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| GHcool |
Posted - 03/13/2010 : 22:53:07
Firstly, I didn't see Remember Me, the new Robert Pattinson movie. The trailer actually looked halfway decent, but after reading a few reviews that refer obliquely to a twist ending that ruins the movie, I was curious enough to see what the ending was. Some critics have been calling Remember Me the most offensive movie of the year.
After researching it (its available on Wikipedia and practically everywhere else), I decided I shant be seeing the film. It has been interesting reading people's reactions to the film though. I won't tell the ending, as a film buff, I'd say its worth looking it up if you don't plan on seeing the movie. Assuming the ending effects the box office results negatively, I predict that Remember Me will have a special place in the history of terrible creative decisions.
On the other hand, the ending does raise interesting questions about responsibility and sensitivity, about fiction and history, and about memory. Would the target audience of the film (teens born in the mid to late 1990s) have the same reaction as people who are older? If Remember Me is indeed inappropriate and offensive, how could it have been made in a way that wasn't offensive? |
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| TitanPa |
Posted - 08/11/2010 : 19:25:07
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Originally posted by GHcool
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Originally posted by TitanPa
Isnt that what movies are all about? Or period pieces? Was it a cop out or exploitation when Jack died after the Titanic sank. How about when Danny dies after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Just my opinion. 9/11/01 will forever be known. It be used as a period piece movie. Just because it was the twist does not make it a cop out or exploitation in any way.
The point is that Jack dies on the Titanic in a movie called Titanic and Danny dies in a movie called Pearl Harbor. Those movies make no secret about the era/events in which they took place. If, however, Jack boarded a ship at the end of the movie and said goodbye and whoops, I guess he boarded the Titanic and not just some random ship, then people would have rightly been outraged.
I guess you never enjoyed an M Night Shyamalan movie
btw. I would have enjoyed Titanic alot more if I wasnt waiting for the ship to sink 1 hour into the movie. I probably would have been alot more emotional at the end. |
| GHcool |
Posted - 08/11/2010 : 18:04:56
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Originally posted by TitanPa
Isnt that what movies are all about? Or period pieces? Was it a cop out or exploitation when Jack died after the Titanic sank. How about when Danny dies after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Just my opinion. 9/11/01 will forever be known. It be used as a period piece movie. Just because it was the twist does not make it a cop out or exploitation in any way.
The point is that Jack dies on the Titanic in a movie called Titanic and Danny dies in a movie called Pearl Harbor. Those movies make no secret about the era/events in which they took place. If, however, Jack boarded a ship at the end of the movie and said goodbye and whoops, I guess he boarded the Titanic and not just some random ship, then people would have rightly been outraged. |
| TitanPa |
Posted - 08/11/2010 : 03:29:46
Isnt that what movies are all about? Or period pieces? Was it a cop out or exploitation when Jack died after the Titanic sank. How about when Danny dies after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Just my opinion. 9/11/01 will forever be known. It be used as a period piece movie. Just because it was the twist does not make it a cop out or exploitation in any way. |
| Sludge |
Posted - 08/09/2010 : 18:55:43
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Originally posted by Improper Username
Curious about this topic, I looked up the film's ending. I think I would find that offensive only if it were done in a disrespectful manner. Is the reason that some of you find it offensive because you think it is too exploitative of the tragedy?
From what I've read about the film, I think I might like it, as I am fond of films that inspire one to contemplate the brevity and beauty of life.
I think they exploited it for an easy ending and to sell the story. I didn't feel that the people whose lives were lost were exploited so much as this huge event was dropped on top of an otherwise really neat little story with a bow wrapped around it. Picture "Casablanca" situated a few years earlier, and at the end, Ilsa takes off in the Hindenburg. |
| Improper Username |
Posted - 08/08/2010 : 03:31:59
Curious about this topic, I looked up the film's ending. I think I would find that offensive only if it were done in a disrespectful manner. Is the reason that some of you find it offensive because you think it is too exploitative of the tragedy?
From what I've read about the film, I think I might like it, as I am fond of films that inspire one to contemplate the brevity and beauty of life. |
| TitanPa |
Posted - 08/06/2010 : 19:14:14
I just saw this last week. I was blown away by the ending. I never saw it coming. WHen this movie first came out I had no intention of seeing it. Never even heard reviews about it. I was anti-Pattinson. So when I was out to a RedBox, this was the only movie that sounded interesting to me. So irented it in jest.
As I was watching it, it seemed better than I suspected. I was suprised Pattinson had a sex scene. I figured since they wernt done with the Twilight series that he would have to hold back in other movies. But I guess not. As for the scene in question at the end? When I saw the date and then they pulled back from the window, I cringed. I was hoping what was next to come wasnt shown fully. They cut away and showed other members of the cast. I was so surprised and was so happy nothing was shown. Not even one speck of smoke was shown. I dont know what some people were up in arms about. They had the decency to omit the event itself. The movie went on. The event wasnt dragged out. I for one liked the film. I was pleasantly surprised. |
| Sludge |
Posted - 08/06/2010 : 17:58:21
I just watched this last week and went looking to see if anyone felt the same as me. I hadn't read this thread when GHcool kicked it off in March, nor any criticism so I was really going into this eyes open. I was glad to see at least one fwfr caught this.
I agree with you and with the critics. I was personally offended by the ending. Bear in mind, I'm SLUDGE. To get it to a point that it even offends me, they have really achieved something.
It's not even about whether you saw it coming or not. What you have is otherwise a palatable script, a real story arc, good direction and solid acting by an accomplished cast... this is why the device is such a cop-out and this becomes a storytelling tragedy. It is also yet another abuse of the event in question.
Noting that this is the scriptwriters' first film credit, my thought is that the script was all together, done, and already out there being ignored amongst the piles of garbage that production greenlighters have to sift through. Then, the idea came to mind to bind this thing to a big event that everyone was making movies about. It is that much of a 'patched on' product.
I'm not saying don't waste your time, but it would be nice to see a People's Edit with the scene that wrecks it cut out.
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| GHcool |
Posted - 03/16/2010 : 04:09:39
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Originally posted by Ro�k G10f, MD+
Once I heard the year and location of the movie, I simply assumed the "twist" would be part of the plot. How could it not? If a movie takes place in Hiroshima in 1945, I can guess what's going to happen then, too.
I haven't seen the movie, but from what I read, the year is not known until the "twist" happens (i.e. the audience is led to assume that the film takes place in 2010). |
| RockGolf |
Posted - 03/15/2010 : 14:22:22
Once I heard the year and location of the movie, I simply assumed the "twist" would be part of the plot. How could it not? If a movie takes place in Hiroshima in 1945, I can guess what's going to happen then, too. |
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