My Kid Could Paint That
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Movie Reviews of My Kid Could Paint That
Movie Review: Its a question of scam
Summary: 5 Stars
It's a sad comment on the state of Art today, that some are such willing dupes and that the perceived value of these painting is based on the belief that a four year old girl painted them.
What is art is a matter of opinion, but when you claim it was done by someone else be it your kid, dog or pet fish, that's fakery.
But this documentary does not provide a finial answer to the question is Marla a prodigy or a pawn, are her parents merely providing the tools or are they doing more and what is the value, both in dollars and in artistic, of these paintings.
Movie Review: Awesome Paintings, Adorable Kid, Mean Grownups=Great Movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this movie! I watched it, watched the extras and then watched it again with the commentary track. I have no doubt that I will watch it again. I was amazed at how quickly people turned on this family and how vicious they were. In doing some net research in between viewings I found many people still skeptical and mean, arguing about whether Marla meets the criteria of "prodigy" and such.Anyhow, Marla keeps painting and wonderfully I might add. Highly recommended!Movie Review: Fantastic
Summary: 5 Stars
I too watched the movie, all the extras, and then watched the movie itself AGAIN with the commentary track. So well constructed!
Movie Review: Good all around
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this for a paper I was writing in my Modern Art class. Very helpful.Movie Review: The 60 Minute psychologist
Summary: 4 Stars
Director Amir Bar-Lev failed to address an issue in the 60 Minute program that might have made this documentary even thought-provoking.
Psychologist Ellen Winner is interviewed by Charlie Rose. Winner watches a video of Marla as she paints. She becomes suspicious. Winner says, "This is eye-opening to me to see her painting. Because she isn't doing anything that a normal kid wouldn't do. She's just kind of slowly pushing the paint around. I expected to see a child feverishly and intensively working at her canvas and filling up space."
Then we watch clips of prodigies feverishly playing the piano and violin.
Marla doesn't paint feverishly, so she doesn't fit Winner's prodigy theory. Instead, Marla seems intent on what she is creating. Which raises the issue that the director might have addressed.
Should we expect a child prodigy who is a visual artist to paint feverishly? Perhaps artists (except for maybe Pollock) don't paint feverishly for a reason. They don't like the result.