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by : Ido |
Date Added: 4/14/2013 10:44:47 AM  report this post |
In fairytales, ntnhiog would happen to children if their mothers were left alive to protect them. Most mothers die to allow for adventure, replaced with witches. This is alarming but psychologically probably useful for children, helping them to master and conquer their greatest fear. I don't think it's any accident that movie wives die so middle aged men can likewise explore the world untethered. (Wish fulfillment perhaps?) Films really only linger on the beginnings of relationships, the cute meet and the race to (and away from) the altar. Happily ever after never amounts to much drama, at least not in contemporary mainstream American film. Marriages are more fully explored in European fare make of that what you will.
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by : Carla |
Date Added: 10/4/2013 11:06:56 AMreport this post |
Hmm, never heard of THE VISITOR until this mornings Oscar Noms, and after rnediag this review, I think I'll have to check it out. I loooved Mr Schmidt, and wondered why Jack Nicholson didn't win the Oscar for best Actor, I thought it was a great performance. Your review only serves to highlight this injustice, although ultimately, you award THE VISTOR the win.Thanks for the great review Sherry, and I now can look forward to seeing THE VISITOR when it comes out here in Australia.PS: Re nudity. If I may add a brienf comment here: nudity in films should be contextual. Realistic, if required, and never gratuitous. There's something patanetly uncomfortable about sitting in a darkened cinema watching people with no clothes on. Well, that's what I tell my wife.
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