tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post7062083007953209103..comments2024-03-28T06:14:54.076-04:00Comments on And So It Begins...: WidowsAlex Withrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-3325188592278114862018-12-13T17:55:06.182-05:002018-12-13T17:55:06.182-05:00Sounds good! I'm excited to hear your thoughts...Sounds good! I'm excited to hear your thoughts on this one. I liked it <i>a lot</i> more after my second viewing. Very complex thriller.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-36097577201809249252018-12-13T08:53:08.202-05:002018-12-13T08:53:08.202-05:00I did stop by here, but I didn't read. Just wa...I did stop by here, but I didn't read. Just wanted to let you know that I plan on coming back after actually seeing the movie which I hope to really soon.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-69272004212087713122018-12-10T15:40:05.913-05:002018-12-10T15:40:05.913-05:00Luke, you are being OK with throwing women under t...Luke, you are being OK with throwing women under the bus for this, says it all, really. Which is exactly what the writers did with assistant character. Don't come at me, you won't stand a chance.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-78106954943752810752018-12-10T12:27:13.942-05:002018-12-10T12:27:13.942-05:00Love this comment! Thank you so much for reading t...Love this comment! Thank you so much for reading the review and sharing your insight about that scene, which I really appreciated. I can't get that shot, or this film, out of my head. Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-444444912737544742018-12-10T12:25:36.809-05:002018-12-10T12:25:36.809-05:00Wasn't it great?! So happy that you liked it a...Wasn't it great?! So happy that you liked it as well!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-2896994196767161402018-12-09T12:00:22.983-05:002018-12-09T12:00:22.983-05:00Before watching the movie yesterday, I came here t...Before watching the movie yesterday, I came here to look at your rating. I sometimes do that without actually reading the review to get a general idea of what awaits for me. Along with the grade I read the final sentence... you mentioning a one three-minute scene that you talked about within three paragraphs. <br /><br />I knew right away when that car started driving and we weren't seeing the characters that this was the scene you meant. I figured, McQueen was showing us that the line between "us" and "them" is so thin, that a single conversation separates them. We just never have the correct conversations. <br /><br />Very nice review! Getterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07216666216639032348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-50929364560372620162018-12-07T07:46:40.633-05:002018-12-07T07:46:40.633-05:00Man, I LOVED this movie. Glad you dug it.Man, I LOVED this movie. Glad you dug it.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-72092222091177496362018-12-06T12:53:52.412-05:002018-12-06T12:53:52.412-05:00Sati: I'm bummed you didn't like the movie...Sati: I'm bummed you didn't like the movie more, but I do hear what you're saying here. That was honestly the reaction I had after watching it for the first time, though to a less strong degree. I think McQueen is almost always chiefly concerned with the film as a whole, as opposed to individual performances, which is how he justifies an actress delivering a killer monologue off screen. But I get that choices like that aren't for everyone.<br /><br />Luke: I do agree that I don't think a lot of people "get" the harsh realities of modern day Chicago, and that McQueen captured that very well here. I do, however, tend to stay away from bashing other people's opinions. But I suppose we all have a different way of viewing art and responding to it.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-10490829076840230122018-12-06T12:48:10.784-05:002018-12-06T12:48:10.784-05:00Thanks so much! I hear everything you're sayin...Thanks so much! I hear everything you're saying here, and I even shared that opinion somewhat after I saw it for the first time. But when I watched it again, I got a much better sense of the characters' motivations; what they were doing and why they were doing it. But some of the film is sparse, for sure. Thanks so much for your comment!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-12659493497087642872018-12-06T12:46:39.592-05:002018-12-06T12:46:39.592-05:00Oh, I was SO confused. But I love McQueen, so I kn...Oh, I was SO confused. But I love McQueen, so I knew there was some deeper meaning to what he was doing. And when it clicked for me, I was in complete awe. And I know right, poor Molly Kunz. But I'm sure McQueen told her about that shot from the beginning, and good on her for bringing her A-game, even though she wasn't on camera. I love that dedication. Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-4850262810975711102018-12-06T12:44:54.577-05:002018-12-06T12:44:54.577-05:00I'm so glad you liked this movie as much as I ...I'm so glad you liked this movie as much as I did. I thought Davis (and they entire cast, really) absolutely killed it as well. I wish it was performing better in theaters, but I guess people are having trouble connecting to an arty heist film. Still, this will definitely be one of my favorites of the year.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-33877028884516919802018-12-06T11:18:04.900-05:002018-12-06T11:18:04.900-05:00I grew up and still live in the city of Chicago. W...I grew up and still live in the city of Chicago. We have the worst murder rates out of any city. The South Side is notorious for its crime ridden districts. Farrell's 34 murders in a month comment while the car driving through the poverty ridden 18th Ward says it all. So some people obviously still don't get it. What's pathetic is seeing people wanting to box Flynn and McQueen in as one dimensional 'let's only talk about feminism and leave all other social issues off the table' type writers. Flynn isn't 'pandering to a man'. She's showing that a story can have more complexity than a typical 'girl power!' narrative and that feminism and issues of class and race don't have to be mutually exclusive. Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231911249238795602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-70852317704086127192018-12-02T08:12:17.268-05:002018-12-02T08:12:17.268-05:00That shot annoyed me to no end. There was really n...That shot annoyed me to no end. There was really no need to spent this much time on showing something the audience 'gets' without the necessatiy to show it. We get it. Some are rich and some are poor. What's worse is that Mcqueen is out there having the audacity to talk how this film is all #MeToo. That's just pathetic. He takes the focus from titular women for a lot of scenes and then he has the character of assistant who is either being hit on or humiliated by men and ONE scene she shines in we see the neighborhood instead of her. Very disappointed Flynn yet again pandered to a man, this time not a character but her co-writer.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-69687088511754498702018-11-29T09:08:35.796-05:002018-11-29T09:08:35.796-05:00Although I understand what you are saying in terms...Although I understand what you are saying in terms of visuals (I also really liked the car scene), I felt that the characters were underdeveloped and the ending, very rushed, compared to the rest of the movies, which was slow-built. The pros for me were the performances, especially Elizabeth Debicki. But overall, this Steve McQueen movie was a disappointment for me, compared to his previous work. Great review Alex!Geektellerhttps://geekteller.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-49485663227956256572018-11-29T08:21:50.632-05:002018-11-29T08:21:50.632-05:00I'm glad you brought up being confused at that...I'm glad you brought up being confused at that shot at first because I was too. I immediately felt bad for the actress speaking because she was giving on hell of a monologue and none of it was on screen, but now I get what he was doing. it just took me a bit.<br /><br />I'm glad you loved this one too.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-44246876902930933452018-11-28T18:53:33.764-05:002018-11-28T18:53:33.764-05:00Right now, this film is #1 film of 2018 as I saw i...Right now, this film is #1 film of 2018 as I saw it this past Sunday and was in awe of what I saw. That scene of Jack and Siobhan in the car talking in one take is incredible. I also love the attention to detail about the heist as there's so many little things in that film that I loved. Viola Davis fucking killed it. That's a woman I would not want to fuck with.<br /><br />I also feel like it's a film where it's women being pushed around in a man's world and they have to do this heist to pay back the man whose money was stolen by their husbands. Yet, there is a lesson to all of this. Push a woman around too many time, she'll fucking kick you in the balls and then some to the point that he'll cry out for his mommy.<br />thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com