My friend Heidi has been raving about this movie, Changeling. I was not able to catch it at the movie theater but upon seeing Heidi last Sunday she let me know it was now out on DVD.
On Saturday I sat down and was able to watch this movie. This movie is based on a true story.
Inspired by actual events that occurred in 1920s-era Los Angeles, Clint Eastwood’s “Changeling” tells the story of a woman driven to confront a corrupted LAPD after her abducted son is retrieved and she begins to suspect that the boy returned to her is not the same boy she gave birth to. The year was 1928, and the setting a working-class suburb of Los Angeles. As Christine (Angelina Jolie) said goodbye to her son, Walter, and departed for work, she never anticipated that this was the day her life would be forever changed. Upon returning home, Christine was distressed to discover that Walter was nowhere to be found. Over the course of the following months, the desperate mother would launch a search that would ultimately prove fruitless. Yet just when it seemed that all hope was lost, a nine-year-old boy claiming to be Christine’s son seemed to appear out of thin air. Overcome with emotions and uncertain how to face the authorities or the press, Christine invites the child to stay in her home despite knowing without a doubt that he is not her son. As much as Christine would like to accept the fact that her son has been returned to her, she cannot accept the injustice being pushed upon her and continues to challenge the Prohibition-era Los Angeles police force at every turn. As a result, Christine is slandered by the powers that be, and painted as an unfit mother. In this town, a woman who challenges the system is putting her life on the line, and as the situation grows desperate, the only person willing to aid her in her search is benevolent local activist Reverend Briegleb (John Malkovich).
I wept. This movie was so emotional, what Christine went through is beyond every mothers worst nightmare. I felt so much for this woman and can not even begin to imagine what it must have been like to live this.
Highly recommended and truly one of the best movies I have seen in quite a while.
Thanks Heidi for the reccomendation.
[...] afternoon I watched The Changeling per my friend Heidi’s request. Wow. Really – wow. Review it here N I C [...]
youve convinced me to watch this, it seems by the trailers it was just a sobs tory of a woman losing her child, etc. But there may be mroe depth to this then i thought it would be. Awesome post and you have a great blog!
I, too, have a movie review blog, feel free to swing by if you have a spare moment