I feel too sorry for the mother. I just have to turn it off because she's treated so excruciating-ly badly and it makes me cringe :p
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I was going to post a topic identical to yours... but you totally beat me to it. I absolutely and 100% agree! Muriel's Wedding is not a comedy at all . . it's a tragedy. I've never cried so hard! Her mother endures so much pain and humiliation; two scenes particularly get to me - when she's ignored by Muriel at the wedding, and finally when her husband admits he's marrying someone else and leaving her... resulting in mom's breakdown in the kitchen. I was absolutely distraught! ~ I have found some solace in the fact that the lovely actress who played her character is still alive! Thank goodness :)
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I haven't seen this film in 10 years, for the same reasons. Even just thinking about some of the scenes, especially the one with the sandals, makes my throat clench. There's no other film that has that effect on me.
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Oh this movie makes me so sad.
The poor mother. I hate the church scene. Its horrible.
So tragic :(
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Me too! I've only watched the movie once all the way through. I love the movie, but I hate how horribly mistreated the mother is. I usually shut it off when she gets arrested for "stealing" the shoes. Her old shoes were at least two sizes too small! I felt so bad for that woman.
shareI hate when the father yells at her that the family wasn;t good enough for his political career (or something along those lines) so she takes it out on the son who is just sitting there on the couch. He then jumps up and starts screaming at her that SHE is the embarrassment...and, well..you know the rest. I know its only a movie but imagine feeling that hopeless
shareAt that stage of the film, Muriel is still the immature, emotionally stunted product of the family situation created by her corrupt, selfish father. It is only through the painful situations that she has to struggle through that she finds a level of maturity and contentment ... but the emotions represented surely are strong for a film that was initially represented as, essentially, a romp. It is much more than that.
The performance by the excellent supporting actress who played Muriel's mother certainly was touching and rather disturbing.
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I agree 100%! I love this movie, but I can't stand how the mother is treated. Every scene with her just makes me want to cry because I know how the movie ends. She's so sweet, and throughout the whole movie everyone just craps on her. When she's sitting alone at Muriel's wedding and starts crying, that's about all I can stand before I have to turn it off. I wish she had gotten a better revenge then just burning the lawn. She should have burnt the whole house down! Or completely cleaned out her husbands bank account and then burnt the house down. That would have made the movie less sad.
shareThe mother's progression from joy to despair in the wedding scene is soul crushing. That shot has stuck in my memory for years. Brilliant performance from the actress playing that role.
shareyeh I always feel sorry for the mother, horrid husband and children and she basically died all alone feeling unloved specially by muriel
shareMuriel was a total dog!
She lies,she steals and her family and friends were just as rude as she was. No wonder why her mum took her life...sorry Muriel but you are terrible.