Old People in Movies

Ha, I don’t, at all. Good point, agreed.

English is such a beautiful language. A word for everything & then some. It also sounds beautiful. And the structure & rules are so fascinating to me. The etymology too is ridiculously interesting.

So couldn’t resist the correction. Much to my horror, I make mistakes too. I just this month learned when to use “shone” & “shined”. Can’t explain right now because I’ve forgotten what I learned, but it was very enlightening.

Gotta run. Nightie-night.

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Ahem... cheaper is comparative. Not superlative.

I do believe you’re right. Which only strengthens my above point that I make mistakes too.

I do now vaguely remember that “cheaper” would be comparative & “cheapest” superlative. First time I’ve ever had a convo about superlatives since I left England.

Well, I’m going to read on ‘shone’ vs ‘shined’ now. Good night, speak soon.

GRAMMAR FIGHT!!!



I would disagree that it is cheaper. I think that it is equally cheap because any time you reduce a character to being purely a mechanism for evoking emotion in the audience and/or other characters, it feels cheap. I would actually argue that you often get to at least know the elderly character a bit before they die, unlike other characters (angelic wives, unnamed henchmen, THOSE POOR DOGS) that are just immediately thrown into the meat grinder.

Also, if death/loss is a part of a film, older characters just make more sense if you don't want to center the film on how a character dies. Losing someone who is elderly is an experience that most people can relate to.

I definitely agree with you about underrepresentation of older characters in film in a meaningful way, especially if you're talking about more mainstream fare.

Not at all. I was wrong & the other poster was right.

“LONDON — The youngest member of Britain’s Parliament, Nadia Whittome, said she would take several weeks off on the advice of her doctor after being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, in a candid statement that has shined a spotlight on mental health issues.”

Shined, apparently, is a transitive verb & thus takes an object. In the above case, “spotlight” being the object.

Shone is an intransitive verb & takes no object. “The sun shone”, for example.

I had no idea. In fact, in my example from today’s NY Times, I would have written “shone a spotlight”.

Thank you for that! My instinct would also be to write ‘shone’ here.

I feel very bad for Nadia. I work in public affairs PR, and I can only imagine how bad she’d had it if my job is a cesspit. But I’m glad she’s out of it, for some time at least.

Never heard of her before today. She’s beautiful.

Taking a leave of absence like she’s doing would destroy her career here. She would be viewed as weak.

Oh, yeah, in the U.K. too - and between you and me, she probably is in some sense. But she’s so young, it’s to be expected. But either way, it’s her decision.

Check out Wild Strawberries.

I get upset (but don't despise) it when people die in movies because of age and deceases. But this is a part of life, so we can't hide away from it unfortunately.

-Harry and Tonto
-Umberto D
-The Straight Story

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Weird also how she’s donating half of her salary. She earned it, she should keep it. Would be viewed suspiciously here.

I do think it’s probably her own choice, from what I hear, but it’s a rather extreme move and probably not the best decision in the end. Not sure what she is trying to achieve.

Him losing his little dog gets me every time.