What this film does well is show the breakdown in communication between Julia, a bisexual feminist living in NYC, and her brother, Marc, a born-again Christian living in Alaska. Over and over throughout the film we are given scenes of their exasperation at the failure to communicate with each other. This may be the strongest and most relatable aspect of the film. I am sure that many of us can relate to this sort of disconnect. We may not have experienced something as extreme as the divide between Julia and Marc, but it is not hard to imagine either.
I think that Julia did her best to show the most objective view of the story as she possibly could given her position and her views; she made an attempt to understand (doomed from the start, of course) her brother and his beliefs. In the end, it's nice to see some sort of reconnection. I think they were both surprised at the willingness in the other to repair their relationship.
I did not have a very strong positive or negative reaction to this film, which makes writing about it difficult.
Also, I love how "90's" this film is.
Anyway, maybe reading some other posts will spark me into more of a discussion.
I think that Julia did her best to show the most objective view of the story as she possibly could given her position and her views; she made an attempt to understand (doomed from the start, of course) her brother and his beliefs. In the end, it's nice to see some sort of reconnection. I think they were both surprised at the willingness in the other to repair their relationship.
I did not have a very strong positive or negative reaction to this film, which makes writing about it difficult.
Also, I love how "90's" this film is.
Anyway, maybe reading some other posts will spark me into more of a discussion.
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