I thought this movie was thought provoking

sgodwin-1

I loved Robert Downey, Jr. and the way he moves, the way his eyes express feelings and the way his voice is quiet, assured and gentle but firm. I loved Nicole Kidman's quiet, mousy voice that was seeking to find who she was as a person and subtly challenging the boundaries that have always kept her in. The "freaks" were different and yet portray a part of society that we forget, after all we are Americans and the things that are not "normal" are to be shoved in a corner and forgotten. Obviously, I disagree with that notion. I think looking at the abnormal is alright. To accept these people as some kind of "normal" is probably all they want in their lives too. What is wrong with that? Aren't we suppose to look beyond the physical and into the spirit and soul of a person to judge how they fit in our lives? I loved the way the Lionel new what Arbus was going to do and/or think, how he was gentle with introducing her to this world he new and she didn't. He let her make her own decisions and then proceeded along the course of her decisions. I liked this movie, the set, the costumes, the audio, the make up, and the characters.

score 7/10

sgodwin-1 28 May 2007

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