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User Comments for: Ordinary People

SkinnyFilmBuff says...
7 months ago
I'm a bit surprised at how successful this movie was at the Oscars. Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Writing, plus two more nominations? It's a far cry from my experience, as I never found myself particularly invested in the story or characters. Sure, the acting and writing have strong moments, and it explores interesting family dynamics that take the story in some unexpected directions, but the big emotional beats were too hit and miss in terms of feeling authentic vs melodramatic. I'm probably biased by modern mental health discourse, but some of the big ideas just felt superficial by today's standards.
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Reply by The_Argentinian
a month ago
This kind of melodramatic movies were a big thing in the 80s. The contrast to the big action/adventure movies of the time.
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