To Switch, or Not to Switch

[nirinia]

I saw the new Norwegian film Switch with Gina a week or so ago, and was inspired to write something about the state of the nation's films. Switch is Karate Kid on snowboard, with mentor, beat-up kid in a new city and sickeningly happy ending. Though the snowboard scenes were pretty enjoyable, Stormare fun with his popsicles (not findesicles, sadly) and hippie/Miss Sunshine car, it was so predictable I could most probably have seen the first and final minutes, and figured what had happened. What possessed someone to make this?

The Swedes make quirky, arty films along the lines of Du levanda - consisting of stylised, very theatrical scenes about life, the universe and everything. The Swedes have Lindgren and wonderful films, and we have Switch and Hennie (though I must begrudgingly respect him for his thoughtful Hamlet) running around and around Oslo. Perhaps film industries go through a crysalis of bad films, a collective infancy, before we move on to interesting films. Maybe I should just view my viewing of Switch as a contribution to the betterment of Norwegian film?

Comments

[ladyinterlunium.livejournal.com]

Norwegians can't make films. Just look at Kristin Lavrandsdater, it could be a wonderful film. It's just dark dramatic in a bad way. What we can do, is ruin good stories and make shitty films. It's like it's bound to be like that. sadly.

[nirinia.livejournal.com]

We are such a sad nation in regards to contemporary art and culture. Blah!

[leskedrikk.livejournal.com]

I can't believe that YOU of all people saw a film about snowboard interested snotty-bratty teenagers. THAT surprises me, hahaha :P

[nirinia.livejournal.com]

I had no idea what I agreed to when I said I would come along, trust me. The only thing I knew was that Stormare played a part in it, and that Gina wanted to see it.

[kriwik.livejournal.com]

Oh my, I feel your pain! I've got to see Switch, it sounds horribly norwegian *g*