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Questions, hope not stoopid.....
Fran:
--- Quote from: nakymaton on January 19, 2007, 02:09:18 pm ---I don't know. I feel sorry for Monroe. Alma's so bitter by the time she marries him, and he seems so infatuated with her. Yes, he's got stepdaughters and his own baby, but is it pleasant to have a wife who is still so bitter over her previous marriage?
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Good point. I was thinking that Alma was particularly bitter that Thanksgiving but once she got it out of her system, she was able to put her first marriage behind her and move on. If she stayed bitter, then it would have been extremely frustrating for Monroe. I mean, he'd be giving Alma everything he had emotionally, and it still wouldn't be enough to make her happy. Sadly, there are people who just can't (or won't) move on.
That said, maybe Monroe should have expanded his horizons and looked outside of Riverton for a mate. :)
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: nakymaton on January 19, 2007, 02:09:18 pm --- And LaShawn and Randall, though LaShawn is clueless enough that she doesn't understand.
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I'm not so sure about this. All those not-so-subtle slights to his masculinity: has no rhythm, can't fix the truck, wouldn't listen to her if he were going deaf, never will make as much money as she made at Neiman Marcus (!) add up to something. And her gabbiness seems the equivalent of Lureen's bleached hair, an outward sign of inner frustration. I think she probably understands approximately as much as Lureen does, at this point.
There is one character in the movie I don't feel the least bit sorry for -- the one whose head we never see.
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: latjoreme on January 19, 2007, 02:43:32 pm ---I'm not so sure about this. All those not-so-subtle slights to his masculinity: has no rhythm, can't fix the truck, wouldn't listen to her if he were going deaf, never will make as much money as she made at Neiman Marcus (!) add up to something. And her gabbiness seems the equivalent of Lureen's bleached hair, an outward sign of inner frustration. I think she probably understands approximately as much as Lureen does, at this point.
There is one character in the movie I don't feel the least bit sorry for -- the one whose head we never see.
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Are you talkin about the killer mechanic there, latjoreme??
Lynne:
Ennis' dad is my guess. It's hard to muster sympathy for a man who would expose his sons to such brutality.
Ellemeno:
--- Quote from: Lynne on January 19, 2007, 02:51:30 pm ---Ennis' dad is my guess. It's hard to muster sympathy for a man who would expose his sons to such brutality.
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Oh yeah, I bet that's who Katherine meant. I was stumped.
Re feeling sorry for Monroe - Try readin' Mikaela's portrayal of him in the Performance Thread - it'll break yer heart. :)
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