Whenever I see a particularly moving socially conscious film that forces its audience to critically analyze the world around them and do some introspection, I'm compelled to use this forum to promote it.
Director/Writer Todd Solondz's Palindromes is just that kind of film that challenges social conventions and escapist rationale that infests our contemporary theocracy.
the story of 12-year-old Aviva, who's solution to her self-esteem issues is to have a baby of her own to love all the time, as it's told here, transcends race and class barriers.
12-year-old Aviva is played by 7 different actors, of different ages and ethicities, who deliver Aviva's character development with great sensitivity and hard-core realness that forces everyone to weigh in their level of complacency for fundamentalist consciousness--especially the ones that veil inner demons and hypocracy that some people try to extinguish.
If you're looking for politically correct dialogue, squeemish about abortion issues and need your plots neatly resolved, this movie is not for you. So be told.
