Comments on: ‘Up In The Air’ (And Other Movie Talk)

By: Leah

Leah — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:05:31 +0000

I loved this movie. Of course granted, I love just about every movie that has managed to secure the name “George Clooney” on the credits somewhere. I found that in defending the movie to my parents (who saw it and complained for YEARS – or at least what felt like years – that it was a chick flick just because George Clooney was not the Danny Ocean character and expressed certain sentiments) I liked it all the more.

Secondary oh-man-my-parents note: My mom complained that my dad had taken her to see a chick flick and that her life was awful because of it…..she had actually wanted to see “It’s Complicated” and I quote, “not some chick flick” (IRONYIRONYIRONY..)

By: Marty Langford

Marty Langford — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:13:23 +0000

Good points, Bill. And read the script. It’s a bit different from the produced version.

By: mrbillgeorge

mrbillgeorge — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:38:23 +0000

WARNING: Some of my response may contain minor SPOILERS.

Yes, I certainly considered the message positive. But at the same time, I don’t know if I left particularly happy about it. The reason being that as a single guy, I resonated very much with Clooney during the first half the film. Being independent, on the road, living the dream so to speak. So when the message came back at the end that love/family are more critical than anything else, it depressed me in the sense that I’m not in a relationship right now and I’m (somewhat) far away from my family. It was a powerful reminder. Positive because it reminded me of what’s important, but sad because it forced me to reflect.

But that’s it right there, I mean, how many movies can I say have that kind of impact?

By: Marty Langford

Marty Langford — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:20:21 +0000

I thought it was pretty wonderful, too. Many of the developments in the story surprised me and the characterizations were ridiculously well crafted. I started to the read the screenplay (which you can find here, if you’re interested: http://www.simplyscripts.com/2009/12/24/up-in-the-air/) and was simply blown away. It’s beautifully written.

I took away a very positive ‘message’ and considered it a ‘happy’ ending. Do you agree?