It was an exceptional film. Unique. Highly emotional. I've watched it a number of times over the years. All the characters were very easy to relate to. It was really saying something.
It triggered all kinds of emotions in me about the divisions in families and society. Lots of sadness and anger, people living in trapped lives, unable to break out. A conflict between dreary enforced false expectations versus instinctively true and vibrant yearning. The fake authoritarian controlling structures versus the raw and real free spirited aspirations in all of us.
It struck a chord in bringing out a profound sense of imprisonment, drudgery, formality and falsity (of the System) whilst screaming freedom from the heart. Deeply resonant today in dystopia!
How beautifully expressed - yes the film managed to portray deep truths with a very light touch, it takes real talent to do that. There is not one wasted line, everything in the film knits together perfectly to form a beautiful and simple story that is as relevant to me now as it was 40 years ago 🙌🏻♥️
Thanks, Trish. I'm going to have to watch it again soon thanks to your wonderful post. It's not quite as fresh in my mind as it is for you although I do have quite vivid imprints from it. Especially that jaded teacher and the rebellious long-haired guy, the 'trouble-maker' - we could do with a few more of those rebels in these conformist convid-climate times!
Loved this! So true about that movie, such a yearning for those times, I loved St Elmo’s fire from that time as well, and about last night. Just such a good time to be young then!!
It was an exceptional film. Unique. Highly emotional. I've watched it a number of times over the years. All the characters were very easy to relate to. It was really saying something.
It triggered all kinds of emotions in me about the divisions in families and society. Lots of sadness and anger, people living in trapped lives, unable to break out. A conflict between dreary enforced false expectations versus instinctively true and vibrant yearning. The fake authoritarian controlling structures versus the raw and real free spirited aspirations in all of us.
It struck a chord in bringing out a profound sense of imprisonment, drudgery, formality and falsity (of the System) whilst screaming freedom from the heart. Deeply resonant today in dystopia!
How beautifully expressed - yes the film managed to portray deep truths with a very light touch, it takes real talent to do that. There is not one wasted line, everything in the film knits together perfectly to form a beautiful and simple story that is as relevant to me now as it was 40 years ago 🙌🏻♥️
Thanks, Trish. I'm going to have to watch it again soon thanks to your wonderful post. It's not quite as fresh in my mind as it is for you although I do have quite vivid imprints from it. Especially that jaded teacher and the rebellious long-haired guy, the 'trouble-maker' - we could do with a few more of those rebels in these conformist convid-climate times!
John Bender 👌🏻 we need more John Benders in the world 🙌🏻
Again, totally resonated Trish 🥰
Thank you Jules ♥️
Happy to block this forever
Loved this! So true about that movie, such a yearning for those times, I loved St Elmo’s fire from that time as well, and about last night. Just such a good time to be young then!!