Death of a Superhero [HD]

Death of a Superhero - worth your time!!!
The plot of the film is integral to the joy of experiencing it, so I will be intentionally vague. The story deals with a teenager who has cancer. How he copes and who goes on the journey with him are the basis of the story. I would say the film is worth watching for that alone!

As far as the technical part - Scenes are shot at home, school, hospital, as well as country and sea side. There is a good bit of animation interspersed into the entire work as well as some very graphic comic style art. Sounds a bit hectic, eh? (Film Festival entries can be a bit of a risk - hand held cameras bouncing up and down and boom mikes in the corner of the picture... :) In my opinion, the director created magic... The timing between dramatic scenes and the graphic was perfect. camera distance and motion were never distracting from the action or dialog. I distinctly noted the stillness and framing of the scenery shots - It has been a while since I have seen a movie where the camera was...

Amazing, insightful, extraordinary
Some may view this as a depressing film- one to avoid. I disagree. This is a film about a very young man 15 years of age, who contracts leukemia. This young man deals with the knowledge that he may soon die, and he reacts at first with anger, depression, and fear. His mother does not know how to deal with the reality that she may lose her son...his father tries with all his power to help his son, but realizes that with all his love and compassion- there is nothing he can do to save his son from the darkness- so he tries to be his friend. His brother and friends try to spur him on with humor - with a single-minded goal not to let him die a virgin.
Along his travels he meets a strong-minded and independent girl at school, who helps him by simply being his friend.
Using his incredible artistic gifts- he often draws very dark, sexually charged comics about himself being a superhero- saving people from the dark forces...but in the final analysis
the end the darkness takes...

Already done
I already submitted a review about this. What I forgot to mention in it is that the coloration of the movie changes with the changes in the mood of the protagonist. When he is in a low or depressed mood, there is virtually no color; when he is happy or satisfied or relieved, the colors are more vivid. Please add these remarks to my prior review.

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