tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015185705458317938.post5023390003659264090..comments2013-08-15T10:31:22.414-07:00Comments on The Film Herald: The Descendants (2011)Scott_MacGregorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04340677528587993643noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015185705458317938.post-23216218357224237972012-05-10T23:55:34.517-07:002012-05-10T23:55:34.517-07:00After leaving the above comment I searched and fou...After leaving the above comment I searched and found Joe Morgenstern's review in the Wall Street Journal. You might take a look.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015185705458317938.post-39298027895427052782012-05-10T23:27:34.609-07:002012-05-10T23:27:34.609-07:00I noticed the "...archipelago..." metaph...I noticed the "...archipelago..." metaphor, commented on it to my wife at the time and took the time to look it up on the web which is how I landed here. I think it was a great metaphor and stated, very succinctly, the situation that existed in the family. I also felt as though it may have been used by Hemmings in the book and that may have been how it found it's way into the film. Either way, it was a great metaphor. I agreed with everything in your review except for that. Film as art or art as film is lost on the average movie goer. As a critic who obviously feels he writes in deference to the art snob as opposed to the man in the street you might reevaluate your objective. I don't think "they" are reading you. I think "The Film Herald" is more about you than good movies.<br />(At this point I did a search for "Scott C MacGregor" and "The Film Herald") You said the you offer, "A simple and accessible bi-weekly review of new films..." Perhaps you should just stay with the "simple and accessible" and leave the serious criticism to the big guns. You are not qualified. i enjoyed the film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com