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Comment by wiffledust on October 11, 2010 at 6:50pm
i like movies about alcoholism when they are done WELL, karrie. i think they're enlightening. i'm so sorry that you had to live through that. i think it's a topic people STILL have alot to learn about, and movies are a good way to do that.
Comment by Karrie Furrow on October 11, 2010 at 6:45pm
It's definitely DARK and not for everyone Lisa...So I have warned you! lol But I was married for a large portion of my life to an alcoholic and it really is realistic whether we want to see that realism or not...Well that is the question I guess!
Comment by wiffledust on October 11, 2010 at 6:35pm
i'm so glad you're back, karrie! hello!!! i never saw this, and now i will rent it. thanks so much for the great suggestion!!
Comment by Karrie Furrow on October 11, 2010 at 6:29pm
A movie that has touched my heart forever is Leaving Las Vegas. Most are repulsed when I say that, simply because it is not pleasant to delve into the horrific reality of alcoholism. But Nicholas Cage's portrayal of a suicidal alcoholic brings such a slap in your face reality to this heartbreaking and home wrecking disease....
your welcome Lisa, let me know how you feel about the movie... what resonates the most for you?
Comment by wiffledust on October 10, 2010 at 4:01pm
what's everyone watching this weekend?
Comment by wiffledust on October 6, 2010 at 11:15pm
oh i loved corinna corinna...! yeah in a way it does send a similar message. i see that point. however i feel pretty strongly that whoopi goldberg characters usually are so finely tuned and incredibly developed that they are never a stereotype. she's just that good as are the writers. in the case of the long walk home, it's another true story even if fictionalized. i mean that's the history of the civil rights movement. in corinna corinna,there is definitely some magic person stuff going on there. and your point about the true story of the blind side is completely well taken. if it's true, then the point is moot. ....thanks for the temple gardin suggestion, lillian!
Comment by Elle MacNeil on October 6, 2010 at 10:53pm
It was a great movie! I keep meaning to pick up her book (or should I say one of them? not sure). Definitely a very special lady!
Okay, all you movie lovers, I've got a fabulously rich movie for you if you haven't already seen it. Temple Gardin is by far the best movie I have seen in a very long time. I could so identify with the mother and humanity aspect of the movie. Watch and let me know what you think of this remarkable autistic gifted woman, Temple Gardin...true story.
Comment by Elle MacNeil on October 3, 2010 at 11:20pm
I think the man might have been a bit over-sensitive. Perhaps Hollywood should have taken a little literary license and made the down-and-out boy white, but it would have probably been a slap in the face to the real Michael Oher. I'm hoping the message that people took away from the movie is...move past your prejudices and reach out a hand to those in need; look past a person's "disabilities" and nurture their abilities.
And I saw The Long Walk Home. Excellent movie!! I LOVE Whoopie Goldberg (ever see Corinna, Corinna???). But didn't it kind of send a similar message as TBS?!?
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