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L.Cholodenko's The Kids Are All Right: The movie we've been waiting for all year
serious crayons:
Summer is as good as it gets in Minnesota. It's been sunny, highs in the 80s, and the mosquitoes don't come out until after sunset. I've been biking, walking the dog and sitting out on the patio. But this morning I woke up to rain, so maybe today's the day!
Front-Ranger:
THere were 3 or 4 people who expressed interest in seeing this movie...I wonder if any of you have seen it yet? I like to wait until most have seen it before talking about possible spoilers.
serious crayons:
I saw it last week and enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for reminding me to check in here.
One interesting thing: Watching it, I couldn't help but think back on all those homophobic obnoxious IMDb posters who would say things like "if this were a movie about a straight couple, it never would have received the attention/awards/praise/etc." To which the answer is obviously, duh, if this were a movie about a straight couple, it wouldn't have even been a movie, because the whole plot rests on the fact that Jack and Ennis were NOT straight.
TKAAR is kind of the opposite. If Jules and Nic were a straight couple, the movie would be almost exactly the same. Still a nice, thoughtful, interesting film. Not that I wished it would be, of course. I loved that their sexual orientation was no more than maybe half a degree away from being a total non-issue.
Front-Ranger:
Yes, it was great that the son's last words in the movie, "I think you guys should stay together. . . . cause you're too old" could have worked for any couple!!
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on August 24, 2010, 10:58:57 pm ---Yes, it was great that the son's last words in the movie, "I think you guys should stay together. . . . cause you're too old" could have worked for any couple!!
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Except the ones who are too young! ;D
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