46. Bambi, 2.24.12

It was really interesting to watch this right after the endlessly complex Rango. Obviously Bambi is a lot older but man, is it simple. The background paintings were gorgeous but I was completely unengaged with the plot, which is nothing more than showing a child who grows up and then has a child of his own. The famous death scene wasn’t even treated with much depth. Although I did wonder, during the scene with another buck chasing after Faline and her shouting for help from Bambi: how much are we supposed to anthropomorphize these talking animals? Like, that’s normal for deer, but because the deer are talking and dating and teaching each other taxonomy, is this also a scene that shows attempted rape? Also, I’m pretty sure adult Thumper was one of the T-Birds from Grease.

47. Christopher and His Kind, 2.24.12

Craving sex and Nazis but already seen Cabaret an embarrassing number of times? Then this is the film for you! Actually this was pretty well done, even if I was never able to completely forget I was watching Matt Smith and not Christopher Isherwood, mostly due to his speech patterns. It’s an angle on that time period that I don’t recall seeing portrayed often before, and now I’m eager to read Berlin Stories (and A Single Man too).

48. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, 2.25.12

Two brothers with messy lives think robbing their parents’ store will make their lives less messy. Solid logic there, chums. Michael Shannon’s performance was kind of hilarious.

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