plot? - Middle of Nowhere (2014) Discussion

[–] dawbermeta 16 years ago

According to a March 30, 2008, L.A. Times article on up and coming black filmmakers, writer-director Ava DuVernay's THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE is "a romantic drama ... about a woman whose life is turned upside down when her husband is imprisoned."

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[–] junebugpresentsllc 16 years ago

Director Ava DuVernay, huh? A name to remember. I hope to learn more about it soon. I think black filmmakers are going to tell some interesting stories about people of color in 2009...

"Pro-Black Sheep" (2009)
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV5zhwGr0z8

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[–] morilee 15 years ago

The cast is beastly, so the movie has to be good.

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[–] divaalwayz 15 years ago

It sounds like it'll be a good movie. I'm looking forward to seeing it.

"Ni**a why you still got grits? Aint nobody cookin you breakfast."

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[–] mikeyflatley 12 years ago

woman caught in middle of nowhere bec her life basically goin nowhere since her husband's in jail. she facez trialz & tribulationz, finds tru luv and realizez daz no way 2 live and realizez 2 remove herself from dis situation, she must 4get da past, not dwell too much on da future and just live in da moment [cue sun shinin in bkgd as she lookz on wide-eyed wid optimism]

Werd 2 ur mudda, bruddafcker

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[–] EmElleCee 12 years ago

"The past is gone, the future is not yet here". I liked that quote in the movie.

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[–] mikeyflatley 12 years ago

but its meaninless. just rabble babble. doesnt add any value 2 my thinkin

Werd 2 ur mudda, bruddafcker

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[–] EmElleCee 12 years ago

I misquoted what the main character Ruby said. "The past has disappeared and the future, it doesn't exist until we get there".
I was referring to when you said "not dwell too much on da future and just live in da moment" was similar to Ruby's quote. And if you apply it to the movie, it has a lot of meaning. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been used, right? =)
Ruby had to let go of the dreams she once had for her future. She had to let go of her husband. She had so much stress from living in her past. Nothing was coming out of it for her. Her husband's prison sentence got extended. Sometimes when you expect certain outcomes, the total opposite occurs instead. Obviously, that had to have thrown her off emotionally which intensified her pain. She needed a change.
Although that quote is pretty vague, the quote has meaning depending on what experiences you apply to it. Maybe not to you but I personally love it.

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[–] mikeyflatley 12 years ago

it wuz still weak story. da chance of inmate havin affair inside jail is like almost zero. him gettin a willy up his arse is 100%. so realistically, his wife wud be jealous of dat...lol. also wat does it say she gave up on his bec of 1 affair?

Werd 2 ur mudda, bruddafcker

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[–] sra-associates 10 years ago

Would you be kind enough to speak and write in English? I am having some difficulty understanding some/all your comments!

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[–] valis1949 8 years ago

A man is sentenced to a long prison term, and his wife must deal with the consequences of his absence. Lots of movies take the point of view of the prisoner, but this film focuses on the problems of those left the outside.

With so many people behind bars in the USA (The United States locks up more people, per capita, than any other nation on Earth), I thought it was enlightening and refreshing to show how this massive Prison Industrial Complex affects the families of the incarcerated.

Free to those that can afford it, very expensive to those that can

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