Descending into Greatness

                                                                     
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 There's trouble in paradise in the film The Descendants which captures the brokenness and beauty that make up the life of a human soul. Conflict and decision have finally come to a peak in the life of Mike King, who until his wife's sudden boating accident, had slowly drifted away from his family and roots on his Hawaiian island home. Now he must return to the painful state of his two daughters caused by his absence and tend to his wife's unresolved mistakes.
    George Clooney creates a perfect canvas for the truly distraught state of his character. His role is supported by Shailene Woodley who portrays a maturity unseen in her other film roles. The two share a very believable father-daughter bond that grounds the characters' footing through their search for resolution.
      The film's bleak look at what it calls the human condition will strike a chord with a number of audiences. Like most good stories, it holds a mirror to this generation and the family structure. As King looks over portraits of his kin who gained their family treasures from the land he now sees it come to waste. He realizes he is merely a descendant of the Kings, but is a stranger in his home.
         The words of this script will haunt you with their wit and clarity. Although emotions reach their peak, the story plays off like an effortless float.