Thursday, 24 December 2009

'CiF' Comment Of The Year...

In a thread about the movie 'Precious' (note: not, by any stretch of the imagination, a feelgood movie), commenter RapidEddie asks:
* Warning - Spoilers Follow *

[Clears throat and adopts best Mrs.-Merton-Talking-To-Debbie-McGee tone]

So tell me The Guardian, what first attracted you to this movie about an obese, illiterate, black teen single mother with a mentally-disabled child, raped by her drug addict father before he goes on to die of AIDS, beaten by her mother and bullied at school, but who then finds inspiration from her lesbian teacher?
*chuckle*

10 comments:

Jeff Wood said...

One of the benefits of the Interweb thingy is the occasional manifestation of genius from people who would otherwise never be heard.

My dear Julia, a good Christmas to you and yours, and to everyone here.

Jeff Wood said...

And before I go off-air for the holiday, if you fancy a sing-song round the piano on Christmas Day, you just have time to learn and print the lyrics to this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TC2xTCb_GU

Thud said...

Is it too late to put this on my Christmas list?...urgh. Merry Christmas.

Oldrightie said...

Excellent spot, Julia.

James Higham said...

Never mellow, Julia. Merry Christmas.

David Thompson said...

Have a very good one, Julia.

Gibby Haynes said...

Merry et cetera.

blueknight said...

Remind me to miss it.....

JuliaM said...

Cheers all! Hope you are having a good one too...:)

Malthebof said...

Sounds like one that Peter Simple (of blessed memory) might have made up, however even he many years ago said reality was overtaking his seperate world. Thanks for the chuckle Julia, and a Merry Christmas to all