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Michael J Ferns's Better starts on a safe note. A mom and child are lounged on their sofa delighting in an everyday. From the looks of it, this is a regular for the duo. Cinematographer Alistair Little's video camera gradually pans to expose their faces. Their bodies near to one another, the mom holding her kid in an apparent protective accept, you can inform, they are close.

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Max (Micah Gordon) is an effeminate kid. His long locks, shy demeanour, meek existence are all the indications one has to check out from. And, Jamie (Lucy Heath) is not just the mother bear, but the friend, and possibly the only friend he has. Needless to include, the scaries Max might have had to sustain at school.

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You see it in her eyes before you see it in the open.  Check it Out , impeccable, Heath epitomizes motherhood as she does being the vigilante for her boy. However, a move from their previous home and the quick escalation of hostilities experienced convinces Jamie that she hasn't done enough. Problem is, as much as she is prepared to face it; she doesn't desire to lose her son in the deal.

What's especially compelling about Better isn't the story or the acting, that it most definitely is. However, beyond that, it's the silences, the untouched areas, and the stillness that are engaging, evocative. When Jamie gets the forward, you don't see the video, however you hear the torment and you see it all over her face.

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It not only looks intently at the complex relationship that Jamie show her kid, where she is entirely comprehending and supporting (a scene where she offers to help him paint his nails being one of them), it also scratches on her strained relationship with her own mom. Guess mother-child relationship's success/failure aren't passed on.

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From bullying to parental concerns and gender identity and it's to Ferns's credit that regardless of the overwhelming display screen of subtexts, the film holds it all together. When a medical facility provides to fix Max's issue, Jamie has to decide. How far will a mother go to protect her child? Perhaps the answer is guessable.