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Comment by Steen Krause on September 27, 2010 at 2:13am
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Watched Dead Poets Society today. All I have to say is: I want to live deliberately. :)
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Comment by wiffledust on September 26, 2010 at 6:56pm
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oh my gosh, you guys. i'm watching one of my fave classics "please don't eat the daisies". and the husband says to doris day....you'll meet lots of interesting people. and doris answers, oh interesting people don't want to get to know housewives. and he says but you're so much more than a housewife. i just thought that was fascinating in light of the revolutionary road conversation!!!
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excellent way of putting it,maggie.she was practically exploding out of her role as a 50's housewife.she couldn't have been more bored.and he had no idea what he wanted.or he DID want what she wanted, but he was simply too scared.his tragic flaw. it was hard to know how they got there exactly. but there was such an emphasis on conformity back then. it's amazing how few choices there were back then. such brilliant people all over the place stuck into little houses into little roles...
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Comment by Maggie Friend on September 26, 2010 at 4:55pm
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I saw Revolutionary Road and was glad that I did. I enjoyed it in the sense of appreciating the perspective that if gave me on the society of my parents' day. I wouldn't say that the characters were shallow but rather that they were conforming to strict gender expectations of that period. I thought that behind that veneer was so much that could not be expressed. Much like the "Queen" in that deep emotions were present but had no outlet in that particular culture. I think it must be the most difficult challenge of acting to show depth while at the same time suppressing overt expression.
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you think they were shallow? hmmm. i'm not sure if i would use the word shallow,but i can certainly see why you didn't like them. there was a coldness in her that i wasn't sure what to make of.i didn't know if she was nuts or what. they tried to show that they had been happy once,but they didn't do a good job of that. i found him interesting. i think they wanted some meaning out of life, so i'm not sure shallow is the word i'd use....how do you mean?
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Comment by Ericka Gray on September 26, 2010 at 4:33pm
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Not watching much this weekend Lisa but have to totally disagree on Revolutionary Road. I could not stand that movie! The characters were so shallow that I could care less about what happened to them. If I recall correctly I tried watching it twice and both times I dozed off.
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what are you guys watching this weekend???
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well i finally FINALLY saw revolutionary road. what a POWERFUL movie. the tragedy of it made it borderline towards movie that are just too awful for me such as house of sand and fog. but this had something different in it. the dialogue was fascinating. so so well written.the cinematography added to the story. but the essential human quality of the relationship and the theme of the bravery it takes to step into a better life was what set this apart.you were routing for the characters. however i will say that the kate character..april...was a tad over the top.still, there is a big message in this film. i would say the biggest thing here though was leo's performance. he gets more gifted every time i see him. he's a genius actor!
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oh my gosh, there is is so much wisdom in that one little movie! i love love love it! glad you do too!!!
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LOVE Secondhand Lions. I dated a guy once whose family was huge into movies and I bonded with his mom purely because I liked that movie and she would watch it every day if she could. Haha.
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