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Dead Poets Society (1989)
One of the greatest movies ever
I watched this movie at an impressionable age and it is still one of my favorite movies. As a surface show, this is a story of a group of young men at a private school who were encouraged to think critically by an English teacher.
Beneath the surface, this movie is a story of men coming of age and learning that life isn't simple or fair. That standing up for oneself and others is the most important thing you can do.
I have seen this movie more times that I can think and I can quote nearly the entire movie yet each time I watch it I am moved to tears and laughter.
It must be said, however, that my daughter had to watch this movie for an English class. She didn't like it. Does the fact that it is required make a movie less interesting? Probably.
Jordan (2010)
I really wanted to like this.
I really wanted to like this. I really did. The plot looked interesting and the characters were interesting. I was pleasantly surprised to see main characters (Sheriff and family) who were not stereotypically white.
The little girl was fantastic. She held the entire movie together for me.
But I just couldn't buy the birth mother kidnapping her own kid. The birth mother shouldn't have a birth certificate if she gave the little girl up for adoption.
Was the little girl and her mom escaping from the birth mother? Is that why they were driving so far and so quickly in a single day? If so, why didn't the mom call authorities? She had every right to deny access. I wanted more backstory about the birth mom being so unhinged that the girl and her mom had to get away from her. The suicide at the end was pretty unbelievable, imho, and I say that as a mental health practioner.
We didn't really learn anything about this little girl at all. And anyone worth their salt would believe a little girl when she says this person is not her mom.
Too many plot holes for me to even begin to suspend disbelief, unfortunately. As I said, I really wanted to like this.