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RE: Films you have to see: the 70s
@matbaker i may be slightly younger an 80's child, but I totally agree with you.Such classic films.Films i ought to have not watched having been so young at the time.I blame my much older brother but I cant complain as I got to watch these superb films.Just the acting was far superior then I have seen.When films struck a cord with your soul they really are something. May I add totally agree with Godfather 3 why bother?! The mad thing watching these film as an adult cant believe how graphic they were but I didn't even notice at the time.
Yanno, I tried to watch One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with my kids recently. I saw it at ten and it blew me away. I had never seen anything so powerful. My kids - 12 and 13 - couldn't cope with it. I fear we are cossetting them too much.
Well its funny you discuss that specific film as at secondary school that was our creating writing topic.We read the book and analysed the film to decipher the connotations behind it.Very powerful subject matters however I feel we mollie coddle our kids.I know I do! You will see in my latest blog I watched Charlie and the Chocolate factory.Yep and the Gene Wilder version thats how far I would go. But we do need to make them aware of these films.We watched at a very young age.We turned out ok.( Not to scarred) I THINK!
It was different though. Not sure how or why, but it just was. I will be introducing them to these films. I just need to be patient!
I will check out your blog! See ya there!