Twee bit of time in Glasgow (God Help the Girl)

Stuart Murdoch is a musician at heart. Even then, in interviews he exclaims how he never intended to be a musician in the first place. Well, it seems that he has also become a director whether he wanted to become one or not. Murdoch's first full length feature film, God Help the Girl is a celebration of all things twee. The movie was based off of an album by the same name and the songs from that album created the storyline of a "lazy summer in Glasgow'' as the film's kickstarter page states.

The whole films sports the aesthetic of a music video, most likely because it's twee elements remind me of music videos. Bright colors, illogical plot holes, and all the rest that comes with a contemporary music video meant to accompany a soundtrack with a joyous tone (also because a musical is literally a big music video). Of course, the whole idea behind twee is the fact that it is so sweet, its unpleasant. From the very beginning of the film, we are exposed to this idea. A wonderfully sweet song accompanied by somewhat depressing lyrics guides the viewer through an escape from enforced isolation at a hospital. Sweetness is the facade that hides the reality of the situation of the three misfits that are the protagonists of the film. Although I'm sure twee was realized well in this film, I'm interested in seeing other films with different themes and how the movement was incorporated into them.

I have never seen a film quite like that of Murdoch. Somehow, he managed to make an impressive film about a lazy summer in Glasgow with a budget of $121,084 and a small crew. It doesn't take much. What it takes is a clear image and a clear vision. After that, its a matter of timing and execution to fulfill what you set out to do. Murdoch had planned the film for a long time. I'm sure that when he went to film in Glasgow, he knew what he was doing even if his eyes were closed. The film is also a testament to twee itself. Such a weird and obscure theme can in fact be the basis of an art movement that could make its way into larger films (Wes Anderson) and cut out a clean section of film history just for itself. What I'm interested to see is other twee films. How have they approached the twee?