Boy, Deb's right. We are behind on our posts. Here's to knocking two out the same day. Note that this reveiw has slight spoilers so if you want to see the movie first that might be a good idea.
We saw The Descendants for week 49 with George Clooney as the main character followed by his daughter played by Shailene Woodley. As Deb said, this movie was mainly about the relationship between these two characters. The story is about a guy, George Clooney, who's dealing with the impending loss of his wife who was in a boating accident and also dealing with selling property that's part of this big family trust. So there's sort of two different stories going on. Oh, and it was set in Hawaii which threw in an interesting perspective.
In the first story with his wife, he's working through this process of saying good bye and trying to manage his two daughters. In dealing with his oldest daughter's anger towards his wife he finds out that his wife was having an affair and was thinking about leaving him. A good chunk of the movie is about him dealing with this revelation.
This movie has a heavy feel with serious topics but not a lot of drama. And there was a lot of comic relief in just the right places. It reminds me of 50/50 a little bit in the sense that if an "average" person was thrown in this situation this is how they might actually deal with it. It didn't feel hollywoodized. (I just made that word up.) With George Clooney as the main guy you might not think it's possible to imagine an average guy with an average family but there were times where he actually did seem like an average guy. I mean, it is George Clooney after all so of course you won't forget that but he intentionally wasn't as dashing in this one.
I did think it was a good movie and one worth seeing but I was surprised in my lack of emotional connection with the characters. I felt distanced from them when normally I'm sniffling right along with Deb. I think this is mainly because of my personal hatred and dysfunction when it comes to infidelity and all things cheating. Or maybe I just wasn't in a sappy mood. Either way, it didn't touch me as much as some movies do. But I think it probably would to the average person.
To Sum it up: Serious topics, perfectly timed humor and good "almost made you forget the actor" acting.
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Week 49: The Descendants
Ok, so our posts are running a week behind, but we ARE going to the movie, which is most important in my world.
We got to do a "Two sisters, A Mom and A Movie" this time around! We were hard pressed to find something out there we wanted to see, but after some looking around stumbled across this gem. Yes, it was a gem!
This movie follows two basic story lines, one about a family who's mother/wife is ill and the family is trying to cope with the choices that need to be made to stay afloat emotionally. This is intertwined with a story of the father/husband of this family, trying to make a decision about selling some land that is in his trust.
George Clooney plays the lead role along with Shailene Woodley, who plays one of his daughters. Really, most of the movie centers around these two and their interactions. I am always impressed when I see Good old George on the film. He seems so at ease. In fact, at one point in the movie he was suppose to be kind of "geeky" or maybe more "average" and it seemed out of character, he just is too laid back and in control that to be out of control was sort of off. Not to say he didn't do a good job, but you just know it's not him.
Shailene did an exceptional job as a 17 year old girl. She was pretty darn close to what I think so many 17 year olds probably act like. I know she plays on a TV series, but I read where this was her first role in a movie. Yep, she's good!
I think what I most liked about this movie was that I cried and I laughed. A movie that does that can't be anything but a winner in my emotional book. I like to laugh and cry..tap into both ends of the spectrum and confuse the mind with how it really feels.
Mostly, just a great movie to go to with my mom and sister! Thanks for the great night Tiff and Mom.
See you for week 50! only 2 left..so sad :(
We got to do a "Two sisters, A Mom and A Movie" this time around! We were hard pressed to find something out there we wanted to see, but after some looking around stumbled across this gem. Yes, it was a gem!
This movie follows two basic story lines, one about a family who's mother/wife is ill and the family is trying to cope with the choices that need to be made to stay afloat emotionally. This is intertwined with a story of the father/husband of this family, trying to make a decision about selling some land that is in his trust.
George Clooney plays the lead role along with Shailene Woodley, who plays one of his daughters. Really, most of the movie centers around these two and their interactions. I am always impressed when I see Good old George on the film. He seems so at ease. In fact, at one point in the movie he was suppose to be kind of "geeky" or maybe more "average" and it seemed out of character, he just is too laid back and in control that to be out of control was sort of off. Not to say he didn't do a good job, but you just know it's not him.
Shailene did an exceptional job as a 17 year old girl. She was pretty darn close to what I think so many 17 year olds probably act like. I know she plays on a TV series, but I read where this was her first role in a movie. Yep, she's good!
I think what I most liked about this movie was that I cried and I laughed. A movie that does that can't be anything but a winner in my emotional book. I like to laugh and cry..tap into both ends of the spectrum and confuse the mind with how it really feels.
Mostly, just a great movie to go to with my mom and sister! Thanks for the great night Tiff and Mom.
See you for week 50! only 2 left..so sad :(
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