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To: Neocon who wrote (34175)	8/6/1999 10:25:00 AM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

Sorry penni what?? That I don't see the movie as you do? You have such an "I am right-you are so dumb" kind of presentation! Did you realize that it comes across this way? But that's ok. I am very forgiving. You didn't know all these things without being exposed to such a sordid two hours? Do we need everything thrust so graphically in our faces to make the point? This is not a new message, nor an especially original or modern one. People have had to make these same moral choices through the ages. I found the non-resolution of the film to be depressing, not because I care about happy, tidy endings, but because this was a sort of lesser of two lousy alternatives. There was no feeling of joy in their lives or their decision. It was not a very ennobling movie. Perhaps you don't mind seeing us this way- I choose to believe in man as capable of more vision and beauty and dignity and personally that's my focus. To me, this movie denigrated us. I found it condescending and even puerile and sad. It wasn't just being turned off by the decadence or the sexual aspect, but it was boring. Nicole's drunk slow shallow flirtation at the opening party left me yawning. (Been to these parties, seen these people) Unfortunately, I would guess that the majority of the audience is not getting these deep messages. Most people go to movies for entertainment of some sort. They are escaping the ugliness or the boredom of their lives. They do NOT want to think or be depressed. I'm not surprised that the movie fell so quickly in the box office after the first week. Sort of an OT--When we were grad students in theatre, we would sit for hours discussing the stupid masses and how all they wanted was pap, how they refused to see the deep meaning behind some of our productions and their favorites were always the lightweight comedies. Now, I realize that those stupid masses were already living the issues we wanted to turn into artistic symbolic works and explore. THey wanted to forget the pain, not have it thrust at them. I think people mostly are looking for escape not epiphanies. Let's just agree to disagree in a friendly way, ok?