Boy (2010)

Boy: Directed by Taika Waititi. With James Rolleston, Te Aho Eketone-Whitu, Taika Waititi, Moerangi Tihore. Set on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.

“Boy is a simple but emotionally powerful story about growing up, relationships, following your head over your heart and drawing the line between right and wrong. Itu0026#39;s easily one of the best New Zealand films ever made. Itu0026#39;s Rich characters and humorous dialogue, entailed by the occasional light-hearted hand drawn animations delivered a hugely entertaining blend of culture, comedy and drama.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story started on a perfect note with Boy played by James Rolleston giving his show and tell speech in the classroom. It introduced the character, his background and set the atmosphere, mood and setting all in one go without being a dull lead up. Taika Waititi (who also plays the dead beat father) did an amazing job in setting out each detailed scene with the occasional Michael Jackson tributes giving the film an even disperse of light-hearted laughs at the same time appropriately moving the plot along. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film gave a heart aching recount on every boyu0026#39;s natural instinct to worship their father, whether they deserve it or not. The growth and resilience of each character portrayed superbly by every single actor from the child stars to the minor adult characters was a pleasure to watch. It still brings a smile to my face today. Pure brilliance…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ehttp://musingsandmorsels.weebly.com/film.html”