Beasts of the Southern Wild

They should have called this movie Where the Fuck are all of the Social Workers? Because it’s competently shot, this movie has a way of tricking you into thinking that it’s better than it is. Despite a really good child performance, this movie is a mess. It’s all pretentious, abstract symbolism. There’s nothing tangible or coherent. There’s barely a story, barely a plot and there’s no real point. I felt empty, angry and dirty when I left the theater. Imagine if, in Slumdog Millionaire, the little kid who dived into the shit at the beginning stayed covered in shit for the whole movie and there was a very sad, pointless ending. You might ask yourself, why did I watch this? That’s how I feel about "Beasts." But I’m sure everyone will say how important it is. I say: ew!