I liked the movie, watched it a while ago with my girlfriend. But why is her grandad all the time talking about this god, this jesus, so maria and so on. Even while chatting and making fun with his friends. That stuff really screwed some parts up in the movie.
shareGrace's grandpa always talked about God, Jesus, and Mary because he was an old Irish Catholic. It would have been odd had he NOT talked about them!!
shareHer grandfather was Irish and Catholic...it would have been really strange if he had not been mentioning God. Angelo told Grace to pray in Rome, and God would hear her better. Italians are Catholic, as well, in case you didn't know it.
I don't really see where mentioning God in the movie "screwed" it up.
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I thought it made the movie more charming. Without it, the movie would have been lacking a realistic aspect, in regards of the characters.
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Apparently you have never been around Irish Catholics (the old ones I mean) also many of the Italian Catholics (and also the Hispanic Catholics) are very devout, their religion is the core of their life This characterization makes the characters more realistic.
I went a tour through Colonial Mexico last year, and we had several older Catholics on the tour, and every church we entered (and in Colonial Mexico that's a lot of churches) These folks would stop and 'genuflect' at every alter. Fortunately, even though I am not Catholic, I am charmed and impressed by anyone who follows the tenents of their religion.
I am more concerned about people who are so oppressed by their own fears that they are offended by religious themes in movies. I find it very sad that so many people are unable to simply appreciate that there are different views and lifestyles and instead think that "that stuff really screws up the movie"
In agreement about "core of life" I was raised in an italian community in the 60's and boy did it bring back memories. LOL!!
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He's taking the knife out of the Cheese!
Do you think he wants some cheese?
being a cradle catholic I found it added to the movie and was nice to see. but I think it would have been nice even if the characters we re a different religion. It would not have changed the story any. It made the characters, as another reader said, more realistic. Having many relatives who were off the boat Irish catholics it is very realistic for these characters to have such devotion.
shareTo me it is what makes the film so beautiful and bittersweet. The strong faith and sense of destiny. Many people believe that everything happens for a reason.
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I finally saw this movie for the first time today. My dad LOVED this movie, which was totally out of character for him. I just figured he took a liking to Minnie Driver. But, I still never understood why he went out and bought this movie all on his own and watched it quite often. Well, now I completely understand.
My dad was a 1st generation American raised by Irish Catholic immigrants. And, yes, this is how my grandmother and the rest of my dad's side of the family spoke. So, I'm sure he took a liking to this movie because of the familiar accents and expressions, etc. Plus, my mom had just died when this movie came out, so I'm sure he related to Bob.
Speaking of my mother, the scene where Jim Belushi and Bonnie Hunt are arguing over cursing in front of their kids while shouting out all sorts of curse words while telling the other to stop, well, that was my parents. My dad would come home from work and curse up a storm about his a day and my mom would respond, "God d@mnit, John, watch your language in front of your daughter!!" Ah, memories.....
Weird. I'm not religious at all but the "religious touch" as you call it didn't bother me at all. Anyway a character in the film was religious, it wasn't a movie about religion and it wasn't crammed down anyone's throat. I don't see how it screwed anything up at all.
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