Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Saw it last night and disappointed. Loved the book so maybe that was inevitable. To give Scorsese some credit, I think he tried to move it away from the focus on the FBI investigation but unfortunately I think the book’s twisty detailed plot is largely what made it a compelling read. The focus on the Mollie/Ernest relationship felt a bit contrived (imagine they didn’t have much material on it) and the Ernest character wasn’t so interesting. Some of the imagery was beautiful and interesting but there wasn’t much depth to the Osage characters.
+1
I don’t understand why there isn’t more criticism for focusing on Leo and DeNiro’s characters and never fleshing out more of the Osage characters other than Mollie? They are portrayed so one dimensionally- they are either drunk or sad/sick. It was so disappointing.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If the white men were sooooo evil why did the Indian women keep marrying them over and over year after year?
Internalized racism. But also plenty of people marry people they don’t realize are evil.
Anonymous wrote:If the white men were sooooo evil why did the Indian women keep marrying them over and over year after year?
Anonymous wrote:If the white men were sooooo evil why did the Indian women keep marrying them over and over year after year?
Anonymous wrote:
Saw it today. I think it should become a staple in high schools as much as Schindler's list is for the teaching of the holocaust. It tells such a bleak and ugly part of American history so well.
It was jarring at first to see these rich native Americans living seemingly healthily among rich whites in that time frame, almost utopian. Of course it was all an illusion.
What struck me most was the darkness of De Neros character and his long term subtle manipulation tactics. He is an excellent wolf in sheep’s clothing.
I am glad to have seen it in the cinema, the cinematography is gorgeous However, It was produced by Apple + for ultimately Apple + and the run time reflects that. It will be perfect as a 3 x 1 hour streaming experience.
Anonymous wrote:Saw it last night and disappointed. Loved the book so maybe that was inevitable. To give Scorsese some credit, I think he tried to move it away from the focus on the FBI investigation but unfortunately I think the book’s twisty detailed plot is largely what made it a compelling read. The focus on the Mollie/Ernest relationship felt a bit contrived (imagine they didn’t have much material on it) and the Ernest character wasn’t so interesting. Some of the imagery was beautiful and interesting but there wasn’t much depth to the Osage characters.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’m not a fan of Leo on a personal level, but I think he’s amazing in almost everything he’s been in.
+1 except for titanic where he’s awful. He’s great in wolf of Wall Street and catch me if you can. He’s also good in aviator and inception.
I thought I was the only one who ever noticed this. I literally walked out of Titanic I thought it was so bad.