Wasp is a very interesting film. I really enjoyed the director's choice of shots. She focuses on the rural poverty that this area of Britain is suffering through. One of the shots that spoke to me the most was when the mother was at the car asking the mother out. Even though he seemed to be better off by the way he was dressed and hos car, he was just as bad off as she was. The director focuses on the fact that the car will not start and that he is also struggling financially. Overall, this was a good film.
Wasp by Andrea Arnold takes the situation of the mother struggling to take care of her children and makes the audience feel sorry for both the mother and the children. When a mother puts herself before her children she is looked down on and scrutinized and this is shown when the neighbor threatens to call child services. When the children are left alone to care for themselves I personally felt bad for them and I was worried for what was going to happen. Then when the mother came running out when her children yelled for her I was happy to see that she was willing to drop anything to get to them. For the ending I was expected what the mother was expected, that Dave wouldn't want to deal with the fact that she has children. I was happily surprised that he stayed and even got them chips.
Wasp by Andrea Arnold was not my favorite film, but I did think that it spoke volumes about life in certain areas of Britain. I didn't exactly understand the whole thing about the wasp going into the babies mouth. I think they could have had the wasp sting the baby or something else that would have needed her to come running over to the kids. I thought the acting was very good, however. I loved when she came out from the club and danced with her kids or the scene when she runs down the hill with them. It shows that she is a good Mom, she is just young and struggling financially, making it hard to provide for her family of five. Cinematically, I thought the film lacked a little. There were so many hand-held shots that were a little all over the place. It made me dizzy. However, I did think the sound in this movie was great. I really enjoyed the scene in the house with one of the kids playing her toy piano, while a wasp buzzes in the background. Also, the song that plays at the end is just great song!
Wasp's was an interesting film, the film follows a young mother as she attempts to try to seduce a former flame while, simultaneously, looking after her four children. The majority of the film consists of her trying to maintain a balance between motherhood and romance, and this is literally demonstrated in the constant switching back and forth between her date at the pub and her running outside to tend to the children. Often with her demeanor suddenly changing from this loving person to this disparaging mother. The strong characterization in this film transforms the simple story into something deeply felt. I feel a lot of this had to do with the acting but the choice of shots and the song that plays at the end all just highlight the acting and is really able to bring out the beauty of this film.
I really enjoyed Wasp by Andrea Arnold. The actors for this film were really good and they really helped keep the story interesting. The only thing I didn't like about this film was that the motion of the camera during the handheld shots was dizzying. It took me a while to look past all of the motion and to just focus on the story being told. Overall, the story was touching and it was nice to see a mother who didn't have much try and make her kid's lives as fun and happy as she could.
Although quite depressing in some parts, Wasp really does give the impression of poverty life in a different country. I felt for the children as well as the mother and consistently felt scared not knowing if social services was going to come because of the neighbors. It definitely was not my favorite short that we have watched but overall, it was shot well and executed quite nicely.
Dan Bryan: Well, here's a short film that certainly liked its shock value moments. Arnold knows how to let a situation slide towards entropy, with the mother character degrading from "questionable, but kind of charming" to "morally reprehensible." Through that, we get this rather unpleasant inspection on the nature of negligence and immaturity. The titular wasp is both figuratively and literally the repercussion of the mother's growing irresponsibility, as a wasp similar to the one on the baby's mouth was present in the apartment window, likely there due to poor upkeep. The highlights of the film for me were when the girls were shown to be having fun by themselves, as its always heartwarming to see when children make the best out of an unfairly boring situation, as opposed to staying still and quiet out of a sense of resignation. However, I couldn't enjoy the scene where the mother actually played and sang with the girls, since all it did was highlight that the mother was treating her daughters like they were her college roommates and not like her children. There's an interesting dichotomy on display here, showcasing when immaturity fits a situation and when it distinctly doesn't. I'm all for a good moral turn-about, but the victory of a face-turn is usually undermined when it comes about only because the character's wake-up call came only after the situation had skirted the very edge of the abyss of disaster. The mother never thought twice about her actions, never displayed any empathy, never considered any of the ample warning she was given until she was slapped in the face by her own offspring shrilly crying out in terror. I'm split on the visuals--everything's appropriately shady, grimy, and sticky for a story with this gritty tone. The handheld approach fits the atmosphere, but I do think it was overused and ruined the full weight of the impact it could have had if it had been used during the most dramatic scenes.
This was a film we watched in TCF 100, and I enjoyed it. The film displays a sense of sad humor that comes with how raw the emotion and struggle is portrayed. Poverty is hi lighted in several of the introductory shots, such as the mother's bare feet descending the stairs and the baby's butt, sans diaper, rushing along with the family. The beginning, especially, when the entire family is flipping the bird and swearing at another family, both shows a sense of unity that most families do not have, as well as a sense of immaturity in the mother-- supposedly the only adult in the group. One concept that comes to mind while watching this film is Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which states, in part, that one cannot worry about safety or social interactions until their physiological needs are met--food, water, shelter. This is why the family acts the way they do, not worried about the safety of eating food off the ground or the social impact of going to a woman's house and tearing her hair out. All of their conflicts are created by their need for food.
Wilson Weirich:Wasp was a very depressing comedy that was not very enjoyable to watch for me. When the camera managed to stand still I liked the cinematography, but the exaggerated shaky-cam that made up the majority of the film was just frustrating to watch. I understand it was supposed to be artsy documentary style camerawork, but when it’s hard to comprehend what you’re seeing or not able to see the detail of the shots it’s very disappointing. The subject matter was depressing, but the narrative was understandable and well-written. I did really appreciate the creative incorporation of the title into the story as well as the use of hinting at the wasp at the beginning of the film.
Wasp is a very interesting film. I really enjoyed the director's choice of shots. She focuses on the rural poverty that this area of Britain is suffering through. One of the shots that spoke to me the most was when the mother was at the car asking the mother out. Even though he seemed to be better off by the way he was dressed and hos car, he was just as bad off as she was. The director focuses on the fact that the car will not start and that he is also struggling financially. Overall, this was a good film.
ReplyDeleteWasp by Andrea Arnold takes the situation of the mother struggling to take care of her children and makes the audience feel sorry for both the mother and the children. When a mother puts herself before her children she is looked down on and scrutinized and this is shown when the neighbor threatens to call child services. When the children are left alone to care for themselves I personally felt bad for them and I was worried for what was going to happen. Then when the mother came running out when her children yelled for her I was happy to see that she was willing to drop anything to get to them.
ReplyDeleteFor the ending I was expected what the mother was expected, that Dave wouldn't want to deal with the fact that she has children. I was happily surprised that he stayed and even got them chips.
Wasp by Andrea Arnold was not my favorite film, but I did think that it spoke volumes about life in certain areas of Britain. I didn't exactly understand the whole thing about the wasp going into the babies mouth. I think they could have had the wasp sting the baby or something else that would have needed her to come running over to the kids. I thought the acting was very good, however. I loved when she came out from the club and danced with her kids or the scene when she runs down the hill with them. It shows that she is a good Mom, she is just young and struggling financially, making it hard to provide for her family of five. Cinematically, I thought the film lacked a little. There were so many hand-held shots that were a little all over the place. It made me dizzy. However, I did think the sound in this movie was great. I really enjoyed the scene in the house with one of the kids playing her toy piano, while a wasp buzzes in the background. Also, the song that plays at the end is just great song!
ReplyDeleteWasp's was an interesting film, the film follows a young mother as she attempts to try to seduce a former flame while, simultaneously, looking after her four children. The majority of the film consists of her trying to maintain a balance between motherhood and romance, and this is literally demonstrated in the constant switching back and forth between her date at the pub and her running outside to tend to the children. Often with her demeanor suddenly changing from this loving person to this disparaging mother. The strong characterization in this film transforms the simple story into something deeply felt. I feel a lot of this had to do with the acting but the choice of shots and the song that plays at the end all just highlight the acting and is really able to bring out the beauty of this film.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed Wasp by Andrea Arnold. The actors for this film were really good and they really helped keep the story interesting. The only thing I didn't like about this film was that the motion of the camera during the handheld shots was dizzying. It took me a while to look past all of the motion and to just focus on the story being told. Overall, the story was touching and it was nice to see a mother who didn't have much try and make her kid's lives as fun and happy as she could.
ReplyDeleteAlthough quite depressing in some parts, Wasp really does give the impression of poverty life in a different country. I felt for the children as well as the mother and consistently felt scared not knowing if social services was going to come because of the neighbors. It definitely was not my favorite short that we have watched but overall, it was shot well and executed quite nicely.
ReplyDeleteDan Bryan: Well, here's a short film that certainly liked its shock value moments. Arnold knows how to let a situation slide towards entropy, with the mother character degrading from "questionable, but kind of charming" to "morally reprehensible." Through that, we get this rather unpleasant inspection on the nature of negligence and immaturity. The titular wasp is both figuratively and literally the repercussion of the mother's growing irresponsibility, as a wasp similar to the one on the baby's mouth was present in the apartment window, likely there due to poor upkeep. The highlights of the film for me were when the girls were shown to be having fun by themselves, as its always heartwarming to see when children make the best out of an unfairly boring situation, as opposed to staying still and quiet out of a sense of resignation. However, I couldn't enjoy the scene where the mother actually played and sang with the girls, since all it did was highlight that the mother was treating her daughters like they were her college roommates and not like her children. There's an interesting dichotomy on display here, showcasing when immaturity fits a situation and when it distinctly doesn't. I'm all for a good moral turn-about, but the victory of a face-turn is usually undermined when it comes about only because the character's wake-up call came only after the situation had skirted the very edge of the abyss of disaster. The mother never thought twice about her actions, never displayed any empathy, never considered any of the ample warning she was given until she was slapped in the face by her own offspring shrilly crying out in terror. I'm split on the visuals--everything's appropriately shady, grimy, and sticky for a story with this gritty tone. The handheld approach fits the atmosphere, but I do think it was overused and ruined the full weight of the impact it could have had if it had been used during the most dramatic scenes.
ReplyDeleteThis was a film we watched in TCF 100, and I enjoyed it. The film displays a sense of sad humor that comes with how raw the emotion and struggle is portrayed. Poverty is hi lighted in several of the introductory shots, such as the mother's bare feet descending the stairs and the baby's butt, sans diaper, rushing along with the family. The beginning, especially, when the entire family is flipping the bird and swearing at another family, both shows a sense of unity that most families do not have, as well as a sense of immaturity in the mother-- supposedly the only adult in the group. One concept that comes to mind while watching this film is Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which states, in part, that one cannot worry about safety or social interactions until their physiological needs are met--food, water, shelter. This is why the family acts the way they do, not worried about the safety of eating food off the ground or the social impact of going to a woman's house and tearing her hair out. All of their conflicts are created by their need for food.
ReplyDeleteWilson Weirich:Wasp was a very depressing comedy that was not very enjoyable to watch for me. When the camera managed to stand still I liked the cinematography, but the exaggerated shaky-cam that made up the majority of the film was just frustrating to watch. I understand it was supposed to be artsy documentary style camerawork, but when it’s hard to comprehend what you’re seeing or not able to see the detail of the shots it’s very disappointing. The subject matter was depressing, but the narrative was understandable and well-written. I did really appreciate the creative incorporation of the title into the story as well as the use of hinting at the wasp at the beginning of the film.
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