miss-arrogant

Taj (2011)

Moving, funny, full of human truth

This movie is a gem, the main actors are brilliant, I really cared about the characters, I jumped out of my seat at one point, laughed out loud several times, & teared up a couple of times. It's moving without being cloying, the storyline of the broken father & child relationship really resonated with me, but it was told in such a fresh & original way. I love that the writer/director built complexity & light & shade into the main characters & their friendships, so that our feelings about them change as who they are unfolds through the story. I took away the message that even being deeply flawed doesn't mean there isn't hope. The central device of the white Lego blocks is beautiful & powerful (no spoilers, watch it & you'll see what I mean). The colour palette throughout is beautiful. It's also lovely seeing lesser known streets & buildings of my city on a big screen, Melbourne is like a flavour in the film. There are some really cool locations you may not consciously recognise yet they'll seem familiar. Also I wish I lived in a record shop!