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Keith (2008)
Excellent Film Hidden in a Teen Genre
I am not sure why I started watching this film on Netflix. I am 58 years old and am well past the age where the teen genre is appealing to me but this film kept me guessing. Where is the plot going? The Keith character intrigued me, having him missing at times throughout the film only added to the mystery. Also what is Keith's intent with Natalie? Is he a good guy or sinister?
I have been watching a lot of films lately and sometimes even the films I think are worthy telegraph the plot line, the ending. Maybe, I wasn't paying enough attention but I really did not know what was going to happen so there was this mysterious dramatic tension that built throughout this film. I also enjoy films that show character transformation and Natalie changes through her interaction with Keith. She is not the same young woman she was at the beginning of this film.
Keith stays with me in a way few films have.
My Little Girl (1986)
My Little Girl
This movie had a positive effect on me. First professionally, my career choice is social work. Second, the willingness to follow one own's path. The Masterson character received quite an education. The story was one part, the clashing of cultures. The world of troubled youths is a very different world then the world of the affluent. I give the Masterson character credit for realizing the limits of affluence and attempts to step out of this world. I also give credit to the Grandmother who seemed to realize and support the Masterson character's attempts to grow. The social workers in this movie were very realistic. This is a tough age to be if one is socially conscious, no matter the circumstances.