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I Ching: The Book of Change

David Hinton

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In a radically new translation and interpretation of the I Ching, David Hinton strips this ancient...

Veronica Pena (690 KP) rated What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) in Movies

Jan 14, 2021

Didn't Age Well

I have a few qualms with this film. I think the sentiment is great. I understand the many levels that each of the characters provides and I think the actors did a great job. I think the problem with this film is the timing. This film would've never made it to screen if it was released or even conceived in the last several years. I think the idea of an able-bodied, neurotypical man playing that of a neurodiverse character is just shoddy in it of itself. Not to say that Leo wasn't good, because he was. Obviously if you've seen any of his other works, you know Leo is great. But the sentiment still stands.

I feel like this movie is a lot more philosophical than I ever expected it to be. I didn't have a lot of expectations going in as I'd never really heard anything about the movie beyond the title, but I think it was a lot of metaphorical, philosophical meanings that were meant to be taken from the film.

It's definitely interesting to see how older films age and in my opinion, this one didn't age well.