Sunday, 12 October 2008

45. Badlands

‘He wanted to die with me and I dreamed of being lost forever in his arms.’

 Capturing the naivety of youth with a poetic spare-ness that is almost chillingly beautiful, Badlands represents the painstaking and wondrous process of being caught in a time between childhood and adulthood and all the dreams and delusions that lye in between. Anchored by an ingenious use of the voiceover which perfectly demonstrates the youthful and energetic nature of the lead character and a score that’s beauty touches the soul, Badlands is quite simply unforgettable.

 

 Defining Moment: Holly’s childhood items in flames as the house burns down, is a wonderfully captured moment symbolising the end of youth.  

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ug3iJ7F5F9k&feature=related

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