I just watched Gran Torino.
There is a hollowness in Clint Eastwood's movies. I mean it as a compliment, but it is there nonetheless... some spaces in the acting and writing, and even the shooting that I don't know if I am smart enough to get. But, it makes me feel like I'm NOT watching the latest flick.
There was a lot in there about good Masculinity. That part makes me sad for a lot of reasons I really don't feel like getting into.
There was some community stuff... I guess.
There was some racist stuff... I guess.
There was some spiritual stuff... I guess.
What was the last movie you saw that moved you? I think Gran Torino moved me. It made me sad that I didn't know some men well, and sadder that I didn't know others longer. It is interesting and difficult to be a man. I would compare it to being a woman, but you know... I do live with three of them though. Ron doesn't count. Check the blog in five years and we'll see if I have come up with anything.
I think Gran Torino moved me. What was the last movie that moved you?
Yes, I know the picture is not of a Gran Torino... I liked Better off Dead A LOT when I was growing up...
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The movie Magnolia was an extremely powerful testament to just how messed up life truly is. I enjoyed it a lot, it made me think.
Movies never seem to move me as much as books, but Numb messed me up for a while. Maybe Shopgirl, the book and not the movie but I'm counting it, has stuck with me.
The last movie that moved me was Reign Over Me. I am not generally an Adam Sandler fan, but he is definitely growing on me. But I think the movie moved me because there are so many people who try to help others but end up messing them up more because they don't want to take the risk to see the depth of their hurt. They just want them fixed and normal.
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