chungjose
Joined Aug 2002
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I am a straight white man, and I liked this movie. I watched it this evening. After letting it sink in and after dwelling on it, I came here. I skimmed the user reviews. First of all, if you didn't finish watching the movie, then you shouldn't review it.
A lot of people who didn't like it criticized the acting. To me the acting felt like awkward teenagers being awkward teenagers.
A lot of the people who did like it saw it as a queer/trans allegory. Rock on, good for them.
I saw it as a reminder of the awkwardness of being a teenager, trying to make new friends. The obsession with a TV show reminded me how sometimes a TV show can become your identity and can sometimes help you survive said teenage awkwardness. (For me it was The X-Files.) Go in with an open mind and let its atmosphere draw you in.
A lot of people who didn't like it criticized the acting. To me the acting felt like awkward teenagers being awkward teenagers.
A lot of the people who did like it saw it as a queer/trans allegory. Rock on, good for them.
I saw it as a reminder of the awkwardness of being a teenager, trying to make new friends. The obsession with a TV show reminded me how sometimes a TV show can become your identity and can sometimes help you survive said teenage awkwardness. (For me it was The X-Files.) Go in with an open mind and let its atmosphere draw you in.
I had never seen the theatrical cut of The Big Red One.
By the time I became aware of the director Samuel Fuller (The Steel Helmet and Park Row being especially good), The Reconstruction was available on DVD.
As sometimes happens with a cinephile (especially a cinephile with a family), I bought the Special Edition DVD, and it sat on my shelf for years.
I finally watched the movie last night, and it was worth the wait. It was different than I expected (some really funny scenes), but even better than I expected. It has the best D-Day sequence this side of Saving Private Ryan.
It was action-packed and heart-wrenching.
By the time I became aware of the director Samuel Fuller (The Steel Helmet and Park Row being especially good), The Reconstruction was available on DVD.
As sometimes happens with a cinephile (especially a cinephile with a family), I bought the Special Edition DVD, and it sat on my shelf for years.
I finally watched the movie last night, and it was worth the wait. It was different than I expected (some really funny scenes), but even better than I expected. It has the best D-Day sequence this side of Saving Private Ryan.
It was action-packed and heart-wrenching.
So we saw the first half of his life? The hard part? The suffering? The injustices?
But we didn't get to see the second half of his life? The successes? The acclaim?
A simple musical montage (which I usually hate) would have gone a long way.
They could have even run actual footage of Leadbelly over the closing credits.
Instead all we got was a short title card.
If one had no knowledge of. Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter going into this movie, one would leave with far, far from a complete picture.
Also, at least a line or two on a title card about Blind Lemon Jefferson seems appropriate.
One would be better off getting a CD from the library, reading the liner notes, and listening to the actual Ledbelly's music.
But we didn't get to see the second half of his life? The successes? The acclaim?
A simple musical montage (which I usually hate) would have gone a long way.
They could have even run actual footage of Leadbelly over the closing credits.
Instead all we got was a short title card.
If one had no knowledge of. Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter going into this movie, one would leave with far, far from a complete picture.
Also, at least a line or two on a title card about Blind Lemon Jefferson seems appropriate.
One would be better off getting a CD from the library, reading the liner notes, and listening to the actual Ledbelly's music.