‘Good Company’:
Suzan and I were fortunate enough to see an advanced screening (yay Balboa mailing list!) of In Good Company, an intelligent, sensitive comedy about life prioirities, particularly for men. Both of were sold after seeing the trailer but when the opportunity came to see it early and for free, we jumped. Afterwards, we determined we would pay to see it again.
We also talked afterwards about how few movies exist that ask, with some thoughtfulness, what it means to be a man, what your values and priorities are, and what emotions are yoked to those issues. So I’m asking you…Can you name any?
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Most of Clint Eastwood’s recent films explore this topic well. Million Dollar Baby deals with the wounds of the past and guilt (and it’s fantastic), Mystic River explores how boyhood affects manhood, Unforgiven asks what it means to be the bigger man, Space Cowboys is about aging, and Blood Work is a film to be missed.
Most of Clint Eastwood’s recent films explore this topic well. Million Dollar Baby deals with the wounds of the past and guilt (and it’s fantastic), Mystic River explores how boyhood affects manhood, Unforgiven asks what it means to be the bigger man, Space Cowboys is about aging, and Blood Work is a film to be missed.
Fight Club is definitely concerned with this and, to a lesser extent, so is American Beauty. Boogie Nights, I suspect, plays with the concept, but I haven’t seen it in a while.
Fight Club is definitely concerned with this and, to a lesser extent, so is American Beauty. Boogie Nights, I suspect, plays with the concept, but I haven’t seen it in a while.