This movie was excellent, great acting, great story, touching, funny at times, and uplifting. It really reached to my core, gave me goosebumps, and it doesn't even directly apply to me or anyone I know. I felt for each and every character, whether I felt hate or love, I felt as if I knew them all. I will admit I shed more than a few tears for this movie, way more than a few. Thinking of society and how there are still people like this out there, against more than just blacks. We cast out people from our "free" society because they are different. America is a melting pot and we should meld together, not cast each other out. We look at this movie and think of it as the past, as if the problem no longer exists, and while it isn't as bad, it still isn't good. We can learn a little lesson about acceptance from this movie if we allow ourselves to and stop rejecting all that is foreign and "wrong". What is right anyway?
I'm starting to see a common theme in your reviews. You like movies that people are supposed to like, but hate movies that breed anti-fans. Movie critics should be able to go above and beyond the flow of fandom, but that's something you haven't been able to do. Evidenced by this review, of course you bit for the Oscar-bait right away. 'Oh goodness, White people solved racism! That's so apologetic! That's so OUT THERE! Everything about this movie must have been fantastic! OSCARS ALL AROUND!!!' Tell me, how was the acting in this movie any better than in... Oh, I don't know... Reservoir Dogs? Horrible Bosses? The Notebook? Please, give some examples. Maybe try using a little detail, for once?
ReplyDeleteClearly you can see that movies today are pushed to popularity by the "Flow of Fandom". And I never said that the acting was akin to Reservoir Dogs, Horrible Bosses, or The Notebook. Movies were intended to stir feelings, create laughs, and really just reach out to us and cause a reaction that the makers of the film intended. I speak honesty and try to steer away from the stilted look at films that most other critics take, such as yourself.
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