NP - This Xmas Season's Movies

[David Morris]

Oops, my bad.  Google Manchester MA (not NH) and up pops "Manchester by the
Sea."  I guess "by the Sea" means "not in NH."

David Morris

On Wednesday, December 28, 2016, <jbloocher at gmail.com> wrote:

> ...which isn't by the sea.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 28 Dec 2016, at 10:31, Joe Allonby <joeallonby at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','joeallonby at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
> Why is the title misleading or ironic? It's the name of a town.
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 11:23 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','fqmorris at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> I just saw Manchester by the Sea.  It is a finely-crafted tale that
>> jerked many tears from this sap.  Beside the great acting, its best feature
>> is the telling of its story via seamless meshing of past with present.
>> This meshing makes us quickly love and care for all the characters
>> presented, but especially for the main one, a deeply broken man who always
>> soldiers on through his great pain.  Highly recommended.
>>
>> The film's title is a misleading irony.  It is a spoof.  This ain't
>> Masterpiece Theater.
>>
>> David Morris
>>
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