Hard Life
Duration: 6min 52sec
Views: 2 462
Submitted: 12 years ago
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Description:
It's the negative experiences in life that form you the most,
but it's the positive experiences that give you strengh, that make you love life.
Cast:
pookashells as Robert
OD-Ork-Boy as Jo
K4ownzall as Father
Mrs Guppi as Mother
Sisch as Becky
NicklasM as Young Robert
Music:
Ehma (www.jamendo.com/free for commercial use when credited)
Modding:
Rileyman, Tarison, ubernewbie, DrHouse, Walverine,
Fraasmovies, TheFlyingDuDe and the dc-modding team.
Moddingsites:
8eyedbaby.com, fraasmovies.com, skinshack.co.uk and dcmodding.com
Soundeffects:
The Movies Game and self recorded.
Special Tanks to
Rileyman for all his great modding tools.
NicklasM for motivation and his oppinion on everything.
«***** stars
How am I like Robert?
I have a room much like his.
I have some personal issues.
I have very few friends, but those I do have are priceless.
I don't go out much unless I'm working.
I can't claim to have been abused by my wonderful parents though! There's no doubt Robert has had a much tougher life than I have. And he's been misshapen by his environment. Having watched this a few times, I'm thankful I'm not Robert.
In aggressively bold camera moves, we're told his story in flashback from early childhood. I'm still nursing the wounds from his father's first-person punches and kicks into my face. That aggression is chillingly mirrored in Robert's behaviour towards his girlfriend which we're told threatens to border on violence.
But it's in the last seconds of this film that it really hits home. Robert has a wonderful friend who is fully aware of his depression and, I thought initially, judgmentally picks holes in Robert's apartment and lifestyle. On subsequent viewings, it's clear that he's only doing that because a friend should, to help Robert out of the emotional hole he's in.
A beautifully compact movie, camera, acting, music - were all excellent.
Nitpickingly - young Robert's hyperventilating in the first part of the movie didn't work.
But other than that, this is a superb film - a TM classic.»
«Wonderful - thank you for your willingness to explore very sorrowful periods of some people's lives. Well done.»
«That was incredibly moving.
I can't say I enjoyed it, as it brought back memories of abuse from my first marriage. But I am sure glad I watched it. I am adding this to my favourites! »
«A beautiful novel about friendship and great love.
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«A truly touching film, wonderfully shot and nicely voiced by the whole cast. Definitely one of the better films in TMO history, and unlike a lot of films with a point to them, this won't take your whole day away to watch. Bravo on all fronts, friend.»
«I found this very upsetting to watch. Very powerful work here. There aren't enough movies that touch on male friendship.»
«Wow, very touching flick, TFD - I thought it was going to be another grim slice of life ending with a murderous rampage, but you ended on a hopeful note, which really worked.»