The Intouchables
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ericadawn16I loved The Intouchables. It's one of the best films I've seen all year. My best friend in Hungary talked it up in the spring. Then, I caught a trailer and it looked really good.
Now, it's a movie about a quadriplegic and his live-in caregiver.
I know, it sounds like the beginnings of a tragic, cheesy Lifetime movie but some of it is really, REALLY funny.
Part of the film deals with the care-giver's family although this is not one of those movies where the boss gets all involved and gives him extra money. Still, his boss does want to know why his caregiver is so concerned about a teenage boy.
I heard the old white couple in front of us whisper, "It's his son."
*facepalm*
Yes, because all poor black people have kids when they're like ten...seriously?
The answer is more complicated than that. The great thing is that they're such opposites that the film doesn't depend on simply the race issue or his disability but the cultural differences, the age differences, etc. I really loved how they resolved the caregiver's constant flirting with his boss' secretary. No, it's not what you think...
I will warn you that if you know French that you should probably not read the subtitles. My French is extremely poor. I'm better with Spanish but I noticed some odd translations. I assume they were for our "benefit" like prostitute instead of bitch.
It doesn't happen too often that I loved everyone in this film and wanted to see them succeed and it's all very loosely based on real happenings. The theatre gave us a code to get the book online but neither of us have Nooks or anything...
Speaking of Lifetime, it's November 3 so when are they showing The Road to Christmas??? I realize I should just buy it since it's one of the best Lifetimes movies ever.
Now, it's a movie about a quadriplegic and his live-in caregiver.
I know, it sounds like the beginnings of a tragic, cheesy Lifetime movie but some of it is really, REALLY funny.
Part of the film deals with the care-giver's family although this is not one of those movies where the boss gets all involved and gives him extra money. Still, his boss does want to know why his caregiver is so concerned about a teenage boy.
I heard the old white couple in front of us whisper, "It's his son."
*facepalm*
Yes, because all poor black people have kids when they're like ten...seriously?
The answer is more complicated than that. The great thing is that they're such opposites that the film doesn't depend on simply the race issue or his disability but the cultural differences, the age differences, etc. I really loved how they resolved the caregiver's constant flirting with his boss' secretary. No, it's not what you think...
I will warn you that if you know French that you should probably not read the subtitles. My French is extremely poor. I'm better with Spanish but I noticed some odd translations. I assume they were for our "benefit" like prostitute instead of bitch.
It doesn't happen too often that I loved everyone in this film and wanted to see them succeed and it's all very loosely based on real happenings. The theatre gave us a code to get the book online but neither of us have Nooks or anything...
Speaking of Lifetime, it's November 3 so when are they showing The Road to Christmas??? I realize I should just buy it since it's one of the best Lifetimes movies ever.
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Date: 2012-11-04 01:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-11-04 01:49 am (UTC)I don't know what I was thinking when I deleted it off the DVR from last year...
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Date: 2012-11-05 09:57 pm (UTC)I don't like censorship in subtitles.