Extremely loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
I just heard news that a friend of mine had just lost two of her sisters to cancer over a span of six months - one to breast cancer and another mid 30 non smoking sister to lung cancer. Losing a young relative is already a heartache; imagine two at that but to cancer that makes her to be more wary that she may be another cancer victim.
Coincidentally, the latest movie that I watched dwells on the same topic of death. Looks like the Americans have not recovered from the grief brought about 911. Or are the people in Hollywood are reminding people of their loss and subtly influence them to put their support behind the endeavor of their self proclaimed protector of Mother Earth to fight the Axis of Evil.
This film must have been released in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of 911.
It tells the story of an intelligent and precocious young 12 year old boy who was extremely close to his father but loses his father in the Twin Tower attack. The only 'unspoken' farewell note left by him were the 6 telephone messages by his father before the collapse of the structure and a mysterious key placed in a vase. Assuming it is part of his father's treasure hunt play, he laboriously plans a plan to hunt down the person with the surname 'Black' who is written on the envelope containing the key. In his journey, he discovers his possible grandfather and that he is not the only person who had lost someone in the tragedy. Many people have their own son story. He also bonds with his apparently depressed mother who seems to be sleeping all the time. Both mother and son finally come in terms with the father's death.
This little corny movie did not stimulate any emotion from this stone cold heart of mine in spite the input by Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock. Thomas Horn, the child star did a good job as the main character, Oskar Schell. Er, can give this one a miss!
I just heard news that a friend of mine had just lost two of her sisters to cancer over a span of six months - one to breast cancer and another mid 30 non smoking sister to lung cancer. Losing a young relative is already a heartache; imagine two at that but to cancer that makes her to be more wary that she may be another cancer victim.
Coincidentally, the latest movie that I watched dwells on the same topic of death. Looks like the Americans have not recovered from the grief brought about 911. Or are the people in Hollywood are reminding people of their loss and subtly influence them to put their support behind the endeavor of their self proclaimed protector of Mother Earth to fight the Axis of Evil.This film must have been released in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of 911.
It tells the story of an intelligent and precocious young 12 year old boy who was extremely close to his father but loses his father in the Twin Tower attack. The only 'unspoken' farewell note left by him were the 6 telephone messages by his father before the collapse of the structure and a mysterious key placed in a vase. Assuming it is part of his father's treasure hunt play, he laboriously plans a plan to hunt down the person with the surname 'Black' who is written on the envelope containing the key. In his journey, he discovers his possible grandfather and that he is not the only person who had lost someone in the tragedy. Many people have their own son story. He also bonds with his apparently depressed mother who seems to be sleeping all the time. Both mother and son finally come in terms with the father's death.
This little corny movie did not stimulate any emotion from this stone cold heart of mine in spite the input by Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock. Thomas Horn, the child star did a good job as the main character, Oskar Schell. Er, can give this one a miss!
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