In Response to Emily's Junebug Post

I believe that Emily and I share similiar views on the movie Junebug. As I found myself in Blockbuster about to rent the movie that I hated the first time around, I was filled with a litlle less than joyous anticipation. However, as I watched it the 2nd time around I was able to pick up a little more of its subtleties. I also feel as Emily was able to pick up on those same subtleties while watching the characters' mannerisms and interactions with eachother. I especially liked her feelings about the father and how he seemed to know more than everyone thought and hid it behind a mask of shyness and quietness. In looking back, I believe that he was the most "normal" and down to earth character in the movie. I think one of the reasons I disliked the movie second time around is because the whole point, the conflict between characters, is all so sublte and unspoken which left me with an uneasy apprehension the first time I watched it. The second time, however, I was able to sense the conflict and evaluate its contribution to the story. I also liked how Emily was able to further evaluate the characters' interactions and develop their overall relationships. I especially liked how she pointed out the ackwardness that was George and Madeline's relationship. I guess I never evulated their relationship because I was so distracted in his brother's own disfunctional marriage. In looking back, it seemed more a clash of cultures and his own conflict with his own family's culture. It seems that after he moved away, he made it a point to shed the southern roots he established in NC and adapt to life in the big city. It almost seems as though he still loves his family but is embarassed about their ackwardly simple lives. I think the obvious struggle with Madeline trying to assimilate into the family of her in-laws seems to overwhelm and mask George's feelings about his own family, kind of a modern day Civil War of culture. In closing, I really liked Emily's perspective on the issue as it allowed me to think back about some of the subtleties that I didn't necessarily pick up on my own, she's a smart one ;-)