i kind of wished it didnt have the mom is gone part,
i wish they had it set up differently. the movie is going to make everyone cry everytime we watch it...
i wish it was just a good comedy. it is too sad for repeat viewings
Same. My mum died in my arms less than a year ago from cancer. I didn't know what the film would be about so it took me by surprise and hit quite hard.
shareI can never listen to "Bette Davis Eyes" the same way again. That scene was excellent in every sense and I too cried. I think that scene alone elevated the movie up to another level. It was just so perfect.
This is definitely a film I can watch over and over and I plan to buy it....and I NEVER do that.
I think this was the strongest aspect of Final Girls; instead of just making fun of horror-tropes it used its self-awareness to become emotionally engaging as well.
One scene I haven't seen mentioned yet is when Nancy comes to realize she's a fictional character in a movie, existing solely to be killed off, causing her to run outside while Max goes after to comfort her, finding her weeping under a tree.
It got me thinking a whole lot more than I was probably supposed to about what this implies: All movie characters could very well become self-aware and break down in tears from this realization if you had the chance to go inside the film and tell them the truth!
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The movie was kind of a miss for me and I felt there were too many mom/daughter kind of moments.
But that final scene between them? Oh yeah. I totally cried, so well done and the daughter had some wonderful acting bits in there.
That was a wonderful moment, for sure.
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Yeah, it really was a moving story, which is unusual, even unheard of in horror movies. It's almost like the horror genre was a backdrop to the story of love between mother and child.
I wanted the mom to live and join her daughter out of the movie at the end! Yeah, yeah, I know, it's good writing to let her die, drama, etc. Call me a softy.
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I think horror movies can be moving. I don't really think this was a horror movie though. The intention here was never really to scare.
sharei was real surprised by how emotional this movie was. the chemistry between farmiga and akerman was so well done and so damn well acted too. all of their scenes had me choking. i also loved the touch of dobrev and shawkat's characters holding hands before they die. like someone else said, this movie really balanced out the sad, funny and "violent" scenes well.
i read that jason miller's son (miller, who acted as father karras in exorcist) was inspired to write the script based on the son wondering what it'd be like if he got a second chance to meet his father again (jason miller passed away). i think i can safely say that jason miller would've been proud of his son's script, because i damn sure was.
what an awesome, emotional joyride it was watching this.
I cried my eyes out at The adderal and sweet cherry pie scenes. That's the funniest thing i've seen in a movie for a long time.
shareIt was quite surprising the genuine emotion it produced. When Max first sees her Mom in the van on the way to camp, it reminded me of Field of Dreams when Kevin Costner's character sees his Dad as a young man. Taissa Farmiga is outstanding.
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