Leaving Normal
Leaving Normal seemed like a replication or more like a copy-cat of Thelma and Louise in many perspectives. However, this was the worse version of the film. So, yeah...I didn't really like the film at all. Things that I like about this film is that the main character Marianne was close to reality. I am not saying that I don't like Marianne being close to realistic character. However, I wish that the director have put more effort into portraying this character. It could have been fun, yet at the same time realistic. Instead, it looks like the director chose to go towards the boring side. Another thing that I like about this film is that Marianne not wanting to make choices and just not making the right decisions. She was very passive and I was able to relate to her in that way. However, it felt like she was just dragging that process so much that it really just bugged the hell out of me. Another thing that I like about this movie is the two cute Alaskan kids. They were really cute and I think it was really sweet of Marianne to teach them English and give them a shoulder of an elder or adult in the family. I think education is very important and it's always generous to educate other people. Also, it is very important to have an adult in the family. Without an adult, life can be very messy. Therefore, I think it was great that Marianne decided to give them a home and a family.
From all the movies that we watched this semester, my favorite movie is Boys on the Side. It had everything that a good film needs: humor, emotion, drama, right character, right acting, good storyline, good dialogues, etc. The film contained every good quality that a film needs. So, I really liked this film. i love the love story and the relationship between Robin and Jane. I loved the concept of a woman with Aids who is struggling internally and externally. Someone who badly needs love and sex. Someone who regrets for being who she is, how she she, meaning she regrets that she knows what she wants, guys know it and thus avoids her. That's why she just chose to sleep with the bartendar, when he looked at her. because, normally guys don't do that. desperately, she sleeps with him and the consequence is that she gets Aids. This film is a lesson to other people, girls like Robin, etc. So, it is a fantastic film. Even this film in a way was like Thelma and Louise. Except for, it does a better job in including all the characteristics of a good film. Therefore, for me this film worked, but Leaving Normal didn't.