A good movie

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Viggo Mortensen, I was quite eager to check it out. Personally, I have always been intrigued by such alternative lifestyles and, with the current worsening climate change, it has become more and more an interesting and valid option. Coming back to our main feature, I really loved the fact that these kids seemed to be really happy without all that stuff which seem intrinsicaly linked to our way of life (television, internet, smartphones, junk food, social media, shopping malls,… ). However, even if this movie had some compelling arguments, it was still too quirky though and you can see that Viggo Mortensen, who gave here another really strong performance, worked really hard to keep the damned thing as grounded as possible. For example, even if such kids might get a better education than if they would go to an average public school, it is highly doubtful that a 8 year old could provide such an analysis on the Bill of Rights. Even more important, should such a young child be able to do such a thing? At least, it was interesting that this father was displayed as being far from perfect and the best scene was probably the one during which his oldest son confronted him about the fact that, even though he was maybe super smart, he didn’t know anything about life after all. Anyway, to conclude, even if it wasn’t a complete home-run, it was still pretty good and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.