Progress bars and clips don't tell the Pulitzer story well

Gaetano 2022-04-01 08:01:02

From the perspective of film alone, 6 points; in view of the surging emotions involved, although not well vented/expressed by the film , 7 points.

I think the director wants to make Pulitzer an Oscar. The box office fiasco at least shows that the audience doesn't like this kind of editing. It's okay if you tell the story well. The problem is that the story is average. The progress bar is not enough.

Information on that painting: The painting featured in the novel, The Goldfinch, is work by Carel Fabritius from 1654. It belongs to the collection of the Mauritshuis in The Hague, Netherlands. Author Donna Tartt first saw the painting 20 years before the release of the book.

Other than that, I think the biggest highlight of the film is Nicole Kidman's outfits.

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The Goldfinch quotes

  • Young Theo Decker: Hey, Tom.

    Young Tom Cable: Hey. I heard and all.

    Young Theo Decker: Yeah.

    Young Tom Cable: Yeah, tough luck. That really bites.

    [Andy looks on]

    Young Theo Decker: The only reason we were at the museum was because my mom was bringing me in to see the principal. About the cigarettes.

    Young Tom Cable: Yeah. My mom blew up over that shit, too. So, uh, I gotta go. Later.

  • [Tom is smoking in the boys bathroom when Theo enters]

    Young Theo Decker: You told Beeman the cigarettes were mine. I was just standing next to you!

    Young Tom Cable: Jesus.

    [Theo grabs Tom and throws him to the ground]

    Young Theo Decker: Get up!

    [Tom gets up, scoffs at Theo, and walks out]