Hit and Run
- Episode aired Oct 23, 2012
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1.37: Hit and Run by Kristen Greenidge: Natural and flowing
The film before this one in the My America series was very heavily edited and put together, which reinforced my feeling that the better films in the series are those which are delivered in one take. This was brought home to me even more by this piece, which runs to 7 minutes but is delivered in one single monologue by the actress (Kelly McCreary). The scene is that a young mother is being interviewed about a car accident she witnessed; as she tries to relate the details, she struggles to keep her mind focused on the situation at hand, and veers off on other subjects of discussion.
The success of the film is that the writing and the performance come together to deliver a real person who comes across as such, and delivers more complexity than just a start/middle/end or single agenda point as per some of these films. As such it doesn't really have a central point so much as it has a central person, one that represents the writer's experience of America – as one distracted from live, disconnected from others but yet impacted by the disconnection of others; having a complex life while also hankering for a simple one. All the time distracting herself and mind racing off with thoughts. It is very well written and very well realized by McCreary; she convinces as the person, very much selling the thoughts and asides of her character's mind. Additionally impressive is the way she delivers it in one take, without ever making it feel like she is delivering lines.
Perhaps some will dislike it for the reason that it doesn't have the fixed agenda point of the previous few films, but I much prefer this film with its convincingly written character – just being a real person rather than making a point; an effect very much helped by McCreary being able to be that person consistently and convincingly throughout the single take.
The success of the film is that the writing and the performance come together to deliver a real person who comes across as such, and delivers more complexity than just a start/middle/end or single agenda point as per some of these films. As such it doesn't really have a central point so much as it has a central person, one that represents the writer's experience of America – as one distracted from live, disconnected from others but yet impacted by the disconnection of others; having a complex life while also hankering for a simple one. All the time distracting herself and mind racing off with thoughts. It is very well written and very well realized by McCreary; she convinces as the person, very much selling the thoughts and asides of her character's mind. Additionally impressive is the way she delivers it in one take, without ever making it feel like she is delivering lines.
Perhaps some will dislike it for the reason that it doesn't have the fixed agenda point of the previous few films, but I much prefer this film with its convincingly written character – just being a real person rather than making a point; an effect very much helped by McCreary being able to be that person consistently and convincingly throughout the single take.
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