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PencilScribbles said:"My Octopus Teacher" was really good!
I think it's on Netflix?
https://youtu.be/3s0LTDhqe5A
PencilScribbles said:"My Octopus Teacher" was really good!
I think it's on Netflix?
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I just finished watching Hillbilly Elegy and was blown away by the intensity of it. I mean I paused it a couple of times just to take a break. Then I read the reviews. The critics were negative because I guess the author J.D. Vance is a conservative and somehow that poisons the film, making it political in ways I don't understand.
Thankfully it's already one of the top films on Netflix because it deserves to be. Reminds me of the saying that a critic is a newspaperman whose wife ran off with an actor.
And let me tell you as someone with Carolina back-mountain hillbilly blood; that thar be the truth.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/amy-adams-glenn-close-criticism-netflix-hillbilly-elegy?fbclid=IwAR39s12bheH3P7MqXkjJI0npr7QrDrwuXzeYUg_SivOzIZE3I7WxqhxPjBk
Edit: In case you're not aware, it's a true story. I loved the photos and videos of the family at the end.
Thankfully it's already one of the top films on Netflix because it deserves to be. Reminds me of the saying that a critic is a newspaperman whose wife ran off with an actor.
And let me tell you as someone with Carolina back-mountain hillbilly blood; that thar be the truth.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/amy-adams-glenn-close-criticism-netflix-hillbilly-elegy?fbclid=IwAR39s12bheH3P7MqXkjJI0npr7QrDrwuXzeYUg_SivOzIZE3I7WxqhxPjBk
Edit: In case you're not aware, it's a true story. I loved the photos and videos of the family at the end.
Ahavati said:I just finished watching Hillbilly Elegy and was blown away by the intensity of it. I mean I paused it a couple of times just to take a break. Then I read the reviews. The critics were negative because I guess the author J.D. Vance is a conservative and somehow that poisons the film, making it political in ways I don't understand.
Thankfully it's already one of the top films on Netflix because it deserves to be. Reminds me of the saying that a critic is a newspaperman whose wife ran off with an actor.
And let me tell you as someone with Carolina back-mountain hillbilly blood; that thar be the truth.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/amy-adams-glenn-close-criticism-netflix-hillbilly-elegy?fbclid=IwAR39s12bheH3P7MqXkjJI0npr7QrDrwuXzeYUg_SivOzIZE3I7WxqhxPjBk
Edit: In case you're not aware, it's a true story. I loved the photos and videos of the family at the end.
i like true stories so will be giving this a watch
Thankfully it's already one of the top films on Netflix because it deserves to be. Reminds me of the saying that a critic is a newspaperman whose wife ran off with an actor.
And let me tell you as someone with Carolina back-mountain hillbilly blood; that thar be the truth.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/amy-adams-glenn-close-criticism-netflix-hillbilly-elegy?fbclid=IwAR39s12bheH3P7MqXkjJI0npr7QrDrwuXzeYUg_SivOzIZE3I7WxqhxPjBk
Edit: In case you're not aware, it's a true story. I loved the photos and videos of the family at the end.
i like true stories so will be giving this a watch
AspergerPoet56 said:
i like true stories so will be giving this a watch
It's worth the watch. The book is better in that it did a much better job of reflecting the feeling of hopelessness Vance's people endured. They felt they had no chance to improve their situation, did not receive or understand the importance of a good education ( strange I just basically said this same thing on a poem comment because it was so applicable! ).
But rarely are movies as good as the books because movies don't have the time that a book allots.
i like true stories so will be giving this a watch
It's worth the watch. The book is better in that it did a much better job of reflecting the feeling of hopelessness Vance's people endured. They felt they had no chance to improve their situation, did not receive or understand the importance of a good education ( strange I just basically said this same thing on a poem comment because it was so applicable! ).
But rarely are movies as good as the books because movies don't have the time that a book allots.
I somehow got unsubscribed to this thread ... wtf
Ahavati said:I just finished watching Hillbilly Elegy and was blown away by the intensity of it. I mean I paused it a couple of times just to take a break. Then I read the reviews. The critics were negative because I guess the author J.D. Vance is a conservative and somehow that poisons the film, making it political in ways I don't understand.
Thankfully it's already one of the top films on Netflix because it deserves to be. Reminds me of the saying that a critic is a newspaperman whose wife ran off with an actor.
And let me tell you as someone with Carolina back-mountain hillbilly blood; that thar be the truth.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/amy-adams-glenn-close-criticism-netflix-hillbilly-elegy?fbclid=IwAR39s12bheH3P7MqXkjJI0npr7QrDrwuXzeYUg_SivOzIZE3I7WxqhxPjBk
Edit: In case you're not aware, it's a true story. I loved the photos and videos of the family at the end.
Ahavati said:
It's worth the watch. The book is better in that it did a much better job of reflecting the feeling of hopelessness Vance's people endured. They felt they had no chance to improve their situation, did not receive or understand the importance of a good education ( strange I just basically said this same thing on a poem comment because it was so applicable! ).
But rarely are movies as good as the books because movies don't have the time that a book allots.
Finding fault with Netflix titles seems to be the latest trend. Where was the hoopla 4 years ago when the book was published? Right.
Ahavati said:I just finished watching Hillbilly Elegy and was blown away by the intensity of it. I mean I paused it a couple of times just to take a break. Then I read the reviews. The critics were negative because I guess the author J.D. Vance is a conservative and somehow that poisons the film, making it political in ways I don't understand.
Thankfully it's already one of the top films on Netflix because it deserves to be. Reminds me of the saying that a critic is a newspaperman whose wife ran off with an actor.
And let me tell you as someone with Carolina back-mountain hillbilly blood; that thar be the truth.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/amy-adams-glenn-close-criticism-netflix-hillbilly-elegy?fbclid=IwAR39s12bheH3P7MqXkjJI0npr7QrDrwuXzeYUg_SivOzIZE3I7WxqhxPjBk
Edit: In case you're not aware, it's a true story. I loved the photos and videos of the family at the end.
Ahavati said:
It's worth the watch. The book is better in that it did a much better job of reflecting the feeling of hopelessness Vance's people endured. They felt they had no chance to improve their situation, did not receive or understand the importance of a good education ( strange I just basically said this same thing on a poem comment because it was so applicable! ).
But rarely are movies as good as the books because movies don't have the time that a book allots.
Finding fault with Netflix titles seems to be the latest trend. Where was the hoopla 4 years ago when the book was published? Right.
JohnnyBlaze said:I somehow got unsubscribed to this thread ... wtf
Finding fault with Netflix titles seems to be the latest trend. Where was the hoopla 4 years ago when the book was published? Right.
EXACTLY!
And, if they'd done their homework, Vance actually backed Biden despite being conservative.
Here's an article featuring Ron Howard ( always Opie to me and one of my favorite directors ) weighing in.
Ron Howard Says 'Hillbilly Elegy' Critics "Looking at Political Thematics" That Aren't Central to Story ( there's a video of him and Vance discussing the movie ).
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ron-howard-says-hillbilly-elegy-critics-looking-at-political-thematics-that-arent-central-to-story
Finding fault with Netflix titles seems to be the latest trend. Where was the hoopla 4 years ago when the book was published? Right.
EXACTLY!
And, if they'd done their homework, Vance actually backed Biden despite being conservative.
Here's an article featuring Ron Howard ( always Opie to me and one of my favorite directors ) weighing in.
Ron Howard Says 'Hillbilly Elegy' Critics "Looking at Political Thematics" That Aren't Central to Story ( there's a video of him and Vance discussing the movie ).
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ron-howard-says-hillbilly-elegy-critics-looking-at-political-thematics-that-arent-central-to-story
