Silly Orphan Is More Camp Than Cautionary Tale
IT'S A MOVIE, PEOPLE
Silly Orphan Is More Camp Than Cautionary Tale
SO THE MOVIE ORPHAN IS PROVOKING PROTESTS FROM ADOPTION GROUPS who fear it may frighten potential adoptive parents.
Come on people! There's a housing slump too and I don't hear anybody blaming it on fearful would-be buyers watching
The Haunting in Connecticut.
"The movie Orphan does no favors for the boys and girls who share its name," Jedd Medefind, president of the Christian Alliance for Orphans, tells The Christian Post. "It seems to suggest that orphans are damaged goods and that adoption could destroy your life. With all the challenges they already face, orphans deserve better."
I saw Orphan this weekend, and let me reassure Mr. Medefind that he's wasting his breath. The movie's provocative "twist" is laughably ridiculous.
As Mania.com sums it up: "Just because Orphan is relentlessly bad doesn't mean it's not entertaining. The final half-hour, in particular, is so chock-full of loony toons campiness that all but the most heartless filmgoer would be hard-pressed to suppress his giggles. It dives completely into its ridiculous extremities without a second thought."
So here's the "spoiler alert!: Turns out the evil nine-year-old seed Esther is really a 33-year-old dwarf AND former prostitute whose clients were rich pedophiles! This falls into the category known as "camp," not cautionary tale.
The take away message? Laugh at the movie! And if you're in the adoption market, don't be afraid of adopting a murderous, psychopath child.
Nicki R. is a Southern girl living in the big city of Chicago. She loves quiet evenings a home watching horror films with her dogs Jezebelle and Zombie. Check out her blog, Hey, Look Behind You!
