The Descendants

I was in the middle of a Hawaii Five O marathon when I heard about this movie. I didn’t pay much attention because I only liked George Clooney in the Ocean series and The Ides of March. This changed when I learned about their Golden Globe nominations.

It’s a story about the life of Matt King, a descendant of a Hawaiian Princess 2 years after his wife had a boating accident. He was left to take care of his daughters Scottie and Alex. Alex then revealed that his wife was cheating on him. The movie revolves around how he builds a relationship with his daughters whom he barely saw before his wife’s accident. He finally enjoys the company of his daughters while looking for the guy his wife cheated him with.

Shailene Woodley and Amara Miller both did an excellent job in this movie. I love how real they talk. American movies rarely show kids cursing but real kids have the nastiest language.

One scene reminded me of the time a guy told on me after I flipped him. I was Scottie when I was younger. The differences between us were, I was not going through something tragic, no one dared to ask me to apologize and I stayed the same.

While the movie is all about betrayal and impending death of a loved one, it is not gloomy. It is funny, entertaining and heartbreaking all at the same time. I laugh whenever I see Matt King run. He portrays an old haole really good. He reminds me of the old haole retirees here in the Philippines from his Hawaii shirts, shorts, slippers and that ridiculous run!

Of course, Hawaii is beautiful. I also love that both Hawaii Five O and The Descendants show how much Hawaiians care for their land.

Mahalo and Aloha!