Member review

In the film Joy, we’re shown the life of a poverty-stricken mother, who is desperate to get out of it and has lost her love of inventing things. After a spillage, she begins cleaning up, in the process cutting her hands, and therefore coming up with the idea of the mop.

Facing many issues, such as feminism, racism and sexism, Joy battles her way to the top, struggling to get her mop produced and being scammed along the way.

The way that they portrayed all of these issues is amazing, as they were clearly shown in the acting and the way the talent spoke to each other throughout the film.

The colour correction to alter the lighting to make it more like how lighting was set back then worked incredibly well. Giving off the belief that it was actually set at that precise moment in time.

The narrative worked well as it stayed on track, made sense, and was easy to understand at all times. However, the only issue with the narrative was having the grandma narrating over the top, when later in the film she passed away, continuing to narrate at a later date.

Although the narrative was slow paced, it worked, as it allowed for us to understand what was happening in her life, highlighting the key points, such as how she has to rush around after her family, caring for them, and changing shifts at work, at the same time fixing broken things around her house due to not being able to afford to have someone fix it professionally.