Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict

mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

benmeijereft About: Prejudice, isolation of the unique and different, and all sorts of effects of the human condition come out. Highly inspirational.For an emotionally mature audience. If you want fast paced action, please skip. No covering up by flashy CGI. Real acting.Storyline: Powder is the name given to an albino kid named Jeremy Reed. The story of the strange case of Powder unfolds naturally, artfully. And what a story it is.What if? What if there was somebody who was more advanced intellectually and emotionally sensitive than all of us? The movie Powder helps you imagine what that would be like, and what we would run into. Powder shows us the best and the worst of our humanity, our limitations and our potential. And it does so beautifully, with appropriate drama. Questions about the meaning of life. It has a strong believable spiritual dimension without any fluff or bullshit. It shows the depth of compassion, and the shallowness of fear.Cast The acting is exquisite, very believable. Sean Patrick Flanery powerful performance of the tender and awkward Powder. Mary Steenburgen plays the social worker that finds him. Jeff Goldblum's character says "when technology surpasses our humanity". Upon seeing the movie a second time, the power of the music to move you and me becomes more obvious. Subtle, gentle, moving.Partly in the line of The Green Mile, a story about strongly evolved human empathetic qualities.For those who like to be stimulated to think and wonder about a possible future, and the shadow side of your collective fears, an absolute must see. This is not an SF movie, but like good SF, it asks the pertinent questions and it makes you think.

blanche-2 Powder from 1995 stars Sean Patrick Flanery, Jeff Goldblum, Lance Henrikson, and Mary Steenburgen, all of whom give wonderful performances in this powerful yet derivative film."Powder" is the nickname of Jeremy, whose mother was struck by lightning while pregnant. She died giving birth to Jeremy, who was albino. His father rejected him, and he went to live with this grandparents.After they died, he was sent to a state school, run by Jessie Caldwell (Steenburgen), who realizes almost immediately that he is brilliant. He never went to school and had a huge number of books memorized. At the school, he is bullied, and that's where everyone sees just how special he is. He is so charged electrically that he can attract metal, set off alarms just by entering a room, and at will can cause all sorts of chaos. Powder can also heal and knows what people are thinking. His science teacher (Goldblum) is super-impressed and believes he is the future, someone who uses his whole brain and is total energy, as Einstein said humans are. "Today technology has exceeded humanity," he says. "Seeing you, I think in the future humanity might exceed technology."This is a beautifully done film with a spectacular ending that is not to be missed. It does, as I said, have elements of all the films I mentioned, though it predates The Green Mile.Sean Patrick Flanery gives a poignant, breathtaking performance, losing himself totally in the role of an isolated, unhappy man, who can feel everyone's pain. Lance Henrikson is dynamic as the sheriff who doesn't understand Powder, but needs his help just the same. Steenburgen plays Jesse with a gentle touch. Goldblum as the excitable science teacher is delightful.Unfortunately, the controversy over director Victor Salva's malfeasance and his victim announcing he would boycott the film caused Powder to tank. Though Salva does a good job, he was a bad choice, putting a burden on a fine film with a couple of exquisite performances that deserved more recognition.Highly recommended.

mijk-181-485922 May contain spoiler.This film is in my top 10 all-time favourites (more likely top 5), I watch it at least 5 or 6 times a year. A lot of films can touch you depending on your mood at the time. This one can touch you no matter what your mood. It's storyline is unbelievably powerful, with a deeper meaning than may be obvious on first viewing.Jeremy is different, innocent, powerful, spiritual. Classified by the bullies as a 'freak show'. I think there is a little bit of Jeremy in each of us, but most of us will never know it.Sean Patrick Flannery who plays Jeremy, played the part superbly. The emotion, the pity, the anger at the Deputy for shooting the deer, the sorrow.. every part of Jeremy's character was played so well, it's as if it was a true story. The music score.. very simple style, and each time a score was played, it was not only perfect for the scene, it also brought out the goosebumps. The music doesn't change a lot, but there is no need. The main theme.. my word, it is just amazing.. makes your heart skip a beat, makes you smile, happy, sad and all sorts of emotions at the same time.All in all.. you need this film in your life.

tl12 Those you do not like or get the movie or those who feel it's stupid have one thing in common. They never grew up with a disability that made them the perpetual outsider. The one who was jeered at, constantly denigrated, beat up by groups (never just one person). In real life there is no Mary Steenburgen to stand up for them. In most cases the adults and authority figures turn a blind eye and in the worse cases join in.I do know. I grew up as a disabled person. I went through all the bigotry, ignorant taunts and carried the weight of the hate those around me felt for me, for some over which I had no control. Those people in my life and the same type here lack a important trait that makes us human, EMPATHY.