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When you are asking questions of others, it is inevitable that you will find yourself thinking about what your own answers might be. Perhaps not all reporters or journalists feel this way, but when I’m interviewing someone, I have to remind myself to refrain from answering a question while simultaneously asking another in order to avoid accidentally leading the person I’m talking with down the path of my own thoughts. Joey (Joaquin Phoenix) is an audio producer who interviews a large number of children about their opinions on the future and their communities in Mike Mills’ effortlessly charming film “C’mon, C’mon.” Some are fearful, some are hopeful, some want the world to get along, and others just want the world to see them for who they truly are, regardless of their circumstances. In order to put viewers in a reflective mood, Johnny does not spend the remainder of the film ruminating about the future. The average adult is just trying to get through the day, juggling multiple tasks, averting crises before they worsen, or simply attempting to assist another person in need, as is the case with most adults. Perhaps one of the few opportunities he has to pause and consider his own responses is when he is asked a question for his job. That is, until he begins to share his home with a curious child who has his own set of questions.
Mills’ earlier features “Beginners” and “20th Century Women” demonstrate that people in our lives are the real driving narratives of our stories: the ones we love, the ones we argue with, the ones we rebel against, the ones we disappoint, and the ones we turn to for comfort. As part of his efforts to assist his semi-estranged sister Viv (Gaby Hoffmann) when she needs to travel to Northern California to assist her mentally ill husband Paul (Scoot McNairy) in seeking treatment, Johnny plays the role of “C’mon C’mon.” Following their mother’s death, the two siblings were separated by a shared history of pain and words they couldn’t take back from each other. As a result, Viv requests that Johnny step in to care for her precocious son, Jesse (Woody Norman), who is currently residing in Los Angeles. Involved in his nephew’s full-time caregiving, Johnny develops an entirely new perspective on the world, including an understanding of how difficult it is to be a parent and the many moments of joy and frustration that come with it.
“C’mon C’mon,” a film written and directed by Mills, explores the new dynamic in Johnny’s life with a heartfelt sense of earnestness. To the best of his ability, he is attempting to make the best of a difficult situation by shielding Jesse from the harsher realities of his father’s illness and attempting to work with his nephew’s numerous quirks. Even though Norman occasionally steals the show with his antics, it is Phoenix’s vulnerable performance that serves as the film’s emotional anchor. It follows both the sweet moments of connection and understanding that develop between the two as well as their blunders, such as when Jesse briefly disappears from view in a store and causes Johnny to panic. When Jesse’s uninitiated uncle finally comes across him, he freaks out, which only serves to make the boy withdraw even further. It’s a genuine blunder, but it’s also painfully relatable. The following scene depicts Viv guiding her brother through the process of forgiveness while also attempting to regain Jesse’s confidence in Johnny. The nature of relationships is that they are all messy experiments, and the process of trial and error begins even before we fully comprehend what has happened.
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On the subject of experimentation, Mills takes a slight detour from his previous features by shooting “C’mon C’mon” entirely in black and white instead of color. In casting the everyday highs and lows of parenting and caregiving through this cinematic lens, the filmmakers have created something that feels both timeless (growing up and facing reality) and very much a product of its time in history (audio storytelling in the age of “This American Life”) at the same time. Because the cinematography is not starkly contrasted, it allows for a greater number of grey tones to be displayed on screen, creating an ideal landscape for characters still trying to make sense of their new reality. Mills and his cinematographer, Robbie Ryan, also create a subtle visual comparison between Los Angeles and New York City, juxtaposing the sunlit sidewalks and bungalows of Los Angeles with the crowded buildings and gritty spirit of New York City, respectively. Both of these locations have their own personalities, even when the film is shot in the romantic glow of black and white cinematography. Because of the nature of Johnny’s job, the film also takes viewers on trips to Detroit and New Orleans, demonstrating that these cities, too, can be portrayed in this manner. When it comes to background and setting, whether it’s a bustling downtown, a house full of memories, or the far reaching branches of an old oak tree, there’s a greater emphasis on creating evocative backdrops that echo the emotions of the human characters in that scene.
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“C’mon C’mon” is the kind of film that encourages viewers to pause and think. It is not building up to a larger cinematic event, nor is it replete with explosions. It’s a heartfelt drama about family relationships, told from the perspectives of various members of a single extended family. Our own memories of being lost in a store or terrified that something was happening to our families that we didn’t understand can be triggered by the film’s questions, which are posed by both an adult on the job and a curious child, as well as its gentle pacing. It imagines a world in which reconciliation is possible and in which the questions to get to know one another better continue to flow. We have as much time as we need after the credits have rolled to think about what we would say in response.
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The film will be released in theaters on November 19th.
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