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Is Clint Eastwood's 2004 Tsunami Picture Too Soon?
Moonage Daydreamer: The Greatest Lunar Scenes
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11/10/09
It did suffer for it's "too soon" concern, but it was such a good movie that didn't really factor in.
While this was a hugely significant event in south eastern Asia, I don't think that incorporating a character who experienced the event into a movie that isn't actually about the event is treating the subject with any disrespect. In fact it is almost an attitude of acceptance; a naturalness becoming in our collective conciousness. #clinteastwood
11/10/09
The description doesn't really sound at all like it's actually about the tsunami, only that it's part of one of the character's backstories.
As for your wondering whether there will be a sentiment of "too soon..."
No, probably not. At least to most of the folks that would end up seeing this movie wouldn't have been impacted by it.
If you want a movie that directly dramatized the aftermath of the tsunami, then you can check out the t.v. mini series "Tsunami: The Aftermath"
[www.imdb.com]
It was made only 2 years after the event by the BBC and HBO.
It actually features a pretty solid ensemble cast and wound up winning some BAFTAS, Emmys, and Golden Globes... #clinteastwood
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given our location the waves were sudden but survivable. all the boats were out of commission so we had to wait a few hours for a larger vessel to come ferry us off the island. it was psychologically traumatic, mostly due to the hours of waiting with little word from the mainland, but other than that not to bad. i cannot even begin to imagine what the experience of watching what amounts to your life savings and means of employment shattered against the trees which i'm sure many of the boat pilots on the island went through, much less loosing someone to the wave (everyone on poda lived as far as i know.) #clinteastwood
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11/10/09
I actually found it a little distasteful the way (SPOILER ALERT FOR A NEARLY YEAR OLD MOVIE)
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button exploited Katrina to give the ending more "poignancy." #clinteastwood
11/10/09
That storm garbage was a highly irrelevant and frankly offensive (in its exploitative nature) addition to an already bloated, convoluted plot and a poor excuse for storytelling. #clinteastwood
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I'll take this over season 2 of Space 1999 anyday...
06/12/09
Great song.
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