tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post115892878727665519..comments2024-01-21T11:18:54.087-05:00Comments on Lost in the Movies: Bicycle ThievesJoel Bockohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-3437770405067909972011-11-15T17:36:18.837-05:002011-11-15T17:36:18.837-05:00Thanks Jon - great comment! I don't have any k...Thanks Jon - great comment! I don't have any kids but the older I get the more sympathy I feel for the father (not that I ever judged him too harshly but I think at one point I viewed it more as a well-developed dramatic shift - now I feel it more from the human perspective). The moment where the son looks up at his dad in shock and horror as he whizzes by on the stolen bike just strikes at something really primal and powerful in the human condition I think.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-53936782065623803642011-11-15T08:24:07.623-05:002011-11-15T08:24:07.623-05:00Joel,
Tremendous piece. On my initial viewing man...Joel,<br /><br />Tremendous piece. On my initial viewing many years ago, I didn't appreciate this film. I found the ending to be manipulative and I felt tricked. I really was upset with the film and found the ending to be too much. Honestly I've watched it two times since then and have come around the other side and love the thing, especially since I've had kids of my own now who are young. This film means more to me as a father now than it ever did before. I think of the ending, and I think if that was me in his place, what would I do? I would fight and claw to provide for my family, and I wouldn't necessarily be above doing what the father does in this film. It's a gut check for me to think through it. It really is. Powerful, powerful film.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656287096270976604noreply@blogger.com