Sunday, February 25, 2018
Movie #1499 ........................."Strong Island"
Movie #1499 "Strong island" was the last documentary I watched of the ones nominated for the academy award this year, and although it is very intense and powerful in parts, it is like a lot of documentaries --- centered on one person's story. And it is rather involved and takes a long time to tell. Because it doesn't tell you all the specifics as to why Yance's brother was killed, it becomes a mystery to the viewer ---- one that the film hopes you will stick with --- I must admit I dozed off occasionally, which didn't help the suspense. I really didn't appreciate it as much as I think I was supposed to because I would give it 3 stars out of 5. This is an example of a documentary whose pay off isn't quite as powerful as the narration itself.
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