This Is Why You're Single
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Creators of the humor and advice book of the same name, Laura Lane and Angela Spera candidly...
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Betrayers in Books
Oct 7, 2020
Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake Escape
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Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake Escape is the first book Dermot O'Leary has written for...
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Real Estate Realities With Robert "The RebelBroker" Whitelaw
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Robert 'The Rebelbroker' Whitelaw is a real estate broker and Realtor® in Morgan Hill, California....
Money Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for a Richer Life
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Money Girl provides short and friendly personal finance, real estate, and investing tips to help you...
Duolingo Spanish Podcast
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True stories for English speakers learning Spanish. From the makers of Duolingo, the most popular...
Gareth von Kallenbach (980 KP) rated Welcome to Marwen (2018) in Movies
Jul 2, 2019
The group of women dolls that seem to always save his Hogie character are all based on the women his life. There is G.I. Julie, aka Julie (Janelle Monae), his rehab partner after his accident and Roberta (Merritt Wever), the friendly neighborhood hobby story clerk. Plus there is Anna (Gwendoline Christie) nurse who brings Hogie his mail and supplies in real life and Carlala (Eiza Gonzalez) his coworker in real life. These make up the majority of his bad ass Nazi killing crew in Marwen. The newest addition is his neighbor Nicole (Leslie Mann) who he think might help him defeat the Nazi’s in Marwen for good and be a special new friend in real life. He will need both his Marwen crew and his real life friends as the sentencing for his real life attackers gets closer and his fragile mental health is pushed to a stressful breaking point.
This unique story is based on the real life of world famous photographic artist Mark Hogancamp. Mark was brutally beaten because he made a smart comment about liking to wear women’s shoes. It’s also a story of overcoming addiction and mental health issues. He turned the disaster into a passion for creating art and using fantasy to cope with tragedy.
This was a really interesting way of telling a one of a kind true story. I thought that director, Robert Zemeckis (Forest Gump, Flight) used both real life and the fantasy world of Marwen to create one story. There were times when the story really didn’t flow great between the two worlds but overall was really original filmmaking. The pace and flow were a little off with the transitions. I thought the animation was exceptionally done. The story also had a bunch of topics it tackled, from mental health and memory loss to addiction but also had a good mix of humor. Carell dual performances were really well done and the supporting cast was also good. Films that are original and try new and interesting things are always worth a view in my opinion. I could see the content not really being for everyone but I thought the overall story left me feeling good.
