SunsetRed Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 wow, I just rented/saw the movie The Other Woman w Natalie Portman. This movie brought tears to my eyes and was yet another wake up call for me. Even the the OW in this movie gets her man (I'm not telling anything that isnt on the back of the dvd) she still remains an outsider and never truly feels loved and accepted. Its heartbreaking to see how alone she really is, even though she actually "won" her MM. Its a good movie to watch and it reminded me that even if it had worked btwn my xMM and I, I never truly would have had hi,. Link to post Share on other sites
RRM Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Thank you for mentioning the movie. I had heard about it and I wasn't sure if I should see it or not. I think now I'll look for it. I'm sorry that it made you cry, but I'm glad it was a wake up call for you. Link to post Share on other sites
Ms. Red Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 SunsetRed, I ordered this from Netflix due to your thread. I just got it yesterday and I'm going to watch it today and I'll let you know what I think about it. Link to post Share on other sites
TinaniT Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I liked that movie. There was a lot more going on than the other woman angle. She lost her kid and attacks out. Her new husband does try to support her as she goes through this breakdown from the unrelated tragedy that seemed to be the real crux of the movie. It does have the BW swallowing her pain and acting with upmost grace, which was realistic. Link to post Share on other sites
Summer Breeze Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I liked that movie. There was a lot more going on than the other woman angle. She lost her kid and attacks out. Her new husband does try to support her as she goes through this breakdown from the unrelated tragedy that seemed to be the real crux of the movie. It does have the BW swallowing her pain and acting with upmost grace, which was realistic. I liked this movie as well and you're right. It was more focused on the loss of her child. As far as the BW acting with the utmost grace I disagree. She did at the end but through it all I thought the OW, the MM, and the BS all were shown as acting with anything but grace. It would have been a boring movie with them being perfect angels and it created the stresses of the situation. I think it made them all look bad at points and good at points but I could have happily slapped all 3 of them at different times. Link to post Share on other sites
pureinheart Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I liked this movie as well and you're right. It was more focused on the loss of her child. As far as the BW acting with the utmost grace I disagree. She did at the end but through it all I thought the OW, the MM, and the BS all were shown as acting with anything but grace. It would have been a boring movie with them being perfect angels and it created the stresses of the situation. I think it made them all look bad at points and good at points but I could have happily slapped all 3 of them at different times. It's been awhile since seeing this movie, and in bold I agree. IMO the BS was anything but graceful...but we all see what we see. Didn't they separate (AP's)? I can't remember if they got back together, although I remember thinking she needed to get out of that horrible sitch as she could do much, much better. Link to post Share on other sites
Ms. Red Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I watched the movie and I think the title would have been better as something like, "The Lost Child". The main focus of the movie was based on the loss of the child IMO. It was a really sad movie. I actually cried a couple of times and surprised myself by doing so. And his former wife sure did have a $hitty attitude. It's one thing to be upset and express it to those that you feel responsible for your hurt. But the way she acted in front of her child was horrible and it just made her look crazy and irrational IMO. If she acted like that during her marriage I can see why her husband and she drew apart. She refused to have another child with him but once her husband had one with someone else, then she goes and gets herself preggers. Bad attitude all around from her. I think the only reason she attempted to be graceful in the end was coz her child's request to do so. SunsetRed she was only considered the outsider from the former wife and the child in the beginning. And he came around in the end as I would think is normal. One can't expect all children to love the new family member right away just because their parent does. Link to post Share on other sites
pureinheart Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I watched the movie and I think the title would have been better as something like, "The Lost Child". The main focus of the movie was based on the loss of the child IMO. It was a really sad movie. I actually cried a couple of times and surprised myself by doing so. And his former wife sure did have a $hitty attitude. It's one thing to be upset and express it to those that you feel responsible for your hurt. But the way she acted in front of her child was horrible and it just made her look crazy and irrational IMO. If she acted like that during her marriage I can see why her husband and she drew apart. She refused to have another child with him but once her husband had one with someone else, then she goes and gets herself preggers. Bad attitude all around from her. I think the only reason she attempted to be graceful in the end was coz her child's request to do so. SunsetRed she was only considered the outsider from the former wife and the child in the beginning. And he came around in the end as I would think is normal. One can't expect all children to love the new family member right away just because their parent does. Excellent observation, and I agree with that. I think the actress they picked to play the OW part is so adorable. Link to post Share on other sites
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