“So is he proud of you? That little boy?”
“Oh, he’s getting closer everyday”
This movie feels dreamlike and nostalgic despite being centered around bank robberies. I cannot believe this is my first time seeing it, but it is for sure a favorite. I loved hearing the director speak about the film and his time with Robert Redford. I truly cannot think of a better film to end your career on. Such a special film.
On a more personal note, I truly believe sometimes films find you. I discovered the Texas Theatre a few months ago, despite having lived near Dallas my entire life, and this was the fifth film I have seen there. I had honestly never heard of this film until I saw the screening on their website. The film opens in Bellmead, which is minutes from where I attend college, and partially filmed in Waco, where I attend college. I also noticed Sissy Spacek who graduated from the same high school I attended. I found the different connections I had to this film to be interesting and though it probably means nothing, I like to think it means something.
I one day hope to make a film this special. I felt every emotion throughout the runtime. For ninety-three minutes I had an escape from everything that was going on in life. I have been applying to film internships lately and one thing I keep thinking about is why I want to make films… that is why. I think maybe this is why this film found me. The emotion one film can bring to a regular person like me and the escape it can offer. The movie theater is a magical place where people from all different backgrounds and circumstances come together for the love of movies. No matter what is going on in the world or in their lives, for the duration of whatever movie is playing they all escape to wherever the movie is taking place, leaving room to laugh, cry, or feel whatever emotion is needed. Movies like this remind me of this.
In closing, since this is basically an essay at this point, I think this film found me because I have been stressed about internships in the film industry and finding place in this world. For ninety-three minutes I was able to escape and go to a world of bank robberies. I was reminded that younger me is proud of the person I am today, even if it doesn’t always feel that way. I was also reminded that life is fun if you make it fun and is always worth living to the fullest. Most importantly I think, I was reminded of the reason I fell in love with movies and the movie theater, something I never fully forget but sometimes loose sight of.
Thank you David Lowery, Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, the rest of the cast, and everyone on the crew. Though I imagine none of you will ever see this, I needed this movie tonight.
Okay, I’ll stop with my emotional hour Letterboxd review that probably makes no sense and let you go back to whatever you were doing before you read this far. These are just my random thoughts and probably don’t make sense if someone is actually reading them, I just like to look back on them later.
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Featuring a live Q&A with director & writer, David Lowery.
Presented by: Fort Worth Film Commission
“So is he proud of you? That little boy?”
“Oh, he’s getting closer everyday”
This movie feels dreamlike and nostalgic despite being centered around bank robberies. I cannot believe this is my first time seeing it, but it is for sure a favorite. I loved hearing the director speak about the film and his time with Robert Redford. I truly cannot think of a better film to end your career on. Such a special film.
On a more personal note, I truly believe sometimes films find you. I discovered the Texas Theatre a few months ago, despite having lived near Dallas my entire life, and this was the fifth film I have seen there. I had honestly never heard of this film until I saw the screening on their website. The film opens in Bellmead, which is minutes from where I attend college, and partially filmed in Waco, where I attend college. I also noticed Sissy Spacek who graduated from the same high school I attended. I found the different connections I had to this film to be interesting and though it probably means nothing, I like to think it means something.
I one day hope to make a film this special. I felt every emotion throughout the runtime. For ninety-three minutes I had an escape from everything that was going on in life. I have been applying to film internships lately and one thing I keep thinking about is why I want to make films… that is why. I think maybe this is why this film found me. The emotion one film can bring to a regular person like me and the escape it can offer. The movie theater is a magical place where people from all different backgrounds and circumstances come together for the love of movies. No matter what is going on in the world or in their lives, for the duration of whatever movie is playing they all escape to wherever the movie is taking place, leaving room to laugh, cry, or feel whatever emotion is needed. Movies like this remind me of this.
In closing, since this is basically an essay at this point, I think this film found me because I have been stressed about internships in the film industry and finding place in this world. For ninety-three minutes I was able to escape and go to a world of bank robberies. I was reminded that younger me is proud of the person I am today, even if it doesn’t always feel that way. I was also reminded that life is fun if you make it fun and is always worth living to the fullest. Most importantly I think, I was reminded of the reason I fell in love with movies and the movie theater, something I never fully forget but sometimes loose sight of.
Thank you David Lowery, Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, the rest of the cast, and everyone on the crew. Though I imagine none of you will ever see this, I needed this movie tonight.
Okay, I’ll stop with my emotional hour Letterboxd review that probably makes no sense and let you go back to whatever you were doing before you read this far. These are just my random thoughts and probably don’t make sense if someone is actually reading them, I just like to look back on them later.
________________________________________________________________
Featuring a live Q&A with director & writer, David Lowery.
Presented by: Fort Worth Film Commission
