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The Goldfinch (2019)
Good, But Missing Elements
The Goldfinch is my favorite book, so I had high hopes for this film. I thought the casting was mostly pretty on point, and it's visually beautiful. But what makes the book so amazing is the words, the quotes about death, grief, love...
I'm glad the film had some narration but it needed a bit more. It also was just lacking in the emotional parts, it was a bit hard to connect to it as I connected to the book.
I fear people will see this movie and find it boring or pointless but I highly encourage you to read the book or even look up quotes from it because her writing is beautiful! And it was really missing from this film.
I think some more narration would've filled it out and helped people connect to it and understand it more.
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (2011)
Disturbing
I don't even know how to rate a documentary like this. Be warned, this will stick with you long after you've watched it. The entire story is just very disturbing and at the end there still is no answer as to why the tragic event happened. I thought the story telling was ok, but it truly focused too much on what a great person she was, when she killed 2 other people, herself and children because of her selfish actions. And the family being so hardcore in denial that she was an alcoholic even when they are presented with cold hard facts (the autopsy!!) is very difficult to watch. She had problems, and decided to get behind the wheel of a car that day, drunk and high as a kite- resulting in the deaths of many. Also, the image of her dead body with absolutely no warning right before was too much I felt, and didn't need to be in the documentary. I was very disturbed after this movie, so watch with caution.