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Captain Fantastic
(2016)
He
Prepared Them For Everything Except The Outside World
Director: Matt Ross, rated R for language
  Starring: Viggo
Mortensen, Frank Langella, Kathryn Hahn, Steve Zahn, George
MacKay, Missi Pyle, Ann Dowd
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★☆
- near perfect
"It is my expressed desire
that my ashes shall be taken to a nondescript location,
preferably public and heavily populated. At which point my
ashes,
promptly and unceremoniously, are to be flushed down the
nearest toilet.
End quote. Now that's comedy." - Ben
reading from Leslie's last will and testament
Why watch this?
This is about the damage sometimes caused by the resistance to
conformity. Resistance is good, but it still has a cost.
Plot Summary: A
father raises his six children in the wilderness, providing a
rigorous physical and intellectual education away from modern
society. A tragic event forces the family to leave their
secluded lifestyle and embark on a road trip into the outside
world. This journey challenges the father's unconventional
parenting philosophy and exposes his children to the
complexities of the world they have been isolated from.
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Dad's Preview:
A couple makes the decision to raise their family "off the
grid". Things are going well until she passes away too soon. As
the funeral approaches, the hard feelings resurface between her
parents and her husband, Ben. This film centers on two very
different worlds that love the same woman, and they both are in
pain, and lashing out. Viggo (as usual) gives a superb, nuanced performance, and
I must commend Frank Langella, who renders a superb performance
as Leslie's father. If you want a unique, heavy, well-done drama film, this
should be
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