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I’m such an idiot—clearly I have no clue how to bold a specific part of the text. It was supposed to be just '...King adaptations'
This isn't exactly light reading.
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I’m totally with you on Green Mile. It’s like if Forrest Gump were a prison guard—plus you’ve got that scene at the end where the big Black guy is vomiting up those bugs...
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But hey, I guess that’s just what you get when a movie is based on a Stephen King story, right?
Personally, I think Monster's Ball feels way darker and more profound.
(Within the usual Hollywood mainstream constraints, obviously.)
I’ve been sitting on this idea for about a week now—trying to decide if I should actually start a thread or if someone else beat me to it already. If this has been done before, my bad! I was finally nudged to post by Dante, who was saying something along the lines of, "...why don't you guys start threads about movies you've watched lately?"—or at least that's how I remember him saying it.🙂 Cheers. Here's looking at you!
Anyway, Monster's Ball is definitely one of those heavier movies I caught recently—it really sticks with you. The title sounds a bit silly at first, which might put some people off, but it’s not actually what it sounds like. Just as a reminder—Halle Berry won an Oscar for her role in it.
Besides Halle, you've also got the stubborn Billy Bob Thornton in the mix.
The movie is pretty depressing overall—even with that somewhat Hollywood happy ending thrown in. It feels like it hits all those heavy themes—misanthropy, racism, sheer apathy, and that whole crime-and-punishment vibe—it’s almost like listening to a Latin lecture, honestly. 😁 Anyway, back to the usual topics—those deep, endless debates that honestly feel bigger than the movie itself. It feels like a losing battle we’re all fighting from day one—whether we're having a rough go of it or not—just because we were born with this awareness of how fleeting everything is. We're basically just constantly wrestling with time and the fact that nothing lasts. But, uh, anyway. I don't want to sound like that total philosophy geek over on the Reddit forums. 😉
So, you get those emotional gut punches and all those sharp spikes—but it’s handled pretty subtly, I guess. They don't just shove the point right in your face—which is probably for the best.
Anyway, if you caught it—go ahead and dive in!
Wait, was that the one where he played that chubby little kid, Mickey Rooney?
And everyone was carrying those old-school revolvers with the cylinders on the bottom.
The Dude said:That list is such a strange combo...😁
Here's another weird mix—just to jog your memory:
Zorba the Greek
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Wild Bunch
Apocalypse Now