On Golden Pond (1981)
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Definitely appreciated the dialogue and performances, but too much prettiness intruded I thought. Like the opening montage and the excessive ‘ahh’ shots. And the music, too, especially after Norman gets scared in the forest and finally tells Ethel about it. It’s a really powerful moment but the music is just too nice and takes all the fear Norman has out. Winning the kid over so quickly and the daughter reconciliation probably would have annoyed me but I was really tired and just wanted conclusion I think.
I really identified with Norman and how he had no use for people who didn’t get his jokes and also didn’t know when to quit.
