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The most realist movie about toxic woman


Now mud had his fault and Ellis dad had his faults as well but the women in this film including the teenager were toxic woman. This film explored the chemical rush that men have when they love so deeply that they would do anything for it. Furthermore the movie showed the shaming tactics that woman have agaisnt men. The mom saying she needed more although she married a man of the river. a man that earned money for the family that way and now she leaves for what so she can be in town. IMO that's selfish in so many ways. She was sick of the life on the river so she destroyed her family. I was worried that his dad was going to kill himself the mom took away the boy from the father while he needed his guidance to be a good man those times when the sold fish was the times for that mentorship and are so important for a boy. The father self worth would have been very low and in the real world men committ suicide 4 times more the woman (and this type of scenario is commonplace for men committing suicide) and I really thought that the movie was going that way until the bite happen. Near the end the father again provide and protect the mom asking his son to help out the mother during this transition, clearly this man his a good man and didn't deserve this selfish act from the mom.

Mud's gf was the epitome of toxic and the play this game with mud for years. Maybe she did love him but I think her tears was for herself because no one would protect her anymore. MUDs friend knew exactly what she was and that final scene Imo was him getting away from her and the chains she had on him and that was his love for her.

What makes this movie the best film of 2012 is the real emotions that men have when the world believes that men don't have it. From the boy becoming a man with all the hormones raging to the old man who never got over is true love after she died. Personally it should have been nominated for the oscars and Matthew and the boys should have been nominated as well. This film is a American classic..

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I agree with all you said, except Oscars aren't for quality anymore, if they ever were.

Also, I thought the pacing could've been better, and likability of the protagonist Ellis (Island?) upped a bit.

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