zekko
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I'm posting this here since it references male and female gender roles, as well as husband/father/wife/family interactions.
I saw this movie "Downhill" (2020) with Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, which is a remake of a 2014 movie called Force Majeure (which I haven't seen but may watch at some point). The movie revolves around a central event: The family is eating lunch outside, and they notice an avalanche coming down the mountain at a ski resort. It doesn't look threatening until the last moment when it appears they are going to get hit. Will Ferrell (the father) gets up and runs. His wife and two sons are sitting at the other side of the table and can't get away. It looks bad, but they are only left with a light covering of snow. The rest of the movie deals with the wife and kids resentment of their father for abandoning them.
Here's what I kept thinking: The wife seemed to expect that he would stay there and die with them (if it came to that), and even Will Ferrell admitted it was a cowardly act. But I don't see what good him getting buried by the avalanche would have done. He couldn't have saved them, they were on the other side of the table. Wouldn't it be best if he survived, then he could have come back and tried to dig them out before they suffocated (if it had come to that)? It's a variation of the "you have to help yourself before you can help others" concept. There were other people dining outside, by the time anyone would have gotten to them they would probably be dead. A live Will Ferrell would be their best bet. Anyone have a different take?
I saw this movie "Downhill" (2020) with Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, which is a remake of a 2014 movie called Force Majeure (which I haven't seen but may watch at some point). The movie revolves around a central event: The family is eating lunch outside, and they notice an avalanche coming down the mountain at a ski resort. It doesn't look threatening until the last moment when it appears they are going to get hit. Will Ferrell (the father) gets up and runs. His wife and two sons are sitting at the other side of the table and can't get away. It looks bad, but they are only left with a light covering of snow. The rest of the movie deals with the wife and kids resentment of their father for abandoning them.
Here's what I kept thinking: The wife seemed to expect that he would stay there and die with them (if it came to that), and even Will Ferrell admitted it was a cowardly act. But I don't see what good him getting buried by the avalanche would have done. He couldn't have saved them, they were on the other side of the table. Wouldn't it be best if he survived, then he could have come back and tried to dig them out before they suffocated (if it had come to that)? It's a variation of the "you have to help yourself before you can help others" concept. There were other people dining outside, by the time anyone would have gotten to them they would probably be dead. A live Will Ferrell would be their best bet. Anyone have a different take?