The summer movie fireworks have begun! Heroes such as Spiderman & the X-men have done battle across the silver screen all while Godzilla continues to leave a trail of debris as if it were a trail of bread crumbs. I’ve thus far been throughly entertained by the high octane, adrenaline filled popcorn flair.
However every coin is two sided. Each summer I also look forward to the occasional break from world impending doom for smaller, more thought provoking flair. The Immigrant is such a flick. I am in aww of the three leads, this film carries, and the incredible talent each bring to their respective roles, that provide the back drop to a story from a part of american history that intrigues me. That piece of history being Ellis Island. The story focuses on the immigration of a young woman in the 1920’s first journey in America and struggles to adapt/save her sister. A story I feel is just as relevant almost 90 years later.
For me one of the most amazing moments, in 2014 cinema, came after the movies’ 120 minute runtime had concluded. For a minute or so nobody moved, not even to light up their cell phone as if it were that first cigarette in many hours, as the only noise to engulf the theater was that of the music from the end credit sequence. Finally mumbling started about the movie. The dozen or so strangers seeing the movie with me all seemed to be letting out what I was thinking ‘Wow’. That is the kind of moment that makes me fall back in love with going to the movies.
On your next cinema outing I highly encourage you to take a break from the popcorn flair to treat yourself to a movie that will last with you longer then the popcorn spilled on the floor at the next superhero flick.
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