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Movie review: Oscar nominated movie -The Desendants

The Descendants is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King (George Clooney) an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family’s land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.

PROS

  • Hawaii was a very nice setting for the movie.
  • George Clooney did a good job in this movie , you will really feel for his character.
  • Amara Miller, a first-time actress, was an absolute natural as the naughty but lovable 10-year-old Scottie .
  • Sid (Nick Krause ), the some-what annoying   friend of Alex ( Shailene Woodley)  ,provides the comic relief in the movie

CONS

  • At times the movie seems to drag on with no direction.

FAVORITE QUOTES

Matt King: I don’t want my daughters growing up entitled and spoiled. And I agree with my father – you give your children enough money to do something but not enough to do nothing.

Sid: How often do adults just haul off and hit you like that?

CONCLUSION

This movie is supposed to be a comedy/drama , but it is more of a serious drama . This is a good thing because it touches on real life themes which would be cheapened if too much humor was put in the movie.  Clooneys role as the absentee father who grows into the task of parenthood because of unexpected events , was portrayed excellently . It is quite a sad movie , but it makes you realize the importance of family .

RATING

4 out of 5

 

BY Kapa187

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