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user-inactivated  ·  3570 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: February 18, 2015

I should add I've been watching the movies, I just don't really have much to say about most of them. I'm bad at discussing movies.

Well, most of them.





lil  ·  3570 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Full Disclosure: I have not seen or discussed any of the films in the hubski movie club. But I do discuss films with thoughtful friends, so here's my one cent:

There's no need to "discuss" movies if you went for fun and distraction. Some movies more than others might be enhanced with discussion. Any movie that makes you ask "What was that about?" might be worth discussion. On the surface the film might be about "a woman suffers from early onset Alzheimer's" (Still Alice) -- and yeah, that's what it's about. But even more so, I'd say the film is about how families deal with change...and that's where the interest might be for younger viewers -- if anyone under 40 gets around to seeing that movie.

Here's some other things to consider:

Did the protagonist change? Is that the story: how someone goes from one world view, belief, position, attitude, affection, affectation to another?

Do you think about the movie at least once the next day? If "yes" -- then why. Did it strike you emotionally? Why? That might be a good beginning point of discussion.

What do you think?

user-inactivated  ·  3570 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think you're right. Movies are that one area of my life where I just don't really want to do anything but sit back and watch one while eating some reese's cups.

That being said, I do see the value of the discussion itself.