This is a movie review for “The Hours”, released February 13, 2003. I watched this on a DVD that I bought a while ago.
Trailer
Cast
Nicole Kidman - Virginia Woolf
Julianne Moore - Laura Brown
Meryl Streep - Clarissa Vaughan
Plot
Three women (the writer Virginia Woolf, a house wife named Laura Brown, and a party organizer named Clarissa Vaughan) have lives from completely different time lines but are connected more than they knew. Virginia writes a book that Laura reads and a friend of Clarissa calls her according to that book’s main character "Mrs. Dalloway". However, there are two other things - homosexual curiosity and suicide. Dealing with the curiosities in times that is not accept homosexuality (for Laura and Virginia) sends the two of them to deal with wanting to commit suicide. How can all three understand their sexual tendencies and stay strong when dealing with suicide, or will they allow society’s views to change their lives for the worst?
Rating Criteria
0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.
1/5 – Barely worth any time.
2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.
3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.
4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.
5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around. – characters, music, theme, story line, etc.
4/5 - In all fairness, the cover and the trailer of the movie was more interesting than the movie itself (in my opinion). The plot was good and it was intriguing to see a character play as Virginia Woolf [whom I wish to learn more about]. The whole "suicide" thing caught me off guard because I thought that the movie was merely a homosexual curiosity movie, per Netflix putting this in the gay/lesbian section of their collections. The homosexuality in this movie is prevalent but not the main issue. It is touched upon but that's not the main issue. The main issue is the suicidal tendencies or how someone else's suicide changes their life.
As the niece of a successful-suicide-committed uncle, this hit me hard. It made me cry and think about him. It made me think about how some people just don't see any options aside suicide. This thought line made this movie really depressing but quite intriguing. The subject is taboo. It might be something that should be talked about more often, to give those people a chance to do something with their lives or to find other means of coping with the stresses/hardships of life. How to discuss such a topic amongst others, especially children? That is a difficult proposition but is necessary, not as an option to commit but to avoid and tell them "Hey, your life matters. Suicidal thoughts occur, especially when things are dismal, but PLEASE talk with others and try finding a different way." Maybe this movie is something to bring up the topic of suicide so that it can be discussed... Not for all ages, though.
This is a good writer movie, as one of the women is Virginia Woolf and she is struggling to write a story.
As the niece of a successful-suicide-committed uncle, this hit me hard. It made me cry and think about him. It made me think about how some people just don't see any options aside suicide. This thought line made this movie really depressing but quite intriguing. The subject is taboo. It might be something that should be talked about more often, to give those people a chance to do something with their lives or to find other means of coping with the stresses/hardships of life. How to discuss such a topic amongst others, especially children? That is a difficult proposition but is necessary, not as an option to commit but to avoid and tell them "Hey, your life matters. Suicidal thoughts occur, especially when things are dismal, but PLEASE talk with others and try finding a different way." Maybe this movie is something to bring up the topic of suicide so that it can be discussed... Not for all ages, though.
This is a good writer movie, as one of the women is Virginia Woolf and she is struggling to write a story.
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