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Tonight's movie review is epic drama Plenty (1985), a film that spans through Britain's history from the end of World War II through to 1960's and follows the life of Susan, played by the queen herself Meryl Streep. Susan is an interesting complex character who has everything in the world yet is never satisfied. It's not confirmed in the film but wouldn't be surprised if the film itself is a narrative of bipolar disorder and depression. It is never explicitly stated and makes you wonder if bipolar and depression was researched during the periods of the 40s till the 60s. The film overall never pulled me and couldn't understand the ups and downs of a person who literally has everything and purposely self-sabotages everything. Great acting my Charles Dance for you Golden Child fans. Streep does well to invite us to her enigmatic heart and soul who seems to be chasing the past which results into her lonely position. But the overall story just didn't grab me. The story of how one person does want to adapt yet is trying to belong and find a role that fulfills their life is cool but the time skips and the filmmakers not clarifying how long each small story arc has passed was annoying. Overall great acting however the story wasn't engaging 5.2/10.
Tonight's movie review is epic drama Plenty (1985), a film that spans through Britain's history from the end of World War II through to 1960's and follows the life of Susan, played by the queen herself Meryl Streep. Susan is an interesting complex character who has everything in the world yet is never satisfied. It's not confirmed in the film but wouldn't be surprised if the film itself is a narrative of bipolar disorder and depression. It is never explicitly stated and makes you wonder if bipolar and depression was researched during the periods of the 40s till the 60s. The film overall never pulled me and couldn't understand the ups and downs of a person who literally has everything and purposely self-sabotages everything. Great acting my Charles Dance for you Golden Child fans. Streep does well to invite us to her enigmatic heart and soul who seems to be chasing the past which results into her lonely position. But the overall story just didn't grab me. The story of how one person does want to adapt yet is trying to belong and find a role that fulfills their life is cool but the time skips and the filmmakers not clarifying how long each small story arc has passed was annoying. Overall great acting however the story wasn't engaging 5.2/10.