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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
For a while I have tried to find a thread I had started when I joined the forum that could be a "home" thread for me.
Being busy about the forum has been a coping style, where I can acknowledge all my different life experiences that had been silenced. Possibly do some good and prevent things from getting worse. Like the little boy with the finger in the dyke.
Feeling fragile
Needing Nurture
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
The Australian movie Shine was 13 years before the American one which on reflection says a bit about Americans so called progressiveness and our backwardness .... hmmmm. I never saw many films at the time when they were showing in cinemas until last couple years.
I generally like our films. DId you see Ladies in Black? @outlander
Ill finish the Handmaids Tale soon. It annoyed me a bit when I first watched as being overly manipulative and too hysterical .... hmmmm. in that sense I distanced a bit from the characters rather than the intention which is to make you feel for them. I felt the makers needed a reality check.
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
@Appleblossom
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
@outlander Margeret Attwood is a feminst and I agree with many of her ideas. It is based on a society that might occur, speculative fiction, an extension of fear of right fundamentalist thinking and culture in America. Feminist scifi. On one level I loved the cinematography, camera angles etc. The colonies are based on Russian and WWII camps, with a modern take.
On a mental health level I need to be careful about being effected by negative moods in film.
Hey @Shaz51 Thinking of you in the heat. Hope you have not melted and are in one piece.
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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MaggieSenior Contributor
@Appleblossom 💜💜💜 @outlander 💜💜💜
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
yes , very hot up here @Appleblossom
had a storm for 10 minutes last night and no rain
@outlander, @Maggie, @Former-Member, @Faith-and-Hope
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Oh dear @Shaz51 @outlander
Extreme weather events are with us.
Take Care
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