Interlude: If James Wood Supposes...

[rich]

i know i shouldn't feel this but julianne moore getting popped early
in the movie was refreshing

rich



On Feb 7, 2008 12:17 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree with Paul re. the Madonna thing, and the rescue ship called
> "Tomorrow."  Yikes!  And wasn't the lead male character named "Theo?"
> Double yikes!  It's like one of the Matrix writers infiltrated the
> ranks.
>
> Yep, I think you're right.  How to end the story?  The child's gotta
> survive, otherwise big bummer movie nobody'd watch.  But couldn't
> things have just faded into indeterminacy?  How did the book end?
>
> David Morris
>
> On Feb 7, 2008 10:57 AM, Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net> wrote:
> > kelber at mindspring.com wrote:
> > >
> > >> On 2/5/08, Paul Mackin wrote:
> > >>> Last evening I watched a dvd of "Children of Men."
> > >>>
> > >
> > > Personally, I thought it was over-hyped.  The contrived plot device was too distracting.  I think a lot of people responded on some level to the Madonna-and-child aspects of the story.
> > >
> > The level upon which I responded to the adoration of the child scene was definitely negative.
> > I got the feeling that at that point in the proceedings the director was desperate for a place to turn.
>