We're intelligent, that's why. The movie may be a good story, but you can't ignore that this film is ALSO gay propaganda, and leftist (ignores the commitment of marriage). It is possible to separate the two and still say it was a good film, but...
I wasn't doubting anyone's intelligence. I was merely surprised by the tastes of some.
It is possible to separate the two and still say it was a good film, but...
I'm an Ang Lee fan. I even liked Ride With The Devil.
But, good story or not, some themes are beyond my tolerance and appreciation for a good story. This is one.
The Bridges of Madison County, which I did see, is another. I wasn't put off by a woman cheating on her husband, so much. That makes for ageless drama. What killed it for me was the poor smuck of a husband did nothing to deserve his betrayal, and at the end of the movie the kids are celebrating their Mom's unrepentant affair as an expression of hope. The kids seem to see her as a kind of self-sacrificing martyr.
A few years back someone gave my wife a copy as a gift. Makes me feel guilty. I won't watch it with her, so there it sits unopened.