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The Drop Box (2015)
Ho-hum drama with little details and not for children
Yea so there is a box for unwanted babies, he made it,he built it by himself, a bell rings when the baby is put inside, repeat this 20 times maybe it helps but no statistics given on that , they have a problem with that in Korea repeat this 20 Xs. We have dropboxes here in the U.S.A. at fire stations too. He has a lot of kids with disabilities, From the dropbox? who knows? You will see endless close-up filming of them repeat 20 Xs. No info on his church or if they are involved. Repetitious with too much close up filming for dramatic effect. Don't take your kids , too ugly and it is all in Korean.Amateurish which is not bad in itself. Adoption is wonderful but it has little to do with this "movie" So this is a quick review as it is not worth more effort for this show.
I Am (2010)
Good moral premise falls flat & insulting
I like the moral premise and idea that all life is connected and happiness is not directly related to money once basic needs are met, but when the filmmaker resorts to pseudoscience trickery he alienates me . Somethings can't or don't need to be proved.The filmmaker shows yogurt with meter probes "reading" his feelings.The next one that got me was the"random number generators that all stopped when there was a major catastrophe. What they are used for anyway? Why they stopped did not impress me.What does a computer care about a tsunami? Is it alive? If you want to prove something with science you have to show more data. So if you want a show that starts with a nice warm cooperative premise and ends with trickery this is a good "bait and switch" for you.
PS:Happiness is living in a Malibu beach mobile home with 10 million in the bank and a career in Hollywood film directing.Does that compare to the the average struggling person in a mobile home park with no other options? Now I must stop myself.