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The Silence of Bees (2008)
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The Silence of Bees clip, which is an excerpt of a possible film in development, despite the relatively low production values compared to many modern Hollywood is surprisingly high in quality. This can be attributed to not only the care that the production team and actors put into it, but mainly displays the strength of the screenplay. Even though it may take place in some faraway location like Barbados, the themes still manage to hit close to home. The strained relationship between Beaver and Garnier's characters is very realistic and very well portrayed by both actors. Beaver is a writer who can only express his feelings in words to his daughter through his work; however, there is a subtlety about his drunken typing that he was able to accurately portray and the underlying communication that is going on between them. This is only a prologue of the entire work that was unable to and is needed to be filmed. Maybe the film is too cerebral for its subject matter to be able to find a Hollywood audience, which is the real shame. Hollywood doesn't make deep films about family interactions. It makes Greek weddings or family road trips with Ice Cube and the kids. Hopefully this movie does not end up in the back of a filing cabinet with the rest of the great screenplays belong.