Father and son run their own two-man furniture business but have opposing ideologies on what should guide their craftsmanship, quality or commerce.Father and son run their own two-man furniture business but have opposing ideologies on what should guide their craftsmanship, quality or commerce.Father and son run their own two-man furniture business but have opposing ideologies on what should guide their craftsmanship, quality or commerce.
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Matthew: Tell him to fuck off.
Caleb: Tell who to fuck off?
Matthew: Jim. You gotta tell him to fuck right the hell off.
Caleb: What are you talking about?
Matthew: You love him right?
Caleb: Yeah.
Matthew: Then that's what you have to do. Look. Jim told his dad to fuck off. He said "Pops, I'm moving to Canada. Fuck you, I'm gonna grow my hair long." I told my dad to fuck off, they told their dads to fuck off. This is the history of western people, Caleb, I mean it's about the only meaningful tradition we have left.
Caleb: ...
[thinking]
Caleb: ... You know, we really don't have that kind of a relationship.
Matthew: That's precisely what I'm saying.
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This coming of age story really does a brilliant job of intertwining the story of the young protagonist Caleb and his father Jim. The tension set off between the two characters is heightened by the interesting similarities between Jim's first days in the Valley and Caleb's struggle to escape. The more Caleb rebels against the ideals of his father the closer he comes to him.
The dialogue moves seamlessly from drama and high seriousness to dry wit and sarcasm, weaving together the stories of a strong cast of central characters. The writing for each character is excellent and the actors' performances only serve to flesh out Nealon's already keen instincts for character development.
As a twenty something myself trying to escape the clutches of parental conditioning and New Age utopianism, I can say that this film really resonated with me. Like Caleb, I too have a father obsessed with Buckminster Fuller. And like Caleb, I am also struggling to make sense of myself in a world which does not conform easily to the ideals instilled in me by my parents.
I highly recommend this film.
- danielfroidevaux
- Jan 24, 2006
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