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I saw Smoke Signals last week in Tucson -- a great movie! It's about two guys taking a road trip to pick the remains of his father. It's funny, touching, and has good music.
And everyone has long hair! In fact, long hair plays a key role in the movie, but I don't want to give away the plot.
Highly recommended!
Absolutely. I cried through Victor's dad's basketball speech and Thomas's speech at the end about fathers. I was pleased to see all the hair, though quite disappointed at Victor's hair in the second half, or I should say the decision made about how to present Victor's hair (does that give anything away?).
Hey, that main character had a great name, don't you think? You know, right at the beginning of the movie, when I first saw Victor's dad's hair, I thought, "Wow!" Then, after a while, there seemed to be something weird about it, like a fake skin line or something. Did you guys notice that or was it just because I was near the front?
Speaking of sound tracks, one indication of the quality of the sound track was that virtually everybody stayed until the very end of the credits. This certainly was not the case for Titanic, for example.
Well, I happen to be a big fan of James Horner's music, so I most likely would have stayed around for the end credits. But since I'm the sole occupant of Earth who hasn't seen the movie yet, I don't know this for a fact.
I wonder if the reason people left has more to do with the audience -- do "Titanic" and "Smoke Signals" appeal to the same groups of people?
Steve
steveriley@mailexcite.com
Well, just judging from the theaters I saw the two movies in, I'd say the average age of Smoke Signals viewers was about 10 or more years older than the audience of Titanic. I was joking when I made the comment. I really don't think there can be a meaningful comparison between the two movies.
You bet! It was a movie that left me crying with joy inside.
"An Indian ain't nutin' without his hair!" - Man did I identify with that. I don't have to be an Indian to....
Bill
If you enjoyed the movie, read "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven," the book from which the movie is adapted. Sherman Alexie is one of my favorite authors (and being a writer, that's saying sumthin'). He's poignant, heartbreaking, profound, and hilarious. He also has great hair ;)
Scribe