tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28690185.post3274197122457927408..comments2024-03-23T11:25:07.693-07:00Comments on MOVIES MADE ME: 30 Days of Nightmares #2: END OF THE LINE (2007)Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536096683421557320noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28690185.post-87066028423313005052014-03-21T11:18:02.884-07:002014-03-21T11:18:02.884-07:00I actually perceived the baby scene differently, i...I actually perceived the baby scene differently, it was their way to let them die all together as a family, since they did put the dead baby very very carefully and between its parents in the hands of the mother. if it was from just being evil, they would do it in a very non graceful way (as much as a scene like this can be graceful).<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10243222743060716476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28690185.post-37861824685408611632012-10-02T14:44:59.852-07:002012-10-02T14:44:59.852-07:00Again, Jane, thanks for the thoughtful comment. H...Again, Jane, thanks for the thoughtful comment. Have you ever read "The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying" by Sogyal Rinpoche? For me, the real secrets of JACOB'S LADDER are in that book...Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536096683421557320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28690185.post-88784566236383334622012-10-02T13:53:49.868-07:002012-10-02T13:53:49.868-07:00The ending of THE RAPTURE stunned me too. I had to...The ending of THE RAPTURE stunned me too. I had to sit and process for a bit after that. Also, the scene in the jail when the angels show up. Talk about hair standing on end.<br />I hadn't read your review, I did read it late last night. You make a lot of good points about the script. The ending you describe to my mid would have been much more effective. More satisfying (for those of us whose brains work that way to a large degree) visually and certainly allegorically.<br />I have issues with Adrian Lyne's approach to a story, way to slick and calculated IMHO, but that's a whole other set of comments.<br />I also have major issues when endings are wrapped up BOOM! so quickly as to cause me to say "Is that all it was?" Max and I have gone round and round about this.<br />In other words, I've just spent two hours more or less as the case may be watching a carefully plotted out story. Then I get to the part where in the case of JACOB'S LADDER - he's dead, all in his head, nothing more than some leftover electronic impulses. The way it was crafted, the metaphysical aspects were lost at that point. I think it was supposed to be a shocking twist. To me it was just a let down.Jane Considinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28690185.post-87877148048020098752012-10-01T13:51:35.773-07:002012-10-01T13:51:35.773-07:00Thanks for writing, Jane. I love THE RAPTURE -- b...Thanks for writing, Jane. I love THE RAPTURE -- because the ending completely pulled the rug out from under me. I thought I was watching one kind of movie, and it turned out to be something completely different. That's admirable storytelling... and with a purpose. I'm a fan of the movie JACOB'S LADDER... but an even bigger fan of the script. Did you read the review I posted a few months ago? http://maddrey.blogspot.com/2012/07/movies-made-me-48-jacobs-ladder.htmlJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536096683421557320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28690185.post-37314953682507740762012-10-01T13:36:46.189-07:002012-10-01T13:36:46.189-07:00Wow. You are the only other person except and arti...Wow. You are the only other person except and artist friend from Dallas that has seen THE RAPTURE. She was one of the coolest people I've ever met. We diverged wildly on our beliefs. Still, she was a very devout Christian and could engage in a reasonable conversation on that subject. Because of her artistic sensibilities, her funky vintage clothes and very surreal artwork, she always felt like she was never quite fit into her faith. Anyway, she recommended THE RAPTURE to me, and I have to say that is one of the most profound films I've ever seen on some seriously contentious subjects. We both agreed on that, opposite sides of the spectrum as we were.<br />As an aside, I really disliked JACOB'S LADDER, except for the brilliant design of the Francis Bacon demons. Sigh, found it pretentious, especially at the end. Sigh, well, it was Adrian Lyne after all;)Jane Considinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28690185.post-91468128760081127552012-09-30T11:47:46.967-07:002012-09-30T11:47:46.967-07:00K, I agree with your observation. The ultra-relig...K, I agree with your observation. The ultra-religious seldom get a fair shake in apocalyptic horror movies... I was surprised when I finally sat down recently and watched THE BOOK OF ELI. Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536096683421557320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28690185.post-23545140257871345652012-09-30T10:22:16.151-07:002012-09-30T10:22:16.151-07:00I am always amused in movies like this that when r...I am always amused in movies like this that when religious people are portrayed they are typically extreme fanatics. From my limited amount of historical film horror viewing it seems that only lab scientists are seen to be more diabolical.The Great Silencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12113334878904728038noreply@blogger.com