The Beaver

[yoco]

Release Date: TBA 2011
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Director: Jodie Foster
Screenwriter: Kyle Killen
Starring: Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence, Cherry Jones
Genre: Comedy, Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Available
[QUOTE]Plagued by his own demons, Walter Black was once a successful toy executive and family man who now suffers from depression. No matter what he tries, Walter can't seem to get himself back on track... until a beaver hand puppet enters his life./QUOTE]

[slikrapid]

what a deceiving concept, a (beaver) puppet changes one's life around - naturally, this change has nothing to do with the actual puppet, but rather with the man who took control of his life and changed it the way he wants to live it, but of course, one cannot expect a clear answer from the entertainment industry, as they are not working on educating people but quite the opposite, on confusing them with nonsense like in this movie

so they use ambiguous characters & phrases, teasing you constantly with familiar yet unclear concepts, keeping you hooked as if you'll learn something from it, for example: the 'beaver' may mean the man needs a 'hall pass':

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=beaver

http://www.sb-innovation.de/showthre...184#post237328

it connects also with animal spirits (or guardians/guides) according to some traditional beliefs, but also with the 'personified' voice of the subconscious

it goes into a 'forrest gump' of depression kind of mode, where in a thoroughly unbelievable twist, the man with a puppet running around and acting all crazy becomes a success story (profitable for the puppet sales), whereas in reality he would probably spend the rest of his life locked away in a mental institution - notice how there is no comedy element, except for the talking beaver and the character roles seem over-acted into absurdity

[yoco]