Broken Wings
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Movie Reviews of Broken Wings
Movie Review: * A prime example of the renaissance in Israeli film *
Summary: 4 Stars
While Israeli theatre has greatly deteriorated in quality over the last 20 years, Israeli film has blossomed, led by Israeli filmmakers influenced by the success of independent film in the US. Rather than copying Hollywood, these filmmakers aim to create Sundance type films with a clear Israeli sensibility. This is a wonderful slice-of-life film and an interesting look at the life of the working poor in Israel.Movie Review: A lot of people loved this film - I'm not one of them
Summary: 3 Stars
Oh, I know that everyone who loved this film is going to be very unhappy with me for not loving it. So maybe it was the mood I was in, or maybe it's my taste in films.
This Israeli film (won the Israeli equivalent of the Oscar, as I understand it, so it has something to do with the way Israelis understand themselves, I think) tells the story of a family of 5 struggling to live without the father, who died unexpectedly. The mother is clinically depressed, as nearly as I could tell, and wants to sleep all the time. She works as a midwife, which means working shifts, and a lot of the childcare responsibility falls on the oldest daughter, because the oldest son is no help at all. This daughter is not happy about not being able to have her own life and resents the situation she's in. The youngest two children are not getting enough of their mother's time and attention, who is too busy working and/or depressed (sleeps when she gets home) to give them what they need. Money is tight. The car has trouble starting.
It's just so grim. It's supposed to be a hopeful film, but if that's hopeful, I'm glad I'm not living in Israel. I had to agree with reviewers who commented on how apolitical it is -- this could have been filmed in Europe. There are no Palestinians, no soldiers, no bombs, and no politics. It's very odd, in my opinion.
But what kept me from liking this film very much is that it is just too grim. Just looking at the mother's face made me depressed. Way too little happiness. I can understand why the oldest son is so nihilistic if that is truly what his life is like. I hope it isn't like that.
Movie Review: A pretty good foreign film
Summary: 3 Stars
The only problem I had with the film is while what the characters are goig through is intensely trmatic, I didn't feel connnected to the characters. Things happen and it is very sad, but ultimately a good ending. For me, I really wanted to see a Jewish movie, and this seemed like a good choice. Happy that I bought it for sure, but not the best movie out there.Movie Review: The preview makes it better
Summary: 3 Stars
Broken Wings is slow at some parts, but it's full of emotion. The acting is good, but some characters, like the dr. is not really needed.