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I couldn't find a poster that I both liked and was big enough so let's just use this: So to just quickly summarize what this movie is about, Jenny Slate plays a stand up comedian who after being dumped by her boyfriend (who has also been cheating on her with one of her friends) has a one night stand with a very nice guy who she doesn't really plan on ever seeing again, just to find out soon afterwards that she is pregnant. She immediately decides that the best thing to do would be to get an abortion and the movie just sort of follows her as we see how this effects her life and her outlook. I'm just going to come out and say it that this is probably the most pro-choice movie I've ever seen. the problem with alot of movies about this topic is that the abortion has to be the focus and it has to, one way or the other, let you know how you're supposed to feel about it. This movie just sort of accepts an abortion as something women go through. There's never really discussions of the morality of it or an attempt to get a pro-life viewpoint in here. This is a movie that isn't interested in the politics of Abortion but more in showing how it actually exists within the world. It's a movie that deals with the actual rather than the theoretical. It's not a movie that wants to convince anybody or even argue with them. The main character doesn't want this baby and she decides to have an abortion. Some things come up as a result of this but the morality of it isn't even brought up. This movie is pro-choice not in that it gives a convincing argument but more it feels it doesn't even need to bother. The movie is more about the characters than it is about the abortion anyways. You might have read this far and thought that you don't want to sit through an abortion movie but it's not really one. It's more about the characters and their lives and how they develop over time. The abortion is central, but it's not really about it. What you have hear is a warm, funny movie with relatable moments, likable characters, great performances and some pretty funny stand up. Hell it even has a cameo from David Cross playing a horrible douchebag so even if you don't like him there's something here for you! I feel I've said enough. Everything else I could say would just be plot stuff or talking about how good individual actors or actresses are (they're all quite good) so all I can really add is trust me when I say this is a good movie you should see (I take no responsibility if you end up hating it). For what ti's worth, It'll probably be the best romantic comedy you see this year. Here's a trailer that could be worse and at least gives an okay sense of the films sense of humor (though it makes it look at least slightly more quirky than it actually is): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2GN3wdfqbA
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# ? Jun 20, 2014 06:12 |
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# ? Jun 10, 2024 12:07 |
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Everyone should watch this movie. It goes a long way to normalize abortion, and is also riotously funny. Jenny Slate is fantastic, and will hopefully get a lot more work because of this movie.
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# ? Jun 20, 2014 06:47 |
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I'm really intrigued. I'm always for films that show women with agency. Not a big fan of rom-coms, but typically that's because their women don't have any real choices. Thanks for alerting me to this film.
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# ? Jun 21, 2014 07:01 |
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I saw this last night and it was terrific. Like everyone has said, the performances are great, and it's got a very human touch to it. One thing I really liked is that they never try to justify her abortion. They don't make her into a perfect person that a bad thing happened to. Instead, she's a real person who makes a series of poor choices and is dealing with the fallout.
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# ? Jun 21, 2014 14:35 |
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Kristan Hawkins from Students for Life of America saw it and well she criedquote:Even though I might have the only person crying in the theater (of half a dozen people), when the suction machine turned on, I know they all were thinking the same thing. Was was being sucked out? Is it really a blob of tissue or something more? http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2014/07/01/obvious-child-op-ed
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Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:Kristan Hawkins from Students for Life of America saw it and well she cried There isn't a bid enough. There's honestly so much wrong with that it's hard to know where to begin. It's just hilarious to me that she think the crazy, not true to life scenario is the one where the woman gets an abortion rather than Knocked Up and Juno where a person keeps it because...they feel like it I guess. axelblaze fucked around with this message at 01:25 on Jul 2, 2014 |
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axleblaze posted:There isn't a bid enough. They do not like the idea that a woman gets an abortion and does not regret it or go into a spiral of depression.
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 02:54 |
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Great comments on that articlequote:So, two people cannot control their urges, have an unprotected
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# ? Jul 3, 2014 00:20 |
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Saw it today and loved it. Hilarious and heartfelt, and it made me think about how different things could have gone for the heroines in Juno and Knocked Up (and why didn't they, aside from the fact that both movies would have been a lot shorter). But Jenny Slate was wonderful, as she always is, and hopefully she'll get some higher-profile roles from here. And I liked that the guy was a decent guy and not the usual callous jerk, and that nobody tried to talk her out of it.
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# ? Jul 6, 2014 01:25 |
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My only regret was that it didn't come out on or near Valentine's Day. Other than that, this is an absolutely fabulous movie, and more people should see it. Smart, funny, and honestly romantic.
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# ? Jul 6, 2014 02:45 |
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axleblaze posted:There isn't a bid enough. Well in Juno she was guilted out of the idea, wasn't she? And then she winds up giving it up for adoption instead, at least they didn't make her mope over that. Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:Great comments on that article I love how the outrage over poo poo like this always boils down to FEMALE RESPONSIBILITY The next step is to make a movie that actively trolls these kinds of people. quote:Later, she finds that she has contracted HIV and contaminated the local abortion mill resulting in infecting the other women in her area. Do I have a gross misunderstanding of how abortions happen or does this not make any sense whatsoever? raditts fucked around with this message at 15:06 on Jul 16, 2014 |
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raditts posted:I love how the outrage over poo poo like this always boils down to FEMALE RESPONSIBILITY And every measure at "responsibility" before pregnancy is denounced by the same crowd. raditts posted:Do I have a gross misunderstanding of how abortions happen or does this not make any sense whatsoever? Unless it's a reference to that horribly unsafe abortion doctor in... Philadelphia, I think it was, it really can't work like this if the clinic follows even basic safety procedures. I think responses like these really do illustrate why a movie like this is so important: it really can help the idea of getting an abortion become more mainstream, and hopefully, be less affected by these pro-life ideas.
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# ? Jul 16, 2014 16:30 |
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I mean also that early along she'd probably just get the pill anyway over having an actual procedure. It kind of annoyed me that they showed her being put under, but I understood it was better for the dramatic arc of the story.
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# ? Jul 16, 2014 16:36 |
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Rodent Mortician posted:I mean also that early along she'd probably just get the pill anyway over having an actual procedure. It kind of annoyed me that they showed her being put under, but I understood it was better for the dramatic arc of the story. Yeah its weird how nobody ever talks about that option. Everyone I know who has had an abortion (afaik) has done it with Mifepristone, and if more people knew about that they would probably be less freaked out by the whole process.
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# ? Jul 16, 2014 17:34 |
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Lord Krangdar posted:Yeah its weird how nobody ever talks about that option. Everyone I know who has had an abortion (afaik) has done it with Mifepristone, and if more people knew about that they would probably be less freaked out by the whole process. There was an article I saw not too long ago about someone, I think it was a nurse, who did a video about her going to get an abortion done, specifically to debunk anything false about it and to show people that it's not something to be afraid of. The comments on the article went about how you would expect. Reading it was like playing "Fat, Ugly, or Slutty: Abortion Edition." It seems that people who are that staunchly anti-abortion aren't willing to watch or learn anything that might challenge their views, and I suspect this movie will be no different.
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# ? Jul 16, 2014 19:27 |
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Lord Krangdar posted:Yeah its weird how nobody ever talks about that option. Everyone I know who has had an abortion (afaik) has done it with Mifepristone, and if more people knew about that they would probably be less freaked out by the whole process. It's still world's better than the pro-life drivel that was "Gimme Shelter". They literally locked the kid into a doctor's room with a tray with a turkey baster on it to get ready for her evil forced abortion. I have no idea what they were going to do with the turkey baster.
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# ? Jul 17, 2014 00:39 |
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I got out of work early today, so I schlepped like half an hour to see this because only two theaters in my area have it anymore. Everything that has previously been stated about how matter-of-fact the abortion was is 100% correct. It wasn't giving the audience any kind of decision to follow Donna to make, it just put her actions out there and said, "This was a thing that happened. This is what led to it. This is how it affected people." For those reasons, I almost feel bad for the extreme right-wingers who watched it, who felt like their opinions weren't even brought up, except not at all, because they knew it would make them angry, and they really like to angry at these types of things. So I've spent most of my night laughing at their responses to it, and it's almost as enjoyable as the movie itself. They really do make for the best troll victims. Some of the Breitbart idiots above seem to have made their way to IMDb, as well quote:"Sad that it's funny to some" God Bless America! As an aside, all of the acting was terrific, and I hope everyone gets an influx of more great roles out of this. I hadn't seen Richard Kind in something substantial in way too long, and it still saddens me that Jake Lacy was replaced in that show that went nowhere last summer from the HIMYM guys. Gaby Hoffmann, who I can't for the life of me place in something I've seen recently -- though I did find this great interview from when she was 15 -- and Jenny's comedy partner Gabe Liedman were also delightful. Lastly, I loved the doctor wearing Crocs at the end, and wondered if Donna even noticed that, considering she was pretty out of it at that point.
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# ? Jul 17, 2014 03:51 |
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uublog posted:Gaby Hoffmann, who I can't for the life of me place in something I've seen recently -- though I did find this great interview from when she was 15 She played a woman Louie was dating in a third-season episode of Louie, who dumped him in a diner when it became obvious he didn't like her and wanted to break up, but couldn't bring himself to dump her.
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# ? Jul 17, 2014 04:37 |
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She also played the title role in the movie Crystal Fairy but I'm not sure anyone other than me watched that movie.
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# ? Jul 17, 2014 04:39 |
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She also was on HBO Girls. She played the author who's book reading Hannah went to.
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# ? Jul 18, 2014 01:20 |
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Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:She also was on HBO Girls. She played the author who's book reading Hannah went to. No, that's Jenny Slate. Gaby Hoffmann played Adam's sister on Girls.
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axleblaze posted:She also played the title role in the movie Crystal Fairy but I'm not sure anyone other than me watched that movie. I saw Crystal Fairy and even put it on my Top 10 of 2013. It's amazing and I was so excited when Gaby Hoffman showed up here.
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uublog posted:Lastly, I loved the doctor wearing Crocs at the end, and wondered if Donna even noticed that, considering she was pretty out of it at that point.
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Cardboard Box A posted:Doctors loving love Crocs. Comfy and easy to remove and clean. I thought that was Shorts.
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raditts posted:I thought that was Shorts. No, shorts are comfy and easy to wear. Completely different.
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# ? Jul 23, 2014 15:37 |
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uublog posted:This movie is a film about a skank who gets knocked up and has an abortion. Her child's corpse, which is stabbed and sucked out of her vagina, is sold as medical waste and ends up as fuel for power plants in the Northwest US. Do I just really not understand how power plants work? I loved the movie, but I was also bothered by them never bringing up the morning after pill. It reminded me to stock up.
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# ? Dec 2, 2014 22:30 |
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I really want to see a movie this intelligent from a pro-life perspective? Because I really believe in my heart of hearts that there are mentally healthy, mentally sound pro-lifers out there with interesting arguments, but I have not seen any. The "national debate" is boring as poo poo.
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