Best yet! and others

Well I have officially seen the best documentary of my life, and the best film of Sundance thus far. A film called “The Cove” about the merciless slaughter of thousands of dolphins on the coast of a Japanese town called Taiji. The film was edgy, prepared like a special ops investigation with a hodge-podge group of tech savvy superstars who devise a way to break into a hidden cove and expose a horrific animal rights travesty. The film was exciting, and threatening, and in the end, absolutely inspiring. It was horrific, and quite scary. The Taiji government was going out of their way to cover up the crime, and had prevented any outside news coverage of the slaughter for years. The films goal was to expose the slaughter, and put an end to it.
The crew sneaked into the heavily guarded cove under the cover of darkness and placed hidden HD cameras to cover the entire day. The hidden footage was unbelievable. The most raw and disturbing display of animal abuse I’d ever seen, we watched as a group of fisherman brutally killed thousands of dolphins with old fashion spears from a boat. One of the cameras was under water, and the shot of the water changing from clear blue to deep, dark, blood red is an image that will stick with me for a long, long time.
This film will make it out of Sundance, and be seen in the future. There is no way it can’t. It received five standing ovations, and is talked about more than any other picture.
I’ve never cared so much about flippin' dolphins.

I saw two other films yesterday. A UK picture named “Unmade Beds” and John from the Office’s directorial debut “Brief Interviews with Hideous Men.” Both films were quality in their own right, but "Brief Interviews" sticks with me more. I still can’t decide if I liked it. The film was trying new things, and made huge statements about feminism, male dominance and corruption, and the impossibility of love. But I’m not quite sure what the things were it was saying. I like a film that sticks with me, and for that reason alone, “Interviews” was a success.
“Unmade Beds” was an indie-kids dream. It told the story of rich kids in England living thrift store junkie lives, and abusing love and relationships day and night. It was pretentious for sure, but I bought it. It was shot really well, and the story arch of the two main characters was unique and unexpected. Highlight of the film – the only thing any indie was seen eating was a bowl of cereal,for the whole film cheerios were their diet - that and they never drank water, only beer and hard liquor.
Party.