1995 - POLIO WATER
In the polio epidemic of the 1950s, a parochial school girl finds
a miraculous escape from her gothic childhood.
I love this movie! Seeing Mischa Barton's 'child actress' movies
are always fun. All of her movies have been good, including Tart.
To me, the use of 'Polio Water' as title is apt, as the movie goes
to show how many people continue to live in their private hells,
when all around them is a place which seems like paradise. These
people, though socially interactive at times, seem more preoccupied
with the ghosts of their pasts rather than the blessings of the
moment. Only when these characters are able to let go of the demons
that haunt them are they able to once again experience the joys
of love and intimacy.
This film can help us to evaluate the things that we allow to control
us, and help us to understand that instead of examining our lives
under a microscope, we should allow ourselves to look up and out
sometimes, and maybe discover all those things missing in our lives
but which were right by us all the time. Polio Water was a beautiful
yet under-appreciated movie. If it weren't for HBO I probably would
have never seen it. Mischa Barton is a parochial school girl during
the polio epidemic of the 1950s. She doesn't have many friends either
but is very smart and inquisitive. Mischa Barton is incredibly adorable
and well on her way to her excellent role in 'Lawn Dogs.'
The movie is somewhat slow moving at the beginning but builds up
to a great movie. Everything is believable. This is definitely a
film worth seeing. Don't be turned off just because you haven't
heard of it. It's better than a lot of that trash that is highly
advertised. It is mainly about a girl who goes on an adventurous,
dangerous odyssey to escape her goth like childhood and proves to
be wilder than any adventure she has imagined. My score. ..7/10.
Definitely recommended.
Written by Katrina Anne Van Tylor
|
|
|
