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Did anyone else ...

posted 7 years ago by mls4182
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... want her to hurry the hell up and get it over with?

She isn't dealing with tragedy or heavy baggage to carry. It is hard to listen to her pointless whining.

[–] InherentlyYours 7 years ago

Her mother begging for her to stay may have something to do with why she waited so long; she didn't have that much instruction about daily chores to give to her mother before she committed suicide.

[–] mls4182 7 years ago

Didn't you think this was pointless suffering? I mean on the part of the audience.

Suicide is tragic but this movie is just irritating. After I saw it I was with a few friends and I go, "You know, you would think a movie with Bancroft and Spacek would be amazing." Then one said, "Oh god did you watch 'night mother?" We groaned and laughed.

[–] tywescoat 7 years ago

Well, if she hurried up, there would be no movie...so, no. I don't think this is a play that transitioned to film very well, but it's still pretty damn good. It's about 2 women, one setting, all dialogue and no action. That is just the way it is. The plot is only advanced through dialogue. It's Pulizer Prize winning writing.The performances are great. I think the idea somehow her life wasn't bad enough is sort of ridiculous. It seems she explains it pretty clearly, several times. But...that's an opinion, I guess. She does say if she had thought about it more, she would have done it sooner. Jessie's instructions for her mother are only a small part of her motivation for the night. I thought it was pretty clear that the conversations and revelations they had would have never happened if jessie hadn't told her mother she was going to kill herself. She intended for it to be the chance for them to leave nothing unsaid.