This movie was fantastic on so many levels. Prior to watching Glass Onion, I wanted to rewatch this. I really gave it the attention it deserved, and I’m so pleased that I did. The conjunction of the writing, casting, acting, character and story development, and whodunnit nature of the film was truly majestic. There’s so much that could be said about any number of these attributes, but the thing that stood out most to me in the end was the last interaction between Ana de Armas and Daniel Craig, wherein she presumes that she should help the family, regardless of their noteworthy flaws and attempts to undermine her and family. He responds by stating that while he has an opinion, and it’s quite clear that it's an unfavorably one, he presumes that she’ll follow her heart, b/c, as he had noted earlier, she was a good person.
This got me thinking about the fact that among all these people involved in this story, even though one or two of them seemed to be nice people on the surface, when push came to shove, Ms. Armas’ character was the only one who truly had any semblance of decency and kindness. And, this is somewhat a reflection of the world around us, b/c we are often surrounded by those who are only interested in their own personal gain, but if we really pay attention, there will be those who will do what’s right and just, even in the face of adverse personal consequences for themselves and those they love. I believe that it’s really important that we remember this, b/c far too often, we’re provided opportunities to do the right thing, and we ultimately fail others and ourselves. There’s definitely something to be said for those willing and able to show compassion for others, even when it means that we may fail to gain from a situation.
Review by jmg999BlockedParent2023-01-09T10:53:53Z
This movie was fantastic on so many levels. Prior to watching Glass Onion, I wanted to rewatch this. I really gave it the attention it deserved, and I’m so pleased that I did. The conjunction of the writing, casting, acting, character and story development, and whodunnit nature of the film was truly majestic. There’s so much that could be said about any number of these attributes, but the thing that stood out most to me in the end was the last interaction between Ana de Armas and Daniel Craig, wherein she presumes that she should help the family, regardless of their noteworthy flaws and attempts to undermine her and family. He responds by stating that while he has an opinion, and it’s quite clear that it's an unfavorably one, he presumes that she’ll follow her heart, b/c, as he had noted earlier, she was a good person.
This got me thinking about the fact that among all these people involved in this story, even though one or two of them seemed to be nice people on the surface, when push came to shove, Ms. Armas’ character was the only one who truly had any semblance of decency and kindness. And, this is somewhat a reflection of the world around us, b/c we are often surrounded by those who are only interested in their own personal gain, but if we really pay attention, there will be those who will do what’s right and just, even in the face of adverse personal consequences for themselves and those they love. I believe that it’s really important that we remember this, b/c far too often, we’re provided opportunities to do the right thing, and we ultimately fail others and ourselves. There’s definitely something to be said for those willing and able to show compassion for others, even when it means that we may fail to gain from a situation.