What is it?
The 2018 drama movie
The Public by
Emilio Estevez.
1h 59m | PG-13
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THE PUBLIC Trailer | TIFF 2018:
The Public | Movie Review (2019):
What do I like about it and what would other people like about it?
I like that
The Public involved a public library, and library workers.
It also brought up the topic of homelessness, and how it relates to public libraries.
I appreciated some of the cast and the comedy. This film was better, and of a higher quality, than I had expected for a low budget movie.
This movie had a message that it managed to get across with seriousness, and some comedy.
I think that other people will like this as well, at least at an average level.
My Thoughts
This was my first time ever attending a screening for a movie.
I saw
The Public during our 2018 work trip at the
American Library Association (ALA) conference in
New Orleans, Louisiana.
The huge conference center, probably the largest building that I have ever been in, had several movie theater rooms.
The director, Emilio Estevez, was there. He was hiding in the back watching our reactions until the movie was over, apparently.
He had a question and answer session with our audience right after the movie.
This was possibly the best session that I went to at the library conference.
I am glad that I stayed for the question and answer session.
I would like to thank Mr. Estevez for screening this movie at the library conference and for answering our questions.
Furthermore, I think that more people should watch this movie.
I also hope that libraries like the library, where I work, will get this movie. This can help spread the word about it.
This movie was better, and better directed, than I had expected. It was also better acted, and better filmed, than I had expected.
This film was funnier than I anticipated. It also contained a larger cast of actors and actresses I recognized.
This movie captured some experiences of working at a library more accurately than I had expected.
It portrayed people who are homeless as normal people just like everyone else, which is nice.
They have good, bad, and in-between aspects of their lives just like everyone else.
I recommend watching it, and I would rate it a 3 – 3.5 out of 5.