Hanna: My Two bits on a Memorable Film

Grayman and I watched Hanna last night. It definitely had a different feel. Think action plus avant garde. It's about a girl whose father trains her to be the perfect assassin her entire childhood in the wilds of Finland before facing Marissa, a high level CIA agent who wants her dead.

In truth, this is one of the best coming of age stories I've seen in film. Instead of glossing over the internal struggles the protagonist might be facing, this film highlights them--not to make her wimpy--but shows through the tone (the music, the cinematography, the acting) that Hanna may be the most highly skilled assassin around, but she's confused, often terrified, making her journey more compelling. She's tough, but leaving the cocoon of her quiet home in the forest lambasts poor Hanna's insides.

I enjoyed this. It definitely kept me guessing. And with actors like Eric Bana (The Time Traveler's Wife) and Cate Blanchett (every rockin' movie you could possibly find), the cast was top-notch.












My only complaint? The ending. Horrifically unsatisfying.While they looped back to the beginning again, the trivial dialogue they chose to repeat made me walk away from the film feeling like I didn't care about Hanna when I know I did the whole time. But this was still a journey worth taking--if stranded on a desert island, I could see myself watching this one again.