Monday, September 2, 2019
Movie #1744 ........................,."Blinded by the Light"
Movie #1744 "Blinded by the Light" --- It can kind of be compared to "Yesterday," but this film delves more into how a musician (in this case Bruce Springsteen) /poet can inspire you in many ways --- Here's this pakistani college student who is expected to turn his job salary over to his dad weekly, who should never think about being a writer (which is his dream) because "writers aren't successful "-- "make friends with jews, instead, because they are successful" says strict dad, but who discovers the music of the boss and it changes him forever. Based on a true story (they show the real people in the credits -- I like that!), it is a slow paced film, but very inspiring to watch --- and it builds to a terrific ending (so you forgive any weaker points in the plot earlier). All the cast is more than competent, especially his girlfriend and the teacher and of course , the dad, and the female director (same director of "Bend it like Beckham") takes her time developing the story, and also to get some nice moments for us to ruminate on along the way. I think if I were even more of a fan of the boss I would have enjoyed it even more --- but I found the film overall very entertaining and inspiring, and that was good enough for me. I recommend it. 4 stars out of 5.
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