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The Squid and the Whale
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 3:38 am
by Lord Mhoram
Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Jeff Daniels, and Laura Linney. About two kids and the divorce of their parents - an English teacher father who was once a successful novelist and a mother who is a blossoming novelist. Jealousy splits the kids between the parents basically, and the parents divorce after the mother's numerous affairs and the father's domineering personality. It was really quite brilliant, I enjoyed it very much. Anybody else see it?
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 4:20 am
by Loredoctor
When does the squid turn up? Squids are great.
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 4:39 pm
by Lord Mhoram
Well, truthfully it has little to do with the plot. The squid and the whale are metaphors for the main character's relationship with his mother.
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 5:19 pm
by Cail
So there's no big showdown between a squid and a whale?
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 8:44 pm
by Lord Mhoram
Nope, 'fraid not. (It is an odd title, isn't it?)
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 10:31 pm
by Loredoctor
Lord Mhoram wrote:Well, truthfully it has little to do with the plot. The squid and the whale are metaphors for the main character's relationship with his mother.
Yeah, I know. I was kidding.