Green

I picked up this DVD for $4.00 today and just finished watching it. I've watched a whole lot of really bad independent films, but I guess I'm just an eternal optimist. Green was one of the better ones I've seen in a while. It was clear that the director had a vision for this film. He knew exactly what he wanted and he made it happen. It's well acted and the script touches on some very serious topics, but with quite a bit of humor thrown into the pot to make it all go down easier.

If you're looking for something different, but well made, then Green might be just what you're looking for. Go ahead and take a chance on it. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

I rented this movie because I like to rent movies. It sat there looking lonely so I picked it up. I came home, watched it and I took it back and bought a copy of my own. This movie is so unique in its presentation its message its medium. I love this movie it gives real insight into the mundanity of human existence today and truthfully it makes me want to be happy.

Upon watching the closing credits at the end of this movie, I was awestruck. All I could say was, "WOW." As a fellow member of the so cliche'd "Generation X," I completely identified with this movie. However, one need not be a member of any specific generation to appreciate it. Beautifully written, amazingly well-directed, esp. for an independent film, this movie not only touches on familiar conflicts in life (such as trying to make life not "suck"), it also has a somewhat sarcastic flair that would make anyone smile. Karl T. Hirsch has an amazing mind and a great eye/heart for what makes a film easily a favorite. I give it a 10. :)

We learn from 'Alien' that "in space no one can hear you scream." Well, I wish I could have been in space during this movie so I wouldn't have had to hear any of these characters bitch.

The egomania of this director is so apparent in this movie that there is nothing under the surface no matter how far you want to attempt to scratch.

Green is four shorts brought together with a mediocre beginning and an even more mediocre ending. Originally, the movie was a short but for some reason Mr. Hirsch decided he could add 75% more material to an already lame premise.

If I was being forced to watch this movie again, I would be more than happy to take the alternative route of overdosing on anti-depressants and narcotics (no matter the color) chasing it down with a bottle of Jack.

But, I'll stop before I go into a rant. You can certainly find enough of those in this movie.

I think this movie, while dated due to some comments in the dialogue, is a great film about how priorities change as we grow older. Yeah life sucks when you are young and if you focus on that life will always suck. I know that as I have grown older I have come to realize that there is more to life than complaining about the "Raw Deal" I have been handed. The four main characters in this movie all know this fact but find it out in one traumatic slap in the face evening while trying to drown the suburban noise in Phoenix Arizona. (Which in having visited I know is no small feat.) This is a film that spoke to me and everyone I have showed it to. Thanks, wherever you are Karl T. Hirsch.