Just now re-watched this for the first time in years, forgot most of what happened so it was 95% fresh again, and oh boy what a beautiful movie it is.
Tye Sheridan as Ellis gives what is probably the best acting I've seen from any child actor, and has me now about to watch the rest of his movies to get more of his acting greatness. Matthew McConaughey is superb as well, and the rest of the cast fit together so nicely.
I love the setting and atmosphere of this movie, people living how they can in the literal mud, living on a boat on a muddy river, going to a muddy island, and meeting a guy there called Mud, and as the movie unfolds you get to realise one of its themes is how relationships and life in general can be muddy, not as clear cut as Ellis initially reckons, but soon realises through his own arc and experience how muddy things are that he hitherto had a naive innocent outlook about.
This movie is now one of my favourites. It had me tearing up multiple times, smiling, laughing, and really appreciating the theme of fatherhood in how Ellis and Neck found a kind of dad in Mud as he taught them things their own parents couldn't, and through their encounter with him became stronger in a way.
I then watched a youtube video called The Purity of Mud: The Best Film of the 2010s (A Video Essay), and agreed with everything said in it. The movie is about the many forms of love, and left my heart aching once the film ended. I can't recommend this movie enough.
Tye Sheridan as Ellis gives what is probably the best acting I've seen from any child actor, and has me now about to watch the rest of his movies to get more of his acting greatness. Matthew McConaughey is superb as well, and the rest of the cast fit together so nicely.
I love the setting and atmosphere of this movie, people living how they can in the literal mud, living on a boat on a muddy river, going to a muddy island, and meeting a guy there called Mud, and as the movie unfolds you get to realise one of its themes is how relationships and life in general can be muddy, not as clear cut as Ellis initially reckons, but soon realises through his own arc and experience how muddy things are that he hitherto had a naive innocent outlook about.
This movie is now one of my favourites. It had me tearing up multiple times, smiling, laughing, and really appreciating the theme of fatherhood in how Ellis and Neck found a kind of dad in Mud as he taught them things their own parents couldn't, and through their encounter with him became stronger in a way.
I then watched a youtube video called The Purity of Mud: The Best Film of the 2010s (A Video Essay), and agreed with everything said in it. The movie is about the many forms of love, and left my heart aching once the film ended. I can't recommend this movie enough.