Is the hype around Where The Crawdads Sing really worth it?
Crawdadswriting with a strong storyline about loneliness and isolation", and this mission is successfully emblazoned onto screens with the gorgeous, vivid scenery and Daisy's captivating characterisation of Kya.
However, there are moments when the film's grappling with darkness – the murder trial, Kya's isolation and eventual relationship with the late Chase – clashes and detracts from the light: the marsh's beauty and Kya's burgeoningIt feels at points that style is prioritised over substance, particularly during thebetween Kya and Chase – certain elements of their storyline feel jarringly sugar sweet when set against the darkness of other parts of the plot.
Owens' novel contains many sinister, foreboding moments, not limited to the core plotlines. She makes many references to the impact of racist policies such as– and the cultural attitudes it sowed even its abolishment – particularly in regards to how this affects Kya's relationship with her only true father figure, Jumpin' and his wife Mabel .
culture that permeates the 1960s is not referenced enough, which is a wasted opportunity to tell an authentic story of that time in the US and world history.may struggle at times to balance the darkness and light that run parallel in its plot, fans of the novel will undoubtedly still delight in seeing such a beautiful, complex story on the big screen.
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