tarnation

in all honesty tarnation is not a movie that i ever want to see again. it was very graphic and almost painful. does stir up a lot of emotions, questions, and thoughts but can't say they are all good. i do truely feel sorry for the life he lived, having to go through abusive foster care, a crazed mother who conjured stories. and him having to live through all of this without a stable father who could have been able to help significantly in his life.

the only positive feeling i got out of this is john's persistance and victory over life. he never let all these horrible things in his life ruin him. he kept going against everything and is a functioning part of society, and is able to tell his mothers and his own life story, and the hurdles they overcame. personally dont feel this was a documentary on a horrible life, but a success story over life. john overcame life and is in control. his mother on the other hand is still in a horrible situation but john is doing his best to controlling it.

i also find it amazing that he had all this footage to piece together his own life, put it together so professionally.