I'm pretty embarrassed to admit this, but while recovering from COVID I'm bingeing this. As someone who used to work with people with autism and developmental disabilities, it really warms my heart to see these people connecting and having experiences we all want to have. And as someone who suspects she may be on the spectrum and whose child might be, watching it can also be painful because I can remember what some of that awkwardness feels like.
I'm not a Tarantino fan and this left me disappointed in the end too although it was fun to watch. I think the problem for me may be that he copies other film makers (like A. Kurosawa) too much.
One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain So hit me with music, hit me with music
I watched To Kill a Mockinbird for the first time last night. SPOILER ALERT AHEAD
I didn't think it was as great as everyone claimed it to be. And shooting the dog made no sense to the plot of the movie WHATSOEVER.
Oh.. I have always thought it is a very important American film, with a very important subject, done in the early sixties when a lot of things where on the verge to change. Maybe I’m completely wrong as I analize it from abroad and I am so far away from american culture, but it seems to me that it is one of those films that needed to be done and helped the fight for civil rights of black people. The Children’s Hour comes to mind as another landmark film in another important taboo matter, lesbianism. Judging it from our perspective in 2022 is kinda… I don’t know, easy to critizise I guess. I think is a film that has to be put in context with the times when it was done and written. I like the film. But anyway, it is just my opinion and I am probably wrong.
I watched To Kill a Mockinbird for the first time last night. SPOILER ALERT AHEAD
I didn't think it was as great as everyone claimed it to be. And shooting the dog made no sense to the plot of the movie WHATSOEVER.
Oh.. I have always thought it is a very important American film, with a very important subject, done in the early sixties when a lot of things where on the verge to change. Maybe I’m completely wrong as I analize it from abroad and I am so far away from american culture, but it seems to me that it is one of those films that needed to be done and helped the fight for civil rights of black people. The Children’s Hour comes to mind as another landmark film in another important taboo matter, lesbianism. Judging it from our perspective in 2022 is kinda… I don’t know, easy to critizise I guess. I think is a film that has to be put in context with the times when it was done and written. I like the film. But anyway, it is just my opinion and I am probably wrong.
I agree, and then there's also the matter of Gregory Peck and Robert Duvall. I'm not sure I think it helped the fight for civil rights (those who need the message most often aren't overly concerned with art or literature, I feel), but it did need to be made. I'd like to hear some modern critiques of it, especially in light of our country's current state in regards to (the lack of) civil rights for people from all walks and backgrounds, but still POC, big time.
As a young kid, way before ever reading the novel, I would watch it when it came on t.v. I was always very taken with the mood and tone of the film via the cinematography and acting. The ham costume, the dog. For me, the dog just contributed to the darkness and danger of the film.
I should rewatch and I think the progeny might watch it, too. Maybe my next pick for family movie night...
Has Aimee broken your heart yet? She will. Probably the most under rated character in the whole thing. I could feel mine shatter into a thousand pieces.