tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post112753236210180044..comments2024-03-18T21:13:24.011-07:00Comments on Crushed by Inertia: A History of ViolenceLonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07614633082974536229noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post-44097244671381041612007-06-23T10:35:00.000-07:002007-06-23T10:35:00.000-07:00i loved the staircase scene. when his wife pushed ...i loved the staircase scene. when his wife pushed him away and called him joey, not tom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post-1128022982696082292005-09-29T12:43:00.000-07:002005-09-29T12:43:00.000-07:00It's really not a matter of "getting it," more jus...It's really not a matter of "getting it," more just getting into the rhythms of the storytelling. I think the idea is more to explore some of the issues relating to social violence, and the various causes that lead human beings to violent behavior, than to make any sort of deep character study or strong philosophical statement.<BR/><BR/>I agree that the bully character is the film's weakest link; he's basically a stock character. But the scene where Tom's son encounters the bully in the hallway at school is fairly masterfully presented, surprisingly brutal and really well shot by Cronenberg.Lonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614633082974536229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post-1128020541490866532005-09-29T12:02:00.000-07:002005-09-29T12:02:00.000-07:00Dude, gotta say I didn't like History of Violence....Dude, gotta say I didn't like History of Violence. It seemed so formulaic and unsurprising, I felt like I was watching an instructional video on how to make characters and create tension. There was no depth to any character and I just didn't give a shit about the action happening to them. I mean, that high school bully with '80s-era Swayze locks was one of the most ridiculously cliche characters I've seen since Karate Kid. And he didn't even have memorable lines like Johnny. I really like the idea of the story, but every detail was brushed over and left behind without any resolution. Now, some hip SF moviegoer was irate at the end when some people expressed disappointment, and yelled at them, "You just don't get it!" So maybe I just don't get it. So what is it I don't get?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com