tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10167023.post1077602021189337386..comments2023-10-19T21:28:57.849+05:30Comments on A tout le monde...: #57: The Kids Are All RightIssacMJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251883931685557293noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10167023.post-41359412141564389172011-02-19T10:33:46.469+05:302011-02-19T10:33:46.469+05:30Cat on a Hot Tin Roof was superb indeed. I didn...Cat on a Hot Tin Roof was superb indeed. I didn't like Revolutionary Road either- got unnecessarily intense at times.<br /><br />I never said this was a 'path breaking or a brilliant movie' because of the lesbian part. For me it works because of the nuances in the writing and simply the craft of it. And I don't think worldwide people are calling it pathbreaking either because it is not. Lesbian relationship themes are not uncommon themes in Hollywood.<br /><br />But like you said, we'll split on this one.IssacMJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16251883931685557293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10167023.post-23584264602733058912011-02-16T16:21:54.404+05:302011-02-16T16:21:54.404+05:30Since all others are run-of-the-mill I cannot reco...Since all others are run-of-the-mill I cannot recollect any other movie like this. All others which deal with such issues have far more in terms of content - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Revolutionary Road (I didn't like it but that had still better content).<br /><br />On the lesbian front - how is it different from any other form of adultery ? You are untrue either ways - if you sleep with another woman while being in a relationship with one or if you are gay, then you have hidden it as well so far. So how is that a leap in any way ? <br /><br />I am certain that this movie will receive extremely rave reviews for being path-breaking etc. If that were to happen, I think we should slowly resign ourselves to a stage of creative bankruptcy in times to come. <br /><br />The best way to treat homosexuality or any such taboo subjects is to make it look as part of the context, rather than THE context itself. <br /><br />I think we will have to agree to disagree on the merit of the movie and finally its the feeling it invokes in each of us.spiderman!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06302461411121285596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10167023.post-2976954648186516392011-02-13T11:15:01.353+05:302011-02-13T11:15:01.353+05:30For one it's brilliantly written. Every action...For one it's brilliantly written. Every action has a trigger and a motivation. Why does Laser want to meet his Dad - it's half a second scene of fighting between Clay and his Dad bonding that sets him thinking of what his Dad might be like. And this holds true for every character. Every movie has a build-up of conflict and resolution - the point is how does one write it. <br /><br />Secondly, the performances do justice to the writing. Did you ever feel while watching the movie- that an emotion by a character was out of place or unwarranted. <br /><br />Can you give me an example of another such run-of-the-mill-fare movie that has such character exposition or such neat performances that come close with a similar story? <br /><br />On the lesbian part: Of course, the angle gives it an added dimension but the context is a choice of the writer. One can't blame them for wanting to make it different and bring about a new set of dynamics. <br /><br />If this were a straight couple and one had an adulterous relationship, we would've said 'Ah we've seen this before' but for Jules' to actually seek fulfilment outside her sexual preference is a sign of the frustration. She didn't cheat him with another lesbian, she took a leap and that's what's great drama is all about :-)IssacMJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16251883931685557293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10167023.post-1932911881900896202011-02-12T23:59:45.163+05:302011-02-12T23:59:45.163+05:30Just one question. Except the lesbian part what is...Just one question. Except the lesbian part what is different in this movie? Change the mode of the family and the story is a very very ordinary run of the mill fare?spiderman!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06302461411121285596noreply@blogger.com