Alex Thornton

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Watched several times over the last 54 years and I still find it utterly compelling. It is interesting to me to review my interpretation of the movie at each 15 year interval of my own life. Now well on it brings back a lot of good memories; the storyline still makes me squirm with embarrassment at places, and music utterly delights. Classic top 10 movie of all time and seriously broke the mold and captured an essential era.

Remember the time. Inspiring, evocative and ultimately so very human. Jodie at her absolute best; deeply touching with an element of malice introduced by her governmental greasy pole climbing nemesis played by James Woods. Asks so many questions; poses answers, but nothing definite. Proof is absolute to underpin cost of the project. The vicious question of archaic faith raises its ugly head, as it still does today. If the movie has any purchase on latter day society it is to drive a giant dagger into the pervasive throwback concept of religion; a shoddy dying culture scrambling for significance in a progressive society. I loved the movie; loved the concept, and was utterly smitten by her character. A lovely interplay between her and Matthew; she representing science, he representing the warming embrace of simply not knowing. At least he was there for her when it mattered; says not for his espoused beliefs but more to the frailty of the human as a single entity against the malign wishes of those who desire more and more control.

Utter bilge. The original was interesting and funny and had a unique edge; this was gratingly moronically crass and exceedingly poorly acted. Sentiment gave it the one star, nothing else. A watery storyline and pisspoor characters;I can only imagine EM was short of a buck or two to release this pile of poo. If you are not from the USA you may not get the bulk of the inferences or immediately identify with the current crop of cameo performance 'stars'. Surely this signs the death knell to a 3rd. Should have stopped at one and left this in the locker marked 'it might be a good idea'.