“American Honey”’s View of Vagabond Youth
Review by Ariya Sonethavy Andrea Arnold’s fourth feature film isn’t your typical “teen” movie — it’s not even a particular type of drama. Very few films of the genre follow the story of a woman of color, especially one whose thoughts the audience are hardly aware of. The storytelling in American Honey is atmospheric, and even the scenes of great intensity of a peculiar quietness to them. We follow an 18-year old texan, Star (newcomer Sasha Lane), whose socioeconomic status deviates from the quirky white teen protagonists we see in movies about heartbreak and high school. The opening scene starts with