If you have ever had the unique opportunity to view a quality film for the sake of art, you will understand my feelings when I say there is something gratifying about witnessing a spectacular independent film. I, admittedly, have a fondness for independent filmmaking. These films possess so many possibilities when watching them on screen. You can never be certain of what you will witness.
Sometimes the most “basic” films leave you with a new interpretation of what is considered good cinema. That is precisely what occurred Saturday, April 19.
There is no easy way to describe what “Snow Angels” is about. The plot is as complicated as the characters within the film; there are multiple stories all woven into this movie.
A number of issues raised in the film are: adultery, young love, alcoholism, religion, and broken homes. Surprisingly, director David Gordon Green manages to avoid all conventional maneuvers while filming this movie.
Just when you think you have the movie figured out, Green manages to keep the viewers on their toes.
Among many great aspects of this movie, the cast was superb. Sam Rockwell’s performance was breathtaking. His character, Evan, is a compulsive, manipulative, alcoholic martyr that struggles to win back his wife and daughter throughout the majority of film. His uneasy and neurotic personality is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. He is, by far, the most unique character, besides Chigurh of “No Country for Old Men.” Rockwell’s character will tug at your emotions throughout the entire movie.
The high school couple in Snow Angles, played by Angarano and Thirlby, was portrayed as one of the most genuine, realistic, high school romances I have seen portrayed on the big screen.
The actors portrayed the awkwardness and uneasiness that goes along with young love. It takes you back to your first