Penguin bloom4/28/2023 Perhaps if the first half hour or so was before the accident, rather than starting out with it, it would have been better. However there is just to much that doesn’t work in this movie, making it not worth a watch in my opinion. Penguin Bloom is meant to be an inspiring film, and to some degree, it is. That isn’t too say it is not inspiring to some degree, but it was almost like I was waiting for the film to get to that point. We have all seen movies like this before. Unfortunately for me, it felt like it made the story too predictable. She feels like she has not only lost the use of her legs, but her use as a mother as well.īringing Penguin into the story to help her learn to appreciate what she does have, and work to get stronger, was a good move. Of course, it would take her quite a while to get herself out of bed and into the bathroom to check on them. As a mother myself, I can only imagine the feeling Sam gets when her children start calling their father to help them and not her. Joel Pratley / NetflixĪll that being said there are some things that work in this film. Penguin Bloom (2021): Naomi Watts as Sam Bloom, Andrew Lincoln as Cameron Bloom Cr. Sound familiar? Yes, of course this movie parallels her experience with the bird’s, whose name is Penguin. The bird has fallen from a high height and can no longer fly. Very early on in the film the kids discover a hurt bird and bring it in the home. Her three sons and husband do the best that she can but she often goes to bed early and has fits where she breaks things. This film focuses on her post accident - she is having a hard time being happy again, which can be understandable. While they are on a family vacation Sam (Naomi Watts) leans on a rotted railing and falls off a roof tower. It is also quite slow and feels a lot longer than it is. Due to the nature of the film there is rarely a change in scenery. It is surely meant to be inspiring, but unfortunately it mostly falls flat. Penguin Bloom focuses on the story of a woman who breaks her back in an unfortunate accident. Penguin Bloom is meant to be an inspirational film about a woman learning to be happy again after a tragic accident.
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