tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post4579975557503148797..comments2024-03-17T23:08:28.960-07:00Comments on Raybeard: Film: 'Loving'Raybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-49154938557372625122017-02-12T07:39:13.742-08:002017-02-12T07:39:13.742-08:00I had no idea, F.B., that this couple was part of ...I had no idea, F.B., that this couple was part of the American consciousness of its history. I'd wrongly assumed that most Americans would have been as ignorant as me about the case, which is clearly not so at all - though I very much doubt if many outside your country would have heard of it. But I stand well corrected, especially my then being at an age where I ought to have noticed that something significant had taken place. I can't help wondering why there's been no notable film of the case up to now, at least none that I've hard of.<br />A I infer above, one of the things I did like about the film was that it let the event speak for itself without any pointing in a particular direction. It struck me as an honest film. Strange that in the awards season which is just about on us, apart from Ruth Negga's nomination, there's been little fuss over it.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-39669073948506960872017-02-11T22:08:54.981-08:002017-02-11T22:08:54.981-08:00I loved this film as well. This is the Supreme Cou...I loved this film as well. This is the Supreme Court case that laid the groundwork for legalization of same sex marriage. I was raised in Virginia and grew up with people just like the Lovings. The Lovings were uneducated hillbillies, just like my neighbors and relatives. I was also old enough when this case was decided to know that something significant had happened. The Lovings had no agenda, they just wanted to live life and love equally as anyone else was. This film was well done. Fearsome Beardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338879036238705400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-14529293987530282862017-02-09T22:59:47.349-08:002017-02-09T22:59:47.349-08:00That's both a relief and a disappointment, J.G...That's both a relief and a disappointment, J.G. I don't want anything to replace the John Carpenter version in my mind and if it's a prequel it can't do that anyway. I'm still curious about it, though.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-27363722493521248572017-02-09T09:51:38.877-08:002017-02-09T09:51:38.877-08:00Well it was more a prequel as i rememberWell it was more a prequel as i rememberJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-41638218241029777882017-02-08T22:21:50.730-08:002017-02-08T22:21:50.730-08:00That's good to hear, Bob. I was wondering to w...That's good to hear, Bob. I was wondering to what extent the names of this couple are known as part of American history. Seeing this film it was complete news to me, and I find it disturbing to realise that all this was happening while I was starting my teenage years and just becoming politically aware - even worse, if I'd been conscious of the situation I probably just would have shrugged my shoulders in a "So what?" fashion. But th filmis was an education to me, late as it comes - and, as you say, we certainly do all need to remember it.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-45243057017382760322017-02-08T17:47:17.179-08:002017-02-08T17:47:17.179-08:00I LOVED this one. Loved both Negga and Edgerton. S...I LOVED this one. Loved both Negga and Edgerton. Such a wonderful film, and a piece of history that we all need to remember.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-57095640558148120532017-02-08T09:06:10.994-08:002017-02-08T09:06:10.994-08:00I knew the name quite well but would have been har...I knew the name quite well but would have been hard pressed to name any of his films, J.G. Now I look him up I see that for me his most notable appearance would have been in 'The Great Gatsby'. <br /><br />I hadn't realised there'd been a re-make (or re-re-make) of 'The Thing'. The 1982 John Carpenter version was, for me, one of the most chilling films EVER.<br /><br />In 'Loving' J.E.'s appearance is not especially appealing to me, though there is something of the 'gentle giant' in it. However, it will probably be what will linger in my mind more than the rest of the film.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-7114901256061055042017-02-08T08:50:44.668-08:002017-02-08T08:50:44.668-08:00I first noticed joel Edgerton in the remake of The...I first noticed joel Edgerton in the remake of The Thing<br />Remarkably attractive! John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com