The Sound of Violet

Haven't see such a well made movie for a long time!!! Good story, relatable, well directed, well made. After watching it, I felt hopeful for the society and for American movie industry. Highly highly recommended!

I learned a lesson again today when I saw this movie rated 7.9 on IMDb. So, decided to dig it out to watch it.

Now, first I must say that I don't normally review a movie that I haven't watched all the way thorugh. But, this time, I just couldn't do the full 107 minutes. What I did manage was about 40 minutes of one of the dumbest movies I think i've ever seen.

The plot of the movie is in the IMDb short summary so I don't think I'm contravening IMDb policy on spoilers when I say it's just unimaginable that most of the characters in this silliness appeared to be oblivious to the obvious fact that Violet is a prostitute. They therefore failed to alert the autistic main character, Shawn, to that simple fact. Perhaps he would still have been interested in her had he known what trade she was in, perhaps not. That knowledge might have made for a much shorter and possibly a lot better movie.

I see now that the rating of 7.9 was based on a total of.94 ratings. But, importantly, ony eight people before me bothered to write a review.

I must try to avoid paying to watch a movie simply on the basis of a good over all rating here on IMDb. A rating of 7.9 probably indicates that a movie is great, or at least well worth watching. But, regrettably, as here, not always. This one was rubbish.

JMV.

A beautiful tale told in a unique way. I liked the movie and would recommend it to others for a date night or girlfriend time. I like that he hears colors. I met one person who also described tasting colors. It helped me understand the film and the person better. I loved the main character, Shawn does not know that Violet is a prostitute. I enjoyed his take on the things that she does. It has a few bumps that cinematographers would notice, but the general population will not see them. I believe it is a great little film with a lot going on. Have some imagination with the film. You will hear the Sound of Violet too.

This starts out wonderfully if a little naive. It then descends into a nasty piece of Xtian propaganda. I must admit, as Xtian movies go it tries to hide it's missionary (lol pun intended) position under a very serious message of human trafficking and sex slavery, and I will give it 100% for this part of it's agenda. The text at the end is a salutary reminder that slavery is worse now than at any other time in our history as a species, BUT the shifting boundaries of the leads autism and the saccharine denouement leave a nasty taste in the mouth (again pun intended). The first 30minutes of the film was a solid 7, the rest a minus 7!

A touching and well crafted film that explores the power of the human condition. Pain, isolation, joy and compassion is all on display in this poignant, beautifully told story. A film about hope-it's a soothing balm in these turbulent times!!! Highly recommend!!