I have to admit I was an avid movie goer during this past holiday season. All of the movies gave me food for thought, showed lots of humanity and brought very fine actors to various depths of demanding roles and gave us some meat!
The needs people have for attention was explored in every single film.
I thought that Milk was terrific and handled an incendiary issue with great respect by showing how well people worked together to gain attention for equality, civil rights and recognition. I felt Gran Torino explored the issue of people of different cultures learning that everyone really has the same needs to feel safe, honored and respected. Doubt certainly provoked much thought and great conversation with others: do we ever feel so totally strong about something that even we can ultimately come to doubt ourselves? Frost and Nixon certainly had me squirming in my seat, as I watched both main actors go through their personal trials.
The French movie, The Class, brought a sense of the real challenge of teaching teen-agers from various ethnic backgrounds, and I ended up having quite a dramatic conversation with a colleague about the teacher's role. I thought the kids were impressive in both their honesty and spontanity.
Last Chance Harvey showed that a rather unconscious man can wake up, grow up and start dreaming again. And Marley and Me brought honest marriage issues to the film as well as the truly emotional role a pet can contribute and demand in a family. Even Jim Carrey's movie Yes, Man provided a theme to contemplate! All in all, it was a very good season. And there were examples of good and bad attention in every film!
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