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Far away from the cruel world.
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
Take Shelter
2011 Directed by Jeff Nichols
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Alternative Titles
El Refugio, 寻求庇护, 테이크 쉘터, Atormentado, Укрытие
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Take Shelter is an incredible, powerful film from Jeff Nichols, the man behind my current #3 film of 2013, Mud. I have had this on top of my "What the hell is taking so long, I need to watch these films" list, but for whatever reason I just kept putting it off. I was certain I would enjoy this film, but I wasn't expecting it to be superior to Mud, a film I adore that I wrote up a 5 star review for on this site back when I first saw it. Take Shelter is absolutely the stronger work though. My lord what a film.
Michael Shannon has to be one of the greatest actors working today, and his portrayal…
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"There's a storm coming like nothing you've ever seen, and not a one of you is prepared for it."
There was a time not too long ago when I would not have been able to finish a movie like this. I had my first panic attack in 2010, and every day since has been a struggle to feel comfortable in my own skin. You can even see when I failed to watch Punch-Drunk Love just over two years ago, shortly after I joined Letterboxd. Take Shelter has a similar psychological intensity that cracks open Michael Shannon's skull and spills out a pool of his deepest and darkest fears that slowly seeps into the celluloid the way you might expect from…
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Jeff Nichols' 2011 psychological drama, Take Shelter, throws us into the mind of the "mentally unstable" protagonist, showing the audience exactly how mental health issues can slowly erode one’s well-being and affect the lives of those around him. It’s slow and smooth, deliberately developing a mood of creeping dread that ultimately makes the film so satisfying to watch once it concludes. The deftness of the characterisations and the constant sense that things are more complex than they're perceived, looms throughout its entirety, crafting an impressively sustained slow burn that, despite its prolonged final act, will resonate with audiences long after the credits roll. Nevertheless, just being a great allegory for mental health is good, but where the film truly succeeds…
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There are many films that explore psychological conditions like schizophrenia, and the effect they have on families, but not very many that I can think of where the characters are not exactly certain that is what's going on, and that's the wonderful originality of Take Shelter.
Curtis LaForche is a construction worker living in Ohio with his wife Samantha, deaf daughter Hannah, and of course his dog. Everything about his blue-collar life is the picture of normalcy until he begins having visions of devastation that grow increasingly paralyzing, sinister, and apocalyptic. Oily, black rain, birds flying together in strange shapes, and the family dog attacking his daughter lead him to begin believing that something bad is coming, and that he…
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There aren't many things more rewarding than expectations met. This film lived up to its expectations and then some.
This film transfixed me for its entire running time. From the first roll of thunder to the last. It is a testament to great film making when a film manages to captivate its audience to such a degree that time doesn't seem to have the same quality it had before you started watching. Take Shelter does that, it is simply impossible to not be pulled into the head of its unfortunate and compelling hero.
Jeff Nichols' film is visually stunning. He has the ability to create truly mesmerizing images it is simply impossible to take your eyes off. Be it a…
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A slow and thoughtful film that focuses on the tormented psychological experience of its potentially mentally unstable protagonist. Michael Shannon's powerhouse performance is anchored down by Jeff Nichols' precise directorial style of still and calibrated images, and together they create a persistent aura of dread from the very first frame to the last. With static dialogue and a mostly uneventful story, this is a movie of the mind that is tense and bleak throughout, but it feels more like an acting showcase for its lead than an overall affecting experience.
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''There is a storm coming, like none of you have ever seen. And none of you are prepared for it."
Peak Michael Shannon, he deserved an Oscar nom for his performance. Still one of the biggest snubs of last decade.
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so much crazy shit going on that jeff nichols was able to pull a fast one and make the idea of sleeping in denim seem normal