How I Live Now, the film adaption from the novel with the same name, was the type of film we both thought we would either really love or really dislike as a 'try too hard' indie film. I can happily say it wasn't the latter. Set in what looked like the near future (the year is never disclosed), this film observes young American Daisy on her refuge with her cousins in the south of the UK, during what seemed to be a world wide crisis/war. The film jumped into the action straight away, but i think there was definitely time at the beginning to show how the country had become this war zone; nothing was ever mentioned on why these terrorists had come to the UK, who were killing everyone they came in contact with, bombing cities, and polluting the countries water supply. At times the film was very frightening and suspenseful, which I think it really needed to be to have some real strength and purpose. The love story between Daisy and her cousin (or step cousin or something which wasn't made clear) Eddie was very strange but very empowering. After getting split up during the bombing of their home, the film mainly follows Daisy and her younger cousin on her quest to get back home to Eddie. They encounter piles of bodies, extreme thirst and hunger, and the fearsome terrorists in the middle of the woods. The character of Daisy herself was at first very annoying - the typical american teenage brat, but her character grew during the harsh realities she had to face, and so grew our love and our will for her to get home to her family again.
This film acts as a frightening glimpse into what could easily be the countries future, and is really worth a watch.
UPDATES -
We recently saw the incredible Dallas Buyers Club which will be getting a review soon by either myself or Ollie. We also had a day of films last weekend which will feature in a post.
The amount of films being watched has been a little lacking since February what with Ollie's birthday last month and both of us visiting Universities or doing something amazing at weekends. We also spent a Friday night at a very exciting village quiz in which we came 9th!!
27 films later is very slowly getting completed, especially by Ollie who has hardly watched any (!), but we will be finishing it SOON.
We are also regularly going to our towns brill film club, where we have seen so far 'Like father, Like Son' - a brilliant Japanese drama, and also 'Blancanieves' - a Spanish silent film loosely based on the story of Snow White.
BY ROSIE
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