I was scared he might hit her
yeah, and i wish all moms were like her..
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i wish all moms were like her..
well, not exactly, add the ability to rid yourself of such a bum,
denouce a religion that considers you second,
not depend on a spouse for simple things like milk money,
and not to procreate more mouths than you can support.
other wise she was a jewel of a mom.
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what are you, 12 years old?
Your inability to grasp the point of this film or understand the times she lived in is a sad commentary indeed.
"You can't tell me nothin' if you ain't had an 8-track." -Sinbad
I am well aware of the times she lived in, and certainly the point of the film more than you'll know.
But it is a fact that woman do not, and do not have to live in a world like that anymore. So given the fact that such a person could be liberated she could be even a better mom, and person. AND NOT worry about getting hit, or where the food money was coming from.
I doubt you would really like to have a mom like that, AND WISH TO LIVE IN THE
1950's knowing what is possible now.
Maybe you are the one acting 12. Thinking for yourself only.
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Women just did not have any rights. The scene at the mortgage office showed that. Evelyn had won the down payment of $5,000 (more than a car cost then) and clearly wanted to co-sign the loan. Even into the '70's women could not hold a credit card in their name. The church in the film was no help in stopping Kelly from buying a six pack and a fifth on a daily basis; the minister also drank. No, our heroine had to give him a happy home. Even today, people burden wives to manipulate their husbands in "womanly ways". I have received such advice from people whom I call "enablers".
I feel that people who are trapped, even though they put on a happy face, pass their frustrations onto their kids, as Evelyn may have to the author. Evelyn directly told her daughter to get out and use her brain and heart. Often kids live what their parents did not. For instance, a study of the sons of past US Presidents showed that they pursued the career their father wished he had, as JFK, Jr. did, running a magazine, as JFK wanted to be a journalist or anthropologist. Many daughters were and are influenced similarly.
Check out All the Presidents' Children: Triumph and Tragedy in the Lives of America's First Families, by Doug Wead, now in paperback.
"Two more swords and I'll be Queen of the Monkey People." Roseanne
I feel that people who are trapped, even though they put on a happy face, pass their frustrations on to their kids, as Evelyn may have to the author. Evelyn directly told her daughter to get out and use her brain and heart.
YES, Evelyn certainly did pass that on to her daughter, the author. And I am so glad they made sure to keep that very important car trip the two took to emphasize that in the movie. And of course we all know what she did with that energy, (wrote the story to give this important message to everyone.
That scene when they were stopped at the gas station and discussing things was one of the most uplifting (maybe redeeming?) parts of this true story. I think I (as a movie watcher) would have been left really saddend over all if that had not occurred.
and like I posted elsewhere in subject, Ellary Porterfield playing Tuff Ryan captured this "transition" and the feelings superbly. you could see her understanding and furstration and power in every move.
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I'm glad that you mentioned Porterfield. She really dazzled and I had to immediately look her up. I hope for great things from that one!
She and Moore had two long conversations and I was hoping one would let the movie pass the Bechtel test, but unfortunately both conversations were mainly about Harrelson's character, so no luck.