Author Archives: sweeeks
Daisies
This is a movie about two girls who are living life according to their own rules and accords. There is very minimal dialogue in this film and most of the plot is shared through the two main character’s actions and facial expressions. The girls live a life of no expectations and repercussions as they go …
Kiki’s delivery service
Kiki’s delivery service is an animated movie about a witch girl who turns thirteen and has to leave home in order to figure out her talent and mission in life. She flies to a new city in her broomstick and meets a pregnant woman named Osono. Osono is very kind towards Kiki when Kiki helps …
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
This movie starts off with by showing the life of the protagonist Arash who has a difficult personal life due to his dad’s addiction. He has to work hard to provide a life for himself and his father and therefore ends up stealing expensive earrings from the girl he works for. One day he ends …
Persepolis
The movie Persepolis like Blue is the Warmest Color is also a coming of age film about a girl named Marjane Satrapi. Persepolis deals with the life of Marjane as she grows up during the Islamic revolution in Iran. Due to this oppression, Marjane, who is a very outspoken child, has to learn how to …
Born Into Brothels
The documentary Born into Brothels displays the lives of the kids of prostitutes in the Red Light District of Calcutta. The cinematographer’s initial intention on going to the red light district was to take photographs of the place and while she is there, she also begins to become invested in the lives of some of …
Keeping Up With the Kardashians
Reality television is not something I watch daily. The only one I watch is Keeping Up with the Kardashians mostly due to clips of the show being easily available and posted on Instagram. Reality television’s purpose is to show an everyday real life of people but the life that the Kardashians live is anything but …
Lemonade
Lemonade is a musical film directed by Beyoncé. It portrays her emotions through many stages of her life. The whole film revolves around the cheating of her husband Jay Z and how that affected her life and relationship. The film starts with the doubts she felt towards her husband and her growing suspicion that he …
Like Water for Chocolate
This Mexican film is set in the 1900s and begins with the birth of the main character Tita. Tita’s father has a heart attack and dies the same day the protagonist is born and therefore Tita is left as the youngest child in the family. She comes from a family that upholds the tradition that …
Blue is the Warmest Color
Adèle, the main character of this film is a 15-year-old high school student. The film starts off with her having a love interest with a teenage boy. One day she is walking around and comes across a girl with blue hair who catches her attention immediately. She however becomes uninterested in the guy, as she …
Sweekriti's Silver Screen Review 