With so many choices when it comes to "what to watch," I rely on recommendations from friends. I saw a couple of posts yesterday from friends who liked a little film on Netflix titled, The Dig.
Last night, we gave it a shot.
We're glad we did.
I'm not going to go into great detail about the story. It is based on real events that took place in England just before WWII began. A woman hires a man to excavate ancient mounts of dirt on her property. Turns out, what they find buried on the land exceeds anyone's expectations.
As remarkable as the story is, what impressed me was the way the story was told. You could call it "sleepy," and you'd be right. The story is in no way boring--it held our attention--but there's no explosions, no special effects needed, no things that seem to be required in modern storytelling. Thanks to the the story and the magnificent acting, we see the story in the faces, in the way people move, in the lighting, the sounds, the music, the way rain creates a mood for tired people trying to do the best job possible.
We find in a family each of us as we try to overcome adversity, health issues, non-appreciation of hard work. And we watch until the end when earth is returned to the land after the discoveries of what lay underneath are complete.
It goes to show that there are as many fascinating stories out there as there are people that live them. All we need to do is uncover the dirt above to find the treasure below. And, when you have a wonderful story, expert filmmakers, and incredible actors that make those treasures shine...well, then you really have something special.
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