NP - This Xmas Season's Movies

David Morris fqmorris at gmail.com
Wed Dec 28 12:36:59 CST 2016


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On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 10:17 AM Jim Frame <jbframe at aol.com> wrote:

> Not everyone liked it.
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> From: Joe Allonby <joeallonby at gmail.com>
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> To: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
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> Cc: P-list <pynchon-l at waste.org>
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> Sent: Wed, Dec 28, 2016 2:31 am
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> Subject: Re: NP - This Xmas Season's Movies
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> Why is the title misleading or ironic? It's the name of a town.
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> On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 11:23 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 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.
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> The film's title is a misleading irony.  It is a spoof.  This ain't
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> David Morris
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