Be Kind Rewind
Be Kind Rewind is a movie that misrepresented itself as a Jack Black extravaganza in the trailer. That approach may get bums in seats, but the film's about much more than JB acting all kooky. It doesn't do it in a heavy-handed way, but it silently preaches about the sense of community spirit our neighbourhoods used to have, and how nice it would be to resurrect that lost spirit. It's funny in places, but the one thing I'll remember from the film isn't the off-key, misquoted rendition of the Ghostbusters theme tune, but the dignified, low-key performance by Danny Glover.
It's not a film about redemption, or about fighting the system, but a film about restoring the memory of a culture now lost. The ending isn't Hollywood-obvious, but it's also not sad and upsetting. It's quiet, and thoughtful. Words weren't necessary at the end, because if you're paying attention, everything's summed up by what's left unsaid. A sleeper of a movie for the Philosophe lurking in your psyche.
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