Appreciating this movie


It seems that many of you are in high school or college. I think that all most of you need is a few more years' worth of perspective under your belts, and most of you will probably appreciate it more. Especially those of you who, for whatever reason, have to stop college before completion of a degree, and then (try to, it isn't easy) go back and finish. I realize Rita hadn't quit and then returned; it just adds an additional layer of appreication.

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to be honest, I found myself apreciating it just fine with my GCSE perspective. Then again, I thoroughly enjoyed Lord of the flies too s maybe I'm not normal for those that age group. :)

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I saw this film when I was about 12, completely understood it, and loved it. I understand what you mean though. But I don't think that's where you have to be in your life to appreciate it.

As usual, Ginger and I are engaged in our quest to find out what the hell is going on and save humanity from my nemesis, some bastard who's presumably responsible.

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No, I don't agree. I appreciate it, well I think so.

My english teacher made our English lit group read and watch this at the beginning of A-level (year 12, age 16) I just watched it again, (year 13, age 17/18) and can see his point. I think he meant it as a sort of warning, to make sure we don't lose our own personalities when we're analysing texts/poems or whatever, because it just turns you into one of the masses. I think he meant that there are different ways to study or to think about literature, and you don't have to necessarily agree with the masses, and there is certainly no right answer. And this is encouraged in pretty much all our work. And because I'm in the situation (nearly, anyway) of all those students she aspires to be, I think I can see both sides of the argument.

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I loved it because it shows that although intelligence is valued, it can also be really superficial and what people should have is a strong personality.

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The message of the play surely was that education gives us choices? Rita, towards the end of the play says something like "I might go to France, I might have a baby, or I might stay here and continue my education." At the begining of the play with little education - she did not have those choices!

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It's a film about the joy of having choices, and how for some this cannot be taken for granted. It also examines change, how difficult it can be to change once you are on a certain path in life, or born into a certain way of life. And the cost of change can be high, with a great deal of loss. There is much loss in this film, which makes it so moving.

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