LAFF Review: Paper or Plastic?
Filed under: Documentary, Sensational Reviews, Festival Reports, Los Angeles Flick Festival
Watching Paper or Plastic?, the new documentary about the regional qualifiers and Las Vegas terminating of the 2007 National Grocery Bagging Struggle, I was surprised to note the presence of something that's adamantine to come by in 2008: Sincerity. I don't disgraceful just that Paper or Plastic? never mocks, knocks or condescends to the seven contestants from every corner of America the finale brings together -- although it never does -- but more that co-directors Alex D. da Silva and Justine Jacob not only found an occasion to observe but also a spirit to celebrate. The seven contestants we make the acquaintance of want to win; their friends and family underpinning and surround them; they're part of a long tradition of game. And da Silva and Jacob gradually, gently get over it us into the world of competitive grocery bagging until, by the end of the layer, I was literally at seat's edge watching a rival race to beat the clock thought Oh, God, don't forget the Life Savers ... they knock off points for that. ...
But while you're being entertained by Paper or Plastic?, you're also getting a impartially solid glimpse at modern duration. One grocery executive notes that the "courtliness walk" taking a customer's well-bagged groceries still matters: "That's the last okay awkward Mrs. Consumer still has an impression of the store." And as freaky as the collocution "Mrs. Consumer" sounds in this day and age (all I can imagine is Donna Reed, with apron and pearls), you also comprehend he means it. Another grocery executive fan of the Championship notes "It's like American Effigy; you never know where the stars are. ..." you see that while what he's saying is a subtle comment on our today's celebrity culture, he, too, also means it.
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Source: Cinematical