Spring Breakers

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Watched With: Tyler

Ahhhwwww yeaaaaaaayyaaahhhh. Spring Break 4eva biatchz!!!!!!!

Harmony Korine's latest is a joyous ride. A hypnotic tour through a neon dream world of feverish hedonism.  And our guides consist of no less than 2 formerly squeaky clean Disney teen idols that more than successfully subvert their image, to great effect.

Benoît Debie's amazing cinematography is reminiscent of his work in the epic Enter The Void. A hyper-coloured landscape with a indie doco feel. Cliff Martinez work with Skrillex on the soundtrack makes for a pumpin ride. Lovely use of Britney Spears. Seeing this in a cinema that cranked the volume was an added bonus. 

The basic story is this. 4 girls go on spring break to have a great time and then, once they've had their fill, they return home. It's a very simple story but a delight to watch unfold. James Franco has a role he can really sink his teeth into (no pun intended) and looks to be having a great time too.

As perverse and dark as it can get, I couldn't help but be delighted by the film from beginning to end. So the exact opposite to something like The Hangover, Project X or 21 & Over. Whilst the film did lead my friend to cry "Ow, my morals" upon the films completion I couldn't help  but appreciate the satiric representation of this corruption. Korine has done this before and succeeds again here. Makes a nice change from just making light of it for the sake of comedy. 

See this one on a big, loud screen. It's a wild ride.