Rating: PG-13 Director: Sian Heder This movie probably made my top 5 movies! It’s obviously not perfect and there are some things in the movie that don’t need to be there. However the movie had me laughing, crying, and overall I enjoyed it a lot. First of all I thought it was amazing that they used deaf actors instead of people pretending to be deaf in the movie. Ruby’s entire family is played by deaf actors which I think made it come together so much better because it was real. The actors themselves, Marlee Martin, Troy Kotsur, and Daniel Durant are absolutely amazing in this film. Every emotion they had, I was feeling alongside them which is what I believe makes a good film. A good plot, setting, costumes, etc are all necessary to help films be enjoyable, but without emotion the audience can connect to, the film goes from decent to bad. I think Ruby’s crush and relationship with Miles was unnecessary, but it didn’t ruin the film for me. The struggle Ruby had with deciding to go to college and do what she loves, singing, or stay behind to help her family was just so amazing to see play out on screen. I like the actor who plays Bernardo but he also made me angry a lot of the time. When she was late by like 20 minutes, how did he not understand her entire family is deaf and she needed to be there to help them. But I did appreciate him playing the piano for her during her audition and being supportive of her for the most part when her family wasn’t so much. I think my favorite part of the entire movie was during her audition when her family snuck to the upper part of the auditorium and then she started signing her song for them. I cried so hard at that part but it just made me so happy. I also enjoyed when she was doing her choir part with Miles and all of a sudden the noise came to a blank for a solid minute to show what it felt like to be in her family and not be able to hear anything, I completely broke down at this part. This movie definitely made me go through an emotional rollercoaster, but in a good way. It allowed me to connect with the characters and that’s what helped make it one of my top 5 favorite movies. I think this movie deserves a lot of awards because it truly is a beautiful movie technologically but also emotionally as well. Trailer: youtu.be/0pmfrE1YL4I
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