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Today is still Chantix Day 79 and Smoke-free Day 67.
Last night before I fell asleep on the couch (love having those recliner things and love it even more that I got it practically like new but for very CHEAP!), Tom and I started watching the movie that lived in my Netflix queue for several months and then sat on my desk for a few more weeks. Last night we both got off our computers and finally sat down to watch Thank You for Smoking.
Even though I do think I'm mostly past being bothered by seeing people smoke in movies (and bothered is a strong word - it's was more that I noticed it in the first movie I saw where the main character was smoking and kind of cringed, and I also didn't like the image of crushed cigarettes), it wouldn't have mattered because there is so little (maybe even none? didn't notice any...) actual smoking in this movie. It's a satire, and it's also pretty funny in the way that satire is when something that isn't funny is presented in the way it is. It's not for everyone, but I liked it. Tom did, too.
I could describe it, but Netflix does a better job of it (and you can watch a preview at that link, too):
Big Tobacco spin doctor Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart) is on a mission to make the country forget the dangers of his product. Rallying for the cause, he works to promote smoking in the movies and hush former employees who bad-mouth cigarettes, all the while trying to remain a role model for his young son. Maria Bello, Katie Holmes, Robert Duvall and William H. Macy co-star in Jason Reitman's razor-sharp satire, which won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay.I don't want to give away much of the movie in case you haven't seen it and still intend to, but I *loved* to bits and pieces that they showed the scene that they did that addresses nicotine itself as a poison, even in the form of the patch. I was a little shocked and wrote an entire post about the poison contained in nicotine aside from all of the many other poisons in cigarettes. I almost fell off the couch at how this was handled.
6 spoke up:
TYFS is a good movie. I read the book years ago and was glad to finally see it made. The book is a riot. Try it out if you get some time.
I'll need to read it sometime. The book is often better than the movie.
I loved that movie - there aren't enough "smart" movies and this one manages to be clever without being sanctimonious or tiresome.
That, and Mr. Eckhart is a hunk.
A friend (non-smoker) mentioned this movie to me the other day. My first thought was, I don't find anything satirical or funny about smoking! I was immediately turned off by the thought of watching such a movie. But, after reading your posts, maybe I'll watch, not now, but maybe a few months into my quit.
Exactly, Wanderer! It's the perfect mix.
MsTek - I understand waiting ;)
mstek - I would argue that this movie is about politics and lobbying...not really about smoking and as Maggie pointed out, there is no smoking in the movie.
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