jellyfish

i saw the movie jellyfish on friday. though it is a little slow moving i did like it. after seeing it once i would like to see it a second time so i can catch all of the nuances i may have missed. the movie has a few different stories going on at once. one story is about a waitress who breaks up with her boyfriend , finds a little girl at the beach and gets fired. the next story is about a couple who gets married (our waitress is at work here) and the wife breaks her leg at their wedding. this couple seems so real i almost felt embarrassed witnessing their dialogue. the other main story is about a Filipino woman who is working in israel as an assistant to older women. even though she does not speak hebrew, her employers ( children of the elderly women) somehow think she's a good caretaker for their mothers. they are right. these two are guests at the wedding . some of the most wicked humor is employed in this story. the elderly charge tries to communicate in german to the Filipino woman because she doesnt understand hebrew. she of course just speaks hebrew and german. the Filipino woman just speaks english and Filipino.i know if i try to speak french , i start speaking hebrew because thats the first language i think of when i think of a foreign language. these scenes were hilarious!!
the heaviness of this movie was tempered by humor and supernatural special effects. the eyes of the little girl who is found at the beach are so expressive that they beckon one to a time of one's innocence. they sent the waitress batya back to confront her childhood demons. at some point i thought that this child was really batya as a child.
the picture painted of the Filipino woman and her employer seemed quite realistic. much better than the picture of foreign workers displayed in the movie james' journey to jerusalem(a disappointing movie which i do not recommend.)
the ending is magical. im tempted to give it away, but i wont.
this is another movie that shows the human side of israel. this is so important. its important to remember the strife. its important to realize that those enduring this strife are individuals full of love and life and emotion just like you and me!!