Monster's Ball *SPOILERS*

**hepcat** · 08-05-2003, 03:43 PM

I just saw this movie on DVD and I found it so depressing. I know the ending is supposed to end on a positive note but you just have to slog through so much bad stuff to get there. How can you like Billy Bob Thornton's character after seeing the first 1/2 hour of the film? And Halle Berry slapping her kid for eating candy bars. I am just frustrated that I sat through it all. I hate seeing kids get hurt - especially when her son is killed I felt like it was gratuitous and the viewer is being manipulated. Yes, I was shocked & affected by this movie, which was probably the filmmaker's only goal.

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xfakter13 · 08-12-2003, 02:40 PM

I am a big fan of disturbing out of the norm filmmaking but this film just seemed... i dunno... off to me... Something was just missing. Halle turned in a great performance, but the movie never captured me like I would want.

Illustrious · 08-13-2003, 03:41 AM

This movie was terrible... the acting was good (not as good as people said it was, but good enough) but the movie itself was just retarded. Hell, had they actually had some music in the film it might not have felt as though it went on for 6 hours.

08-05-2003, 03:43 PM	#1
hepcat chillax Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: not sleeping Posts: 25,019 Blog Entries: 3	Monster's Ball SPOILERS I just saw this movie on DVD and I found it so depressing. I know the ending is supposed to end on a positive note but you just have to slog through so much bad stuff to get there. How can you like Billy Bob Thornton's character after seeing the first 1/2 hour of the film? And Halle Berry slapping her kid for eating candy bars. I am just frustrated that I sat through it all. I hate seeing kids get hurt - especially when her son is killed I felt like it was gratuitous and the viewer is being manipulated. Yes, I was shocked & affected by this movie, which was probably the filmmaker's only goal.

08-13-2003, 03:41 AM	#3
Illustrious Tennis Maniac Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Colorado Age: 25 Posts: 153	This movie was terrible... the acting was good (not as good as people said it was, but good enough) but the movie itself was just retarded. Hell, had they actually had some music in the film it might not have felt as though it went on for 6 hours. __________________ What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure. -Samuel Johnson

08-12-2003, 02:40 PM	#2
xfakter13 FORT Regular Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 73	I am a big fan of disturbing out of the norm filmmaking but this film just seemed... i dunno... off to me... Something was just missing. Halle turned in a great performance, but the movie never captured me like I would want.