Moma's Man

The overhead shot of the Jacobs' loft and the many views from within I found extremely interesting. Another favorite scene is when Mikey goes to visit his friend the 2nd time and is influenced by his friend's means of survival which helps to re-right his own ship. The surprise entrance by the always trusty Richard Edson added a spark of optimism just when you thought all was quite bleek. You really get to know Flo and Ken Jacobs-her loving and nurturing affection for her son and his wise and patient relationship with him. She holds her son in her arms, his confusion and frustration no match for her eternal caring. This scene, where she is cradling him and comforting him, morphs into an antique 30 second film of this man as a child sleeping and at peace. This is a real piece of film, a time capsule from the vault, that I assume was taken by Ken. The placement of it at this critical point in Momma's Man was for me the highpoint of the film.. That was when I said "this just got placed on my list"....you know, the list of best movies of the year-that list. Another perfect moment is when Mikey wants to lay the blame and his father stops him right there and says 'have we ever lied to you'. So many great moments in this movie. We get to peek into the work of Ken Jacobs and it's facinating to watch the focus on his face. Love the closing shot and what it meant. Even his high school song, explective laden to the teeth, had me humming along with him during the closing credits. thank you for making this Azazel. I just wish that shot of you sleeping in your supper had panned up all the way to see your mothers' face but.......that's okay. tears are a good thing and I ran some watching this.                       9/25/08