Thinking about how you felt after seeing it, why did it leave you with such a sad, hopeless feeling? I mean, movies do not normally affect me. When I see ads for it, I still feel that sadness. Anyone else or am I a just a nerd?\n\nPlease no smart-ass str8 guy/girl responses!
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You must understand that all great love stories must end in tragedy: can you imagine Romeo marrying Juliet and living happily ever after? No. Don't think of the movie in terms of sadness, but in terms of compassion: it was so well crafted that it allowed you to see the world from a different perspective than your usual one, thus opening the way for change. It is a universal tale of loss which reverberates with all of our losses, and teaches us to cherish what little time we have, to take chances. \n\nAlso, take a good hard look at the final scenes. Remember when Del Mar found the shirt and jacket? Jack's shirt was covering Del Mar's jacket: this represented their relationship. Twist had to repress his emotions with more difficulty than Del mar. But at the end, it was Del Mar's jacket that covered Twist's shirt: the two lovers had finally come full circle. I don't see this as sad, but as wonderful. Death had brought them, finally, to the same place. Ang Lee and Proux are geniuses! Hail!
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Ok..............what ever happened to Titanic?!??!?!? \n\nI have only cried in a few movies\nLast Of The Mohicans\nThe Last Samurai\nTitanic\nFacing The Giants\nAnd Born Free(Im so excited I found another human being who has seen that!!!)
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This movie was incredible. It definitely was not enjoyable...it was very hard to watch. But I thought they did an amazing job with the movie. It was supposed to be hard to watch. That was the point. \n\nAdrian Brody was amazing...and I dont even care for him that much. He made me forget that it was him. I just wanted to hug his character all through that tormenting movie. Unbelievable.
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I agree with you. I thought it was a very intense movie also. I was also taken by the elements you mentioned shown in the movie. One thing that always bothers me in these type of films is the fact that if the characters are alerted of danger they disregard the warnings. For instance in this movie the siblings are warned by a psychic who describes in detail the horror that awaits them. The woman is so sincere she almost starts crying. What's up with that? Wouldn't any rational person feel there's some legitimacy in what the concerned person is saying? I would. All in all it was a good movie and tough on the nerves!
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I was horse mad when I was growing up. I watched this movie so many times. Maybe you can settle something for me, I caught the tail end of the movie on cable a couple of months ago and I was surprised to find it was in colour. I only remember it being black and white (or maybe we only had a black and white TV when I watched it LOL!)
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I did see it and it was cute.  Like you, I don't see many movies because they are too expensive, but we took our kids to see it.  While it was 'animated' the storyline was not geared (HAHA!) toward kids.  \n\nMy suggestion...wait for the video.
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Other people have already said this, but hopefully I can take it a little further.  The tag line for the film is "Look Closer."  There are a lot of times in our everyday life when we feel like the dark weird things that happen are unique to ourselves.  They really aren't.  The point of this film is to show what looks like an average American family living in average suburbia and how dysfunctional they are to a fault.\n\nOne day the father (Kevin Spacey) snaps and decides to not let his life be ruled by the expectations of society.  Life is his and he wants to take it by the horns.  He goes on a tear and the first effects of this ripple throughout his family and his neighborhood.\n\nTo me (and I want to emphasize that my opinions should not be taken as law, we all make our own choices), the film is about peeling away the exterior we have been looking at all our lives and finding out what is really going on inside ourselves and others.\n\nSome people feel alone in their anxieties and self-perceived weirdness.  The tuth is, everyone has something they aren't showing the world.  I think this film is supposed to be a message to those who suffer in silence.\n\nJust my opinion
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Ive seen it, its definitely a tear jerker\nbased on the real happenings(not exactly what it should be called) it had me sitting at the edge of my seat so to speak. i watched it alone but it felt like there were millions behind me watching.
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I saw the movie last night and it is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. I totally agree with you.  I remember the day he died well and gave it 4 out of 4 stars.  My brother who was 3 gave it 4/4 and my 16 year old nephew gave it 3/4.  Do yourself a favor and see the movie. I am also shocked by the vehemence and hatred expressed for people once revered and loved. Society has declined.\n\nJFK and particularly RFK had a profound effect on my life. I was a teenager when Bobby Kennedy was killed. At age ten, I, on my own, went to JFK headquarters and got and passed out campaign fliers. His book, Profiles in courage, influenced deeply the rearing of my children. I taught them to always have the moral courage to stand up for what they believed even if they \nwere the only one or were ostracized. To stand up for good and the underdog, to be non conformist and dare to be different, I taught them buy having the courage to speak up boldly even if they were alone, they might give someone else who feels the same way but who is too scared or shy to speak up the courage to speak up too.\n\nI wanted to go into politics and read thick political books like "American Democracy in World Prospective" while peers read romance novels. (I got married instead subsequently.) But it was Bobby who captured my heart and soul. I memorized many of his speeches and some I still use and recall the words though it has been nearly 40 years ago.  He so inspired me with his deeds and his words. He wrote me a letter. \n\nConcerning the movie, although I was disappointed there was not more focus on his life and footage at points during the movie, in the end, the film triumphed tying it all together.  The film maintained my interests and had some great performances. But it is the emotions which it wrought within me at the end which cause me to give it a 10 and call it one of the best movies \nI have seen recently.  \n\nI was very surprised at the extreme emotions that cursed through me, particularly at the end of the film. First the anticipation of what was coming caused me to tense up. Watching that final night play out like I saw so many years ago brought me right back to the moment it really happened. \n\nI could not stop crying.  Indeed, I kept putting my face in my hands and really crying hard. I had to stifle back sobs that threatened to escape and embarrass me.  I could not stop wiping the tears so it brought me back to that moment when America saw its 3rd assassination. Those words that so inspired and called us forth to be a compassionate, just, peaceful nation that strived to mends bridges and really look at how we spent our limited time and what we might accomplish would never again be there to guide and remind us of what a better world we might have.  With him, those hopes seemed to die. It wasn't long when the wealthy elite began to escalate destruction of our country. \n\nBoth JFK and RFK had the unique ability to really make us look at ourselves and call forth the best within ourselves. When we lost these leaders of insight, intelligence, and empathy, we as a country lost a lot..our very souls and trust. It was a time in history of men of courage, idealism, and good mores that soon fled from all but those who still recall that "each time a man stands up for an ideal, acts to improve the lot of others and strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope and that ripple \ncrossing a million centers of energy and daring can build a wall that can sweep away the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance" and those who are mindful that "few will have the greatness to bend history itself but each of us can work to change a small portions of history and within those acts will be written the history of this generation." \n\n"It is from numberless, diverse acts of courage", he said. I didn't want to leave the theatre, but to reflect on all I was feeling. I continued to cry for
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I <33333333333D RENT! i have the soundtrack, i kno evry word 2 evry song. IT WAS SOOOOOOOO GOOD BUT SOOOOOOOOOOOO DEPRESSING!!! U HAVE 2 WATCH IT!
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This movie was a beautifully created film.  The cinematography alone made it well worth the cost of a ticket.  The costuming was beautiful, artful and relatively authentic.  As long as you are/were willing to sit through the length of the movie, it was very well done.\n\nI do agree that the use of a Chinese actress versus a Japanese actress was not the brightest call, but unfortunately, most Americans really don't recognize the differences (very sad, but also true.)\n\nI loved the story, though now that I have it on DVD, I tend to skip over the beginning where she's a child (except for the flavored ice scene - it's just beautiful).  I really love watching the development of the characters.\n\nWhile a lot of people think it isn't worth renting over and over again, let alone owning, I see it as a beautiful rendition of a lost part of history.  And to think - the book was written by a man! Go figure!
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Hey! I actually thought the same thing as you did. What is so special about a couple of years difference, right?! But I saw it this afternoon, and I have to say it was 100% better than I thought it would be...! The trailers didn't do the movie justice, and it was actually part humor; something they didnt make it out to be in the previews. The whole movie shows things from one perspective (the future), and there is a HUGE twist at the end leaving you going, "OH NO!!! THAT CAN'T HAPPEN!!!" But the end was really good, and I hope that you'll see it, because it is definitely a classic....! =)
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yeah i watched the film... it was very touching.... i cried... especially when she died... and yet everytime i watch it now... i still know she dies... and i still want to cry! \n\n(i watched it like 50+times LOL)
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I think the movie is great, and I think the Jamaican bobsled team rocks!\n\nBut my question is:\n\nWhat does your relationship with men have to do with the movie \nand/or bobsledding?
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Me! And I absolutely loved it.  I didn't remember seeing it until I came across a website dedicated to it.  It's a lovely and sad movie that brings back so many memories.
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i love final destination im like the biggest geek about it i saw the first one when i first got high lol the movies are super great and really freaky its like they way they die u wouldnt ever image it that way .like the airplane part in the first movie was so serious .but ya back to your question i thought the movie was good but i honeslty liked part 1 and 2 better but it doesnt matter i would watch part 3 any day .the part that scared me the most was either the roller coaster part or the part where the 2 girls gotburned in the tanning salon .damn it that movie was so f*cking  great i feel like watching it right now really really bad =] GREAT QUESTION
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Just saw this at the World 3-D Film Expo and wasn't overly taken with this re-imagining of the original. If it weren't for the use of the 3-D and CGI this would be headed straight to the bargain DVD section of your local Walmart.\n\nI really wanted to like this movie more than I did. It had lots going for it. A sold-out premier in high definition 3-D using the polarized glasses instead of the inferior red/blue glasses. They used special cameras as well as stedicam in shooting the entire movie. So, it looked as good as it was going to get.\n\nBut...geeking out is just not enough to carry an entire movie...\n\nThe script was clunky with some odd use of dated language mixed with present day dialog. A couple mis-castings didn't help matters much either.\n\nAnd, it just wasn't creepy or scary...at all...