Spring Breakers (2012)
(Warning: Spoilers)
Directed by Harmony Korine.
Rated R
Rated R
Comedy drama.
Candy, portrayed by Vanessa Hudgens - slutty, bad due to her criminal like actions.
Brit, portrayed by Ashley Benson - slutty, same as Candy.
Cotty, portrayed by Rachel Korine - same, I guess.
Faith, portrayed by Selena Gomez - the baby of the group, naive, innocent, doesn't actually do anything bad.
Alien, portrayed by James Franco - underground white rapper criminal gangster. (I think he's underground ?)
Spring Breakers. This is an interesting one. I'm not going to lie when I say I was dying to see it simply because of curiosity. And I went in to the cinema thinking I was just going to love the film and that's that. I knew guns, crime and blood were involved but I didn't think there would be much of it. So if you're planning on watching this thinking it's all party and beach and alcohol and fun, you're wrong. In fact the partying side, or my definition of partying anyway, was only a small portion of this very unique production.
Let's start with the bad. Almost everyone I know whose seen the movie didn't like it. I think it had a poorly written script. That is if there even was much of a script. A lot of the time the dialogue sounded like it was bad improv acting. It was very repetitive, which I think was intended but I didn't like it, and often sounded like it was going no where.
The storyline. Felt like it was going somewhere but in the end it didn't. The ending was just highly anticipated, basically I was trying to figure what the film was actually about, what the point was. I was disappointed. It was stupid and I still don't get why Brit and Candy shot everyone.
Selena's character. Yes, Faith was able to shake things up a little by differing from the other three girls, and that was needed. But I was looking forward to, on a curiosity level, seeing her be the rebellious kind. I guess it was because the posters and ads made it look like the film was all about her (and Vanessa) but she was barely in it and when she was she didn't do anything I expected. She wasn't 'bad.'
Now let's look at it from a different perspective. Spring Breakers is an art house. It's supposed to be different. And oh boy is it different. Nothing like I have ever seen before. It's disjointed, incredibly interesting, and kind of hard to comprehend. The camera shots are amazing. Absolutely brilliant. The colours are electric and great. As is the soundtrack. Most of the music was made especially for the film, and I think the music made just fit so well in it. I love the cast and I think it was smart that Korine chose well-known young actresses, and nice that he casted his wife, as it was a breakthrough role for her. Franco did a great job and definitely showed his ability to take on a wide variety of roles. The scene where 'Everytime' by Britney Spears was playing would have to be my favourite. The combination of the violent, slow mo fight scenes and the unexpectedly magical kind of piano scenes just worked well.
As pointless as the film may seem I feel like I found meaning in it, but I understand if others didn't. This film quotes the bible, let's not forget that. The character of Faith explains temptation and represents the fact that you can be saved from it. If you're Christian, as I am, you may just accept what I'm saying, that God will save you from sin. If you're atheist, or any other religion, you won't. But I think everyone can understand the thought that something, whether it's God or fate or the universe or whatever, can guide you and can save you from things like temptation.
The desperate desire to escape, to want to get away, is unbelievably relatable for everyone. The film revolves around that.
"I'm so tired of seeing the same things everyday. Everybody's miserable here because they see the same things. They wake up in the same bed, same houses, same depressing streetlights. One gas station. The grass, it's not even green, it's brown. Everything's the same, it's just sad. I don't want to end up like them. I really want to get out of here. It's not just spring break. It's our chance to see something different."
I'm curious to see other works of Korine, because this project definitely proved his amazing creativity and talent.
There's really only a couple of words to bluntly describe this film. Different. Original. Unique. (The director's name is Harmony for god's sake, he's bound to be pretty unique.)
You should go watch it.
-xo Chiara.
The storyline. Felt like it was going somewhere but in the end it didn't. The ending was just highly anticipated, basically I was trying to figure what the film was actually about, what the point was. I was disappointed. It was stupid and I still don't get why Brit and Candy shot everyone.
Selena's character. Yes, Faith was able to shake things up a little by differing from the other three girls, and that was needed. But I was looking forward to, on a curiosity level, seeing her be the rebellious kind. I guess it was because the posters and ads made it look like the film was all about her (and Vanessa) but she was barely in it and when she was she didn't do anything I expected. She wasn't 'bad.'
Also on the trailer I posted above someone commented '90% porn. 10% Psychopath.' so I guess that's an opinion to keep in mind.
Now let's look at it from a different perspective. Spring Breakers is an art house. It's supposed to be different. And oh boy is it different. Nothing like I have ever seen before. It's disjointed, incredibly interesting, and kind of hard to comprehend. The camera shots are amazing. Absolutely brilliant. The colours are electric and great. As is the soundtrack. Most of the music was made especially for the film, and I think the music made just fit so well in it. I love the cast and I think it was smart that Korine chose well-known young actresses, and nice that he casted his wife, as it was a breakthrough role for her. Franco did a great job and definitely showed his ability to take on a wide variety of roles. The scene where 'Everytime' by Britney Spears was playing would have to be my favourite. The combination of the violent, slow mo fight scenes and the unexpectedly magical kind of piano scenes just worked well.
As pointless as the film may seem I feel like I found meaning in it, but I understand if others didn't. This film quotes the bible, let's not forget that. The character of Faith explains temptation and represents the fact that you can be saved from it. If you're Christian, as I am, you may just accept what I'm saying, that God will save you from sin. If you're atheist, or any other religion, you won't. But I think everyone can understand the thought that something, whether it's God or fate or the universe or whatever, can guide you and can save you from things like temptation.
The desperate desire to escape, to want to get away, is unbelievably relatable for everyone. The film revolves around that.
"I'm so tired of seeing the same things everyday. Everybody's miserable here because they see the same things. They wake up in the same bed, same houses, same depressing streetlights. One gas station. The grass, it's not even green, it's brown. Everything's the same, it's just sad. I don't want to end up like them. I really want to get out of here. It's not just spring break. It's our chance to see something different."
I'm curious to see other works of Korine, because this project definitely proved his amazing creativity and talent.
There's really only a couple of words to bluntly describe this film. Different. Original. Unique. (The director's name is Harmony for god's sake, he's bound to be pretty unique.)
You should go watch it.
-xo Chiara.
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