On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are riding like lightning and crashing like thunder in the 2012 film from Derek Cianfrance, The Place Beyond the Pines.
Three storylines. One film. A father and son tale for the ages. Coming this Sunday… Sunday… SUNDAY! to a podcast player near you, it’s a deep and complex film about a man who robs banks to help provide for the son he never knew he had. It’s about a cop whose split-second mistake turns his life upside down. It’s about the sons of these two men, looking to navigate their way through a broken and tumultuous world.
In a word, it’s Gosling-tastic.
The film suggests that our actions reverberate down through the generations. A sort of real-time, linear butterfly effect. Anyone who’s ever, well, done anything in their life can attest to the accuracy of the film. All of our actions have consequences. Sometimes they’re minor. Sometimes they shake the foundation of your life.
In the case of the character, Avery, sometimes it turns you into a scheming politician with a wayward son. In Luke’s case, sometimes you bite the bullet and your son turns into a lost person who ventures into the world seeking identity and contentment.
In our case, dear reader and listener, sometimes you get to watch and talk about an excellent film. A story that’s going to stick with you long after the end credits have finished rolling. A movie that might just zoom way up on your list of favorites. It’s just that affecting and strong.
(Recorded on September 06, 2021)
Links to Stuff We Mentioned:
The Place Beyond the Pines - IMDb
The Place Beyond the Pines trailer - YouTube
A Million Ways to Die in the West - IMDb
The Fast and the Furious - IMDb
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