RE: Private Ryan, The Thin Line and back to Ignatius J. Reilly

Sean Draine (seandr@Exchange.Microsoft.com)
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 17:10:59 -0800 

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Jim:
"The movie veered a bit toward sentimentality at the end,  but was powerful
enough throughout to make it forgiveable."

Spielberg regrettably did the same thing with Schindler's List, tacking a
sentimental ending onto an otherwise powerful (and artful, I would argue)
film. The Schindler's list ending seemed much worse to me than the SPR
ending. 

In any case, I'd be very surprised to find any movie do what SPR did better
than SPR did. The movie scared the shit out of me in a way that movies like
Platoon did not. In Platoon, I could run away because I didn't believe in
the fight or the politics behind it. SPR offered me no such escape, leaving
me wondering whether I would have the constitution to do the right things in
spite of my terror. 

I haven't seen the Thin Red Line either but I shall pick it up soon. 

-Sean

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RE: Private Ryan, The Thin Line and back to Ignatius J. = Reilly

Jim:
"The movie veered a bit toward sentimentality = at the end,  but was powerful enough throughout to make it = forgiveable."

Spielberg regrettably did the same thing with = Schindler's List, tacking a sentimental ending onto an otherwise = powerful (and artful, I would argue) film. The Schindler's list ending = seemed much worse to me than the SPR ending.

In any case, I'd be very surprised to find any movie = do what SPR did better than SPR did. The movie scared the shit out of = me in a way that movies like Platoon did not. In Platoon, I could run = away because I didn't believe in the fight or the politics behind it. = SPR offered me no such escape, leaving me wondering whether I would = have the constitution to do the right things in spite of my terror. =

I haven't seen the Thin Red Line either but I shall = pick it up soon.

-Sean 

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