Movies make a turn for the macabre: death dominates new releases
Sept. 18, 2014 - In a weekend that might be more fitting of late October, the new releases seem to bring death to the table as a subject matter, a plot device or just in the presence of a beloved actor who has already faced the final curtain. Is Hollywood ready to start a new movie season based on Halloween, or is it just a coincidence?
A Walk Among the Tombstones – Unless the movie is about frozen pizza, the name says it all. What do you want on your tombstone?
The Drop – one of the last films that features James Gandolfini the beloved actor of The Sopranos. Gandolfini died in 2013.
The Maze Runner – Okay. This film/story may or may not have any death in it. However, it is based on a dystopian idea, and that doesn’t usually mean rainbows and puppy dogs. In fact, it is usually just the opposite.
This Is Where I Leave You – I haven’t seen it, yet, so this may or may not be a spoiler though it appears pretty clear in the trailer. The whole premise of this “light-hearted” family comedy is that dad dies and his death brings the family together. (Also I do not actually know of anyone who called it “light-hearted.”)
Sometimes, it takes a death to bring people together. Who would have thought that was true at the movies, too?
A Walk Among the Tombstones – Unless the movie is about frozen pizza, the name says it all. What do you want on your tombstone?
The Drop – one of the last films that features James Gandolfini the beloved actor of The Sopranos. Gandolfini died in 2013.
The Maze Runner – Okay. This film/story may or may not have any death in it. However, it is based on a dystopian idea, and that doesn’t usually mean rainbows and puppy dogs. In fact, it is usually just the opposite.
This Is Where I Leave You – I haven’t seen it, yet, so this may or may not be a spoiler though it appears pretty clear in the trailer. The whole premise of this “light-hearted” family comedy is that dad dies and his death brings the family together. (Also I do not actually know of anyone who called it “light-hearted.”)
Sometimes, it takes a death to bring people together. Who would have thought that was true at the movies, too?