. If you want to look at the formation of the personality, the changes in the hero - here is the story of George Zinavoy, at the end of the film appears to us a completely different person than at the beginning. Do you want to see something that will make you think? Do you want a movie that teaches you a valuable lesson? And again, “Homework” will suit you with its light instructive tone, unobtrusively telling you what is worth doing and what is not.
The main character thinks too much, he sees everything in advance, in the most beautiful, in life, he sees only death. He says he's afraid of life. But this very life gives him a chance to get close to one of the most popular girls of the school, see her world, try new things, meet interesting and not very people. His life changes dramatically and changes him. At the beginning of the film, he says that everything is meaningless, because in the end we all die. But by the end, he has time to understand that life is full of beauty and for this you can live, you can enjoy.
All the characters were pleased as well as their performers. Freddie Highmore, who from childhood lit up on the screen in the main roles in "Arthur and miniputes", "The Chronicles of Spiderwick", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", perfectly played misanthropic George. Emma Roberts, familiar to the viewer from the films "This is a very funny story", "Torva", "Valentine's Day", perfectly conveyed the character of her heroine Sally. It is also worth noting the game Elizabeth Reeser ("Twilight saga), Michael Angarano ("Aerobatics), Alicia Silverstone ("Thunderbolt).
In general, I recommend this film to everyone to watch. It is likely that you will not come from him to the delight in which I came, but still do not waste time.
10 out of 10
To be honest, even as I write this review, I can’t tell if I liked the movie or not. I will say that there is a lot of life in it - incomprehensibility, indifference, indifference to oneself and others, understanding the simple fact that everything is meaningless (what to hide, I think many of us once, at least once in our lives, came to this idea); a lot of touching - young love, first kisses, the first decisive and therefore slightly clumsy actions;
Now that I think I’ve gathered my thoughts, I can single out something that, let’s say, didn’t appeal to me too much: the girl the main character of the film is in love with. A girl named Sally. She's weird, honestly. At the beginning of the film, it seemed to me that she was a pretty, kind girl, although perhaps we wanted to, to warm up, draw a kind of fatal graduate who eats the hearts of young boys for breakfast (which did not work out, as I thought). Later, I realized that this girl just doesn’t know what she wants (like many, probably at 18). I never understood her. Trusted the actress, yes. But I never understood.
George's mother also acted strangely in the second half of the film when she decided to divorce her husband. It was too easy for her to leave the man she married for love. The reasons for me (not counting the fight) are inconclusive.
And of course, George. Funny guy. Difficult and therefore even more interesting. The thoughts that the hero voiced to us at the very beginning of the film overcame me many times. But that is the essence of life itself – to make it not seem to us so meaningless. Like any other, it ends in the same thing: death. But for this reason, is it worth scoring everything and losing the opportunity to make this moment, which is called life, more pleasant and rich than the emptiness in the head and chest?
All life, as a relationship, as marriage, as happiness, after all, is not a given, it is an unspoken requirement to constantly work... first of all, to work on yourself. And those who do not stop doing it (or just start: ) earn respect in me.
Overall, I am happy for George. I was really hoping he would find his way. In one of the reviews, I read predictions about people like our protagonist drinking or dying of an overdose. I can't help but agree that this happens. Indeed, depressed people are more than predisposed to this outcome of their days. No one like George is immune to that, yes. But the main advantage is to try. He may not have found his place yet, but he tried. Respect.
The essence of a good girl and a good guy in one movie. That’s how I would describe the whole movie. One sentence. What it means under the word 'good' everyone decides for himself.
I think a movie is a success if someone recognizes themselves in it. And I recognized myself in the young main character, whom I loved from the very beginning of watching.
The movie made me cry somewhere, smile somewhere. It has a beautiful atmosphere. I can’t say that I believe the love that the filmmakers wanted to convey to us. It is beautifully shown.
Oh, what a story, and I know it! Hopes, dreams of becoming someone important, doing what you love - in my opinion, this is what everyone wants. So the main character is no exception, however, he is slightly passive, if not to say that he is very passive. He paints all day long and defiantly does not do homework, in general behaves like most teenagers at his age. The turning point in his fate is a friendship with a girl from his school, and if she does not make him happy, then she definitely changes for the better. Our hero begins to do something with his life, he ceases to be apathetic teenager, in the end he solves all his problems and how in old and favorite fairy tales in the final gets his prize.
In general, the play of young actors, if not amazing, then at least pleasant. There were times when I doubted, but it was all small things. The story told to us in the film, although old as the world, but it is not a pity to spend your time. It’s always nice to see someone’s dream come true when the main character is successful. I want to believe that you will succeed.
There are probably many such films, but among them there are also unsuccessful options. But it is with great joy that I want to say that “homework” is not such. As you can see, I really liked the film, so I easily put it to him.
7 out of 10
So, as always, after initially reading the reviews, I realized that the opinion was divided into almost half.
Let me tell you right away, the film caused ambivalent feelings. Yes, the issues raised in it concern or touched so many in their teens. I'm not going to hide it, I've also been thinking about a question like, "Why do you do that if everything leads to one thing: death?" The words of the heroes, their thoughts, some events... A lot of people know it. But everything, in my opinion, somehow came down to a naive, happy ending. And even this to some extent banality did not spoil the impression of the film. Pretty easy picture, beautiful actors, not a strained plot.
At least you should just pay attention to what the director wanted to convey to us, think about the actions of the characters and understand the meaning of the film shown to us. And here, believe me, there is something to think about.
After seeing the cast and a rather interesting trailer, I decided to watch this movie.
I can say that this film should be viewed under a special mood, for example, when you decide to ponostalgirovat. Everything in this picture is slow, calm, leisurely: music, landscapes of the city. Moreover, here even New York - the city of traffic, constant bustle - is depicted not so fast, not so energetic, we are shown quiet streets, deserted parks.
So is the protagonist. Undecided in life, a teenager who likes to speak in clever phrases and rude parents; a teenager who does not know what to write pictures about; a teenager who does not even know why to live in this world at all.
The life of the main character is a typical example of how not to do. You always have to understand that nothing will just happen. The main character wants to finish school, but does not do his homework. The main character wants to date the girl he loves, but most often avoids her.
Freddie Highmore has the right appearance for this role, and with Emma Roberts he made a good acting duet.
Although I am still a teenager, I have not learned anything new from this picture, perhaps I will reconsider it when I have symptoms of depression in transition.
6 out of 10
It would have been less, but the atmosphere of the film is generally pleasant.
My companion during the viewing and a little later was euphoria. I was just enjoying what was happening on the screen because it wasn’t obsessive or morose. Depressive thoughts, gray tones - all this is, but the sediment from the film remained very positive.
I disagree a little with the annotation, the movie beats really in a different way. This is my first teenage love, though not perfect. It is typical laziness to sit and pore over a textbook while doing homework. And finally, this is not a typical fear. Fear of life. Geri is disappointed in everything, nothing makes him happy. Only finding an understanding interlocutor, besides an attractive girl, he fundamentally begins to work on himself.
In any case, do not think that lazy people in this world are waiting for the same happy ending. The film is a movie, but maintaining a healthy attitude towards something is simply necessary. Whether it's drawing monsters or even club life.
Freddie Highmore is a good actor, even if I don’t like him. Each of his roles conveys to the viewer the main idea, not without this. Emma Roberts is also not bad, an ordinary party girl. It is not about Romeo and Juliet, there are no obstacles in the form of warring families or unequal social statuses. You just need to show signs of attention in time and have time to respond to even the most unexpected proposals.
In addition, it is nice to once again look at the soul teachers (beauty Alicia Smlverstone, aha), whose patience is more than the amount of annual homework.
Also sympathizes with the music behind the scenes, where the strings of the guitar and the heart of the performer are clearly heard.
And I remember only one quote: "In life everything is possible."
This is a strange movie, I would like to start with this phrase. I have never seen a movie like this in my life. I understand that now for the most part I write for people who have not seen this work before, but I also want to note that some viewers who positively appreciated the film should review it and pay attention to all these bosom Wonders!!! << /i>
1. Scenario
This point caused me the most violent contradictions. Most likely, the failure of the film first depends on the script. The very first replicas of a hero walking around the city first seemed to me “a brilliant philosophical creation of the human mind”, but as soon as it came to the dialogues of several characters, everything flew into a deep hole. No, you try to exonerate the writer first and give him a few more chances. But the further, the worse. Heroes strangely utter their lines (here the merit of the director)
2. Actors' play
This point is impossible to evaluate unequivocally, because, if I did not know these actors, I would call them mediocre! They seem to be trying to squeeze emotions out of themselves, but someone is controlling them (probably the director again). It feels like this film wasn’t made for the general public, just the actors training their abilities.
3. Plot
The film is "about nothing." This category includes only the selected. It seems that some conservative has been thinking about this picture for a long time. If the film was made in Russia, I would refer to the thinking of the Soviet man. But how? How can a movie like this be released in the US in 2011? The first doubt came to me on the stage of a party, supposedly a party. 4-5 teenagers drink beer and like they are the coolest. It's not their thinking, it's clearly seen throughout the film. The teacher called it a bad campaign. No, if he meant they were boring and not fun, then surely they could be called a BAD campaign.
4. General picture
Slow scene transitions and slow movements of all characters. No dynamic. This is not even a requirement of a person who is passionate about action. This is the demand of the average person who does not want to lose the meaning of the film while he falls asleep on a long-lasting stage. It's only like a comedy club (it doesn't mean I'm watching it). When jokes are said slowly, the first part is forgotten and you only catch the second. That is, all meaning is lost and as if no longer funny.
The background music leaves much to be desired. All the tragic moments are played by a slightly funny funny music, the one that more has a place in the film Amelie. Of course, I don’t compare it to this movie.
In the end, I can say that I do not understand all the positive reviews about this film. I guess they haven’t seen any really good movies. This is not a reproach to them, I just advise you to expand your horizons a little.
2 out of 10
Overall, the movie was not bad. It carries a charge of good positive emotions, despite the fact that, in principle, everything looks quite depressing. Especially the main character, entangled in himself, but eventually found the way to the light. By the way, how it all ends, you know, by about the middle of the movie. This, of course, does not add to the film.
I watched this movie because of Alicia Silverstone, who will play the role of a teacher here. The role is very small and, in fact, no. Plus, she was made some kind of cluttered up, killing all the beauty of this actress.
The film carries the idea that nothing is impossible. You just have to strive, try to do something, and not to mope lying in bed.
