12 Monkeys

As the film begins, me and the audience are suddenly thrown into a strange, quirky world. The films originally produced music starts up the movie, and sounds like something tacky nobody has ever heard about. It immediately sent me a message that this film was going to be different.

I wasn’t able to decide whether I liked it at first. I couldn’t get used to the small irregularities, like the bicycle riding and lack of any population other the main characters and any sign of cars, or odd characters with the strange-clothing one-sided personalities. The set of the movie, which was mostly outside, was very dull, empty, and plain.

Seeing as Halifax was where the movie was set, it caught my attention right off that bat, because it’s interesting to see what local films are being made all around you. However, “Parsley Days” seemed nothing like real life in Halifax, but in a way, all the weird things fit together to create a different reality.

The Director created her own atmosphere, which was easily influenced by the short budget. She was able to film what she could with what she had. She ended up using actors who were willing to act on her film for very little in return. Many of these people were friends of hers, or family members doing it all for experience, support, and also fun. You have to give her credit: This was just her first film, and she had very little money to fund into the movie production. Even though her film had such a low budget, it all seemed to work out for her: the picture and camera work is very clean and unique, with definite camera shots and a clear storyline that flows in pace (though a very gradual pace) that the viewer can grasp easily. The story line, though a bit uneventful, droned and extremely repetitive, would somehow grasp you in immediately, whether you liked it or not. Even though I