ChadEHarris Reviews

The Hours (2002)

Excellent

[10/10 · 29 April 2004]

The Hours is an extraordinary film. To many, the movies are a way to gain perspective about life, to identify with characters...to find a way relate it to your own personal situations and examine it's issues to broaden your own mind. For people who look for this in movies, The Hours is an experience never to be forgotten. It contains normal people in normal lives with normal problems. They deal with problems most people deal with on a daily basis. It is a movie about the human condition...a condition that is far from perfect. Most people try put up a facade so others will think everything is fine...but it rarely is. Every day, people struggle to balance their lives between managing their problems and insecurities, while trying to portray a certain image to those around them. The person who is actually able to be honest with himself/herself and refrain from avoiding his or her problems is the one who is the happiest. The Hours helps us examine our lives and to see if we are truly living, or if we are simply spending all of our time avoiding those things that make us uncomfortable. Each character has a different ending, which occur when they have no other choice. For Clarissa, the events that happen around her force her to really think about the way she is living her life and encourages her to change it.

The acting in this movie is absolutely superb, and the casting could not have been any better. The film is honest and true and reflects the human condition through single day. Virgina Woolf was right about how you can recognize a person's life in a single day. What happens in that day shows their situation, their struggles, and the choices they are forced to make.

The Golden Girls (1985–1992)

One of the greatest series of all-time

[10/10 · 14 April 2004]

The Golden Girls is a wonderfully written, extremely funny show that will always be one of the greatest comedy efforts of all time. The show has laughter everyone can enjoy, and it explores topics that few shows dare to address. All four women won Emmy Awards for their roles, and the show enjoyed extraordinary ratings and acclaim. Every aspect of the show provides for pure comedic entertainment that transcends the art itself. The show provides a look into how friends from very different backgrounds compliment each other and become the best of friends. Each character brings a unique dynamic to the plot, and any viewer can learn from, identify with, and, of course, laugh at their adventures. Simply a show for the ages.