I watched True Grit last night - the new remake, not the original - and I have to say, whilst I enjoyed it I don't entirely understand all the praise and awards being heaped on it
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I loved it, and I didn't get anything out of it that you were speculating.
I think there's so much praise for it because it's not the John Wayne version. =P
It's really true to the book, which I enjoyed, so there's that. Also, it is quite a bit more "real" and hard and not happy fun times than most of the Westerns Hollywood is known for (see: not John Wayne *g*). That's why I (and Hollywood) loved Unforgiven so very much, and I think that's carried over to this movie, too. And you can't discount the performances. They were all fabulous, and that goes a long way.
I liked the realism of it too, the harshness and (excuse the pun) grittiness of it - I just didn't get as involved in it as I would have expected to. It was, I don't know, good on the surface but I just didn't feel anything underneath all that. I can't really explain it.
I get like that with hyped movies, too, so I understand. I absolutely hate Forrest Gump and didn't ever see it until it was about four years old. It's a good movie, but because people were so crazy over it, it made me go in with a mindset that was much more critical. See also: Titanic. (I still haven't seen Avatar.)
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I think there's so much praise for it because it's not the John Wayne version. =P
It's really true to the book, which I enjoyed, so there's that. Also, it is quite a bit more "real" and hard and not happy fun times than most of the Westerns Hollywood is known for (see: not John Wayne *g*). That's why I (and Hollywood) loved Unforgiven so very much, and I think that's carried over to this movie, too. And you can't discount the performances. They were all fabulous, and that goes a long way.
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