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Wow, a post I made today echoes exactly what you said. Thank you for straightening out the facts!
The ones who are arguing so hard on Seth Lord's behalf can't even get their facts straight and so confidently write several paragraphs based off what they *think* happened or what Seth Lord supposedly didn't explicitly say. Ridiculous.
I agree with you on almost everything, except the part about Dexter being from the "lower class." That's not correct. He came from, if not wealth, a very privileged upper-crust upbringing. He and Tracy even grew up together. George was the one that came from poverty. But, otherwise I love what you wrote.
Excellent argument! I would've killed to see you put an asshole like this in his place!
A very long, long read... Based on either a biased falsehood or a bad memory. Tracy outright asks Seth if she is to blame for Tina Mara. And Seth says without any hesitation " to a certain extent, I *expect* you are." Tracy calls him a "coward," which is justifiable for an old, grown man refusing to take accountability for his own actions and, instead, is much more comfortable blaming his daughter for his affair.
As if that wasn't creepy enough, he states that whatever he is is better than being a "prig" and a "spinster," basically declaring that his worthless cheating ass is better than women, who for whatever reason, never marry, including his daughter... And he doesn't stop there. Oh no. He continues... By accusing Tracy of sounding like a "jealous woman," all the while commenting on her figure and calling the "note" in her voice "unattractive."
As if all that wasn't enough, Seth is so critical and rude toward everyone, including his daughter's fiance, but refuses to apply those same standards to himself. Call Tracy what you like, but, unlike her pathetic father, she didn't make demands of people that she didn't make on *herself.* Also, you can't blame the girl for wanting to defend her fiance, as well as herself, from her callous, insulting father.
Mike being so sweet toward Tracy in the 2nd half of the movie is the only thing that keeps this film from being an absolute cesspool of male depravity, including but not limited to fathers blaming their daughters for their infidelities, as well as, uncles going around pinching anything with a vagina, even his own damn niece. WTF???
I might've included Dexter in with Mike, but that opening where he "socks" his ex-wife is also unacceptable.
Yeah... It's aged pretty badly. I might let it go though, except that Redford goes as far as to call someone a "dyke" in "The Way We Were..." all because she didn't like his putridly written film. As good-looking and influential as Redford is, it does make me question his character that he's constantly playing characters that casually insult LGBTQ people.
The only one being "rude, thickheaded" and "ignorant" is you. *You* stop "[overreacting]"
As disturbing as the domestic violence scenes are, the way the movie registered to me was simply telling their relationship as it was without taking any kind of moral stance on it.
Anyway, I already know that domestic violence wrong, so I don't need the movie to go out of its way to tell me that. Just as long as they don't advocate in favor of domestic violence, I can stand an objective depiction. Hell, I even prefer it that way, granted that it's based on accuracy and solid truth.
Where did you hear she said he never hit her? That is absolutely false. Loretta Lynn not only talks about getting hit by her husband, but also talks retaliating against him (despite it not being shown in the movie).
She is even quoted saying, "Everytime Doo smacked me, he smacked hit twice."
https://www.biography.com/musicians/loretta-lynn-doo-marriage-cheating-violence
Why did you find Astrid unlikeable?
.... So what if you're a woman? That hardly changes anything.
Exactly what I thought. But, I guess Gabi's pride and her perfectionist way played a huge part in her decision and deluding herself into thinking that was what she wanted. By becoming closer to God, she could become her most perfect self, esp. as a nurse, maybe?
You bring up excellent points. Rather than God, the pope and church seem to be the ones to demand obedience, loyalty, and worship for themselves.
The current Pope Francis seems to be doing a wonderful job bringing people closer to God. But, who knows what goes on behind closed doors and if this direction will continue...
Read the above posts again, we acknowledge Julian has friends. We said *how* he maintained friends with his awful character was beyond us.
Really? Vicky is in the wrong and immature for choosing to fulfill her obligations like an adult, unlike her immature brat of a husband?
I hope no woman comes to *you* for career or personal advice!
Yeah, esp. that Sister Pauline. Who is that bitch to say Sister Luke was the one who was prideful and could never be a good nun?! Isn't that, in itself, not only prideful, but arrogant, vicious, and showing jealousy/envy as well? Yet, rather than being called out, Sister Pauline was coddled and enabled!
Teaching someone humility is one thing, but sick patients shouldn't have to suffer at the hands of someone like Sister Pauline, who is absolutely useless as a nurse and as a nun and would rather be vengeful, selfish, and bring others down to make herself feel better rather than elevating her own damn self! She could learn a lesson from poor Simone who is kind and actually humble enough to admit her faults and cut her losses without bringing anyone down with her.
I hated the nuns like Mother Marcella and Sister Pauline! They are insufferable! Thank goodness for Mother Christoph, what a sweetheart! *She* is who these so-called godly servants should aspire to be!
Did we watch the same movie? Julian was not adult at all. He was the biggest asshole in the entire movie!
He's so self-centered, entitled and spoiled, he would throw a tantrum and stomp off whenever he didn't get his way. This happened multiple times throughout the movie, beginning from his very first scene.
Even Lermontov who was known to be inflexible and made it clear he didn't want his dancers having romantic entanglements, eventually relented, and let both Irina and Vicky back into the company. And Vicky only came back after parting ways with Lermontov and agreeing to dance for other companies when she didn't have to, purely for her bratty husband's benefit.
Julian, on the other hand, had no regard for anyone but himself. People constantly had to pick up after him and work around his egotistical outbursts. The final straw was at the end when he tossed aside his professional obligations and left his concert. For what? So he can break into <i>another</i> major tantrum, guilt trip Vicky into giving up the greatest opportunity of her career (something which she would never do to him!), emotionally beating her down by accusing her of "destroying" their love because she is not childish and bratty enough to walk away from her professional obligations for their so-called <i>LURVE</i> the way he did, and then walking away from his clearly distraught wife and driving her to her death.
Julian was beyond pathetic. How had *any* friends, much less Vicky's love, is beyond me.
Lol, you should've written the climax and conclusion to the movie instead. The coat and cross being found on Chris would've made much more sense and carried the plot forward much more smoothly than Hunter whipping 'the evidence was found on a dead Apache, but I'm going to gamble on the idea that the evidence was stolen from the exact CH's who barely appeared 5 minutes in the movie and pin it on him... Oh, but wait! A twist within a twist, it was actually the *father* of white boy who I thought might've done it' The end!
Yeah, it was a disappointment. Everything from the 'confession' all the way through to Constance Towers and Jeffrey Hunter having their cliched ending kiss and the cavalry riding off into the distance was nauseating. It essentially whitewashed all the complexity and heart of the film. It deserved a much better conclusion.
None of the male characters you mentioned burned people alive; and they were punished for treason *on top of* refusing orders, unlike the Tarleys. People probably wouldn't be questioning Danearys' sanity so much, if she wasn't so fire-happy. While, I don't think she was written to be "mad" in the past season, she def. has pyrophiliac obsessions, which is very frightening, esp. for someone who owns dragons.
She is. That's what makes Cersei frightening. Whereas Danaerys' unpredictability is what makes her frightening.
WTF? That's a new one. First, it's vaccines, now inbreeding that causes Autism? Game of Thrones is fiction. Autism is not. Stop spreading slander and ignorance about a condition and a group of people you don't know shit about.