Hillbilly Elegy movie

[himain]

We watched it. I really liked it. I cried. He thought it was ok.

[catfancier]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

Heaven forbid they ever make a movie adapted from Tara Westover's Educated.

That book chilled me to the core. Bat**** crazy parents and a truly dangerous brother. And all real.
I would not give her parents a dime in their "essential oils" business.

[Annandale_Man]

Originally Posted by Bill790

Keep in mind, this movie is based on his book. As I remember it, the book didn't really discuss his time in the Marines or his time at Ohio State, and only briefly discussed his time at Yale law school. Most of the book discussed his childhood. It seems pretty clear to me that what Vance thought was the most important, most formative, was his screwed up childhood.

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Exactly. Once he GOT AWAY from that disfunction he was able to succeed. Good thing Grandma pushed him.

[f5fstop]

Good movie. Amazing he didn't just let mom die in the hotel; I would have.