
Beasts of the Southern Wild
PG-13, 2012, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Director:
Benh Zeitlin
Starring:
Quvenzhane Wallis, Dwight Henry, Lowell Landes, Levy Easterly
Plot:
Faced with her father's fading health and environmental changes that release an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy leaves her Delta-community home in search of her mother.
1
Town headed for destruction revels without care
Themes: Being Lost, Complacency, Enjoying Life, Foolishness
2
Girl alone after father goes missing
Themes: Abandonment, Helplessness, Orphans, Seeking God
3
Girl observes, everything in universe fits together
Themes: Creation vs Evolution, God's Evidence, God's Plan
4
Father's feeble efforts little comfort to girl in hurricane
Themes: Father-Daughter, Fatherhood, Fear, Insecurity, Protection, Storms of Life, Trusting God
5
Hurricane leaves town a flooded wreck
Themes: Disaster, Endurance, Overcomer, Storms of Life
6
Father tells young daughter he's dying
Themes: Abandonment, Death, Father-Daughter, Sickness, Suffering