An Education

An Education was my favorite film of the year, yes, even more so than Inglourious Basterds. Crazy, right, seeing as I'm such a huge Quentin Tarantino fan! But alas, this small film won me over. It won me over because it made me think. After Inglourious Basterds I just sat around with my boyfriend Steve recounting the awesome scenes filled with tension or the hilarious lines. But this movie made me think for hours afterward. About women and their choices in society. About the dangers for women still apparent in the world. About the value of an education. It was spectacular. I loved everything about it: the acting, the screenplay, the cinematography. I'd nominate it for everything if I could. As it stands, it is nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay. I would seriously give it Best Picture if I could. I hope that it at least gets Adapted Screenplay, just to be appreciated. Helen Mirren should, in reality, get Best Actress. And I really hope that Hurt Locker gets Picture, at least to keep it from the unworthy, in my mind, Avatar. I have a sinking feeling that An Education will not get anything, but at least it has been recognized; therefore, more people will see it, as they should. I can't describe how much I love this movie. It spoke to me as a movie has not spoken to me in ages. Everyone, and I mean everyone, should see this film.