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Is this movie too realistic for you?

posted 9 years ago by sim7396
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Like some posters have noted before, this movie does an excellent job of being realistic. But apparently that's a problem for many viewers. People used to typical Hollywood movies are having a hard time digesting the fact that Hank made up with Carla, the way the judge died, the youngest brother's mental handicap, the poop on the bathroom floor, the way that Sam's (the ex girlfriend) subplot ends, etc., etc.

This is what real life looks like: it's complicated, there aren't cute short answers for everything, and things can get ugly. Not every subplot gets resolved with a neat, cute, happy ending.

[–] Darthmauler_megaa 9 years ago

This is what real life looks like: it's complicated, there aren't cute short answers for everything, and things can get ugly. Not every subplot gets resolved with a neat, cute, happy ending

That's what I appreciate about the film. I think some people find it hard to categorize.

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[–] sim7396 9 years ago

That's what I appreciate about the film. I think some people find it hard to categorize.

My thoughts exactly.

[–] cmcbride1991 9 years ago

My dad passed away from cancer about 3 years ago and the scene in the bathroom brought tears to my eyes it was so real

[–] mcolby-125-523976 9 years ago

I'm sorry for your loss. My mom died 4 months ago from cancer. It's a horrible thing watching someone die of cancer.

[–] Huskie_Jon 9 years ago

I think the doctor in the movie should have tried treating the Judge with an experimental new radioactive chemotherapy solution. This not only enables the judge to recover, but he also develops super powers and starts flying around in a black costume. He calls himself, Judgment Day, and he starts casting judgment and sentencing everyone. When things get out of hand, Hank has to change in to Iron Man and save the day.

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[–] misschris77 9 years ago

I completely agree. People don't like it because it's too real - and that's exactly what I love about it! Well, that and RDJ. ?

I think it's a wonderful movie.

[–] fiveforme 8 years ago

Not sure where I've been, but I just saw it for the first time last night. It was incredibly realistic. I'm a woman, but it still takes a lot for me to cry. This morning I woke up with a cry hangover. There were so many parts in this movie that I could relate to, either personally or with other family or friends. I just lost my dad, and although it wasn't cancer, watching the Judge get sicker, losing his memory (that killed me), and then the scene in the boat ... yes, very, very real. I didn't even realize the credits were over. I think it's a generational thing. There are those of us who remember rocking a Metallica shirt and those who aren't sure what Metallica means. I think that those of us who lived through the70s and 80s can relate to this movie more than those who didn't. But too realistic? I think that sometimes we just need a good cry, and for me, the movie provided that.

[–] movie80 8 years ago

Not sure where I've been, but I just saw it for the first time last night. It was incredibly realistic. I'm a woman, but it still takes a lot for me to cry. This morning I woke up with a cry hangover. There were so many parts in this movie that I could relate to, either personally or with other family or friends. I just lost my dad, and although it wasn't cancer, watching the Judge get sicker, losing his memory (that killed me), and then the scene in the boat ... yes, very, very real. I didn't even realize the credits were over. I think it's a generational thing. There are those of us who remember rocking a Metallica shirt and those who aren't sure what Metallica means. I think that those of us who lived through the70s and 80s can relate to this movie more than those who didn't. But too realistic? I think that sometimes we just need a good cry, and for me, the movie provided that.

Great post..

[–] fiveforme 8 years ago

@movie80 - Thanks. Just telling it the way I saw it. What about you? Is it too realistic for you?

[–] esskayess 8 years ago

I felt much the same way, but you summed it up better than I could have.

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[–] erinrosado 8 years ago

But this is why I liked it. It was different, because it was real, and that's why I still think about it from time to time.

[–] rockincrocodile 8 years ago

My father died from cancer in 2005, and scenes like in the bathroom are what really happened. Touched me very much, it hurt, but it made the movie even better, because it wasn't the usual Hollywood schmooze, but something that really is like life.

has a thing for the dude portraying the dude playin' the dude, disguised as another dude

[–] eoval 8 years ago

My grandfather isn't dead, but he's on his last legs; I haven't had the direct experience of the bathroom scene, but my father has and it tore him up. Very good film, both Downey and Duvall shined.

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[–] kenburke0627 8 years ago

Some people do not like realism. It is too, how do you say, real.

SPECIAL SAD NOTE: My father died today. The movie is an EXCELLENT depiction of caring for someone during their final days.

[–] Vordhosbn 8 years ago

If this movie were a short about a man helping his elderly cancer stricken father to the bathroom then it would be realistic and worthy of praise for it. But this movie is feature length and contains many, many scenes that are hopelessly unrealistic, cheesy, melodramatic and cliched. It's teary-eyed drivel for women with cats.