It may be listed as one, but it is a serious subject. Some parts are stupid, but then again, things we do in life are sometimes stupid. Being the son of an alcoholic and having my own issues...I get it. Addiction sucks big time. The things they say about it are very true. This movie is not for everyone, but for me it was done well enough for me to realize some things about myself. No movie will ever be perfect about addiction and, of course, they need to lighten if up enough to get audience members. I personally like where she finally starts to realize things. And of course, you can slip now and then until it finally catches on.
Reviews
7 Reviews
The Enemy Within
(2019)
Nice the be the smartest person in the room even if you are a prisoner
17 March 2019
I have mixed feeling about this show right now, but can see it growing. Jennifer Carpenter plays her role very well IMHO. I get some of her reasoning for what she did does not really make sense, but that is OK for now. It may turn it to be more complicated. I also see the similarity between this and the Blacklist, but actually it is quite different. The easiest difference is the fact that Reddington turned himself in and offered up people on the list. People our government didn't know about.
Either way...time will tell where this goes. I gave it a 7 because so far I am enjoying it.
Bird Box
(2018)
Not meant to be an alien invasion movie or anything like. About human perseverance
28 February 2019
Warning: Spoilers
I get the idea of knowing what is happening. The idea of having the perfect mix of people get stuck in a house after an attack. I watch movies. This movie was not that and not meant to be that. It is based more on a reality. Let's say something crazy liked this happened. You are driving and your sister/wife/husband saw something that made her want to commit suicide. They did. You run into the next house. At this point do you look for the Brain, The basket case, the princess, the criminal, the jock? No...this is not a John Hughes film. Reality...you get what you get. You deal with it. Sure they had to add some characters, but the entire plot of this movie is perseverance of a future mother and then actual mother. At no time does she, or will she, know what is causing this. She could give up, give up one kid, or move on and hope with little to hope for. Again...human perseverance. The outcome has no major closure for sure, but it give solace that she endured everything and kept her two kids alive. Why does everyone need to have that closure? How about reality. If this happened in real life you would never get the movie script you believe every movie should adhere to. This movie was very uncomfortable. No doubt. It is not one to bring the kids too. However, real world situation like this is not one to prepare your Kids for. In1983..."The day after". About nuclear war hitting the USA. Scared a nation. They didn't have hero's either...just reality. This movie simply has a minor scare factor that leads into a woman wanting to live and have her kids live too.
Bird Box
(2018)
Low ratings seem mostly from those that want closure
28 February 2019
I get that, but this movie isn't so much about some invasion or government experiment as it is about the human response to such. I get that many people want an explanation (hello millennials lol). They want it in the ever popular Walking Dead. I did also when I first watched this movie, but it will never happen. This is more about real life. What if this happened. In 1983 (I believe) a TV movie came out called The Day After. About nuclear war. At the time there were not many answers, just the after math. It scared a nation to say the least. Now I am not saying this is the same, but it is along the same lines. Not everything has an answer. Sometimes it is just about the survival of the people involved. This movie is about that. Decisions that are made (kids in the boat), choices made along the path. The always wondering why. Keep up hope? Etc...it is not as much about what ever did this, but more about how a person reacts. I get the some will demand a who did it type thing, but many will understand it is more than that. Human Perseverance!!
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