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not at all. even though that's what the movie trailers kinda make it seem like what it's about. i loved loved loved this movie. best movie i've seen since Secretary. |
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I don't know why, but it didn't quite 'do it' for me. I was somewhat dissapointed. ah well. |
i liked it but i was a little bored i may have preferred it with a different woman in the lead unlike secretary |
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i adore kate winslet. she's my third favorite, after maggie and drew. |
*spoilers* 1) in the end, he can't keep his memories. He does not suceed. I was so scared it was going to end with him waking up, still in love with her. Cheese fest. Gay. But he lost. I like that a lot, it's refreshing. 2) It's obvious that these characters are not going to stay together, they don't really fit together, and they probably won't make it another year, much less get married happily ever after. They won the battle but will eventually loose the war. Again. They learned nothing, aren't going to change, and didn't grow at all. But they'll keep the memories next time. That very real. |
It ran waaaay long. yessir. |
i don't even remember how the film actually ends |
Although the acting was quite good--like Sem, I often forgot the actor and was able to focus on the character. I didn't, of course, like the characters, but that's another matter. Although I did like the ending. |
Eternal Sunshine is thoroughly amazing and Michel Gondry is GOD. As well as being the best music video director on time, he's 2/2 in movie direction. |
And Elijah Wood as a creepy little bastard was great. |
Jim Carey is a little hard for me to buy in the previews. I am not expecting oscar winning performances. But I would like to see the cast in roles that are not stereotypical and have really been enjoying those more realistic movies lately. I guess lately I have needed to watch movies that take me to a place where I remember those realities, although they were different in my particular life, I saw these things going on around me. It reminds me of things I need to prepare myself for, or things about life that I have simply forgotten. Thirteen did a good job of that. Freaked Spunky out, but I was like "No, that's exactly what it is like, that was so realistic to what things were like when I was that age. Accept this because Hayley is only a couple of years away, and this is something we could be dealing with." Reality in movies is my friend lately. |
Eternal Sunshine was excellent, I highly recommend it. I know what you mean, eri, about wanting a sense of realism--for me, it's not just about believability, but whether the movie enables me to reflect on my own life in certain ways. I've been thinking about that A LOT as I choose what do with my spare time, what to watch or read. I've been reflecting on this in my journal lately: There are certain books, films, even songs that are become completely personal--they are so good at triggering that kind of introspection and I can't talk about them with anyone. Sometimes I can formulate a way of talking about it that doesn't touch the personal stuff or I just pretend I haven't seen it because I wouldn't want to share my stuff in any random conversation. Sometimes it's just a moment in a film or a passage in a book so I can talk about the rest of it. And it doesn't matter if the person is criticizing or praising it...I don't know, there is something immensely satisfying about having a few of those things to keep to yourself. Sorry if that's cheesy. Anyway, remind Spunky that even if *Thirteen* depicted how things are, not all teenagers react the same way. |
afterwards I called Steve and left him a message asking him to come over when he finished work (1am). I kept insisting in my message that nothing was wrong, but since I was crying when I left the message, I guess he didn't believe me. at 1:30am he called me and said, "I'm around the corner. do you want me to come up?" and I said yes and went to open the door to wait for him to come down the hallway. Later I asked him, "How come you're so nice to me?" and he said, completely seriously, "That's the kind of guy I am." and therein lay the problem. he was awfully nice to me a lot of the time, and did so many things I've always wanted boys to do for me, but he did them because he was A Nice Guy. he didn't go out of his way for me because he loved me, or even liked me, but because That's Just The Way He Is, and he'd do it for anyone. I was never special. |
I would for you Gee, because you are special. And not to gush (or brag), but I just asked Sem on IM: princessofcups_3: Why are you so nice to me? SemmySemSemSem: because your my sweetest of ladies (don't YOU settle for less) |
"I love your head and all the silly things in there." |
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