Wednesday, June 25, 2014

'The Kings of Summer' Film Review

Three teenage friends, in search of independence, run away to spend their summer building
a house in the woods.

A film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts that screened various film festivals around the US and Spain such as Sundance, Dallas International Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, Pheonix Film Festival and the Gijón International Film Festival.



The cinematography was breathtaking. The beauty of the woods were showcased through close ups of bugs and fit with the youthful theme of discovery so evident in this film. One of my favorite shots was the one of the boys, Joe (Nick Robinson), Patrick (Gabriel Basso), and Biaggio (Moises Arias) jumping. The slow motion shot represented the newfound freedom the boys have by setting their own rules and living on their own.

The casting was on point. Moises Arias did an especially good job with the role Biaggo by adding a comic relief that was undeniably funny.


The soundtrack added to the 'boys will be boys' tonality of the film. The soundtrack sounded fun and fresh and led me to download a few of new summer songs.

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