Post by sandra on Sept 17, 2011 18:47:50 GMT -5
OK.
A few thoughts.
Brilliance of writing: the movie clips are of course pure genius. Maddie in Chicago: I really don't like her behavior with her parents. I'm stunned how Alex wants to push her to talk - he sounds like David to me on some point! I really love the 1st scene with Virginia, and how, at the end, they turn around and snuggle up in each others' arms to sleep. I really hate Maddie's "If I wanted to be badgered, I#d go back to L.A.!" Absolutely love how Virginia, in private after Alex has left, has her chitchat with her.
And what I really resent: "...not even Mr. Addison. Especially not Mr. Addison."
Heartbreaking moments: David's face when he enters Maddie's office and finds only Bert and MacGillycuddy there, his total desperation in the scene after, in his own office - yes, Bert, it is tough to be a guy sometimes. When he hears her checking her messages. When he leaves her that angry message later.
Random thought: no, I don't think he was that calculating, to leave her that message about cooking dinner for her after she had left. That would have been after Trip to the Moon then - he was a wreck the next day when she didn't show up at the office. It would have been very cold and calculating to leave her a message like that. That's not David. I believe that was an old message.
A very odd moment: when Maddie asks Dr. Hill: "Do you have a car? Does it have a radio? Do you drive fast?" Where does all that spontaneity come from??
Of course Bert is again great here. Of course I love his speech at the girls' house. Of course I hate when David tosses the car keys at him. Of course his attitude is the best: "You should try to work it out."
Most painful moment: David walking down the street in the final shot. Have you ever seen a lonelier, more broken man? My heart breaks for him.
Can I understand why this happened? Yes.
Am I disappointed? Yes.
Did my heart screm NOOO when he tossed the car keys at Bert? You betcha it did.
Am I mad at him? No.
Can I forgive him? Yes.
Is there any excuse for his behavior? Clearly: no.
Do I still love him? Hell, yes. I'm not ashamed to say - even more.
I think that David's and Bert's situation can not really been compared. Agnes had told Bert that same day she had the right to be with a friend who was in need of friend. David had been left two weeks ago for good - yes, I know, only two weeks, but - since then, despite of Maddie's "Let me call you" - not a word, not a sound, not a peep from her. Not the faintest ray of hope. Not even the slightest reaction to his letter, something I really resent! At some point he just gave up. One single word from her, and he wouldn't have even wasted a thought of setting a foot in a bar.
"You should try to work it out" - Bert's wise words. Of course you can't try to work anything out when you cut every contact completely off. JMO of course.
A few thoughts.
Brilliance of writing: the movie clips are of course pure genius. Maddie in Chicago: I really don't like her behavior with her parents. I'm stunned how Alex wants to push her to talk - he sounds like David to me on some point! I really love the 1st scene with Virginia, and how, at the end, they turn around and snuggle up in each others' arms to sleep. I really hate Maddie's "If I wanted to be badgered, I#d go back to L.A.!" Absolutely love how Virginia, in private after Alex has left, has her chitchat with her.
And what I really resent: "...not even Mr. Addison. Especially not Mr. Addison."
Heartbreaking moments: David's face when he enters Maddie's office and finds only Bert and MacGillycuddy there, his total desperation in the scene after, in his own office - yes, Bert, it is tough to be a guy sometimes. When he hears her checking her messages. When he leaves her that angry message later.
Random thought: no, I don't think he was that calculating, to leave her that message about cooking dinner for her after she had left. That would have been after Trip to the Moon then - he was a wreck the next day when she didn't show up at the office. It would have been very cold and calculating to leave her a message like that. That's not David. I believe that was an old message.
A very odd moment: when Maddie asks Dr. Hill: "Do you have a car? Does it have a radio? Do you drive fast?" Where does all that spontaneity come from??
Of course Bert is again great here. Of course I love his speech at the girls' house. Of course I hate when David tosses the car keys at him. Of course his attitude is the best: "You should try to work it out."
Most painful moment: David walking down the street in the final shot. Have you ever seen a lonelier, more broken man? My heart breaks for him.
Can I understand why this happened? Yes.
Am I disappointed? Yes.
Did my heart screm NOOO when he tossed the car keys at Bert? You betcha it did.
Am I mad at him? No.
Can I forgive him? Yes.
Is there any excuse for his behavior? Clearly: no.
Do I still love him? Hell, yes. I'm not ashamed to say - even more.
I think that David's and Bert's situation can not really been compared. Agnes had told Bert that same day she had the right to be with a friend who was in need of friend. David had been left two weeks ago for good - yes, I know, only two weeks, but - since then, despite of Maddie's "Let me call you" - not a word, not a sound, not a peep from her. Not the faintest ray of hope. Not even the slightest reaction to his letter, something I really resent! At some point he just gave up. One single word from her, and he wouldn't have even wasted a thought of setting a foot in a bar.
"You should try to work it out" - Bert's wise words. Of course you can't try to work anything out when you cut every contact completely off. JMO of course.