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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
Sammi:
Lake House - It's a love story - there is no action in it whatsoever. It is not up there with the great love story movies by any means - it was a little flat. And it has this weird time warp element that is hard to get into. I liked the movie becuase I really like both actors, but if you are a Sandra Bullock fan I think Hope Floats was better.
I was also thinking about the movie Steel Magnolias, I have seen it a million times, but it was on recently too. This is a sad and tragic movie but I was thinking about how even though it is very sad when Shelby dies, the movie ends on a hopeful note with the little boy and the theme is "life goes on", you know? But in BBM the ending is so sad and tragic and there are no signs of hope. Very haunting indeed.
I can't help but to start comparing every movie to BBM now. It's part of my obsession.
serious crayons:
I found that for a while after seeing BBM I was better off with movies that weren't anything like BBM. The first movie I liked after seeing BBM was Thank You for Smoking.
Sammi:
Things like kissing scenes being flat or lackluster, I wonder if that has to do with the director too. Like seeing a lame kissing scene, I wonder "why didn't they reshoot that until they got it right?" Maybe poor direction. Hard to say.
Sophia:
--- Quote from: Sammi on December 01, 2009, 08:21:08 pm ---Lake House - It's a love story - there is no action in it whatsoever. It is not up there with the great love story movies by any means - it was a little flat. And it has this weird time warp element that is hard to get into. I liked the movie becuase I really like both actors, but if you are a Sandra Bullock fan I think Hope Floats was better.
I was also thinking about the movie Steel Magnolias, I have seen it a million times, but it was on recently too. This is a sad and tragic movie but I was thinking about how even though it is very sad when Shelby dies, the movie ends on a hopeful note with the little boy and the theme is "life goes on", you know? But in BBM the ending is so sad and tragic and there are no signs of hope. Very haunting indeed.
I can't help but to start comparing every movie to BBM now. It's part of my obsession.
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its totally understandable, and I am sure we all have been there or still are there. The ending is really emotionally, I cry every time I see it. the ending is something we have discussed here at bettermost many times. for some its no sign of hope, for others the shirt is some satisfaction and realisation of there love.
Sammi:
The ending is one of the saddest things I've even seen. This middle aged man all alone, alone out on this dirt road somewhere in his trailer with only the shirts. When I watch it I can hear Jack's words ringing "We coulda had a good life together, but you didn't want it". Ugh - so gut wrenching.
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