Posted by partlycloudy on November 11, 2004, at 4:18:25
In reply to Re: Go see this Marlee Matlin movie » partlycloudy, posted by fallsfall on November 10, 2004, at 21:24:07
Definitely the explanation of addiction struck a chord in me. I understand how easy it is to trade one addiction for another, but hadn't fully appreciated that it's what my body expects.
I loved the acceptance of self image in the movie. When she sees herself in the mirror, all distorted out of reality, and being able to realize that it's her perception getting in the way. Wouldn't I love to mark my limbs with an eye liner! Right now it would be a bunch of arrows: hurts here, bulges here, bruises here.
I was startled when I figured out that J.Z. Knight was the same person I had seen on The Dinah Shore Show, 25+ years ago!! Even though I was just a kid, she fascinated me. The discussions about god were in line with my stumbling baby steps of belief. I'm still exploring that aspect of myself, but I was gratified to see it explored so fully in the movie.
The wedding scene was fantastic.
It was the kind of film that left me smacking my forehead when I left - Now I Get It!!
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