Part comedy,
part road film, part black comedy, part drama, ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ is a film
that covers all the bases. It all starts with Olive Hoover, a young girl
obsessed with beauty pageants. In the opening scene Olive is seen staring at
the television, watching a pageant. We are then shown the rest of the Hoover
family: her unsuccessful motivational speaker dad, her overwhelmed mum, junkie
grandad, depressed Uncle, and her mute brother Dwayne. This opening scene
around the dinner table clearly defines the family dynamic and sets the tone
for the rest of the film.
The entire family embarks on a road trip to get Olive to a beauty pageant in time to compete. Along the way a series of events unfold, painfully for the characters but entertaining and funny for the audience.
The entire family embarks on a road trip to get Olive to a beauty pageant in time to compete. Along the way a series of events unfold, painfully for the characters but entertaining and funny for the audience.
What makes this film so great is the acting; all the actors know their characters and you see everything on their faces, the love and the pain.
‘Little Miss
Sunshine’ won two Academy Awards for ‘Best Original Screenplay’ and ‘Best
Supporting Actor’ for Alan Arkin.
The Movie Club will be screening 'Little Miss Sunshine' on Wednesday 12 July, 6pm sharp at Narellan Library. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided, BYO snacks are more than welcome. Stay after the screening for a short discussion about the film. See the discussion questions to get some ideas.
The Movie Club will be screening 'Little Miss Sunshine' on Wednesday 12 July, 6pm sharp at Narellan Library. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided, BYO snacks are more than welcome. Stay after the screening for a short discussion about the film. See the discussion questions to get some ideas.
