There was a thread about Million Dollar Baby, and a review and rant of mine. There was mention of "The Sea Inside" in the thread, but it wasn't the main topic.
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I haven't seen the movie, Storm. It's hard to comment on something I haven't seen.
It does seem to be part of a bigger trend in which the real or fictional stories of people with disabilities display a popularity out of proportion to the lived reality of people who actually live those lives.
From all reports, the movie added characters with disabilities - including one of the main character's advocates getting the right to be killed. From reports, it also downplays the way in which euthanasia activists and organizations flocked around Sampedro as a boost to their own political agenda.
Is it just that these are terrific movies or are these the kind of stories the public and critics most want to hear?
It's interesting to me that the movie "Ray" - about a real person with disabilities - is generating excitement for the actor only. It's completely out of the running for "Best Movie."
I think that tells me something.
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I intended to see "The Sea Inside" (careful word choice - I did not "want" to see it), but it came and left Chicago theaters in a very short period of time. And part of the time it was playing was while I was out of town for the holidays.
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I wonder if they'll ever make a movie about Christopher Reeve, and what they'll do to the story.
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quote:It does seem to be part of a bigger trend in which the real or fictional stories of people with disabilities display a popularity out of proportion to the lived reality of people who actually live those lives.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean here. My best guess is that you mean that there is a trend wherein people prefer to watch movies about people with disabilities than to watch actual people with disabilities. Is that it? I think that's probably a true statement, but wouldn't you say that in general people prefer to watch movies to similar real life situations?
quote:I think that tells me something.
What does it tell you?
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Sorry I wasn't clear - I was clearer in the other thread.
What people prefer to hear are the unusual and exceptional stories about people with disabilities who want to die. They seem to have a much broader appeal than those movies about people with disabilities living their lives.
Seems to me that before "Million Dollar Baby" burst on the scene, "Ray" was talked about as being a possible - and strong - "best picture" candidate. Whatever "buzz" there was in regard to "Ray" is gone now. It's all about Million Dollar Baby.
Hope no one "copycats" the manner of killing used in the movie - it would not be the peaceful thing portrayed - one of many little factual problems that slipped by reviewers.
(It's won mega awards even though most people haven't even had a chance to see it. It doesn't open in most cities until January 28th.)
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Was there really a lot of hype for Ray as Best Picture? That's interesting because I never actually thought it stood much of a chance for Best Picture. Not at the Academy Awards, anyway. I thought it had a good chance of getting nominated for Best Picture by sliding in on Jamie Foxx's performance, but I don't think there was anything particularly outstanding about the film other than the acting. I'm not saying I didn't like it--I loved it--I'm just saying that I always figured that it would get Best Actor and not Best Picture.
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you may be right. I didn't see "Ray" and I have a vague recollection of a few reviews I came across. Truth to tell, I don't spend a lot of time reading entertainment-oriented news, except when it's work-related - hence the extensive reading of reviews of "The Sea Inside," "Million Dollar Baby," and "United States of Leland."
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