miércoles, 29 de abril de 2015

The 60s Part 2

In the second part of the movie "The 60s" we are presented with different characters, all going through great difficulties. We have Katie, whom has just given birth to a child whilst away from her family. We have Josh protesting the ludicrous Vietnam war; Brian, a soldier returned from the war who is suffering of the post traumatic stress disorder; and we have Emmet, facing the fact that he was, in part, responsible for the death of his father.
These characters, are each facing a brutal reality. In the latter half of this movie, we see how these characters adjust themselves in order to deal with what life has dealt them. Josh sees what the war did to his brother, and is driven with even more passion to protest the Vietnam war, Emmet becomes part of a charity that feeds children living in poverty, Katie does her best to raise her child, named Rainbow, under the circumstances. Brian, on the other hand, is haunted by memories of the battlefield, and he even comes to attack a man in the Woodstock festival, thinking that he is still at war. Josh also battles for the woman he loves, a fellow protester.
In the final moments of this movie, we see Katie, Josh, and Brian return home. Josh and Katie make amends with their father, whom has finally accepted the people his children have become. Here we see how the Liberal (Katie and Josh) come to an understanding with the Conservative (their father). The woman Josh loves finally realizes she loves Josh too, and that she is meant to be with him.
Lastly, we see Emmet finally gather the strength to visit his father's grave looking for forgiveness and a fresh start. The movie ends with the Herlihy family (Josh, Brian, etc.) playing football out on the front yard, a true depiction of the American dream.

1 comentario:

  1. Emmet's character is really interesting as at the end he accepted that his father's vision of society and its problems was not wrong, but really human and humble. That may be why he ended following his father's steps in life and changed his conception of the world problems and possible solution to them.

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