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Re: Suffragette

#31 Post by raj101 » Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:42 pm

ladams888 wrote:Saw this on Sunday in Wimbledon. A lot of confusion at the start as we were told to go to Screen 8, but there were TWO screen 8’s (Why? Obviously Wimbledon Odeon’s own logic, I guess!)
the one next door is screen 6, but you don't see the number if you walk towards the number 8 display, its hidden by the embossed angular wall. tragic cinema design.
But it should be noted, however, that the Suffragette movement didn’t secure women the vote, but it did raise awareness and they were finally given the vote as a rather condescending Thank-you after their efforts during WWI – and to think that many women nowadays just can’t be bothered to vote !
its is sad. Trouble is you only get to have a say in whether we are run by the connservatives or the very "tory" new labour now . Voting something "good" like green would be nice but they'd might ruin the country's economy if they got in, so not enough will vote for them in near future at least. Its so sad that's its been for so little today - but we shouldn't forget that the vote for woman has had massive changes and was only a small part of equality changes since back then. So its positive is what I mean, you shouldn't feel bad.
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Re: Suffragette

#32 Post by sjb242 » Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:31 pm

Carey Mulligan was amazing as per usual, but her character’s positioning as central to the Suffragette movement and its history came off as slightly contrived in the context of the film especially when she played against many notable real life figures. As they went to the effort of including Emily Davidson and having her speak in earlier scenes I wish they’d given her a bit more characterisation as the climactic Derby scene rang slightly hollow. Anne Marie-Duff was absolutely captivating and I wish we’d got to spend a bit more time with her rough round the edges character. Enjoyed the film overall, but the story was a bit too thin and certain characters needed fleshing out.

7/10

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Re: Suffragette

#33 Post by ennel » Sat Nov 14, 2015 9:11 pm

I missed the previews of this film so ended up being a p*ying patron at East Disdsbury in Manchester.
It was thought-provoking and, if you're anything my (or my wife's) age, sobering to think it was set in our parents' lifetimes!

To be effective, I suppose every film needs to be 'over dramatised' in parts but some of the things attributed to Carey Mulligan's character (Cathy the laundress) didn't quite ring true.
As she, now in her 20s, had been working in the laundry since she was seven, there would not have been much time for the schoolroom - so would she really have been able to read the newspaper and hand written notes?

Despite that query, an enjoyable film.

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Re: Suffragette

#34 Post by KAB1 » Tue Nov 17, 2015 9:14 am

Quite good. Though maybe a bit formulaic.

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Re: Suffragette

#35 Post by missgotty » Sun Nov 22, 2015 11:37 pm

This was ok, I was expecting more I guess from Meryl Streep and Carey Mulligan's characters but glad they finally made a film about the struggle.

6/10

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