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Okay, just finished Sophie's Choice.
Was familiar with the title, and knew Meryl Streep was starring, but nothing else going in.
I was surprised it was (kind of) a holocaust film. I don't know what I expected, but it wasn't that. Youngest I've seen Kline, and MacNicol was a surprise.
The film certainly doesn't conform to modern genre expectation or easy classification. I'm left wondering how many of the potential themes were intended, how much the actors intentionally played into the roles vs. what I am constructing in my head (after the fact). I'm also interested to know if other's thought Sophie's narration may not be 100% reliable.
If I wasn't a red-blooded, 6'5" Sherdogger between my sets of benching teh 350, I could see how someone who has children would actually shed a tear or two at the last, horrific story given how naturally and believably Streep plays it.
P.S. My wife watched this with me with no idea what it was, and now she's a little aggravated with me.
Thanks everyone.
Was familiar with the title, and knew Meryl Streep was starring, but nothing else going in.
I was surprised it was (kind of) a holocaust film. I don't know what I expected, but it wasn't that. Youngest I've seen Kline, and MacNicol was a surprise.
The film certainly doesn't conform to modern genre expectation or easy classification. I'm left wondering how many of the potential themes were intended, how much the actors intentionally played into the roles vs. what I am constructing in my head (after the fact). I'm also interested to know if other's thought Sophie's narration may not be 100% reliable.
If I wasn't a red-blooded, 6'5" Sherdogger between my sets of benching teh 350, I could see how someone who has children would actually shed a tear or two at the last, horrific story given how naturally and believably Streep plays it.
P.S. My wife watched this with me with no idea what it was, and now she's a little aggravated with me.
Thanks everyone.
