Is that Hunter Biden in the first scene? In the 50's all grown children were a foot shorter than their dad. See Ward Cleaver and Wally. Or Robert Young next to Bud in "Father knows Best."
For Jodi's parents to allow their 12 year old to do this film...that's a lot to ask a parent considering the material. She's excellent but 12--that's a baby.
I thought that scenes were absolutely painful to watch because they were so unlike anyone I ever knew. Oh the terrible parents! The overacting. The nasty stories that passed for break throughs in honesty.
Such an amazing decade for film! I still remember the first times I saw a young Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift in films and even see actors, whose styles are clearly influenced by them even today.
Some of Dean's best work is in the TV performances he did before "East Of Eden" and before becoming an iconic legend. They're all on RU-vid, DVDs or streaming now.
Höss was not an alien as Glazer said, he was a human béing, and human beings are capable of the best and the worst. That's what so disturbing about all these characters.
Adding Bronson (the bank robber, not the actor) is a bit of an odd one when there are other actors/entertainment people that have committed horrible acts. There's a whole cult of people out there that think that reality TV guy would make a great world leader even after 34 felony convictions and being found guilty of rape in a civil court, for example. Bronson was an odd choice.
Movies like this are why I never understand why ppl think cinema is dead. Oftentimes u have to look a bit harder for meaningful movies these days, but we can do that thanks to the Internet.
To the questions "Is this possible today?" "Could we be complicit?" - the answers are it is happening and we most definitely are. This film has a very strong vegan message. The hallmarks of the atrocities we commit against our fellow animals are everywhere. Our society is steeped in violence. We eat it. We wear it. We use it for "entertainment." It is our "solution" to problems that are, more often than not, of our own making. So why are we surprised when that violence bubbles up and boils over? Choose non-violence. Live vegan.
I like Tom Hardy, as well. However, I am tiredly full of 'super hero' roles for so many fine actors. I realize they make money, and I can't blame them for that, but it's good to see an actor like Hardy, take on a role in something over than a man in a cape. And this film looks very interesting.
Could not agree more, Andrew Scott is my favorite version of Ripley. I always liked Alain Delon in Purple Noon, 1960 and Matt Damon, 1999, The Talented Mr Ripley. The Netflix Series is my favorite version.
