Sideways

I haven't done a movie review on this bloc yet and but I will post my written review of
Sideways. My "review" of the movie was put into script after a friend of mine refused to accept that there may be something good about this movie. I really dont get her rantings but respect her opinion of the movie. The whole thing started after a Saturday evening viewing of the latest by local boy Alexander Pane. I post her email to those that went to the movie together, obviously she entirely disagrees with our enjoyment of and assessment of the movie as a whole.

Ranting Friend....
"Okay one more thing....If we feel that Miles was an empathetic character (or whatever) have we forgotten the beginning of the movie?????He shows up @ his mother's on her birthday (or day before) lets her make a big meal for him, then STEALS a substantial sum of money from her, and then doesn't even say good-bye. what an &*(^%$#. So we're supposed to feel for him? he's despicable. And the one likeable character (Maya) is NOT waiting for him. She knows he would completely sap her. she ran, smart woman. so there!"


Email response: Boy, still on this topic? Ok then, I will give it a run. Mary and I always analyze movies after we see them.
Well Bor Kelorap the movie reviewer says "The message that I thought the movie represents is that none of us are prefect and we are all human and have faults. You can't pick and choose which parts of a person you like, you have to take it all. The mother did that. Loved her son even though he ruined his marriage, stole money from her before (otherwise how would he know where the can was) and hardly ever visited. A. Pane is not asking anyone to sympathize with anyone, just recognize that life, as well as people, are complicated and at the end of the movie have everyone say 'yes this is the reality of life'. If you want to see a feel good movie and sympathize with the main character go rent Lassie. As for the end of the movie, it is wide open for interpretation. No force fed Hollywood ending, how euro-cinema of him. Rating... Four out of five stars."