A mother explaining to her kid about her being *adventurous* but not *adventurous enough* with the neighbor, while the father manages half a grin at the possibilities that she did not explore. A kid romanticizing life as well as death. Don't we all! This is a beautiful story and the first para here does not even give away the one in top 10 of the story's best parts. So many of us believe that we are older in thoughts than in our age ( Side Note - till we actually become old and pretend to be younger). The movie magnifies the thoughts that a precocious child, or so he thinks he is, goes through. Given our likely disposition to overestimate ourselves, the movie is both funny and nostalgic in a very relatable way!
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Goliath
(2016–2021)
Very Watchable -
16 October 2016
Stories, in a way, arise out of different permutations that our lives take, or different paths that the writers can think of. A clichéd screenplay is something close to a path that is predictable. Most of us look down upon the regular plot lines. This is why Goliath is important. The story is full of clichés, that ,ironically, help to winnow out the acting from the sea of banalities. Billy Bob and William Hurt shine throughout and are ably supported by a fantastic cast, including that canine. The music sticks and in a way celebrates Billy Bob's loneliness (cliche ++). Although the makers successfully integrate few surprises, none of them are worthy of an exclamation. But this series was never about that. It's about how good the actors are, that good that you hardly question the fiction. PS - With only 8 episodes, I could sleep peacefully without binge breaking my back!
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