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Ordinary People (1980)
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Ordinary People - The book vs. ...
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"Like most novels which can take hours to read, and a movie which is condensed to an approximate 2 hour (or even less) time frame, there are always differences between the novel as written and the movie. Ordinary People was the directorial debut of Robert Redford and what a debut it was! As much as I enjoyed the movie (it has always been one of my favorites), the novel by Judith Guest is even better (though I recommend seeing the movie first) so you can picture the actors when you then read the book. The major differences of course is in the details of the story lines. The book goes into much more details in regards to Conrad's struggles and feelings from being in the hospital and also the interrelationships of his friends and family. The biggest difference that I saw was the movie kept Conrad's relationship with Jeannie Pratt at a casual, platonic relationship while the book detailed a much more serious and intimate one. The movie also does not cover the Epilogue in the book nor co ... "
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"I have never been to a Film Festival before, so I was pretty fresh to the scene at Water Front in Saugatuck, MI this year. It was a small, quiet resort town, mostly untainted by hype or the onslaught of cinephiles. There were just a lot of people, anywhere between the ages of 1 and 80, who simply came out to enjoy the films and maybe meet a few other film-lovers. The festival itself flowed pretty smoothly (except Fed-Ex some how managed to misplace several films, which then had to be shown in digital instead of celluloid; much to the film-purists chagrin), which is pretty incredible considering it is a completely volunteer-run festival. Even the promotional media that they showed before films seemed well-done, and were at the very least clever and humorous. The first film I watched while I was there was The Go-Getter, a film by Martin Hynes; his second after a film he made in 1999. The Go-Getter stars Nick Offerman, Jena Malone, William Lee Scott, Zooey Deschanel, and Lou Taylor P ... "
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A Gift
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"This one is, for what it's worth, a member of my Top Five, and is the single most touching movie I've ever seen. Let me tell you why (you must want to know, otherwise you wouldn't be reading this). From a purely "high-brow, upper-echelon, I go to college and, boy, I'm smart" point of view, this is a very well put-together film. In his intensely personal style, Robert Redford did things with the camera only indie student filmmakers are brave/stupid enough to do, but these angles and motions are used in such a way as to open up a sort of painful dialogue. You'll be depressed from the camera work alone. The music is none too shabby to this end, either, as the less is more classical soundtrack plays like an orchestral sob song. Then you get to the story, which is, without a doubt, so damned sad! These titular characters are just so honest in their suffering you can't help but feel for them and empathize and sympathize and end up remembering the ... "
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