I also disagree with the film being sugar coated

Posted by gware (D) on October 2, 2003 at 23:46:48

In Reply to: Could you be more specific? posted by rhizomatic on October 2, 2003 at 08:43:55:

tho the horror was greatly downplayed, there were no soaring violins or orchestral background to establish moods, and the film is all the better for that. The teenagers were played as immature, awkward, sappy and melodramatic, which is how a great many kids of that generation would have been
It would have been quite a challenge to recreate all that fragile angst credibly, the scene where the kids are playing records back and forth over the phone and they play Todd Rundgrens Hello Its Me was when I realised she had a firm focus on her subject
My 17 year old daughter watched this film and thought the girls were pretty but so starry eyed naive and sappy she didnt believe in the characterisations and had little emotional connection with the story, about the same reaction she would have if she was beamed back in the time machine to spend a week at that school in 197X I am sure!
The 30 years from that generation to hers is a mighty gulf to cross indeed and I think Ms Coppolla could have done far worse with that film, I thought it was a gem
Eric

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Topic - Virgin Suicides - Victor Khomenko 07:01:54 10/02/03 (14)

Victor, what did you mean by sugar coated, thanks (I prob agree with you, just curious)..nt.. - late 08:27:19 10/03/03 (1)

Re: Victor, what did you mean by sugar coated, thanks (I prob agree with you, just curious)..nt.. - Victor Khomenko 09:52:06 10/03/03 (0)

Haven't seen the flick yet, but AIR does the soundtrack and I've got a few of their pieces..... - Chris Garrett 21:28:40 10/02/03 (0)

Could you be more specific? - rhizomatic 08:43:55 10/02/03 (5)

I also disagree with the film being sugar coated - gware 23:46:48 10/02/03 (0)

Learning to walk at 28? - Victor Khomenko 08:52:06 10/02/03 (3)

Yes, exactly. - rhizomatic 09:02:56 10/02/03 (2)

Re: Yes, exactly. - Victor Khomenko 11:24:16 10/02/03 (1)

Teenagers, suicide, artistic integrity - rhizomatic 11:38:32 10/02/03 (0)

Re: Virgin Suicides - patrickU 07:52:13 10/02/03 (4)

How do you feel about Monica Bellucci? - Victor Khomenko 08:23:44 10/02/03 (3)

Re: How do you feel about Monica Bellucci? - patrickU 08:43:35 10/02/03 (2)

Welcome home, Monica! - Victor Khomenko 11:28:36 10/02/03 (1)

Re: Welcome home, Monica! - patrickU 13:49:01 10/02/03 (0)

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I also disagree with the film being sugar coated - gware 23:46:48 10/02/03 (0)

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