Angleina Jolie in Changeling, directed by Clint Eastwood (Universal)
By Janeane White
Changeling (opening October 31 throughout San Diego) is an amazing movie about a woman named Christine Collins who has lost her son Walter and the LAPD's attempt to find him. Five months after Walter goes missing, the police claim to have found him. They bring Christine to the train station to pick him up. Reporters are there and the cops are excited to finally get some good press out. Unfortunately Christine doesn't know the child and the first words to come out of her mouth is "this is not my son." The cops tell her to take the child home on a trial basis so that she can realize it is her son and that he has just changed since she saw him last. The entire movie is about how she works hard to prove that this child is not her son. But even though she finds tons of proof to dispute the boy's identity, the LAPD still claim that she is wrong. They even throw her into mental institution. The story then goes on about how she gets out and what she does to solve the mystery about her son.
Changeling was extremely moving. Angelina Jolie did an amazing job as a caring mother fighting to find her child. You wouldn't believe what she had to go through and you definitely won't believe the ending. I thought there were a few scenes that felt drawn out but other then that it was an amazing movie. It had an excellent storyline and good actors. I recommend it for movie watchers that like films that bring tears to their eyes -- it's an emotional story and it's incredible what this woman had to go through. It is sad that her child was lost but amazing that she could fight through it and keep up her courage and stand up to the infamous LAPD. It's an unbelievable story and it's crazy that's it is true.
Changeling is rated R for some violent and disturbing content, and language.
--Janeane White is a senior at Mount Miguel High School. She enjoys movies and spends all her time at the theater. She is also interested in special effects makeup done in the movies.She is an honors student and is currently working towards early graduation. Some of her favorite movies include Queen of the Damned, Hellboy, The Descent, the Underworld series, and the Saw series.
