Aaron's Thoughts
A really great examination of parental relationships. What do we owe our parents? How far should we go for them? How much disappointment from them is okay to withstand & put up with? You go so much of your life chasing their love & approval that you don’t even realize you are enabling their manipulation. It makes you think that they hold all the leverage in the relationship.
When you are younger, they almost certainly do, but at some point comes a glorious day when you wake up to the fact that you not only have leverage, but possibly even more than they do. That realization though comes with the reminder of how it felt being on the other side & you’ve got to make a conscious decision around how you are going to wield it. It’s a scary moment, but a beautiful one as well.
All that to say, it kind of caught me off guard just how much I loved “Inheritance”. The thriller aspects aren’t the most engaging, but the familial drama, tension, and character study at the heart of the film make it more than worth seeking out.
The movie being shot on an iPhone seems to be the only thing that people are talking about, which seems weird since films like “Tangerine” & “High Flying Bird” did the same thing years ago. Anyways, there should be more talk about how they actually filmed on location & how Phoebe Dynevor is a star in the making.
Glad I caught this in the theater.
