This was an extremely long movie for me to sit through and watch, I found myself getting up an doing things through this show. It could be that I don't have an interest in these types of shows, it didn't even have a lot to keep my interest.
Watching the show and seeing how things were so different back then, like having to look through a phone book to get addresses, or having to write everything down, and take notes. We have so much technology now, you can get most of your information through the push of a button.
The film was very dark most of the time, and when Bob and Carl would be out driving in the daylight, and go to someones house, all of a sudden it was dark. When they went to that ladies apartment to try ans get information from her, the entire background was black. They had to do much research, with running around and making phone calls, I can't even imagine the work they had to put in to get a story, even with work they had to do to get such a high profile story, like the Watergate.
They didn't seem to scared at the time when they were working on this story, but when Bob met with his informant in the parking garage, who could tell he was starting to get scared, because this story ended up being bigger then either Carl or Bob realized. The way they showed us how the inter workings of a newspaper was back then. Even realizing no matter where you were back then you could smoke, as Carl always did.
The acting in this movie was very simple acting, they just had straight faces, with a lot of talking and finding the facts for their story. The editor always seemed to have his feet up on a desk throughout the show. You could tell this movie was made in the 70's from the colors throughout the movie, which were white, red, blue, and yellow. They had many stand-in actors in this movie, which they had to do to make it look so very busy, which I'm sure it was. The sounds of the typewriter was very prominent in this movie, there really wasn't much music, just the hustle and bustle of being a newspaper writer.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Saturday, February 4, 2012
The Cider House Rules
This is one of those movies that you probably wouldn't take a second look at renting, but when you actually sit and watch the movie in whole, it brings a different aspect to life, in all the different turns within the movie. The movie was a perfect blend of human life realism, it shows all life's struggles we face day to day. The movie was set in old world, which match perfectly for the time they were portraying it to be. The acting of Toby, being Homer, was a perfection of low volume acting, in which he kept a wholesome look throughout the show, and Candy with her look of desperation for the love of Wally, and wanting to have a child so much, but Wally was just not ready as he was always taking off to war. Then when Candy found out that Wally was paralyzed from the waist down, she knew then that she would never have the child she yearned for. I thought at that time, she would decided to be with Homer instead of Wally, but then how would that make her look to leave the man she had been waiting for all this time, just because he was hurt in the war.
Dr. Larch always wanting a child of his own never biologically father a child, but Homer was definitely his child. He spent his live training and teaching Homer the workings of being a doctor, Dr. Larch wanted his legacy to continue, with someone who would continue to take care of all those children, and help the unwed mothers. It broke his heart when Homer decided to leave the orphanage and experience life outside of those walls, even though he never really went that far. Homer's right hand man was Buster, they were buds, and Buster was really upset when Homer left. Melody had a huge crush on Homer, but at that time I don't think Homer even knew what it was like to have a girl crushing on him. Little Fuzzy's favorite color was orange, so he really enjoyed Halloween and pumpkins. It was sad when Fuzzy pasted away and they never told Homer.
Having personal experience myself being a foster parent, I see first hand what a child goes through when their parents reject them, and don't want them. I starting crying right away when Curly wanted to know why, no one wanted him, but in actuality they wanted him there at the orphanage. The only real thing you can do for a child who is rejected is to be there, listen to them and help them find their place in this world.
It discussed me, probably like most other people, when the truth came out about Mr. Rose, and his daughter Rose. It was probably the best place Homer could have been at that time, because that is when he realized, why Dr. Larch did abortions for pregnant women. Not all women want to keep a child that they chose not to get pregnant with, that is why we have so many unwanted children in this world, because of women getting pregnant, and not wanting to have that child in the first place. I felt no remorse for when Mr. Rose was dying, for a man like that to do what he did to his daughter totally discuss me. What really happened to Jack? Personally I think he said something to Mr. Rose, about Rose, so of course Mr. Rose got rid of him right away.
I noticed in the beginning of the movie that when they were taking a shot of Homer in bed with one of the kids, they had angled the camera where it looked like the beds were set up at an angle. I understand it is difficult to produce a movie based on a book, because there is so much more information in the book, and it's impossible to get all that information in a movie, because if they did the movie would be so long, people would get to bored of sitting there, and they wouldn't get the full effect of the movie.
I'm glad Homer finally realized his true calling of being the caregiver of all those children. You could tell in the beginning of the show that he was meant for that type of work. He was great with the children, and even with the women who came in, even though at the time he didn't always agree with what they were doing. There is no way I could have did was he did, when he had to dispose of the fetus. The first time he did it, and had to open the pale and look at it, you could see the surprise and discus in his face.
The piece's that got me thinking is the two suicides within this movie, and then the disappearance of Jack, and then where did Rose really go? I wonder how Candy and Wally are doing now. Then did Homer ever find a woman to be with forever, maybe Melody, or did he just stay single like Dr. Larch, and take care of all those children, also did he train in Buster to be the next doctor at the orphanage?
I really enjoyed this show and plan to go get the book to read, so I can get the full effect of the meaning behind this movie, and come to the realization of why they had to make the book into a movie. Maybe because most great books are made into moives.
Dr. Larch always wanting a child of his own never biologically father a child, but Homer was definitely his child. He spent his live training and teaching Homer the workings of being a doctor, Dr. Larch wanted his legacy to continue, with someone who would continue to take care of all those children, and help the unwed mothers. It broke his heart when Homer decided to leave the orphanage and experience life outside of those walls, even though he never really went that far. Homer's right hand man was Buster, they were buds, and Buster was really upset when Homer left. Melody had a huge crush on Homer, but at that time I don't think Homer even knew what it was like to have a girl crushing on him. Little Fuzzy's favorite color was orange, so he really enjoyed Halloween and pumpkins. It was sad when Fuzzy pasted away and they never told Homer.
Having personal experience myself being a foster parent, I see first hand what a child goes through when their parents reject them, and don't want them. I starting crying right away when Curly wanted to know why, no one wanted him, but in actuality they wanted him there at the orphanage. The only real thing you can do for a child who is rejected is to be there, listen to them and help them find their place in this world.
It discussed me, probably like most other people, when the truth came out about Mr. Rose, and his daughter Rose. It was probably the best place Homer could have been at that time, because that is when he realized, why Dr. Larch did abortions for pregnant women. Not all women want to keep a child that they chose not to get pregnant with, that is why we have so many unwanted children in this world, because of women getting pregnant, and not wanting to have that child in the first place. I felt no remorse for when Mr. Rose was dying, for a man like that to do what he did to his daughter totally discuss me. What really happened to Jack? Personally I think he said something to Mr. Rose, about Rose, so of course Mr. Rose got rid of him right away.
I noticed in the beginning of the movie that when they were taking a shot of Homer in bed with one of the kids, they had angled the camera where it looked like the beds were set up at an angle. I understand it is difficult to produce a movie based on a book, because there is so much more information in the book, and it's impossible to get all that information in a movie, because if they did the movie would be so long, people would get to bored of sitting there, and they wouldn't get the full effect of the movie.
I'm glad Homer finally realized his true calling of being the caregiver of all those children. You could tell in the beginning of the show that he was meant for that type of work. He was great with the children, and even with the women who came in, even though at the time he didn't always agree with what they were doing. There is no way I could have did was he did, when he had to dispose of the fetus. The first time he did it, and had to open the pale and look at it, you could see the surprise and discus in his face.
The piece's that got me thinking is the two suicides within this movie, and then the disappearance of Jack, and then where did Rose really go? I wonder how Candy and Wally are doing now. Then did Homer ever find a woman to be with forever, maybe Melody, or did he just stay single like Dr. Larch, and take care of all those children, also did he train in Buster to be the next doctor at the orphanage?
I really enjoyed this show and plan to go get the book to read, so I can get the full effect of the meaning behind this movie, and come to the realization of why they had to make the book into a movie. Maybe because most great books are made into moives.
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