{"id":34,"date":"2010-03-30T02:25:17","date_gmt":"2010-03-30T12:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kerryyoshida.com\/blog\/?p=34"},"modified":"2010-03-30T02:25:17","modified_gmt":"2010-03-30T12:25:17","slug":"precious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kerryyoshida.com\/blog\/?p=34","title":{"rendered":"Precious"},"content":{"rendered":"

With all the Oscar buzz this year, I made it a point to queue up Precious from Netflix.<\/p>\n

I’m glad I did. I thought it was a great movie. I won’t give anything away here, since I’m not too keen on spoilers. If you want to find out what it was about, you can check it out on IMDB<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The film managed to make me laugh, but also made me feel very uncomfortable at times. It drives its point home very effectively, and you can’t help but feel terrible for the title character. Of course, she’s not the sparkling, can’t-do-wrong type who just can’t get a break. And, I think that’s a good thing!<\/p>\n

I was so amazed with Gabourey Sidibe’s portrayal of Precious. I think she definitely deserved her Oscar nomination. I would almost say she should have won, but I’m not here to create arguments. I also don’t want to deal with anyone hating on Sandra Bullock. She’s awesome.<\/p>\n

Mo’Nique as Precious’ mom just blew me away. Wow. I hated her character, which, to me, says a lot about her performance. I think she definitely deserved her Academy Award.<\/p>\n

I even liked Mariah Carey’s turn as Mrs. Weiss. I think she managed to hold her own against some stellar performances.<\/p>\n

Overall, I would encourage you to check it out. If strong themes like verbal and physical abuse really bother you, you may want to reconsider — the film plays very heavily on those elements.<\/p>\n

To my fellow movie-clubbers, I give this movie five stars. Discussion to follow…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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