I cannot tell you how many times I have used this movie, "The Ice Storm" as an example of how so many good things in a film can go horribly wrong. I was sucked in by the cast (most of my favorite actors) and the director. I mean, really, how can you lose? Well, it was absolutely one of the most depressing things I've ever seen in my life. Ever! And I love all kinds of movies.
I will say, I never knew what a key party was, and the thought that my parents or relatives might actually have engaged in that kind of partying is an image I don't need. Seriously, I felt like slitting my wrists. Reviews calling this movie riveting are correct. It's like watching a train wreck. You know you should look away, change the channel or pop out the DVD/tape, but you don't. You keep waiting for it to get better. You can't believe people can be so miserable. And for no good reason other than they live in the suburbs and they're bored out of their minds.
Believe me, I got all the allegory, metaphor, symbolism, etc. And yet, I couldn't care. It wasn't the type of tale that makes you say "Oh my! Let me exam my life and make changes". It just made me want to drink a pitcher of liquor, take a shower, and watch cartoons to forget all the sad, sad people. But, to no avail. The images are imbedded.
Oh! There is one thing I love about this movie. I now know where the bottom for me is (of movies that were actually trying to be good).
I will say, I never knew what a key party was, and the thought that my parents or relatives might actually have engaged in that kind of partying is an image I don't need. Seriously, I felt like slitting my wrists. Reviews calling this movie riveting are correct. It's like watching a train wreck. You know you should look away, change the channel or pop out the DVD/tape, but you don't. You keep waiting for it to get better. You can't believe people can be so miserable. And for no good reason other than they live in the suburbs and they're bored out of their minds.
Believe me, I got all the allegory, metaphor, symbolism, etc. And yet, I couldn't care. It wasn't the type of tale that makes you say "Oh my! Let me exam my life and make changes". It just made me want to drink a pitcher of liquor, take a shower, and watch cartoons to forget all the sad, sad people. But, to no avail. The images are imbedded.
Oh! There is one thing I love about this movie. I now know where the bottom for me is (of movies that were actually trying to be good).