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Good filmmaker, but his was an ugly, negative, and depressing

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tinear

In Reply to: RE: One more giant gone: Lumet- posted by patrickU on April 09, 2011 at 09:10:45

vision of humanity. No doubt he heavily was influenced by the Holocaust. But the world goes on and looking at the half empty glass does no one any good.

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Nazzerman, Rod Steigers character in "Pawnbroker" - grinagog 06:35:22 04/11/11 (0)
was a holocaust survivor Awesome jazz soundtrack but revisited this film recently + it doesn't hold up as well as the music does

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Lumet's storytelling skills were topnotch - eppis1 12:17:28 04/10/11 (0)
His world view was refreshing in American cinema. Keeping a wary eye on the corruption that surrounds us (governmental or personal) made me feel more hopeful about society as a whole. And life is a half a glass of water, no matter how you spill it. He seemed to tell us that the bad guys weren't going to get away with pissing in it, without a fight. By the way, everyone was heavily influenced by the holocaust. He made one explosive movie about it-and made many different types of movies-and to contend the the holocaust was his major influence is unfounded.
- http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-sidney-lumet (Open in New Window)
Serpico, for me, represents an example... - mpathus 22:14:19 04/09/11 (1)
... of moving towards positive change, by first acknowledging the problems preventing positive outcome. It is heroic and epic in that an everyman with standards can make a difference to benefit others.

I love that film's meaning. Lumet will be missed.

R.I.P.
- His best film. One of Pacino's best performances ("Cruising" being the other). nt - tinear 07:47:37 04/10/11 (0)
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"Speak only well of the dead." - Seneca * - mr grits 17:54:42 04/09/11 (0)
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