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Thread (Discussion): "The Woodman" Kevin Bacon

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Message 152512 (In Reply to Message 152456)

Posted by brennus on May 27, 2005 01:10 PM | Also by brennus

Gender: Male, Age Bracket: 21 - 29, State: Wisconsin, Country: United States

The main character seems very tortured, but seems to want to "get better." He feels that the suggestion by his therapist to journal is carp, but he does it anyway and apparently it turns into a valuable tool for him.

I identify VERY strongly with Kevin Bacon's character, though I'm not an SO or even a convicted criminal (felon or misdemeanent). As a black man in this society, the stigma I face is some cases is as bad as his SO character. I noticed that no one except the boss, and Kyra Sedgwick's character even dealt with him positively, and Kyra played the part of a tough woman and was seen as lesbian. That is not far from what type of treatment I've come to expect and deal with. Outcasts tend to deal with other outcasts. I'm dissapointed that the movie seemed forced when tryting to humanize Bacon by having him beat up Candy, the Virginia SO who's arrested in the hospital. Maybe they should have had an epilogue, 10 years later where Bacon is either back in jail, or still out.

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My Slight Review

Posted by lildrafire on May 26, 2005 10:24 AM | Also by lildrafire

Gender: N/A, Age Bracket: 30 - 39, State: Alabama, Country: United States

I saw the movie.  For the SO afraid of seeing it because it might trigger something...it doesn't show any acts of adult/child sex--altho it does show some adult/adult nudity/sex.  The main character seems very tortured, but seems to want to "get better."  He feels that the suggestion by his therapist to journal is carp, but he does it anyway and apparently it turns into a valuable tool for him.

Tho very bleak, I find it strange, and almost refreshing that the main character is almost portrayed as a hero at the end.

The scenes of harrassment at work were very realistic.

I wasn't impressed with the main character living across the street from a school yard (which apparently was crucial to the plot) and all the beer drinking.

I thought the GF situation was a bit odd....I thought it even odder that she helped  him out with his "daddy" fantasy after she seemed totally freaked out that he was a RSO.

I thought the relationship with the main character and his brother in law was sincere and honest until the RSO asks him if he ever has sexual thoughts about his daughter.  We are never told who the victim was or what was done, but seems like it might have been the niece....

All in all it was a bleak, drawn out movie...and it made me feel very uncomfortable watching it....

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150432, RiverCyan, Apr 25, 2005 05:58 AM
      150439, myoung, Apr 25, 2005 02:58 PM [RiverCyan]
            150675, RiverCyan, Apr 28, 2005 04:49 AM [correction sorry, The Woodsman"]
      150713, concerned2005, Apr 28, 2005 06:40 PM [I saw it]
            150829, dp1, Apr 30, 2005 03:59 PM
                  151075, RiverCyan, May 04, 2005 06:01 AM [dp1]
                  151076, RiverCyan, May 04, 2005 06:03 AM [dp1]
                        151096, dp1, May 04, 2005 02:26 PM [RiverCyan]
                              152441, thepar, May 26, 2005 04:31 AM
      152456, lildrafire, May 26, 2005 10:24 AM [My Slight Review]
            152512, brennus, May 27, 2005 01:10 PM
            152583, fallenone, May 28, 2005 06:05 PM [Lildrafire]
      152594, Silverthorne, May 28, 2005 06:54 PM [Silver's review]
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