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Post by jr on Feb 6, 2024 13:39:34 GMT
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Post by mkb on Feb 10, 2024 0:23:05 GMT
Appreciate the link to that article. Some very interesting takes from all of the writers. Despite it's flaws, All of Us Strangers is essential viewing.
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Post by marob on Feb 10, 2024 15:49:05 GMT
Finally saw it earlier this week. Really liked it, but wasn’t particularly moved. Beautiful ending though, have had The Power of Love stuck in my head ever since.
Interesting to read some of that criticism. When Looking was on it was criticised for not being all things to all people. Feels like more of the same.
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Post by rumbledoll on Feb 12, 2024 19:02:02 GMT
Thanks for the article. Even though it’s full of valid criticism (well, subjective we all are) and lists things that didn’t worked for a particular individuals I must strongly disagree with the idea that your experience should be identical to the one movie characters are having in order to be moved. I consider myself a straight woman growing up in the 90s in a completely different country with its own traits but I do connect to this film big time. Some themes are universal such as making a move to get out of your shell, letting your parents see the whole of you, a phrase being thrown at you 30 years ago that still haunts you and so on.
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Post by gcbf on Feb 14, 2024 15:20:17 GMT
Wow, I am surprised some people were left unmoved. I only saw this recently but was completely captivated. As someone who's lost a parent, the idea of reconstructing them to play out healing fantasies was very real. I do agree with some of the criticisms about Paul Mescal's character, though - some of those choices didn't feel necessary. Andrew Scott incredible as per
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 16, 2024 8:45:13 GMT
I liked the performances but I didn't feel anything. Prior to watching it i knew nothing about it, as the story unfolded I thought I should be feeling something as both my sister and partner have died but no.
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Post by danb on Feb 16, 2024 17:52:14 GMT
Thanks for the article. Even though it’s full of valid criticism (well, subjective we all are) and lists things that didn’t worked for a particular individuals I must strongly disagree with the idea that your experience should be identical to the one movie characters are having in order to be moved. I consider myself a straight woman growing up in the 90s in a completely different country with its own traits but I do connect to this film big time. Some themes are universal such as making a move to get out of your shell, letting your parents see the whole of you, a phrase being thrown at you 30 years ago that still haunts you and so on. Completely agree. You don’t need to have experienced a scenario to feel empathy/emotion with it.
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Post by justfran on Mar 13, 2024 10:37:01 GMT
Streaming on Disney+ from 20th March
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Post by theatrefan62 on Mar 13, 2024 21:04:19 GMT
Streaming on Disney+ from 20th March Also out to own digitally now. I thought this was brilliant. Broke me emotionally a few times. The scenes with his parents are so perfectly written and acted. I think the marketing of it as a gay love story has done it a slight disservice, its so much more than that. If anything the 'love story' is secondary.
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Post by n1david on Mar 13, 2024 21:29:58 GMT
I think the marketing of it as a gay love story has done it a slight disservice, its so much more than that. If anything the 'love story' is secondary. I don't think this is how it was marketed, but the way the media picked it up as a love story between two of our most zeitgeisty actors, Scott and Mescal, did definitely attract an audience that wasn't expecting a more complex and sophisticated story.
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Post by theatrefan62 on Mar 13, 2024 22:29:03 GMT
I think the marketing of it as a gay love story has done it a slight disservice, its so much more than that. If anything the 'love story' is secondary. I don't think this is how it was marketed, but the way the media picked it up as a love story between two of our most zeitgeisty actors, Scott and Mescal, did definitely attract an audience that wasn't expecting a more complex and sophisticated story. Hmmm the poster and tv ads put a lot of focus on the couple
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Post by danb on Mar 24, 2024 5:56:47 GMT
Gave this another watch now that it’s on Disney. I found it equally as moving, and dreamy and just a beautiful exploration of grief and loss. It’s like the visual equivalent of one of those sound waves graphics you can buy of your favourite song. A vibe, rather than a straightforward linear narrative with 10/10 performances from all. (Especially Claire Foy. I had Scott pegged as my mvp on first viewing, but watching everything play out on Foys’ face is heartbreaking as she comes to terms with her son.)
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Post by justfran on Mar 26, 2024 18:41:50 GMT
I watched this a few days ago and add me to the many fans. Andrew Scott was brilliant as usual, as were Claire Foy and Jamie Bell. Paul Mescal was ok but for me, didn't give as strong a performance as the other three. I also found it difficult to understand some of his lines and felt it was noticeable he wasn't using his natural accent. A really moving, well made film so there's probably things I will spot on a second viewing. Quite a few tears shed. A strong four stars from me. {Spoiler - click to view} From early on, I thought there was something not quite real about Paul Mescal's character so I wasn't surprised by the ending.
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