i went to see the savages last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. phillip seymour hoffman and laura linney were amazing as usual, and i'm glad i knew NOTHING about this movie before i went to see it because i probably would not have gone had i known the primary subject matter of the movie. the movie is almost exclusively about a brother and sister dealing with their father who is suffering from dementia and who is incapable of living on his own. the decision as to whether to place the man in a retirement home and how to interact with a person who is often in another world is so morose, but despite this subject matter, this movie was actually very, very funny. if you have seen it, please let me know, and we can further discuss.
Friday, March 21, 2008
the savages
i went to see the savages last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. phillip seymour hoffman and laura linney were amazing as usual, and i'm glad i knew NOTHING about this movie before i went to see it because i probably would not have gone had i known the primary subject matter of the movie. the movie is almost exclusively about a brother and sister dealing with their father who is suffering from dementia and who is incapable of living on his own. the decision as to whether to place the man in a retirement home and how to interact with a person who is often in another world is so morose, but despite this subject matter, this movie was actually very, very funny. if you have seen it, please let me know, and we can further discuss.
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you were in my dream last night. in it, i was going to sing in a church choir, and you and your family were in, like, the fifth pew back. i saw you clearly because you were a lot taller than the rest. you waved. weird. haven't seen the savages yet though.
-grier
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