Morvern Callar is a British Independent movie by director Lynne Ramsay; it takes on a particular British social realism and art style to a narrative that is especially 'unknown' or odd to the normal narrative structure. It focuses around the young adult, Morvern Callar, whose boyfriend has just killed himself, leaving a note and his book for publication. She has a best friend called Lanna. Within the initial stages it doesn't appear that she's going to grieve for her boyfriend, however goes out, takes ecstasy and drinks. She then goes on holiday with Lanna, leaves Lanna there and meets with the publicists to discuss how much money she would receive for her boyfriend's book with her name: £100,000. The film then ends with her at the train station, about to leave.
I personally found this film exciting through the artistic and developmental British social realism style. Her character, although speaks little with blank expression, has a great performance and a meaningful depth that spoke to me through what she was going through. In particular I liked the undertones of symbolism that were running through the film. There was the sense of death and childishness associated the whole way through, which I found analyzing whilst watching very excitable. I was relatively annoyed with the pace of the film, as the slow, more technical shots of cinematography, although needed for the type of character she was, was away from Hollywood regular paces, I just wanted for the movie to move on.
I personally found this film exciting through the artistic and developmental British social realism style. Her character, although speaks little with blank expression, has a great performance and a meaningful depth that spoke to me through what she was going through. In particular I liked the undertones of symbolism that were running through the film. There was the sense of death and childishness associated the whole way through, which I found analyzing whilst watching very excitable. I was relatively annoyed with the pace of the film, as the slow, more technical shots of cinematography, although needed for the type of character she was, was away from Hollywood regular paces, I just wanted for the movie to move on.