I had a conversation with a cousin once who told me that movies exist only for catharsis. For the most part, I agree with this. The fantastic films cause you to release a vast amount of emotion, and the really good ones only have actions of simplicity like a quiet conversation. Frances Ha is one of the latter films, one that creates a large emotional response through a series of conversations. The one thing that holds it together is the character that lands at the center of it. Frances Ha star Greta Gerwig as Frances a woman who doesn't have an apartment and is simply trying to survive frankly herself,and the responses she has to her predicament including drinking. She is simply a lost person. This character is very well realized, but also very simple. She gets up, she tries to go to work and fails, she goes to meet with friends and drinks. Her loved ones slowly drift away from her. This simplicity allows us to pin our own emotions onto the character, and what that means is something very important. If you can empathize with a specific character, then you can tangibly connect to the movie. You feel like you’re falling into all the pitfalls of the character, facing all their struggles, celebrating their successes. The character being a twenty-seven year-old women also makes it easier for me to connect, kind of. For someone in the place I am in life, there's an utter horror as to what it will be like after this comfortable life of mine no longer exists. Frances embodies this completely, and it gave me someone to connect with. This led this film being very effective and cathartic for me. It also blinded the heck out of me as to anything that could find wrong with the film. Sure, at times it may seem slow or pretentious, but it was thoroughly engaging throughout the entire experience. I give Frances Ha a 10 out of 10. Reviewed by Stephen Tronicek. Edited by Holly Clemons
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