{"id":1033,"date":"2026-03-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/MOVIE%20REVIEWPoppy - "},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:53:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T22:53:54","slug":"telling-a-story-with-proper-representation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/telling-a-story-with-proper-representation\/","title":{"rendered":"Telling a Story With Proper Representation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MOVIE REVIEW
\nPoppy<\/strong>
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Genre:<\/strong> Comedy, Drama, Romance
\nYear Released:<\/strong> 2022
\nRuntime:<\/strong> 1h 38m
\nDirector(s):<\/strong> Linda Niccol
\nWriter(s):<\/strong> Linda Niccol
\nCast:<\/strong> Libby Hunsdale, Ari Boyland, Seb Hunter, Kali Kopae
\nWhere To Watch:<\/strong> available on DVD March 10, 2026, order your copy here:\u00a0www.amazon.com<\/a> or on SVOD Platform, IndiePix Unlimited<\/p>\n

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RAVING REVIEW:\u00a0<\/strong>Sometimes, equal representation is all that\u2019s needed to bring an ordinary film to greatness. A film that succeeds because of the characters’ passion for the story being told genuinely takes itself to the next level.<\/p>\n

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If the role of Poppy (Libby Hunsdale) was given to an actor without down syndrome, I don\u2019t think the story would\u2019ve had nearly the impact, and it would\u2019ve instead fallen into generic drama territory. I don\u2019t think that down syndrome should be a conversation here, but unfortunately, we live in a world where it still is. You don\u2019t often see films starring characters with an extra chromosome, and that\u2019s a shame. Representation is a growing conversation in cinema, and I\u2019m glad to see it covering all walks of life.<\/p>\n

The story was compelling because I\u2019ve seen firsthand what someone who doesn\u2019t want to let go can do. Seeing Hunsdale take control of Poppy\u2019s life and make it her own was awe-inspiring. Credit also goes to Ari Boyland, who plays Dave, Poppy\u2019s older brother whose life changed one day, and in his struggle to adjust, found his ways to cope. The two play off each other as though they are brother and sister.<\/p>\n

Seb Hunter, who plays Luke, the foil to Boyland\u2019s character, brought out the struggles in the brother\/sister relationship and their day-to-day life. Ultimately, I would\u2019ve liked to have seen the third act go a little deeper than it did; I still enjoyed the culmination of the whole story.<\/p>\n

The film features original songs written and performed by Hunter, adding another layer to the film that makes the experience feel much more personal. Hinsdale’s portrayal of Poppy is beyond inspiring; with her passion and will not to take no for an answer, we get to see the truth of the character behind the story.<\/p>\n

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MOVIE REVIEW Poppy \u00a0–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Year Released: 2022 Runtime: 1h 38m Director(s): Linda Niccol Writer(s): Linda Niccol Cast: Libby Hunsdale, Ari Boyland, Seb Hunter, Kali Kopae Where To Watch: available on DVD March 10, 2026, order your copy here:\u00a0www.amazon.com or on SVOD Platform, IndiePix Unlimited RAVING REVIEW:\u00a0Sometimes, equal representation is all that\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dvd-blu-ray"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1033"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11262,"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1033\/revisions\/11262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}