Admin,
I see what you're saying.. We are quite predisposed as fans to like anything that Joaquin does but let me tell you why Lowlife is exciting . It is because Marion and Joaquin make a good combo,and bbecause the topic of immigration it's interesting. I remember when they were filming in NY last year and for a while they were in Ellis Island. I didn't know about it but apparently all the immigrants that arrived in NY for a period of time had to go through Ellis Island. they were held and told whether they were accepted and what category they had.. A lot of people have relatives who went through it.
Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States as the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 until 1954. The island was greatly expanded with land reclamation between 1892 and 1934. Before that, the much smaller original island was the site of Fort Gibson and later a naval magazine. The island was made part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1965, and has hosted a museum of immigration since 1990. A 1998 United States Supreme Court decision found most of the island to be part of New Jersey. The south side of the island, home to the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital, is closed to the general public and the object of restoration efforts spearheaded by Save Ellis Island. The island has been closed to the public since Hurricane Sandy in October 2012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellis_IslandI am sad when people criticize immigrants because well, their ancestors were immigrants too and suffered the same. It's very cold. I hope the movie will soften some hearts.. But maybe it's more of a flick, I don't know ! Oh plus, there's about to be a big change n immigration policy,very soon. The timing is incredible !
This is all the imDb says
"An innocent immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island."
But I see, we all have our preferences in style ! Spike Jonze is so creative ! :)
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