Word: tragic
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Chris Cain's The Stone Boy, a touching--if somewhat contrived view of a small town Montana family struck by tragedy--is unmistakably an ideological throwback to Ordinary People. Both films present pictures of ostensibly cohesive, happy families; both revolve around the same tragic insident--the accidental death of an older son--and in the process both depict fairly typical people in the throes of crisis...
Despite all the troubles, SFC Chairman Edward Noble last week remained stubbornly upbeat about the agency's future. Said he: "It would be tragic to see it all stop right now. We're right on the verge of having an option that will be real, with just a few more projects." Indeed, the long-term energy independence of the U.S. depends on a strong synfuels program. The problem remains how to achieve that goal through an SFC mired in controversy...
Told in flashbacks by Bligh at his naval trial for losing the ship, the movie switches back and forth between the present and the story of Bligh's tragic removal from his command. The flashback technique makes the movie even more choppy, we aren't sure if the Flashbacks are from Bligh's perspective or an objective portrayal of the events. The film becomes a potpourri of disjointed images, which sacrifices character development for landscaping...
...Betty's tennis instructor. Meanwhile, Mike and his friend Pete (Darreli Larson) while away the hours getting stoned, causing trouble, and ultimately in Mike's case, losing his life. An outraged bewildered Betty decides to find out who was responsible, and as she does, slowly puts together the tragic pieces of Mike's life...
Perhaps the most tragic version of the "See no evil, hear no evil" syndrome is the self-applied one. People are not only adept at disbelieving others' horror stories: they are equally good at repressing memories of indignities and damage inflicted upon themselves, even when they are painfully cognizant of the injustice involved...