We've been watching Of Mice and Men over the last couple of days. It's interesting to see how different people react to Lennie and everything he does. I have some who find the film incredibly sad because Lennie is so innocent, and yet he faces so much trouble in his life. Others laugh while Lennie winces after his fight with Curley, all the while mocking those who feel sorry for him.
"It's fake," they chant as if it makes the condition of a character any better. They are cruel, heartless butt-faces to the 3rd degree.
My wife and I went and saw Burn After Reading two days ago, and with her, it became a different movie. Despite the hilarity of Pitt and McDormand, we couldn't help but notice the cruelty of the situation. The only characters that get what they want are the women who seem to be the least afflicted throughout the movie. This is by no means a statement of gender but a statement of the shallow, they that drag and ruin the lives of the innocent in their pursuits and desires. We had a sobering moment as we thought of those that would find the film to be a comedy only.
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