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Ellie, Engineer by Jackson Pearce
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By Morgan Rojas for cinemacy.com
There’s a line in Kanye West’s 2016 album
The Life of Pablo that says, “Waves don’t
die, Let me crash here for the moment.”
The ebbs and flows of life are inevitable,
but it’s resilience that will make or break
a man. This is the takeaway from director
Trey Edward Shults’ Waves. He returns home
to A24 with his third feature film. Pitchperfect
in every way, Waves, now playing at
ArcLight Hollywood and The Landmark, is
a mesmerizing portrait of a hard-lived life
and the discovery that every day is a new
opportunity for compassion, acceptance and
peace.
In an intensely moving performance, Kelvin
Harrison, Jr. (who previously worked with
Shults on It Comes at Night) plays Tyler, a
high school athlete with a promising future,
a steady relationship and a supportive family.
His father (Sterling K. Brown) takes the
tough love approach to parenting, riding
his son to always push harder, faster. “We
are not afforded the opportunity of being
average,” he reminds Tyler -- and that
despite their suburban middle-class status,
society will always identify them as only
African-American. Tyler escapes the pressure
in his home life by spending time with his
girlfriend Alexis (Alexa Demie), riding in
cars with the music blaring and making out
on the South Florida coast. High school love
is all consuming, and theirs is no different.
However, when a shoulder injury sidelines
Tyler from his college prospects, his life
begins to spiral out of control.
Waves is split into two acts, and the second
half of the film focuses on Tyler’s family
that is left to deal with the aftermath of
his circumstance. Newcomer and breakout
star Taylor Russell is the protagonist of the
second act. Russell plays Tyler’s younger
sister Emily, and she is burdened with the
emotional weight and societal exile with which
Tyler left her. She finds comfort in the arms
of Luke (Lucas Hedges), a well-intentioned
guy who shares her grief and offers her a
healthy escape. Their relationship is pure
and allows for Luke and Emily to heal both
separately and together.
Waves‘ boundary-pushing cinematography
and constant fluidity generate a feeling of
unrest, excitement and energetic catharsis.
From 360-degree turns to controlled yet
constant pans and rotations, DP Drew
Daniels (who also shot Euphoria) makes
every scene come alive. Further aided by
seamless editing by Isaac Hagy, a chilling
score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, and
set to the decade’s best soundtrack, Waves is
a full-body, full-sensory experience.
Like the title suggests, Waves will put one
through a range of emotions. First come the
rumblings of uncertainty, then the crash of
chaos, all to be swept away and reset to calm,
steady waters. This rebirth cycle is a reminder
that life goes on, despite the hardships,
tragedies and tears that act as roadblocks. Life
stops for no man, and the awareness that we
are in control of our actions makes navigating
the hard times a little more bearable. •
Entertainment
Check It Out Film Review
Ellie, Engineer by Jackson Pearce Kristina Kora-Beckman.
Waves, Courtesy of A24
Reviewed by Kristina Kora-Beckman,
Librarian, El Segundo Public Library
My first grader loves chapter books and
one of the best we’ve read recently is Ellie,
Engineer by Jackson Pearce. Main character
Ellie loves inventing things from an automatic
hair braider to a water balloon launcher in
her backyard treehouse workshop. Along with
her best friend Kit, they create projects and
go on adventures around their neighborhood.
With Kit’s birthday fast approaching, Ellie’s
plans for the best gift ever grow so grand
that she has to get help from the neighbor
boys and girls, except they don’t get along.
Working through misunderstandings, the
group comes together to achieve their common
goal with hilarious results.
We enjoyed the STEM slant (including
Ellie’s project sketches and plans) and creative
problem solving for both projects and
friendships. Personally, I like how the story
promotes the power of teamwork while also
challenging gender stereotypes of what girls
and boys have to be, act or look. I also liked
how the story promotes resilience while the
characters make mistakes. They use them
as learning opportunities to improve for the
future. Funny and smart, we look forward to
more engaging entries in this series.
To check out Ellie, Engineer or browse
more engaging chapter books, please visit
the library to apply for your free library
card. For more young reader picks and staff
favorites, stop by our Youth Services Desk.
Our friendly Youth Services librarians would
love to help you find your next great read! •
The Artistry and Depth of Waves
Will Leave You Breathless
Morgan Rojas
Wiseburn from page 5
usage slots are at a premium, with multiple
in-District groups, as well as non-residents,
trying to secure field and gymnasium time.
Chief Business Official Dave Wilson
helmed the field usage update and mentioned
how ASYO teams, whose season runs from
July until November, basically utilize the
sites seven days a week during that time
span. Another heavy user, in season, is the
Hollyglen/Wiseburn Little League. At the
last Board meeting, Kaneda asked for a
rundown on facility usage, including adding
and changing locks and keys for security
purposes. She said her concerns were to
keep the fields available for Wiseburn residents
and keep them from being damaged
from overuse.
Prior to the meeting, Silvers spoke of
logistics challenges dealing with the fields,
as well as the need to get the fields a little
downtime and secure limited entry.
The next regularly scheduled Wiseburn
School Board meeting, the final one for 2019,
is slated for Thursday evening, Dec. 12. •