Great film except for the pseudo-intellectual get-together

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Crossing Guard

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PatrickGH91 — 16 years ago(January 05, 2010 03:38 AM)

Even though I thoroughly enjoy this film I can't bear to watch the part with John's friend's party. I appreciate it as a realistic reflection of life, as some people are really like this, but I cringe at it because it's so pretentious. Reminds me of this Woody Allen line from
Manhattan
(1979), "They probably sit around on the floor with wine and cheese, and mispronounce allegorical and didacticism."

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WarpedRecord — 15 years ago(June 28, 2010 12:08 AM)

Are you saying the party was pretentious, or the film was pretentious for including it?

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SamanthaWho88 — 15 years ago(December 21, 2010 10:49 AM)

I completely agree.
I don't think the film itself is pretentious, but that scene was excruciating.
It was such a cliche; oh let's drink wine and talk about how much we hate rich people, consumerism blah blah blah.
I'm your stranger Jump!

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WarpedRecord — 15 years ago(December 22, 2010 11:55 PM)

Yes, you see that a lot in films: People chatting about "how the other half lives" whether it's richer or poorer. In reality, they'd be talking about their own lives and oblivious to the other half.

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org1andrew — 14 years ago(December 20, 2011 12:21 AM)

I give the scene a 10/10 for John Booth's Marcuse-style remark: "if there isn't something bigger than freedom, then freedom is just entertainment". Absolutely brilliant.

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westal_sage — 13 years ago(October 26, 2012 10:53 PM)

I bet that was Penn's fav scene of all.

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TongueFu — 13 years ago(December 30, 2012 02:39 PM)

Patrick: Your post itself reeks of pseudo-intellectual sophistry.