Comments for Movies I Didn't Get http://moviesididntget.com Indie Film News & Reviews Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:30:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Comment on John C. Reilly Hates Children by Latest Devil Child News http://moviesididntget.com/2012/01/25/john-c-reilly-hates-children/comment-page-1/#comment-12765 Latest Devil Child News Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:30:52 +0000 http://moviesididntget.com/?p=4719#comment-12765 [...] John C. Reilly Hates Children In its realistic take on the familiar horror trope of the “bad seed,” or evil child (not to be confused with the possessed or demonic child of The Exorcist or The Omen), this film recalls George Ratliff's Joshua (2007), one of the most unabashedly … Read more on Movies I Didn’t Get [...] [...] John C. Reilly Hates Children In its realistic take on the familiar horror trope of the “bad seed,” or evil child (not to be confused with the possessed or demonic child of The Exorcist or The Omen), this film recalls George Ratliff's Joshua (2007), one of the most unabashedly … Read more on Movies I Didn’t Get [...]

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]]> Comment on Intense Style – Afterschool & Love Is The Devil by John C. Reilly Hates Children | Movies I Didn't Get http://moviesididntget.com/2011/09/09/intense-style-afterschool-love-is-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-12764 John C. Reilly Hates Children | Movies I Didn't Get Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:45:30 +0000 http://moviesididntget.com/?p=4050#comment-12764 [...] We Need to Talk About Kevin is a much more disturbing and expansive look at the terrible tolls of parenting, and whereas Carnage primarily explores the parents’ perspective and leaves the children’s world separate and unaffected, Kevin is very much about the influence parents can have on their children, whether intended or not. In its realistic take on the familiar horror trope of the “bad seed,” or evil child (not to be confused with the possessed or demonic child of The Exorcist or The Omen), this film recalls George Ratliff’s Joshua (2007), one of the most unabashedly anti-family films since Joseph Ruben’s classic thriller The Stepfather (1987). Like the baby Joshua in that film, little Kevin is a source of constant torment for his mother, Eva (the great Tilda Swinton), right from the moment he is born. Unlike Joshua, though, his incessant crying and generally antagonistic demeanor seems to be reserved entirely for his mother; when his father, Franklin (Reilly) holds him as a baby, his crying stops, only to return with a vengeance as soon as Eva comes near. This basic attitude continues through his toddler years and all the way up until he is a teenager (when he is played by Ezra Miller, star of Antonio Campos’s Afterschool – http://moviesididntget.com/2011/09/09/intense-style-afterschool-love-is-the-devil/). [...] [...] We Need to Talk About Kevin is a much more disturbing and expansive look at the terrible tolls of parenting, and whereas Carnage primarily explores the parents’ perspective and leaves the children’s world separate and unaffected, Kevin is very much about the influence parents can have on their children, whether intended or not. In its realistic take on the familiar horror trope of the “bad seed,” or evil child (not to be confused with the possessed or demonic child of The Exorcist or The Omen), this film recalls George Ratliff’s Joshua (2007), one of the most unabashedly anti-family films since Joseph Ruben’s classic thriller The Stepfather (1987). Like the baby Joshua in that film, little Kevin is a source of constant torment for his mother, Eva (the great Tilda Swinton), right from the moment he is born. Unlike Joshua, though, his incessant crying and generally antagonistic demeanor seems to be reserved entirely for his mother; when his father, Franklin (Reilly) holds him as a baby, his crying stops, only to return with a vengeance as soon as Eva comes near. This basic attitude continues through his toddler years and all the way up until he is a teenager (when he is played by Ezra Miller, star of Antonio Campos’s Afterschool – http://moviesididntget.com/2011/09/09/intense-style-afterschool-love-is-the-devil/). [...]

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]]> Comment on Un Chien Andalou – Kill Your Symbols by The Legacy of Silent Film | Movies I Didn't Get http://moviesididntget.com/2011/01/17/un-chien-andalou-kill-your-symbols/comment-page-1/#comment-12758 The Legacy of Silent Film | Movies I Didn't Get Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:27:21 +0000 http://moviesididntget.com/?p=1420#comment-12758 [...] painter Salvador Dali, entitled Un Chien Andalou (for a full analysis of this amazing film, see http://moviesididntget.com/2011/01/17/un-chien-andalou-kill-your-symbols/#more-1420 ). The short film purposefully lacks a coherent story, but is awash with unforgettable images, most [...] [...] painter Salvador Dali, entitled Un Chien Andalou (for a full analysis of this amazing film, see http://moviesididntget.com/2011/01/17/un-chien-andalou-kill-your-symbols/#more-1420 ). The short film purposefully lacks a coherent story, but is awash with unforgettable images, most [...]

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]]> Comment on The Sunset Limited by Tim Charles http://moviesididntget.com/2011/03/08/the-sunshine-limited/comment-page-1/#comment-12409 Tim Charles Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:35:26 +0000 http://moviesididntget.com/?p=1572#comment-12409 Yes, it is poignant! Sunshine Limited is one of the better films I've seen. Yes, it is poignant! Sunshine Limited is one of the better films I’ve seen.

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]]> Comment on Production Begins On ABC’s “Missing,” Starring Ashley Judd by Scott Morgan http://moviesididntget.com/2011/05/16/production-begins-on-abcs-missing-starring-ashley-judd/comment-page-1/#comment-12373 Scott Morgan Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:11:13 +0000 http://moviesididntget.com/?p=2798#comment-12373 Missing starts on Thursday, March 15th, 2012 at 8pm. Missing starts on Thursday, March 15th, 2012 at 8pm.

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]]> Comment on Absolute Corruption – Three Films About Power by Movie Haiku | Movies I Didn't Get http://moviesididntget.com/2011/07/29/absolute-corruption-three-films-about-power/comment-page-1/#comment-11727 Movie Haiku | Movies I Didn't Get Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:03:42 +0000 http://moviesididntget.com/?p=3980#comment-11727 [...] “Rosebud” his last word. / But what does it mean? Nothing / and everything, too. – Citizen Kane (1941) – http://moviesididntget.com/2011/07/29/absolute-corruption-three-films-about-power [...] [...] “Rosebud” his last word. / But what does it mean? Nothing / and everything, too. – Citizen Kane (1941) – http://moviesididntget.com/2011/07/29/absolute-corruption-three-films-about-power [...]

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]]> Comment on Loving The Bomb – Technology And Conquest In The Films Of Stanley Kubrick by Movie Haiku | Movies I Didn't Get http://moviesididntget.com/2011/02/11/loving-the-bomb-technology-and-conquest-in-the-films-of-stanley-kubrick/comment-page-1/#comment-11726 Movie Haiku | Movies I Didn't Get Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:03:26 +0000 http://moviesididntget.com/?p=1486#comment-11726 [...] From the dawn of time / Man is born of violence / even HAL’s not pure. – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – http://moviesididntget.com/2011/02/11/loving-the-bomb-technology-and-conquest-in-the-films-of-stanle... [...] [...] From the dawn of time / Man is born of violence / even HAL’s not pure. – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – http://moviesididntget.com/2011/02/11/loving-the-bomb-technology-and-conquest-in-the-films-of-stanle... [...]

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