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I have been a big fan of O'Connor's writing since college. She was an "unusual" character for the time... and her writing is quite distinct. Thanks much for the upload! |
Not too sure if the subject will hold my attention, but I'll give it a try because of Laura Linney! Thank You. |
A new Ethan Hawke project with him as director, and his Daughgter starring... I'm cautiously optimistic. His past directorial endeavors haven't been anything groundbreaking, but he's steadily built his resume since starting in the role, and recently completed 6 Episodes of a TV show, so we know he can be a workhorse director. Unsure about his daughter though— nepotism projects rarely go well, but I'd like to think that Hawke and his daughter work well enough for this to be at least an interesting film. Plus it's got Steve Zahn and Laura Linney in it, so it won't all be a wash. Looking forward to a potentially interesting biopic. Thanks uploader! |
Ethan Hawke directing a movie starring his own daughter, usually i dislike nepotism but this one seems interesting so will give it a try... |
I recall an interview with both of them talking about the sex scenes in this movie. |
Really, you dislike nepotism... So, you wouldn't help out your family if you could? |
@thelastmotel SAY WHUUUT,,,,,????? my oh my oh my.... these artists are really into vulgarity from dad to daughter mom to son |
@Guest-8832: It's a biopic, and people DO have sex in real life— so, if it's part of the biography, and her father is the director, that can probably be uncomfortable and awkward. Why did you assume it was something enjoyable? Did you just want to go to the comments and call people names? Please explain. |
Well I actually enjoyed this film. But I've always enjoyed Ethan Hawkes work and obviously is daughter is proving herself to be a talented actor as well. I have also been a fan of O'Connor's since college so it was interesting to learn more about her personal life. |
Missed Opportunities: A/V good though I didn't like the washed out color palette selected to covey old-timeyness for the material about O'Connor herself. B/W would have worked better in my opinion. The vignettes from O'Connor's stories were very very good. Selected well and acted very well. The problem is that at the end of Wildcat, one knows nothing more about O'Connor herself than that she had lupus, was bedeviled by her religious anxieties- sillily portrayed in the embarrassingly bad scene with Neeson as the priest - felt oppressed by her mother and, as an oppositional female writer who knew exactly what she wanted to convey, was cavalierly rejected by the "male dominated" "publishing establishment" which "knew better". The missed opportunities are mainly two. First, O'Connor was part of a major - perhaps the major - US literary milieu of the mid-20th century of Salinger, Mailer, Capote, Harper Lee, William Faulkner - the list goes on and on, and all we thinly meet is Robert Lowell, who himself was an interesting bundle of issues. Second, we learned little to nothing of her generational racism, which even Hawke had to confront about her - and which he carefully deflected. In fact, we get the opposite impression of this aspect of O'Connor from Hawke through her working her mother over when her mother was blatantly racist, and from the trenchant vignette about characters who believe they should be above those who shouldn't be above them, above and below code for white and black. 4104 here said "I have read, literally, thousands of books by authors from Homer to Rowling and I've never even heard of this "Flannery O'Connor. (sic)". Even if 4104 didn't Hard Pass Wildcat, I doubt it would have provided incentive to seek O'Connor out. |
"washed out color palette selected to covey old-timeyness" You meant "convey old-timeyness", right? Interesting review. |
I have read, literally, thousands of books by authors from Homer to Rowling and I've never even heard of this "Flannery O'Connor. While I love Laura Linney and enjoy Steve Zahn's work, I'm ambivalent about Ethan Hawke and have no use for Maya Hawke, (nor for her mother, Uma Thurman). Combine the Hawkes with the story and it adds-up to a "Hard Pass" for me. |
I'm nonreligious & always have been, but as long as it's not outright propagandist cheese, I have no problem with stories exploring theistic themes, as this "will to the transcendent & ineffable" is part of the human condition. (I do prefer studying the philosophy of religion for a deeper understanding of such things) |
dont worry, God wont hard pass you. he believes in you even if you dont. |
You can still make a good movie without using G as a plot device. |
Of course you can Jaxe, but when religion/belief is so central to the person that is the subject of the movie, it's not a hokey plot device but an integral part of the narrative. |
@Furrowbrow excellent, check out the works of Paul Brunton |
@ Guest-7047 Thank you, but I'm talking about rigorous, academic, critical, rational analysis (true) philosophy: the kind published in journals or by academic presses & what you can read for free on the SEP (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) site. |