The Story of Us Ep. 1: Keep Pressing On
Most of us have never found ourselves in a position where our freedom has been compromised to the point where we?ve had truly had to suffer.?
Most of us have never found ourselves in a position where our freedom has been compromised to the point where we?ve had truly had to suffer.?
Free State of Jones contains good performances and discussion-worthy issues, but director Gary Ross presents them in an piecemeal and uneven manner, ruining what could’ve been something special.
The YA feel of the film comes from the themes that seem to crop up in adolescent stories, such as mortality (it is a time when young people first truly experience the reality of death), freedom and rules, and family and self. All of those themes play out in Morgan and Jordan?s time together, but not always as we think they will.