Comments on: Movie Review: Up in the Air (2009) http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/2010/03/movie-review-up-in-the-air-2009/ Where Movie Lovers Show Up to Mingle Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:07:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: checkb4buying http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/2010/03/movie-review-up-in-the-air-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3292 checkb4buying Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:14:44 +0000 http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/?p=2466#comment-3292 A totally original film in my opinion. I'm suprised how well they pulled it off. Theres only one person I would have given Ryan's character to and that would have been Clooney. A totally original film in my opinion. I’m suprised how well they pulled it off. Theres only one person I would have given Ryan’s character to and that would have been Clooney.

]]> By: Marshall and the Movies http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/2010/03/movie-review-up-in-the-air-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3131 Marshall and the Movies Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:43:42 +0000 http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/?p=2466#comment-3131 Call me stupid, but I didn't know how it would end. I think the ending worked so well because it is so similar in tone to unemployed life today. Bingham can find satisfaction in something - most people think it's hollow, but it's his life and we all deserve to find some sort of pleasure in it. Sure, it's not in being needed by other people, and that's what worries the unemployed. But then again, I speak like I know from experience. I'm 17, never had a real job (or been laid off from one). Call me stupid, but I didn’t know how it would end. I think the ending worked so well because it is so similar in tone to unemployed life today. Bingham can find satisfaction in something – most people think it’s hollow, but it’s his life and we all deserve to find some sort of pleasure in it. Sure, it’s not in being needed by other people, and that’s what worries the unemployed.

But then again, I speak like I know from experience. I’m 17, never had a real job (or been laid off from one).

]]> By: Kaiderman http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/2010/03/movie-review-up-in-the-air-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3106 Kaiderman Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:10:57 +0000 http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/?p=2466#comment-3106 I won't challenge you but I will say this... the ending isn't happy or sad. It's purposely left open to interpretation... you could really look at it either way!!! I won’t challenge you but I will say this… the ending isn’t happy or sad. It’s purposely left open to interpretation… you could really look at it either way!!!

]]> By: Castor http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/2010/03/movie-review-up-in-the-air-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3094 Castor Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:59:29 +0000 http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/?p=2466#comment-3094 Basically put, it uses the unemployed people as a plot device only instead of making a study of our time. Instead, it is about an individual (Bingham). Sure, some people are like Bingham and it's done nicely but at the end of the day, we have seen plenty of movies like this where the main character thinks he can live a meaningful life one way and ends up regretting it. From the moment Up in the Air started, everyone knew how it was going to end and it's too bad it didn't leave more of an impact (a societal one) than that. Basically put, it uses the unemployed people as a plot device only instead of making a study of our time. Instead, it is about an individual (Bingham). Sure, some people are like Bingham and it’s done nicely but at the end of the day, we have seen plenty of movies like this where the main character thinks he can live a meaningful life one way and ends up regretting it. From the moment Up in the Air started, everyone knew how it was going to end and it’s too bad it didn’t leave more of an impact (a societal one) than that.

]]> By: Marshall and the Movies http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/2010/03/movie-review-up-in-the-air-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3090 Marshall and the Movies Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:44:46 +0000 http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/?p=2466#comment-3090 I'm just curious, why wasn't the ending a "significant" enough stance for you? What would it have taken? I thought it addressed the topic of unemployment tenderly but without being preachy. I’m just curious, why wasn’t the ending a “significant” enough stance for you? What would it have taken? I thought it addressed the topic of unemployment tenderly but without being preachy.

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