Gods and Monsters
Movie: Gods and Monsters (1998)
Watched with: Nobody
I've been thinking about old people a lot, so the story of the senile and lonely James Wale (played by Ian McKellen) and his relationship with a ficticious gardener played by Brenden Frasier really grabbed me.
I also like the way it freely admits that movies like Bride of Frankenstein are thoroughly ridiculous, while still finding something poignant in them.
This story could have been really corny and tedious, but it's done very well and makes for a good little movie.
Weird side note: I was struck by the parallels with Sunset Blvd (faded Hollywood figure who lives alone with weird housekeeper developes a strange relationship with a much younger person) and then it ended in an eerily similar way!
Watched with: Nobody
I've been thinking about old people a lot, so the story of the senile and lonely James Wale (played by Ian McKellen) and his relationship with a ficticious gardener played by Brenden Frasier really grabbed me.
I also like the way it freely admits that movies like Bride of Frankenstein are thoroughly ridiculous, while still finding something poignant in them.
This story could have been really corny and tedious, but it's done very well and makes for a good little movie.
Weird side note: I was struck by the parallels with Sunset Blvd (faded Hollywood figure who lives alone with weird housekeeper developes a strange relationship with a much younger person) and then it ended in an eerily similar way!
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