Haha, Arrival is underwhelming for me. It's not bad. But I know plenty of people who loved it and found catharsis in it. I really liked Passengers... haha. But it was a fun movie, not an Oscar movie!
Lion is a true story about a man from Tasmania (adopted by a white Tasmanian couple) who begins to remember his childhood in India before adoption, and realizes that he was actually mistakenly separated and lost from his family and then he becomes consumed with trying to find them, specifically trying to remember and locate where he lived using google earth and his vague memories as a guide. As a very young child he was mispronouncing the name of his village, so the words he uses to name it are not on any map. Authorities could not find where he was from so could not conduct a meaningful search for his missing family. (India is a big place, with even more people!) That's how he ended up in an orphanage and placed with his adoptive parents. Heart wrenching, bitter sweet, somewhat joyful in parts. The child who plays Saroo as a young boy is probably the most adorable thing I've ever seen. He's played by Dev Patel as an adult. Rooney Mara plays his girlfriend. Nicole Kidman as his adoptive mom.
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Date: 2017-02-23 10:51 pm (UTC)Lion is a true story about a man from Tasmania (adopted by a white Tasmanian couple) who begins to remember his childhood in India before adoption, and realizes that he was actually mistakenly separated and lost from his family and then he becomes consumed with trying to find them, specifically trying to remember and locate where he lived using google earth and his vague memories as a guide. As a very young child he was mispronouncing the name of his village, so the words he uses to name it are not on any map. Authorities could not find where he was from so could not conduct a meaningful search for his missing family. (India is a big place, with even more people!) That's how he ended up in an orphanage and placed with his adoptive parents. Heart wrenching, bitter sweet, somewhat joyful in parts. The child who plays Saroo as a young boy is probably the most adorable thing I've ever seen. He's played by Dev Patel as an adult. Rooney Mara plays his girlfriend. Nicole Kidman as his adoptive mom.