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Re: Pleasantville

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Subject: Re: Pleasantville
From: Don Smith <dasmith at rotse2_physics.lsa.umich.edu>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 23:23:00 -0400 (EDT)

Peter wrote:
> FWIW, I watched the DVD and listened to the commentary several months ago...

I remember.  Didn't we discuss this together on "onfilm"?  I remember agreeing
with you about the "pleasantness" of the ending, and I think I was the one who
pointed out the film lacked any kind of resolution with or redemption of the
J.T. Walsh character, which felt like a cheat to me since the first time I saw
it.  I still liked it a little better than you did, but not much.  A couple
interesting ideas (loved the way the guys all backed away from the basketball
that missed), but ultimately a horrible mess of an ending.  And what was Don
Knotts's motivation, anyway???

Yours,
-- 
Don Smith                           Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment
donaldas at umich_edu                                 http://xte.mit.edu/~dasmith/

"Life is ... moments flabbergasted to be in each others' presence."  
        				     - "Speed" Levitch in _Waking Life_
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