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Best Picture Birb- Lady Bird

Lady Bird
Starring: Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf
Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig
US Release Date: November 3rd, 2017
Most Recent Viewing: March 3rd, 2018
Image Credit: movieposter.com

 Nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Actress (Saoirse Ronan) and Best Picture, Lady Bird is the directorial debut of indy favorite Greta Gerwig, who also received nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. 

 Set in Sacramento, California in 2002-2003, Lady Bird is a coming-of-age film of self-discovery and the family dynamic bond between Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson and her mother Marion (played by Best Supporting Actress nominee Laurie Metcalf). Lady Bird is confident, knows what she wants, and isn't afraid to voice her opinion, which sounds a lot like most seventeen-year-olds. Between her Catholic high school career coming to an end, her want to get out of Sacramento, and her friendships and relationships all swirling around her, it's the dynamic between Lady Bird and her mom the is the crux of the emotional moments of the film. 

 Ronan and Metcalf have a great chemistry together, really hammering home the heavier moments of the film. Gerwig's script offers plenty of moments of levity, balancing out humor and those heavily emotional moments. It's amazing that this is her directorial debut, and I look forward to her future work. This was one of, if not my favorite film of 2017. 

 Lady Bird is rated R for language and brief sexuality and nudity. What were your thoughts? Head to either facebook.com/moviebirb or twitter.com/moviebirb, leave a comment and like the page. 

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