Brooklyn Preview
Wonder what it would be like for a young woman to make a solo journey to America during the 1950s? What her hopes, her fears, and worries might be? Would you like to experience this vicariously?
If so then Brooklyn is the movie for you! It is a visual delight which uses great lighting, costumes and good facial acting to light up the screen, and at times dull dreary Brooklyn (although I would like to think that Brooklyn is at times is a character of the story and as Sarah Jessica Parker said about New York in regards to Sex in the City, it is another character)
This movie is a combination of love story meets coming of age story. At the same time, it shows how at times it can be hard for certain people have two identities/roles to juggle the two, and not let one overtake the other. In this case it is Eilis in a way, has a trickier time juggling her newfound American immigrant identity with that of her Irish soul.
But what this film is even more about is temptation in the context of out of sight out of mind. Let’s just say Eilis somewhat follows the path of Mastro Mastrianni from the movie Girasoli (Sunflower). He was an Italian WWII officer who was lying frozen/almost dead when the Allied troops went into Russia. When he recovers he marries the lovely Russian girl who saves his life. All the while forgetting the woman he is married to in Italy- played by the goddess Sofia Loren. But as I said earlier, Eilis somewhat follows his path- not completely. In order to see what Eilis does, well you just have to go see this movie, won’t you?
Also, if you need another reason to see this- think of her Saoirse Ronan. If you ever wondered what happened to that girl in Atonement- then this movie offers your answer. She blossoms into a bright beauty and brilliant actress. Unlike other child stars (cough…Lindsay Lohan)…
Enough of Lindsay Lohan—go see this movie!
