I loved this film. I believe they were drawn together by grief, loneliness, and the need to feel something other than their current emotions. When she discovers the drawings at first she is angry, angry that he kept that information from her. But then when she is sitting outside on the stoop it seems as though she feels It is some sort of sign that it was meant to be between them. Cut to the 3 graves in the backyard, I believe he buried her son there if iam not mistaken, she appears to be content where she is at that moment.
Monster's Ball kills me every time I watch it. My son took his life before his 21st birthday and when I was at the end of my rope a young beautiful black girl, with her own troubles, came into my life and saved me. She has kept me going for almost 5 years now.
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Although movies like these take a bit out of me, i ultimately am drawn to the darker themed movies. Parts were extremely disturbing to me however, but that's the very thing that kept my interest...the rawness of it all. How she chooses to nag at the boy made me cringe and the way Billy Bob and his father show no real emotion regarding Heath's character taking his life. I wondered why Billy Bob's character throws up in the morning rather than when the actual sex act ended? Was he throwing up over being with a black woman or was it because he was reminded of the fact that he was the sheriff that supervised her husbands death sentence as he saw a picture of the husband hanging in the bathroom? I really enjoyed the scene when she meets the old father in the house when she is there to give Billy Bob a gift. It kept me on edge waiting to hear what and when the old creep was going to strike. Hallie's character shows a vulnerability and it seems she is testing the water and then boom, he unloads on her ever so cunningly after he lures her in by asking for a cigarette and light from her. I enjoyed your rating system and the way you shared the pros and cons of the film. I'm sure you didn't want to discuss the end so as not to spoil it but that was what I originally was searching about. I am interested to know your take on what was going through her head after she leaves the room and meets him coming in the door after discovering the portraits drawn by her husband. Does she realize that it was pure chance? Is she giving him the benefit of the doubt for why he didn't tell her or is she realizing that all that doesn't matter anymore anyway, because she has a good thing going???? Whatever it is her facial expressions give so many possibilities. And I agree with you regarding the sex scene. It was needed and it seemed raw and I knew exactly what she was in need of. She just needed something, anything to make her feel something other than pain and i think she sent that message out loud and clear.
stacey bedow If you like dark dramas focusing on middle-aged people, I recommend 'Tyrannosaur', a UK film that is a little different but similar in many ways.
It`s a masterpiece, the Director really knew where he was walking on this, The screnplay, the casting, the score all amazing, he managed to tie the whole film in with one scene , she totally deserved the Oscar, the scene i mentioned earlier, a look, a slight smile, her eyes tell you everything and fuse the film together in a heartbeat, very hard to do and to do this perfectly, which he did. probably my favourite scene of any film...... a few frames is why she won it, I cannot think of any other acress who could have nailed it. they say A picture paints a thousand words. In this case they`re right. This isn`t a popcorn film , it is how film should be, it should be studied and taught and used as an example. Credit to everyone on this film.
Really great review. I just watched the movie today for, I think, only the second time ever. The first time was way back in the early 2000’s not longer after it came out, and when I was a teenager still. Surely I didn’t have the capacity back then to understand the gravity of the story and, of course, the sex scene probably won more of my attention than anything else. I do remember noticing the heaviness of it all, though.. But, man, I just rewatched it today and I was leaning off the edge of my couch just fully engrossed and riveted by the quiet yet looming force of it all. The acting and screenplay are just about bar none. Excellent, excellent film.
Monster's Ball is one of my favorit movies and I have seen it many times and everytimes I pick upp new emotions and spiritual vibrations. The creators of this movie have a minimalistic aproche to where the protagonists are comming from, where they are in the moment, why they do what they do and what they want in the future and from each other. The clarity in their actions is mindblowing and radical. In order to be happy and grow you have to make sacrifices no matter what. It's a dogma.
just got done watching this (finally!) im 30 and ive put this in my backlog till 2021. im not mad cause i needed a great movie right now. i havent even finished the vid but i just watched one that endlessly complained about the sex scene as if it wasnt one of the most important scenes . made me upset cause this is a great movie . also dude wasnt sure if halle was gonna shoot billy in the end or not. thought that was a bizarre take
Great film ! Only thing is that it is would be unusual to have a model like Halle Berry wasting her life away in a small shithole town anywhere on this planet. If you want to see a gritty British version of something kind of similar, with a lot of small town hopelessness, have a look at 'Tyrannosaur' (Peter Mullen/Olivia Colman).
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I loved this film. I believe they were drawn together by grief, loneliness, and the need to feel something other than their current emotions. When she discovers the drawings at first she is angry, angry that he kept that information from her. But then when she is sitting outside on the stoop it seems as though she feels It is some sort of sign that it was meant to be between them. Cut to the 3 graves in the backyard, I believe he buried her son there if iam not mistaken, she appears to be content where she is at that moment.
Monster's Ball kills me every time I watch it. My son took his life before his 21st birthday and when I was at the end of my rope a young beautiful black girl, with her own troubles, came into my life and saved me. She has kept me going for almost 5 years now.
Wow... soo sorry to hear for your lost. That’s so sad and yet so loving that someone saved you! 👍
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Although movies like these take a bit out of me, i ultimately am drawn to the darker themed movies. Parts were extremely disturbing to me however, but that's the very thing that kept my interest...the rawness of it all. How she chooses to nag at the boy made me cringe and the way Billy Bob and his father show no real emotion regarding Heath's character taking his life. I wondered why Billy Bob's character throws up in the morning rather than when the actual sex act ended? Was he throwing up over being with a black woman or was it because he was reminded of the fact that he was the sheriff that supervised her husbands death sentence as he saw a picture of the husband hanging in the bathroom? I really enjoyed the scene when she meets the old father in the house when she is there to give Billy Bob a gift. It kept me on edge waiting to hear what and when the old creep was going to strike. Hallie's character shows a vulnerability and it seems she is testing the water and then boom, he unloads on her ever so cunningly after he lures her in by asking for a cigarette and light from her. I enjoyed your rating system and the way you shared the pros and cons of the film. I'm sure you didn't want to discuss the end so as not to spoil it but that was what I originally was searching about. I am interested to know your take on what was going through her head after she leaves the room and meets him coming in the door after discovering the portraits drawn by her husband. Does she realize that it was pure chance? Is she giving him the benefit of the doubt for why he didn't tell her or is she realizing that all that doesn't matter anymore anyway, because she has a good thing going???? Whatever it is her facial expressions give so many possibilities. And I agree with you regarding the sex scene. It was needed and it seemed raw and I knew exactly what she was in need of. She just needed something, anything to make her feel something other than pain and i think she sent that message out loud and clear.
stacey bedow If you like dark dramas focusing on middle-aged people, I recommend 'Tyrannosaur', a UK film that is a little different but similar in many ways.
It`s a masterpiece, the Director really knew where he was walking on this, The screnplay, the casting, the score all amazing, he managed to tie the whole film in with one scene , she totally deserved the Oscar, the scene i mentioned earlier, a look, a slight smile, her eyes tell you everything and fuse the film together in a heartbeat, very hard to do and to do this perfectly, which he did. probably my favourite scene of any film...... a few frames is why she won it, I cannot think of any other acress who could have nailed it. they say A picture paints a thousand words. In this case they`re right. This isn`t a popcorn film , it is how film should be, it should be studied and taught and used as an example. Credit to everyone on this film.
Really great review. I just watched the movie today for, I think, only the second time ever. The first time was way back in the early 2000’s not longer after it came out, and when I was a teenager still. Surely I didn’t have the capacity back then to understand the gravity of the story and, of course, the sex scene probably won more of my attention than anything else. I do remember noticing the heaviness of it all, though.. But, man, I just rewatched it today and I was leaning off the edge of my couch just fully engrossed and riveted by the quiet yet looming force of it all. The acting and screenplay are just about bar none. Excellent, excellent film.
My Favourite movie of all time.
Monster's Ball is one of my favorit movies and I have seen it many times and everytimes I pick upp new emotions and spiritual vibrations. The creators of this movie have a minimalistic aproche to where the protagonists are comming from, where they are in the moment, why they do what they do and what they want in the future and from each other. The clarity in their actions is mindblowing and radical. In order to be happy and grow you have to make sacrifices no matter what. It's a dogma.
Awesome reveiw Sir. I just watched Monsters' Ball and hadn't seen in years . this review just earned you a new subscriber & a like. Thanks.
I love this movie!
Robert is an amazing man with pure machismo. How totally awesome!
Such a great movie & loved your unbiased / factual review of it, well done. 👍🏽
just got done watching this (finally!) im 30 and ive put this in my backlog till 2021. im not mad cause i needed a great movie right now. i havent even finished the vid but i just watched one that endlessly complained about the sex scene as if it wasnt one of the most important scenes . made me upset cause this is a great movie . also dude wasnt sure if halle was gonna shoot billy in the end or not. thought that was a bizarre take
Great film ! Only thing is that it is would be unusual to have a model like Halle Berry wasting her life away in a small shithole town anywhere on this planet. If you want to see a gritty British version of something kind of similar, with a lot of small town hopelessness, have a look at 'Tyrannosaur' (Peter Mullen/Olivia Colman).
I did not find this movie to be all that great and I also kinda didn't understand it.
okay