Johnny Canuck3
Well-Known Member
Not last night: tonight. Children of Men.
My first thoughts were, I could see how it would resonate with the british. You've got immigrants in cages, dead cows burning, people getting black hoods. Abu Ghraib meets the Watership Down.
I also thought, this is probably what some of the U75ers look like. Michael Caine's character made me think of William of Walworth crossed with John Lennon. But I thought the first part of the film was a bit disjointed, a bit cliche.
I started enjoying it more when the baby came. They got that part right.
And while I'm watching the baby part, I think; I could tear up at this. Which made me think, why does this happen now? It didn't used to happen. What I think it is, is that you don't cry at movies much when you're young. What they say is that, you're strong when you're young. I suppose if you're strong, you're resisting the urge to cry or something.
I don't think that's it. I don't think you have the urge to cry when you're young. You don't cry because you're innocent. Because of that, you know that the bad stuff you're seeing, will turn out ok sooner or later. And you don't cry at the happy ending, because you know that's how it's supposed to be.
When you're older, you know better. I think in the sad parts, when you're older, you cry for your own individually, personally damned soul. You cry for the loss. You cry for what wasn't, and what was. You're not innocent now; you know how it goes. So when the happy ending comes on, you cry.
My first thoughts were, I could see how it would resonate with the british. You've got immigrants in cages, dead cows burning, people getting black hoods. Abu Ghraib meets the Watership Down.
I also thought, this is probably what some of the U75ers look like. Michael Caine's character made me think of William of Walworth crossed with John Lennon. But I thought the first part of the film was a bit disjointed, a bit cliche.
I started enjoying it more when the baby came. They got that part right.
And while I'm watching the baby part, I think; I could tear up at this. Which made me think, why does this happen now? It didn't used to happen. What I think it is, is that you don't cry at movies much when you're young. What they say is that, you're strong when you're young. I suppose if you're strong, you're resisting the urge to cry or something.
I don't think that's it. I don't think you have the urge to cry when you're young. You don't cry because you're innocent. Because of that, you know that the bad stuff you're seeing, will turn out ok sooner or later. And you don't cry at the happy ending, because you know that's how it's supposed to be.
When you're older, you know better. I think in the sad parts, when you're older, you cry for your own individually, personally damned soul. You cry for the loss. You cry for what wasn't, and what was. You're not innocent now; you know how it goes. So when the happy ending comes on, you cry.
