2010, Pt Two: Movies!

Okay, I had a whole line-up of films I'd wanted to talk about, but instead I'm just focusing on one for now:

Sweetgrass

That embedded video's pretty tiny; for a bigger version, try this link.

I don't know if you'll get the chance to see it on screens that are big enough, as the release seems pretty limited, but it is just awesome. So fascinating. And pretty. And funny. And just cool.

Now, we saw the director recorder at a Q&A, and he explained that they tried to not make it too pretty, but come on, it's Montana, how can it not be pretty?

Speaking of it's Montana, it's Montana. I've seen some movies that have captured some of the feel of Montana--of course, there's A River Runs Through It, and Brokeback Mountain (okay, that's Wyoming, but close enough). But nothing has ever come close to this. Felt more like the Montana I know than anything short of being there...

Which is especially remarkable since I have absolutely no experience with sheep except in my suit coats and on my dinner plates; and I haven't spent much time near Big Timber. But something about it, you know?

And even aside from that, it was just such a cool experience. As Manohla Dargis said in the Times, it's a "wonderful" and "essential movie."

I really think you should see it, reader.