tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921293226506503314.post2356506064151191430..comments2023-10-22T02:03:11.535-07:00Comments on Fiona Bernard: Crazy Heart, The Verdict, and The Wrestler: Fall and Redemption in American FilmFiona Bernardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907366833096699328noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921293226506503314.post-67459476722537442572010-02-11T09:40:27.480-08:002010-02-11T09:40:27.480-08:00You're in for a treat, Don. I hope you like t...You're in for a treat, Don. I hope you like the movie. It's beautifully filmed, great performances, and a story well-told about human despair and human dignity.Fiona Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05907366833096699328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-921293226506503314.post-41454624563584883132010-02-11T03:51:03.609-08:002010-02-11T03:51:03.609-08:00With the destruction of the extended family, the i...With the destruction of the extended family, the isolation of suburban living, the individual is encouraged to "live" a great part of their lives in front of a poisonous teevee set.<br /> The self becomes the sole reference point for those not having any healthy emotional support, those having never been loved, those not capable of seeing the great diversity which exists in reality.<br /> Children are exploited to the point that they are walking advertisements for corporations, with conspicuous consumption being the measure of worth, outwardly and inwardly.<br /> One can never have enough of something which does not truly fulfill, and if consumption and self are all that the person has, they may remain upon this mad treadmill to the end of their days.<br /> If memory serves, an "idiot" is one who is completely self absorbed.<br /> We seem to have produced a bumper crop of idiocy in this society.<br /> I never liked Rourke in anything I saw him in.<br /> I agree that "The Verdict" is a great movie, I watch it every year or so, it reminds me that there are true values.<br /> I look forward to the Bridges movie, thanks.<br /> Don SmithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com