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The movie "Sideways" was a sleeper. Simple concept. Fleshed out plot. Decent character development. Oscar nominations, too.
If you saw this movie, how did these characters end up together? How do two complete opposites like Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden-Church keep a friendship going? Did you like one and hate the other? I thought the Sandra Oh character had more "inner strength" than to hook up with a d-b like that. What kept the Virginia Madsen character "in check?" She was the only normal one in the foursome.
Best scenes: (a) the "other" use of the motorcycle helmet and (b) getting one's wallet back.
This is one of my recent most favorite movies. Every now and then I will crack open a bottle of wine and watch it.
Wow, a lot of wine lovers responding, and I can see why. Face value or does this movie call for character analysis? I'm thinking this movie was deeper than lets on, and I was looking for some "help" interpreting it.
This was one of the few movies I have walked out on. I was bored to tears before the movie was halfway through, and Sandra Oh cannot act her way out of a paper bag.
This was one of the few movies I have walked out on. I was bored to tears before the movie was halfway through, and Sandra Oh cannot act her way out of a paper bag.
Well, it's not exciting, that's for sure. However, it was filmed in places near where I grew up, so that was interesting. As for Sandra Oh, I've only seen her in this.
OK rpg, this is my take....oh, and I love the film.
Giamatti and THC characters were total opposites, but IMO this is what kept their relationship together on an unconscious level. Giamatti ch. was so stolid and repressed and serious....TCH ch. the opposite, very open and light-hearted and a bit scattered - not dependable at all.
What a compliment of each other---Giamatti ch. needed to be stirred up a bit in his life or he was at risk of sitting in a rocking chair with cobwebs growing on him. TCH character definitely needed a friend to keep him centered, get him out of tight spots and to point out consequences of his behaviors.
Sandra Oh's character WAS strong...she just happened to find out too late that THC ch. was engaged....THEN she blew him off. Virginia Madsen's character was definitely the steady one...but did she have a child? or was she getting out of a marriage? (can't remember).
At the end, Mr. Wild and Crazy THC could not wait to marry his girlfriend and was thrilled to see her after his "cold feet" weekend getaway, NOW he was ready to be serious and settle down, be the dependable husband. Giamatti ended up making an inpromptu, life-changing trip to see VM's character, a surprise visit to her...showing a new risk-taking attitude...and not knowing until he got there how she was going to react...
so the two guys demonstated characteristics of THE OTHER in the end.
I'll have to see it again, been quite a few yrs. One of my favorites, though. Good thread.
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Originally Posted by robertpolyglot
Wow, a lot of wine lovers responding, and I can see why. Face value or does this movie call for character analysis? I'm thinking this movie was deeper than lets on, and I was looking for some "help" interpreting it.
I can't stand to even look at Sandra Oh. Those eyes creep me out.
How does she see witht those things?
The movie was vastly overrated. Giamatti is a fine actor, but Church is a dolt and his character was a total jerk. He needed someone to put his head through a wall for cheating on his fiance.
Wine snobs are laughable, anyway.
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