I'm Black, grew up in the hood, and this is relatable AF. Love my mom, but her alcoholism literally pushed her to dementia at just 52 years old. I joined the Marines in 1997 literally just to be out of my hometown. And I think it's easy to take either the good OR the bad of your upbringing and allow it to define you. There comes a point in time when you have to be honest about all of it...this movie looks like it'll do a great job of that. Can't wait.
@Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot I'd recommend reading the book too. It was riveting, horrifying, depressing but ultimately uplifting. Sounds like you had a tough upbringing but did good. Kudos to you. Well done. I was blessed....the 8th of 9 kids to parents who didn't have much but we were all loved and all raised with a strong work ethic. We weren't allowed too much downtime. Lots of chores and our Parents pushed education. They knew that education was the key to unlock a good future. It wasn't until I started working in a big city and heard from colleagues of their upbringing that I fully appreciated how wonderful my parents were and now in my 60s, I still miss them every day.
@Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot Thank you for your service, & congrats on your strength, bravery, honesty & being an amazing man....sounds like a book you should write ♥️👏👍💯
Hahahaha I love that you’re manu’s bald spot- and you are absolutely correct... right now I’m letting the bad from my childhood define me. I use to thrive on not being like my dad. I didn’t drink, I didn’t smoke, I went to college, I had a great job...and now I’m jobless, just home getting high..finding ways to leave my son with his dad.. I need to this movie, I’m so stuck.
JD Vance has overcome ginormous pain n suffering. His grandmother was the platform he stood on and she’s just a terrific person and a giant personality. God bless 🙏
Oh my gosh I am not gonna be able to hold it together when he’s sworn in. I’m gonna bawl the whole time wishing, his Mamaw could be alive to see it herself. HE MADE IT. 😭
There is a lot of research done on scapegoating mechanisms but there is little one can do to prevent it from happening. I do believe making victims aware that there is nothing wrong with them as helpful. Unfortunately scapegoating is often a way for families or communities to hide problems that they feel cannot face. In adulthood, scapegoating became a way for adult children to hide the fact of family history of abuse by blaming everything on one member who seemed vulnerable for attack (and/or talks about it). Often the scapegoat is targeted by the siblings who were treated more favorably. In that way, the less favored sibling(s) becomes the punchingbag for everything that is wrong in the family. Family therapy can help but only rarely are the culprits and less affected family members willing to take part. So my focus would be on empowering the family scapegoat(s).
Last year I tried to watch it, but I just couldn’t… It was just too raw and real for me. It tore my insides out. And then I see the author will be trumps running mate, and I think my goodness gracious, miracles happen every day. God bless America.
@@brendamathieu1069 Except you are forgetting the part about the very wealthy hedge fund guy, that swoops in and finances his education, tries to get him a job with a couple of his other wealthy friends, and when that doesn't work out.. they finance his political aspirations .. Not too many from his "neck of the woods". .. end up with wealthy fairy godfather.. If he had ended up as branch manager at Bank of America, his book would have never been written.. It's cool tho.. a lot of truth in it.. just not JDs truth
You’re going to cry through it,…… even more so now…. With everything happening. But it’s so worth it…. It’s so worth it to hear his story, and see what his journey was like and that he made it all the way. I really really strongly encourage you to try and watch it again. It’s so worth it.
Mom was an oxy addict. I don't think I'm gonna watch it either.. I became a mechanical engineer with some bad marital choices along the way (I married my mother, lol), and I'm not gonna be V.P ;-) But I voted for the Trump/Vance ticket. I'm 60 and still gotta little juice left in me for another adventure (seeking funding to build affordable houses). I'm too old to wanna spend 2 hours tearing open old wounds it took too long to heal.
I'm black and I attended college in Appalachia (Athens, Ohio) and spent a lot of time in Southeastern Ohio, eastern West Virginia, Western VA and Eastern TN-all in the heart of Appalachia. The movie was excellent and very reflective of what I saw and the people I met along the way in those areas. It was the first time I saw real American poverty. It was startling, to be honest. City poverty is very different from rural poverty.
@@triciaromano583you MAKE a comment with no PROOF. WHY DONT YOU TRY EXPLAINING YOURSELF? TYPICAL DEM. LEARNING MORE AND MORE ABOUT DEMS WHO MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO THINK AND ARTICULATE.
I also went to Ohio University and saw one life on campus and in other places near by people were living entirely different lives. Grew up in Cincinnati and saw the same thing depending on which part of Greater Cincinnati you lived in. Since then I've lived all over the U.S. and it is the same everywhere. This is nothing new and it has actually become worse since when I lived there. Drug has now infected every state and are much worse now. The difference within a 10 mile radius can be alarming. I'm happy J.D. will be VP. He can help this country turn around.
I grew up the foothills of NC not far from Boone, we were so poor, I am so happy for JD I’m just sad his Grandmother isn’t around to see him today. I don’t think he’s a sellout, he has a right to change his mind. All the odds were stacked against him, he went out and made something of himself. No privilege just sheer determination. He will get my vote, we need some young people in DC
Only people who hate this movie are the elite critics ...no wonder the elites of this country are hated, those NYC east -west coast scum ( Harvard grads etc ) who brought us a "global economy" numerous wars, starting with Viet Nam on .....
This movie was brilliant, sad but brilliant, the acting was phenomenal, Glenn close and Amy Adams are amazing. The story is absolutely heartbreaking, I teared up a lot throughout this movie, because it was so real, this is the sad and harsh reality for many many people. Worth the watch!
Exactly this movie felt too real (It was) and too close to what the real American Dream is and the critics just want to shut it down. Favorite movie of all time btw.
Semper Fi ! I just watch the trailer but I haven't seen the movie.. I stumbled upon it when I refferd to a friend in a text as ( Hill Billy ) . !! Me being a very technical and precise . United's States Marine. Sgt. Kilgore. I googled the definition . . .I would meet me some Hill Billie folk ... Glen Close is the reason the Movie caught my interest....
JD Vance is the first of our millennial generation to ever get far to become vice president but he’s also the very first US Marine whoever made it to serve as vice president. There hasn’t been a single president or vice president in office that served in the US Marine Corps 🤘🤘🤘😎😎😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Did he screw the sofa? I can't watch that film on principles. and for the record ron howard can make old people swim with aliens and y'all go oooooooo I want one of them
@@EMo-rx7pm Who gives a shit about Republicans you idiot? What does it have anything to do with the movie? or are you just repeating the same dumb stuff you read from Ben Shapiro on twitter? If Critics gave shit to the movie wasn’t because of politics because... I don’t know if you know, but all these actors are Democrats. So what’s your excuse?
@@mml1426 I read the reviews and some of them literally said it was too conservative. They openly stated that. Read them for yourself. Are you unaware that the critics will not give good reviews unless the movie agrees with their agenda? I wouldn't try to argue that Ben Shapiro is dumb. He might offend you, but he is definitely not dumb.
This literally gave me chills. My wife bailed on our two kids and I almost 10yrs ago. Hasn't been around since. The behavior of Amy Adams character is a mirror image of the way my wife behaved. She bumped into my daughter recently at the local grocery store. I asked my daughter what it was it was like and she told me it was like bumping into an old friend from high-school and the conversation was, "hey, whatcha been up to?", "nice to see you" and thats it. Except, this is a mother we're talking about. It's not because they're bad people. It's a sickness. Some people are simply incapable of putting things of importance ahead of things that aren't.
I loved this movie. I haven't cried and felt so many emotions with a film in a very long time. This is a beautiful movie, beautiful cast, heartbreaking and yet warm and inspiring story. A must watch!
Amen. Dangerous Liaisons is probably the finest piece of acting that I've ever seen. That she lost to a rather middle of the road performance from Jodie Foster has always infuriated me. Especially given that Close lost the year prior to Cher...
@@rtzqwe it is being campaigned for the Oscars. Although word is that they are also intending on pushing Adams in supporting, so it will come down to who critics embrace more...
I'm black, and this is too close to reality. Too sad, because this is practically the reality of the broken family. Every family needs both a father and mother; and the government keeps creating incentives to destroy the family.
@@texas1949 it doesn't matter what race you are. This is common sense; it's too bad the majority of voters are too greedy and lazy to understand how the laws are affecting families.
@@charliechuckleberry5307 I agree about race. It was only mentioned because you mentioned you’re black. My parents divorced when I was 10. Never got over not having my daddy. Peace and be well. Once when I and my siblings were in elementary, mom ask how we’d feel about free lunches due to her marital and income status. We said NO!!!!! My granny and grandpa stepped in to cover us. Too many take advantage of programs that keep families down. I was agreeing with you!
@@charliechuckleberry5307 thanks for being sweet. Now... thoughts on biracial grand babies? 😂. We have two beautiful little girls. I pray they never have to answer dumb, stupid or otherwise asinine questions about their families.
@@pam2viph me either but I really want to watch it! I was doing an internet search to see where I can watch this but I only see it's available on Netflix. 😥I'd be willing to pay for a "rental". What a bummer.
That was one of the truest movies I have ever seen, acted to PERFECTION by each and every member of the cast. What the hell do movie critics understand. Breakthtaking in it's power and humanity. Thank you to all who made this film.
@@DareenHalimah Baby, they’re not! Just looked up for the cast and they are two completely different people. May I know where did u check that, please?
I learned of this movie just now after learning Vance is announced Trump's VP running mate. Anyone else? Believe it or not, this movie reveals alot of similarity between struggling lower class Whites with lower class Blacks in our American communities. An, subtle, but interesting message that should unite us all. I will certainly watch this movie tonight.
Bringing poor Black and poor White together to see what the globalist bastards have done to keep us poor and in perpetual conflict is the key to saving the Constitutional Republic and reclaiming the American Dream. We aren't dead yet.
How many times do you people need proof of this. Most mainstream "sources" are nothing but propaganda. Just trust your gut these days because nobody working in the mainstream knows anything lol they need locking up...netflix as well. Hopefully justice comes swifty for the lot them and all who deserves what they get in the end.
@toronto daddy has anybody ever asked you "are you stupid?"...lol...cuties is gross...trump is awesome...left is not right and they never will be at this point lol...by queens so you mean New York because...I can believe that...yea lol...
JD is proof that the American dream has always been alive. It’s just that we live in a society that tells us it’s not. “Get busy living if get busy dying.” Red.
Do not listen to the Critics for this film. It’s a really powerful and great movie that’s been very harshly and unfairly criticised. Definitely a must watch. Loved it
Someone finally made a film about hillbillies that depicts their struggles and not just the end result. Hopefully it opens people’s minds about not judging an entire populace.
did we watch the same movie? it proves the liberal bias of all hillbillies being pathetic low life scum who should just pick themselves up by the bootstraps! I guess this explains why Ohio is 40th in GDP growth
Fentanyl has touched most American Families . This truly is an inspiring Movie about real American times. I hope Children of Parents afficted with addiction watch this film. They can and must break the cycle.
What happens if you see other performances for Actress and Supporting Actress that you personally think are better? Part of this is luck, the actual part, and timing. Many things fell into place last year that made it clear Olivia Coleman would win. First, she had the role, playing a real life person and voters like that, second, she was replacing Clare Foy in The Crown, third, not only was the movie studio that released The Favourite behind her, Netflix spent a ton promoting her as well, fourth, this lady is amazing in interviews and extremely likable and that counts among voters, fifth, she was in a Best Picture nominee, six, although it means less these days, she won man of the major critics awards. She just came off more down to earth. Glenn is certainly well known and what many people do not know about her, she's from money. She is from wealth so she was never a struggling actress, so who knows what part that plays in it. However, let's wait and see what the early critics awards have to say: Let's see if Glenn can start that ball rolling. This role is so unlike Glenn. If this part is greater than the trailer and she can pick up say the NY Film Critics award for Best Supporting Actress, watch out, as the others like LA, Chicago, might follow suit. If that happens, she's a shoo in.
I just watched this on Netflix which is now on their top 10 this week. What a story! This kid almost lost his life! Glen Close gave an Oscar performance, Amy Adams was full in character. It just made me sad and I cried . I am happy to see JD. Vance survived a terrible childhood. Thanks Ron Howard for sharing this amazing story . Not sure why the critics didn’t like it. I will recommend to my friends who are learning about the VP pick. Two thumbs up 👍 😊
@kathleenebenhoe1587 Kathleen go recommend the book to your friends too! I read it when it came out and again this week. If you liked the movie, you'll get more of that and in more depth with the book!
Critics didn’t like it because of Vance’s conservative politics. They are biased jus5 like the mainstream media. Now if he were a liberal leftist it would have been applauded.
@@yugioh887 Several Netflix movies have been nominated for an oscar: The Irishman, Marriage Story (win an oscar), Klaus, American Factory (win an oscar), The Two Popes...
Can’t believe this movie got negative reviews. It was EXCELLENT. Great movie in every way. Superb acting from all characters... especially Glenn Close.
Wanna know the truth? Cause its not what liberal hollywood likes. Switch all these characters to minorities, and Boom here’s your oscar. Im sorry, but its true. The amount of bad reviews this movie has gotten is ridiculous. But hey, i guess some “people” just prefer to make and award movies like “cuties”
@@temp3191 honestly i used to think the same. But if you look at it closely, a certain type of movies get much more lenient reviews than others and even win awards with ease. I mean this movie has been called “the worst movie of 2020” by some reviews. Come on. Really?
I'm a city girl from a well-to-do part of Chicago, but I have been living in Appalachia for the past 3 years working as a therapist for abused children. I read the book Hillbilly Elegy last year. Here's my take: This book/movie is spot on and it's so sad. The drugs, the poverty, the unemployment, the lack of education, the junk scattered on the front lawns.. it's all true. The complacency is what's most baffling to me. High schoolers drop out of high school at alarming rates, pass that norm on to their children, draw checks their entire life despite being able-bodied. You wouldn't believe the amount of young people who are on disability around here. People around here move all the time, "staying" with friends and family without having a place to call their home. Because people are constantly "staying" places, children share beds and couches with uncles and various boyfriends of the mother. Sexual abuse to these children occurs due to lack of boundaries, and the kids grow up and become abusers themselves. The cycle continues. Unfortunately, there are few role models or programs to help stop the cycle. Those who have beat the odds and have done well in school move out of the area because of lack of jobs. Those who are left are the uneducated and unskilled who pass that along to their children. There are many from Appalachia who are upset at this movie, claiming it doesn't depict real Appalachian culture but rather paints it to be so negative. But like I said, it's spot on from what I've observed in my community and the families I serve as a therapist. So I wonder.. what's the truth? Am I wrong in what I'm observing since I lack the roots of being raised here? Or are they wrong because they are blind to their own faults and demise?
I am sure this is common now days. My family has two hundred years of history in Appalachia. Either none or very few match what is described. In the last thirty years I am sure even my relations have probably changed. It started with the government giving out welfare and food stamps. People quit growing their own food and working.
I was born in Point Pleasant, WV and grew up there and across the bridge in Gallipolis, OH. I'm telling you, his book is SPOT ON!! Of course, there are good things about Appalachia as well, but he focused on the parts that had the biggest impact on his upbringing, his life, his choices...and that was the dark side. The side he focuses on is very real and very disturbing. Some exist in denial and are offended by his story. I lived it. Every word he wrote hit so close to home for me. It was like ripping a page out of my own life. Hell, your comment hit close to home as well. I didn't get enough courage to leave until 10ish years ago. Now I live in New Albany, Ohio and my 2 teens were raised up here. Once my oldest started school...that scared me enough to move. The thought of him turning into me, or my mother, or my siblings was enough to wake me up. There are many good people in my hometown area, but very little opportunities. If you don't have a big last name or enough book smarts to become a doctor or lawyer, you have a good chance of working at Walmart or the power plant with little ambition for anything better. I wanted to open up my children's world and give them more than what I had. I grew up with 8 sisters and 2 brothers, many of us had the same mom but different dads or vice versa. My mom and many of my siblings were always in constant turmoil. On welfare, losing a job, moving, staying with someone else, borrowing money, on disability, without a car or job, on drugs, high school drop outs, etc. Complacent in their misery and poverty is the perfect way to put it. I was always ashamed of how poor we were, how dysfunctional my family was. Now, I'm grateful for my experience. I've learned so much from it. I ALMOST stayed stuck in that cycle. I was 27 before I broke out of it. I've tried to share my past with my kids and show/teach them the importance of mental/emotional/financial stability, financial and personal responsibility, how to be a contributing member of society and the importance of hard work/reaping what you sow. This is not to say that 100% of the population shares this experience. Not to say everyone there is poor, battling addiction or dysfunctional. But those topics DO affect a large majority in that area. Appalachian Culture has deep roots and it's a beautiful and interesting history in so many ways. This book doesn't paint the entirety of it in a bad light...it just paints a clear picture OF that bad light.
My dear beloved Appalachia is a hard place for many. I was fortunate to have two wonderful families. Both my Mother's and Father's families are salt of the earth folks with stability, longevity and a sense of obligation. Good people. It is sad to watch my neighbors struggle. But its also one of my greatest joys to watch some of these kids that you would never have guessed it, grow and become accomplished and sometimes very successful. But it is very rare 😢
JD Vance was born with the impending legacy of being another American, rust belt "forgotten man", but he would not allow it and wanted none of it, even as a young boy. Talk about the ultimate American success story, he defines the role. If you are doubting the hope in your own life, embrace and emulate JD. Anything is possible!
@@erasmusspicetrader4805 Well I believe it is, determined to make something of himself, I was raised in Appalachia, being poor there was devastating, so poor one pair of shoes a year, he made something of himself, no privilege, sheer determination. You have to believe in yourself, and he did.
@@erasmusspicetrader4805 Dude, you should have started on a MUCH lower dosage... you just took WAY too much... we'll wait for you to come down before continuing this conversation...
It seem very likely unless the movie is trash. Francis McDormand's reviews for Nomadland are absolutely insane though, she's strong competition, as is Viola Davis.
@@neutralman9124 I still haven’t watched Nomadland but I read McDormand was powerful in that movie, hopefully it doesn’t loses steam come awards season and she gets nominated. But I’d be really glad if either Adams or Close walk away with their first Oscar coz boy it’s long overdue, specially Close’s ❤️
@@BigSmartArmed Or in other words that Movie Journalist nowadays have this SJW politics inside of them. The reason why they defended Cuties was because the director of that film was black. If it was a white director they will go in complete crazy and bash that film nonstop. Even me a Black person and a Liberal myself I'm disgusted that Pedophile Propaganda sh*t.
@@bonkershanface5547 Agreed. Furthermore, since the Rule of Law has corrupted to the point when pedos get released from prison because of "covid", then pedos get the bullet.
@@bonkershanface5547 I doubt it's mainly the SJW politics. Critics are just too critical and sometimes over-analyze things. Like with the recent Aladdin live action movie, they gave it a 57% while audience score was 94%. I don't know how you could apply SJW politics there when you have ethnic actors in a fantasy world. It's just like with pop songs that are meant to be fun, critics of "music" might think it's just repetitive and lack poetic meanings. I feel like they look at how everything is presented rather than how well it connects to the audience, as if they were grading it as a test with certain grading scales.
@@erasmusspicetrader4805 SMH, so sad for you. Vance is his Mother's Maiden name. He took that for a reason, but probably beyond your hateful composition. Hoping you find a way out of your dark place.
@@erasmusspicetrader4805 He took his Mom's/Grandma's last name, not his dead beat Dad who left. Maybe you should learn something instead of spewing lies from the left - as usual.
@@dansoderburg1854 How is he a white nationalist if he married an Indian woman and had a child with her? Wouldn’t that be a serious affront to any white nationalist?
@@lolwuttup420 Why would that be an affront for him? A wife from a conservative patriarchal culture he and his pals see as subordinate is a perfect match for a guy who "jokes" about his care for national fertility rates. While also "joking" about being a "nationalist" I guess. "J.D. Vance@JDVance1 Nov 2 As a parent of young children and a nationalist who worries about America’s low fertility I can say with confidence that daylight savings time reduces fertility by at least 10 percent." A stereotype of an "obedient" Asian wife is a common fetish among white nationalists. So what if they have to accept a few more cognitive dissonances to make that work for them? As long as the hierarchy they build in their mind still has them as special snowflakes on the top of the pyramid... Asian baby-mama who starts and finishes every sentence with "Yes dear" is BY FAR better than the local race-traitor whores who date and marry blacks.
@@lolwuttup420 again he aligns himself with white supremecists. Also weird that I had this same question in nearly the same exact wording from multiple accounts and pm s. Read up on Charles Murray and Peter thiel and then come back at me if u still think yr in the right bud
i couldnt explain the pain and anguish that filled me as she struggled to walk crying behind Jimmy's casket being carried away. I felt every limp and step as she followed. I mourned with her. OSCAR for her pls!!
Ron Howard aka Ritchie Cunningham and Opie?!!! My all time crush! One of the few men ever to have absolutely nothing bad said or come from his life. Truly blessed!!!
"Award Winning Nominee" Glen Close. What a joke. She should have won ten Oscars by now. The woman is a genius.The only "good" thing about not winning an Oscar is the curse that goes with it. So many "winners" have ended up never being in a film again or going down the rabbit hole with small, insignificant roles and just fading out. Whereas, Close and Adams keep getting the biggies.
This was such an amazing movie that many people can unfortunately relate to. Kudos to Glenn Close and Amy Adams for their outstanding acting and to Ron Howard for directing this movie❤️
Close will win IMO for best supporting actress. Amy Adams won't win, too strong a competition - Frances McDormand, Carey Mulligan, Jennifer Hudson, Michelle Pfeiffer, etc.
I didn't realise the movie is based on a true story until the end. If you love Appalachia and the spirit of the people, you'll love it. I certainly did.
I got the upmost respect for JD. God bless you my brother. I grew up in the mountains of South Carolina/north Carolina and I've never seen a movie I could relate so much too. This man has my vote over and over. God bless you my brother.
Yes, same here brother. My girlfriend bought this book as soon as it came out to try to figure me out. I am reading it now. I have yet to see the film but definitely watch this one.
This is too often the story of those living in rural areas. Parents addicted to drugs and the grandparents step in to raise the kids. How it was in my family and families all around me. Thankfully, this film shows how the cycle can be broken and the power of an overcoming spirit.
@@destinysmith9706 But you don’t realize that the rich and elite neighborhoods, like “ Hollywood”, who likes everyone to think they are all that are also full of drug abusers and losers. Look at how many go or are in recovery, or have died! Matt Perrry? Michael )Jackson, etc. They love to look down on the impoverished when they become addicts. They are hypocritical, and if they couldnt” buy” themselves out of the gutter, they perish.
Read the book, it's even better. I taught school in a city a few miles south of Middletown. I knew a lot of JD's who are now dead or struggling to survive. I'm so proud of JD, now Senator Vance.
I’m crying just watching the trailer. And now I’m so happy JD will be our Vice President. He can relate to the working class and the American dream. As a Navy Vet, I salute Senator Vance and can’t wait to call him Mr. Vice President.
The fact that Glenn Close and Amy Adams have NOT Won Oscars, a just a DAMN CRIME!!!!!! 2 of our VERY BEST Actors... Give them a Freaking OSCAR Already!!! WTF!!!!!
Da 5 Bloods, Trial of Chicago 7, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Hillbilly Elegy, Mank (prediction to win personally) and The Prom are very possible Best PIcture nominees, which is pretty great.
Glenn Close should already have multiple Oscars. She’s a phenomenally talented actress who uses her own mental health struggles to express those feelings through the art of theater. I’ve always admired her and her ability to translate and depict any character in to a believable role. This woman deserves an Oscar!
These ladies should have won an Oscar! Definitely superb acting! We all have had some kind of dysfunction in our lives in some form or fashion. Loved it!
Just saw this. Definitely Relates to my fam who my mom barely showed me or 2 older brothers love, my older brothers going in and out of jail......trying to figure out what’s best for me in my life. Oh yeah this hit, awesome movie
Thank God i I have a great mother (81 years old) and my father ( 84) She is who made me the man I am today.❤ Still alive and married 65 years this year.
This movie hits home for me. Some emotions shown in this movie were exactly what I felt in my childhood. A tough one to get through but I'm glad I saw it.
This movie is one of the best movies I have ever seen, absolutely fantastic at capturing the reality of these situations. Gives us hope and understanding ❤
Congratulations JD Vance on the VP Presidential nomination. Just goes to show you embrace your past but never allow it to define who you are destined to become...
Came here to watch, and capture a bit of background of JD Vance and his accomplishments, as Trump's VP pick. Seems a solid good conservative values guy, married with 3 kids. God bless him, Trump, and America.
Hey I'm from a middle-class community in the Deep South US but family dysfunction and addiction can happen anywhere and everywhere and hurts everyone! My best friend and I discussed how we can relate to JD's story- like him, we did not let that define us but through a great God who showed us the way, we both became productive people and have have successful marriages and good kids!
Exactly, their year had weaker performance plus their seniority and overdue and crown pleaser gave them the awards even though they had better performance in other movies
For those of us that grew up being disadvantaged, hurt, embarrassed poor and still had the sand fight that good fight. Fuckin' A!! To each and everyone of us.
Yes! The physical resemblance is crazy. Glenn Close really is a chameleon. And Amy too. She resembled the mom. I thought for a second the real ones were the actors when the photos came up at the end of the movie. Plus, the boy and the adult JD is sort of similar in their eyes or mannerisms.
@@ceirizzesantinez4674 She is TALENTED. One of the best. I am not denying it. But her Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook is undeserving. Emmanuelle Riva should've won that Oscar. Or Jessica Chastain.
I hear ya. To me it's not fair when a new young actor gets an oscar on their first try out wins the other actors who have been in the game for years, are highly respected, have done many oscar winning movies, but still don't have an Oscar themselves.
I'm Black, grew up in the hood, and this is relatable AF. Love my mom, but her alcoholism literally pushed her to dementia at just 52 years old. I joined the Marines in 1997 literally just to be out of my hometown. And I think it's easy to take either the good OR the bad of your upbringing and allow it to define you. There comes a point in time when you have to be honest about all of it...this movie looks like it'll do a great job of that. Can't wait.
@Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot I'd recommend reading the book too. It was riveting, horrifying, depressing but ultimately uplifting. Sounds like you had a tough upbringing but did good. Kudos to you. Well done. I was blessed....the 8th of 9 kids to parents who didn't have much but we were all loved and all raised with a strong work ethic. We weren't allowed too much downtime. Lots of chores and our Parents pushed education. They knew that education was the key to unlock a good future. It wasn't until I started working in a big city and heard from colleagues of their upbringing that I fully appreciated how wonderful my parents were and now in my 60s, I still miss them every day.
@Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot Thank you for your service, & congrats on your strength, bravery, honesty & being an amazing man....sounds like a book you should write ♥️👏👍💯
Manu's bald spot lmao
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Hahahaha I love that you’re manu’s bald spot- and you are absolutely correct... right now I’m letting the bad from my childhood define me. I use to thrive on not being like my dad. I didn’t drink, I didn’t smoke, I went to college, I had a great job...and now I’m jobless, just home getting high..finding ways to leave my son with his dad.. I need to this movie, I’m so stuck.
JD Vance has overcome ginormous pain n suffering. His grandmother was the platform he stood on and she’s just a terrific person and a giant personality. God bless 🙏
I’m proud of trumps choice, he’s setting us up for 2028 for the Vance/ Ramaswamy ticket
Glenn Close is frighteningly brilliant. Hope she wins an Oscar already.
Ralph Anthony C. Basco she deserves one, its a shame she didnt get any yet
Yes hopefully she will win
She hasn't one yet???! Outrageous 😧
Amy Adams also
@@randomcsorely that’s what I was gonna say!
God Bless you VP J. D. Vance and family. Crying again.
He's EVIL, corrupt, no morals. He HATES women. You voted the Devil into the white house.
Oh my gosh I am not gonna be able to hold it together when he’s sworn in. I’m gonna bawl the whole time wishing, his Mamaw could be alive to see it herself. HE MADE IT. 😭
@ beyond incredible! You said exactly what I’m thinking!
Great VP pick by Trump. President Vance sounds good.
JD Vance had a hell of a life, and about to be VP in a couple days, possibly President in the future. What a legacy already.
More broken people
Healing doesn't mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls our lives.
There is a lot of research done on scapegoating mechanisms but there is little one can do to prevent it from happening. I do believe making victims aware that there is nothing wrong with them as helpful. Unfortunately scapegoating is often a way for families or communities to hide problems that they feel cannot face. In adulthood, scapegoating became a way for adult children to hide the fact of family history of abuse by blaming everything on one member who seemed vulnerable for attack (and/or talks about it). Often the scapegoat is targeted by the siblings who were treated more favorably. In that way, the less favored sibling(s) becomes the punchingbag for everything that is wrong in the family. Family therapy can help but only rarely are the culprits and less affected family members willing to take part. So my focus would be on empowering the family scapegoat(s).
OMG! I love that quote. It’s a great way to think. Thank you for sharing it.
Agreed,!
Well said! Thank you.
I needed to hear this. Thank you
Last year I tried to watch it, but I just couldn’t… It was just too raw and real for me. It tore my insides out. And then I see the author will be trumps running mate, and I think my goodness gracious, miracles happen every day. God bless America.
❤
I was balling my eyes out all thru it
@@brendamathieu1069 Except you are forgetting the part about the very wealthy hedge fund guy, that swoops in and finances his education, tries to get him a job with a couple of his other wealthy friends, and when that doesn't work out.. they finance his political aspirations .. Not too many from his "neck of the woods". .. end up with wealthy fairy godfather.. If he had ended up as branch manager at Bank of America, his book would have never been written.. It's cool tho.. a lot of truth in it.. just not JDs truth
You’re going to cry through it,…… even more so now…. With everything happening. But it’s so worth it…. It’s so worth it to hear his story, and see what his journey was like and that he made it all the way. I really really strongly encourage you to try and watch it again. It’s so worth it.
Mom was an oxy addict. I don't think I'm gonna watch it either.. I became a mechanical engineer with some bad marital choices along the way (I married my mother, lol), and I'm not gonna be V.P ;-) But I voted for the Trump/Vance ticket.
I'm 60 and still gotta little juice left in me for another adventure (seeking funding to build affordable houses). I'm too old to wanna spend 2 hours tearing open old wounds it took too long to heal.
I'm black and I attended college in Appalachia (Athens, Ohio) and spent a lot of time in Southeastern Ohio, eastern West Virginia, Western VA and Eastern TN-all in the heart of Appalachia. The movie was excellent and very reflective of what I saw and the people I met along the way in those areas. It was the first time I saw real American poverty. It was startling, to be honest. City poverty is very different from rural poverty.
He's a sell out
@@triciaromano583you MAKE a comment with no PROOF. WHY DONT YOU TRY EXPLAINING YOURSELF? TYPICAL DEM. LEARNING MORE AND MORE ABOUT DEMS WHO MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO THINK AND ARTICULATE.
Ohio U?
I also went to Ohio University and saw one life on campus and in other places near by people were living entirely different lives. Grew up in Cincinnati and saw the same thing depending on which part of Greater Cincinnati you lived in. Since then I've lived all over the U.S. and it is the same everywhere. This is nothing new and it has actually become worse since when I lived there. Drug has now infected every state and are much worse now. The difference within a 10 mile radius can be alarming. I'm happy J.D. will be VP. He can help this country turn around.
I grew up the foothills of NC not far from Boone, we were so poor, I am so happy for JD I’m just sad his Grandmother isn’t around to see him today. I don’t think he’s a sellout, he has a right to change his mind. All the odds were stacked against him, he went out and made something of himself. No privilege just sheer determination. He will get my vote, we need some young people in DC
Rotten tomatoes scored this film extremely low...the audience score is 85%. So obviously its amazing. Give it watch.
Only people who hate this movie are the elite critics ...no wonder the elites of this country are hated, those NYC east -west coast scum ( Harvard grads etc ) who brought us a "global economy" numerous wars, starting with Viet Nam on .....
@Quis right???
@Quis Extremely well put.
@Jim Harol Lol whats a shame.😂
The Hollywood elites can suck it.
This movie was brilliant, sad but brilliant, the acting was phenomenal, Glenn close and Amy Adams are amazing. The story is absolutely heartbreaking, I teared up a lot throughout this movie, because it was so real, this is the sad and harsh reality for many many people. Worth the watch!
Ya know it's good,if Ron Howard had something to do with it ✌️💓🇺🇲❣️
@@DorindaTrimmer His movies are usually top notch.
That lil boy acted his ass off. Brilliant movie
ha i still see him as the boy who talked to mrs, peterson in that one commercial
Exactly this movie felt too real (It was) and too close to what the real American Dream is and the critics just want to shut it down. Favorite movie of all time btw.
Very impressive.
Great!
Semper Fi !
I just watch the trailer but I haven't seen the movie..
I stumbled upon it when I refferd to a friend in a text as
( Hill Billy ) . !!
Me being a very technical and precise .
United's States Marine.
Sgt. Kilgore. I googled the definition . . .I would meet me some Hill Billie folk ...
Glen Close is the reason the Movie caught my interest....
JD Vance is the first of our millennial generation to ever get far to become vice president but he’s also the very first US Marine whoever made it to serve as vice president. There hasn’t been a single president or vice president in office that served in the US Marine Corps 🤘🤘🤘😎😎😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
And if he was a Democrat, it would be blasted from the hill tops....He IS the AMERICAN success story ~
White House chef already stocking up on crayons.
@@Valentino25cal aww so sorry your communist regime failed in the takeover. Either be a patriot or go to a communist country. Plain as that!
@CallieMagnolia the crayons are in reference of the fact that he's a marines.
May I know why@@thepoliticalgunnut8018
Just finished watching it... couldn't tear my eyes away from the screen. Adams and Close were BRILLIANT!!!
Did he screw the sofa? I can't watch that film on principles. and for the record ron howard can make old people swim with aliens and y'all go oooooooo I want one of them
@@tazdevil5032 you’re sick that never happened.
Totally disregard the critics on this one. This film is MUCH better than 99% of the tired retreads the industry keeps pumping out.
I agree
It’s amazing!!!
The critics are wrong about EVERYTHING
The main character is a good person and a Republican. No way critics can like that. I am a little surprised they made the movie.
@@EMo-rx7pm Who gives a shit about Republicans you idiot? What does it have anything to do with the movie? or are you just repeating the same dumb stuff you read from Ben Shapiro on twitter? If Critics gave shit to the movie wasn’t because of politics because... I don’t know if you know, but all these actors are Democrats. So what’s your excuse?
@@mml1426 I read the reviews and some of them literally said it was too conservative. They openly stated that. Read them for yourself. Are you unaware that the critics will not give good reviews unless the movie agrees with their agenda? I wouldn't try to argue that Ben Shapiro is dumb. He might offend you, but he is definitely not dumb.
This literally gave me chills. My wife bailed on our two kids and I almost 10yrs ago. Hasn't been around since. The behavior of Amy Adams character is a mirror image of the way my wife behaved. She bumped into my daughter recently at the local grocery store. I asked my daughter what it was it was like and she told me it was like bumping into an old friend from high-school and the conversation was, "hey, whatcha been up to?", "nice to see you" and thats it. Except, this is a mother we're talking about. It's not because they're bad people. It's a sickness. Some people are simply incapable of putting things of importance ahead of things that aren't.
I just want you to know that you’re children are lucky to have you.❤
@@hodansaciid8706 I second that
Sorry to hear that homie. I hope that everything goes well in your life and you're family also...
@@RYTHMICRIOT thank you for sharing that. You’re one brave soul. Your girls are lucky to have you.
You should have chosen better 🤷♀️
Who’s here after he got announced as running mate for Donald Trump?
I watched this during the covid shut down...excellent movie. So excited about the pick!!
Me. 😂🎉
Me
Yes
Me
I loved this movie. I haven't cried and felt so many emotions with a film in a very long time. This is a beautiful movie, beautiful cast, heartbreaking and yet warm and inspiring story. A must watch!
I know right? Couldn't stop crying from the beginning to the end!
How the HELL has Glenn Close not won an Oscar yet?!
That same question was going through my mind. I mean seriously.
Amen. Dangerous Liaisons is probably the finest piece of acting that I've ever seen. That she lost to a rather middle of the road performance from Jodie Foster has always infuriated me. Especially given that Close lost the year prior to Cher...
She didn’t screw Harvey Weinstein
And she probably won’t, because this is a Netflix production ...
@@rtzqwe it is being campaigned for the Oscars. Although word is that they are also intending on pushing Adams in supporting, so it will come down to who critics embrace more...
I'm black, and this is too close to reality. Too sad, because this is practically the reality of the broken family. Every family needs both a father and mother; and the government keeps creating incentives to destroy the family.
I totally respect your response! Truth! And I’m white! Love to you!
@@texas1949 it doesn't matter what race you are. This is common sense; it's too bad the majority of voters are too greedy and lazy to understand how the laws are affecting families.
@@charliechuckleberry5307 I agree about race. It was only mentioned because you mentioned you’re black. My parents divorced when I was 10. Never got over not having my daddy. Peace and be well. Once when I and my siblings were in elementary, mom ask how we’d feel about free lunches due to her marital and income status. We said NO!!!!! My granny and grandpa stepped in to cover us. Too many take advantage of programs that keep families down. I was agreeing with you!
@@texas1949 Oh, i know we both agree. It's nice that we can relate on a human level.
@@charliechuckleberry5307 thanks for being sweet. Now... thoughts on biracial grand babies? 😂. We have two beautiful little girls. I pray they never have to answer dumb, stupid or otherwise asinine questions about their families.
How many people are going to watch this because of VP Vance
07.15.2024 ❤ 🇺🇸 USA
I will watch it eventually but I don't have NetFlix
Millions…
Count me in.
@@pam2viph me either but I really want to watch it! I was doing an internet search to see where I can watch this but I only see it's available on Netflix. 😥I'd be willing to pay for a "rental". What a bummer.
I don’t care what the critics say this film was great.
It did an amazing job of mixing the funny, sad, realistic and reliable all into one.
I feel the same way and what mamaw said about the movie I think she was right
That was one of the truest movies I have ever seen, acted to PERFECTION by each and every member of the cast. What the hell do movie critics understand. Breakthtaking in it's power and humanity. Thank you to all who made this film.
The two actors playing the son as a teenager and then as an adult really look like they could be the same person.
Yeah, I was actually shocked the first time I saw this. They look very similar.
@@DareenHalimah LOL, I guess it never hurts to check!
@@DareenHalimah Baby, they’re not! Just looked up for the cast and they are two completely different people. May I know where did u check that, please?
@@DareenHalimah I know this is super late but Owen Asztalos plays the younger version of jd and Gabriel basso plays the older version
Too bad the movie had such horrible production value. It's worse than a Hallmark TV movie.
I learned of this movie just now after learning Vance is announced Trump's VP running mate. Anyone else? Believe it or not, this movie reveals alot of similarity between struggling lower class Whites with lower class Blacks in our American communities. An, subtle, but interesting message that should unite us all. I will certainly watch this movie tonight.
I have to say I had not heard of the book or movie until today
It’s a tear-jerker.
Just hearing of it myself. I will be watching it!
Bringing poor Black and poor White together to see what the globalist bastards have done to keep us poor and in perpetual conflict is the key to saving the Constitutional Republic and reclaiming the American Dream. We aren't dead yet.
I was aware of it bit never watched it, which I justdid.
It reminds me of, it deeply breathes the good old movies of the 90s...I didn't expect to find such a masterpiece in Netflix. Beautiful
This movie is evidence that the audience score is better than the critics
After all, critics gave Cuties positive and this movie negative.
How many times do you people need proof of this. Most mainstream "sources" are nothing but propaganda. Just trust your gut these days because nobody working in the mainstream knows anything lol they need locking up...netflix as well. Hopefully justice comes swifty for the lot them and all who deserves what they get in the end.
It usually is.
Critics are a bunch of pinko freedom haters
@toronto daddy has anybody ever asked you "are you stupid?"...lol...cuties is gross...trump is awesome...left is not right and they never will be at this point lol...by queens so you mean New York because...I can believe that...yea lol...
Glenn Close and Amy Adams...
It's a "yes" from me.
Who’s uglier?
@@noway5396 You.
Powerful
And Ron Howard
@@noway5396 Amy Adams is gorgeous, they just "uglified" her for this role since she's playing a substance abuser
JD is proof that the American dream has always been alive. It’s just that we live in a society that tells us it’s not. “Get busy living if get busy dying.” Red.
After reading MANY of the comments. I have to say this:
Seriously? In the grande scheme that is life, Oscars DO NOT matter. Period.
True. BAFTAs on the other hand do...
Hollyweird doesn’t matter. Bunch of liberal assholes involved in the deep state.
I don’t know why people put so much stock in that shit anyways. So many actors and actresses and even movies that were more than deserving got snubbed
Some folks’d say every motive’s good to whine for
It sort of matters. It should be diverse. This is part of diversity (i'm saying this as an ethnic minority btw). Everyone should have a voice.
Do not listen to the Critics for this film. It’s a really powerful and great movie that’s been very harshly and unfairly criticised. Definitely a must watch. Loved it
Someone finally made a film about hillbillies that depicts their struggles and not just the end result. Hopefully it opens people’s minds about not judging an entire populace.
did we watch the same movie? it proves the liberal bias of all hillbillies being pathetic low life scum who should just pick themselves up by the bootstraps! I guess this explains why Ohio is 40th in GDP growth
Now they need to do a movie about a conservative. Oh, wait, they just did.
MAGA 🇺🇸
I so agree with you comments.
Amen! Holler from Appalachia!
Fentanyl has touched most American Families . This truly is an inspiring Movie about real American times. I hope Children of Parents afficted with addiction watch this film. They can and must break the cycle.
When "Cuties" receives better reviews, you know there is something utterly wrong with these Hollywood critics
@toronto daddy Um...I’m sorry but no.
That’s why i stop believing those pretentious critics.
Well rotten tomatoes is owned by Disney so anything not Disney automatically gets lower than average
Did you watch Cuties?
Hollywood is in business of their own. They do not give a damn about the public.
Amy Adams and Glenn Close BETTER WIN THEIR OSCARS THIS TIME!!!!!!
What happens if you see other performances for Actress and Supporting Actress that you personally think are better? Part of this is luck, the actual part, and timing. Many things fell into place last year that made it clear Olivia Coleman would win. First, she had the role, playing a real life person and voters like that, second, she was replacing Clare Foy in The Crown, third, not only was the movie studio that released The Favourite behind her, Netflix spent a ton promoting her as well, fourth, this lady is amazing in interviews and extremely likable and that counts among voters, fifth, she was in a Best Picture nominee, six, although it means less these days, she won man of the major critics awards. She just came off more down to earth. Glenn is certainly well known and what many people do not know about her, she's from money. She is from wealth so she was never a struggling actress, so who knows what part that plays in it. However, let's wait and see what the early critics awards have to say: Let's see if Glenn can start that ball rolling. This role is so unlike Glenn. If this part is greater than the trailer and she can pick up say the NY Film Critics award for Best Supporting Actress, watch out, as the others like LA, Chicago, might follow suit. If that happens, she's a shoo in.
Lol wait til next year Pedro, this ain’t it 💩
remember when some people were trying to exclude Streaming Movies from Oscar Contention?
an now Steaming Movies are all we have.
100% accurate
You know Steven Spielberg is bitter as hell about it.
And Steven Spielberg is now releasing one of his movies on Apple+. Karma much?
Yup. So true!
@@quanglinhtran8956 What? If you're talking about Amazing Stories, that's an Apple TV series that he is an executive producer on.
I just watched this on Netflix which is now on their top 10 this week. What a story! This kid almost lost his life! Glen Close gave an Oscar performance, Amy Adams was full in character. It just made me sad and I cried . I am happy to see JD. Vance survived a terrible childhood. Thanks Ron Howard for sharing this amazing story . Not sure why the critics didn’t like it. I will recommend to my friends who are learning about the VP pick. Two thumbs up 👍 😊
I think we know why critics didn't like it. Shows rural people with real problems as human and worthy.
@kathleenebenhoe1587 Kathleen go recommend the book to your friends too! I read it when it came out and again this week. If you liked the movie, you'll get more of that and in more depth with the book!
Critics didn’t like it because of Vance’s conservative politics. They are biased jus5 like the mainstream media. Now if he were a liberal leftist it would have been applauded.
@@librarianlovesrick Thank you
Critics are paid off left wing Hollywood Creepers, that's why.
Just give them their Oscars already.
Academy: Nah its Netflix
Hopefully Amy gets an Oscar eventually.
@@yugioh887 They don't hate Netflix, Laura Dern won Best Supporting Actress for Marriage Story
@@Woozlewuzzleable And so does Glenn Close
@@yugioh887 Several Netflix movies have been nominated for an oscar: The Irishman, Marriage Story (win an oscar), Klaus, American Factory (win an oscar), The Two Popes...
the way these two ladies still dont have any oscars at this point...
At least the both got an Golden Globe.
Unbelievable!!!
Boxer is a farce people no one gives a damn about it anyway we know a good actress/actor and we recognize them and that's that
@Adam Price for actors getting an oscar is like a dream come true.
Tell me about it
Can’t believe this movie got negative reviews. It was EXCELLENT. Great movie in every way. Superb acting from all characters... especially Glenn Close.
Wanna know the truth?
Cause its not what liberal hollywood likes. Switch all these characters to minorities, and Boom here’s your oscar. Im sorry, but its true.
The amount of bad reviews this movie has gotten is ridiculous. But hey, i guess some “people” just prefer to make and award movies like “cuties”
@@alexalexalex797 I agree. Seems like if it’s an AMAZING rating then that means it’s a terrible movie and vice versa. lol
@@charlesarmour162 hahah actually thats how i pick what to watch 😂
9 times out of 10 any drama that has super negative reviews is great
@@alexalexalex797 Chill. It has nothing to do with politics. Movie critics are always gonna have bad things to say about any film
@@temp3191 honestly i used to think the same. But if you look at it closely, a certain type of movies get much more lenient reviews than others and even win awards with ease.
I mean this movie has been called “the worst movie of 2020” by some reviews. Come on. Really?
Insane how this kid could soon be the future Vice President of the United States. Really inspiring.
@FreshAirFeast I don't think you did your own research.
@@soulsage1984 oh look, another hater....
you call this inspiring? haha this guy wants to ban no fault divorce because his mother wasn't fit to be a mother and couldn't keep a man.
@FreshAirFeastNot adding a single thing to any conversation. Go away.
A true American success story.
Critics called this movie terrible, but it's simply because they cannot relate whatsoever
Doesn't look like a terrible movie.
@@piotrsegal6475 its brilliant, it wasnt meant to be a perfectly structured Hollywood movie and the critics can't seem to get over that
Those people are called liberals with absolutely 0 connection to American culture
@@jesselewis5699 Please don't plague these comments with your baseless claims and negativity.
Right. Most of us are "hillbillies".❤️
I'm a city girl from a well-to-do part of Chicago, but I have been living in Appalachia for the past 3 years working as a therapist for abused children. I read the book Hillbilly Elegy last year. Here's my take: This book/movie is spot on and it's so sad. The drugs, the poverty, the unemployment, the lack of education, the junk scattered on the front lawns.. it's all true. The complacency is what's most baffling to me. High schoolers drop out of high school at alarming rates, pass that norm on to their children, draw checks their entire life despite being able-bodied. You wouldn't believe the amount of young people who are on disability around here. People around here move all the time, "staying" with friends and family without having a place to call their home. Because people are constantly "staying" places, children share beds and couches with uncles and various boyfriends of the mother. Sexual abuse to these children occurs due to lack of boundaries, and the kids grow up and become abusers themselves. The cycle continues. Unfortunately, there are few role models or programs to help stop the cycle. Those who have beat the odds and have done well in school move out of the area because of lack of jobs. Those who are left are the uneducated and unskilled who pass that along to their children. There are many from Appalachia who are upset at this movie, claiming it doesn't depict real Appalachian culture but rather paints it to be so negative. But like I said, it's spot on from what I've observed in my community and the families I serve as a therapist. So I wonder.. what's the truth? Am I wrong in what I'm observing since I lack the roots of being raised here? Or are they wrong because they are blind to their own faults and demise?
You are correct even in the look the author says they are culturally in denial of their choices, so they would never admit their mistakes.
A moving piece of writing! Wow 👏
I am sure this is common now days. My family has two hundred years of history in Appalachia. Either none or very few match what is described. In the last thirty years I am sure even my relations have probably changed. It started with the government giving out welfare and food stamps. People quit growing their own food and working.
I was born in Point Pleasant, WV and grew up there and across the bridge in Gallipolis, OH. I'm telling you, his book is SPOT ON!! Of course, there are good things about Appalachia as well, but he focused on the parts that had the biggest impact on his upbringing, his life, his choices...and that was the dark side. The side he focuses on is very real and very disturbing. Some exist in denial and are offended by his story. I lived it. Every word he wrote hit so close to home for me. It was like ripping a page out of my own life. Hell, your comment hit close to home as well.
I didn't get enough courage to leave until 10ish years ago. Now I live in New Albany, Ohio and my 2 teens were raised up here. Once my oldest started school...that scared me enough to move. The thought of him turning into me, or my mother, or my siblings was enough to wake me up. There are many good people in my hometown area, but very little opportunities. If you don't have a big last name or enough book smarts to become a doctor or lawyer, you have a good chance of working at Walmart or the power plant with little ambition for anything better.
I wanted to open up my children's world and give them more than what I had. I grew up with 8 sisters and 2 brothers, many of us had the same mom but different dads or vice versa. My mom and many of my siblings were always in constant turmoil. On welfare, losing a job, moving, staying with someone else, borrowing money, on disability, without a car or job, on drugs, high school drop outs, etc. Complacent in their misery and poverty is the perfect way to put it. I was always ashamed of how poor we were, how dysfunctional my family was. Now, I'm grateful for my experience. I've learned so much from it.
I ALMOST stayed stuck in that cycle. I was 27 before I broke out of it. I've tried to share my past with my kids and show/teach them the importance of mental/emotional/financial stability, financial and personal responsibility, how to be a contributing member of society and the importance of hard work/reaping what you sow.
This is not to say that 100% of the population shares this experience. Not to say everyone there is poor, battling addiction or dysfunctional. But those topics DO affect a large majority in that area. Appalachian Culture has deep roots and it's a beautiful and interesting history in so many ways. This book doesn't paint the entirety of it in a bad light...it just paints a clear picture OF that bad light.
My dear beloved Appalachia is a hard place for many. I was fortunate to have two wonderful families. Both my Mother's and Father's families are salt of the earth folks with stability, longevity and a sense of obligation. Good people. It is sad to watch my neighbors struggle. But its also one of my greatest joys to watch some of these kids that you would never have guessed it, grow and become accomplished and sometimes very successful. But it is very rare 😢
This looks very good. Amy Adams and Glenn Close deserve an Oscar.
They deserve a guillotine
Yup
JD Vance was born with the impending legacy of being another American, rust belt "forgotten man", but he would not allow it and wanted none of it, even as a young boy. Talk about the ultimate American success story, he defines the role. If you are doubting the hope in your own life, embrace and emulate JD. Anything is possible!
JD Bowman is his name and your buying a load of shit ..... This ain't his story
@@erasmusspicetrader4805Leftist echo-chamber nonsense.
@@erasmusspicetrader4805
Well I believe it is, determined to make something of himself, I was raised in Appalachia, being poor there was devastating, so poor one pair of shoes a year, he made something of himself, no privilege, sheer determination. You have to believe in yourself, and he did.
@@erasmusspicetrader4805 Dude, you should have started on a MUCH lower dosage... you just took WAY too much... we'll wait for you to come down before continuing this conversation...
That's why one side loves him and the other side hates him. You're supposed to be a poor, stupid victim with your hand out.
Jesus this movie is one of the best movies I've seen this year. Hollywood doesnt make too many good ones but this one is gold.
Is this finally Glenn and Amy’s golden statues for best and supporting? Fingers crossed 🤞🏻
It seem very likely unless the movie is trash. Francis McDormand's reviews for Nomadland are absolutely insane though, she's strong competition, as is Viola Davis.
Glenn Close, sure! Amy Adams, not sure!
@@mistergaga1701 I hope you're right. She's been snubbed long enough.
@@neutralman9124 I still haven’t watched Nomadland but I read McDormand was powerful in that movie, hopefully it doesn’t loses steam come awards season and she gets nominated. But I’d be really glad if either Adams or Close walk away with their first Oscar coz boy it’s long overdue, specially Close’s ❤️
@@JaceMD 100% agree. Nomadland was screened at a festival, it has a Dec. 4 release date so perfect timing.
Hillbilly Elegy (2020): 25% Critic rating on RT
Cuties (2020): 87% Critic rating on RT
What universe do these movie critics come from?
In the universe of depraved degenerates that get paid to spread their depraved degeneracy to everything they can reach.
@@BigSmartArmed Or in other words that Movie Journalist nowadays have this SJW politics inside of them. The reason why they defended Cuties was because the director of that film was black. If it was a white director they will go in complete crazy and bash that film nonstop. Even me a Black person and a Liberal myself I'm disgusted that Pedophile Propaganda sh*t.
@@bonkershanface5547 Agreed. Furthermore, since the Rule of Law has corrupted to the point when pedos get released from prison because of "covid", then pedos get the bullet.
@@bonkershanface5547 I doubt it's mainly the SJW politics. Critics are just too critical and sometimes over-analyze things. Like with the recent Aladdin live action movie, they gave it a 57% while audience score was 94%. I don't know how you could apply SJW politics there when you have ethnic actors in a fantasy world. It's just like with pop songs that are meant to be fun, critics of "music" might think it's just repetitive and lack poetic meanings. I feel like they look at how everything is presented rather than how well it connects to the audience, as if they were grading it as a test with certain grading scales.
@@johnnyboi4858 mmmmh let me think about tray
And now he is a Vice President Nominee. Amazing.
The American dream 🙂
Dudes name is JD Bowman he is a con artist.... Buy it up consumers
@@erasmusspicetrader4805 SMH, so sad for you. Vance is his Mother's Maiden name. He took that for a reason, but probably beyond your hateful composition. Hoping you find a way out of your dark place.
@@erasmusspicetrader4805 He took his Mom's/Grandma's last name, not his dead beat Dad who left. Maybe you should learn something instead of spewing lies from the left - as usual.
@@erasmusspicetrader4805cry me a river snowflake ❄️🙃
Inspirational Grandma, steps up, takes responsibility, admits she was a terrible mom, protects Grand son from abusive, bullying, scapegoating mom.
No it’s a story from a dude who is an admitted white nationalist (JD Vance) so Glenn close should be ashamed.... very very very ashamed
@@dansoderburg1854 How is he a white nationalist if he married an Indian woman and had a child with her? Wouldn’t that be a serious affront to any white nationalist?
@@lolwuttup420 Why would that be an affront for him?
A wife from a conservative patriarchal culture he and his pals see as subordinate is a perfect match for a guy who "jokes" about his care for national fertility rates. While also "joking" about being a "nationalist" I guess.
"J.D. Vance@JDVance1
Nov 2
As a parent of young children and a nationalist who worries about America’s low fertility I can say with confidence that daylight savings time reduces fertility by at least 10 percent."
A stereotype of an "obedient" Asian wife is a common fetish among white nationalists.
So what if they have to accept a few more cognitive dissonances to make that work for them?
As long as the hierarchy they build in their mind still has them as special snowflakes on the top of the pyramid...
Asian baby-mama who starts and finishes every sentence with "Yes dear" is BY FAR better than the local race-traitor whores who date and marry blacks.
@@lolwuttup420 again he aligns himself with white supremecists. Also weird that I had this same question in nearly the same exact wording from multiple accounts and pm s. Read up on Charles Murray and Peter thiel and then come back at me if u still think yr in the right bud
@@d3nza482 exactly the white fertility rates shit, that’s direct off his mentor Charles Murray that’s some barely soft white nationalist shit
i couldnt explain the pain and anguish that filled me as she struggled to walk crying behind Jimmy's casket being carried away. I felt every limp and step as she followed. I mourned with her. OSCAR for her pls!!
Greetings to you dear!!! How are you doing today
Ron Howard aka Ritchie Cunningham and Opie?!!! My all time crush! One of the few men ever to have absolutely nothing bad said or come from his life. Truly blessed!!!
Congratulations JD!! A truly GOOD man. You're going to be a phenomenal vice-President!! We are so proud of you. 💯💪🙏🇺🇲
"Award Winning Nominee" Glen Close. What a joke. She should have won ten Oscars by now. The woman is a genius.The only "good" thing about not winning an Oscar is the curse that goes with it. So many "winners" have ended up never being in a film again or going down the rabbit hole with small, insignificant roles and just fading out. Whereas, Close and Adams keep getting the biggies.
It is a complete joke. She should have so many Oscars, the mantle above her fireplace should have collapsed.
Agreed. I’d give her 3: Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons, and The Wife.
@@paulvoorhies1130 I give her four: Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons, Reversal of Fortune and House of Spirits.
It's ridiculous she hasn't won one, and you can tell they just gave it to a MAN instead. Ugh.
I still think her performance in The Wife was in a league of its own. She said more with her eyes in that movie......I like Olivia Colman, but c’mom.
This was such an amazing movie that many people can unfortunately relate to. Kudos to Glenn Close and Amy Adams for their outstanding acting and to Ron Howard for directing this movie❤️
Jd Vance is a white nationalist tho and he wrote the book it’s based on so I hope they don’t give an Oscar to nazi sympathizers
@El Güero Tamaulipeco anyone who aligns themselves with Charles Murray and Peter thiel is at best nazi adjacent so he’s at best sus
@@dansoderburg1854 You're an idiot.
@El Güero Tamaulipeco dude is a nazi glad u also didn’t become a nazi tho so proud of u kid
@@farhan022692 *your
Glenn does not have an Oscar, but Gwyneth Paltrow does... Sad
Harvey Weinstein bullied and cajoled everyone into giving Gwyneth that Oscar, go figure..
And she beat Cate Blanchet for Elizabeth! Travesty!
@Reginald Wilson she cannot act...I thought acting was vital to winning!
@princess sherry oh please...how old are you? You don't know great acting...she is not even remotely good!
Thank you and she’s terrible actress ugh
Never lose hope in your life and your family!!! JD Vance 🙏🏼
Every family should watch this movie together. The movie is an inspiration to be a better person for parents as well as kids.
This better get Glenn close her oscar
Nah, Helena Zengel will win it.
@@Stephen-616 She's a child, she'll lucky to get nominated. Everyone thought Jacob Tremblay should have won for Room and he was snubbed.
@@neutralman9124 I said what I said. Children can win too, you know?
@@Stephen-616 368 acting Oscars have been given out. 3 of them are children, last time was in 1994, but sure, she's gonna win.
@@Stephen-616 Glenn close should've won in 2019 shes gonna win for sure
Adams: 6 nods, 0 Wins
Close: 7 nods, 0 wins
Netflix: it's time to change that
Wohooooo
It’s crazy how Leo only had 4 acting nominations before he won on his fifth. Peter OToole lost 8 times too
@@Zanderthegrape How many nods did Ben Dover receive again?
Close will win IMO for best supporting actress. Amy Adams won't win, too strong a competition - Frances McDormand, Carey Mulligan, Jennifer Hudson, Michelle Pfeiffer, etc.
@@thekongstocks
You mean the producing team of Ben Dover & Taye Kitte?
I didn't realise the movie is based on a true story until the end. If you love Appalachia and the spirit of the people, you'll love it. I certainly did.
Now he’s running for vice president! It’s amazing
@@tumix671 That man’s story has continued onto the steps of the White House!!!! How’s that for a true story!!!
The grandma giving 3/4 of the food reminds me of my own grandma she was never selfish, RIP grandma , that scene made me cry
Rip grandma.
Yeah, but after the kids went to bed she went to Papa John's.
Best movie ever!!! I cried the whole movie !! It really is how we live here!! Thank you for making this movie!!
I got the upmost respect for JD. God bless you my brother. I grew up in the mountains of South Carolina/north Carolina and I've never seen a movie I could relate so much too. This man has my vote over and over. God bless you my brother.
Yes, same here brother. My girlfriend bought this book as soon as it came out to try to figure me out. I am reading it now. I have yet to see the film but definitely watch this one.
This movie hit so close to home. I was crying the entire movie. They captured the emotions of the characters so accurately.
Congratulations to JD Vance for becoming the next VP of USA.
Yeah he’s NOT gonna be Vice President 😂😂😂!!! Biden/Harris 24💙💙💙💙💙
@@deniseharris8602 hahah. Yeah ok. COPE with Trump2024!!!
@@deniseharris8602 You get nothing,you lose... good day lady!
@@Fishcakes1 we’ll see
@@deniseharris8602 hahahahaha!!!!!
This is too often the story of those living in rural areas. Parents addicted to drugs and the grandparents step in to raise the kids. How it was in my family and families all around me. Thankfully, this film shows how the cycle can be broken and the power of an overcoming spirit.
@@destinysmith9706 But you don’t realize that the rich and elite neighborhoods, like “ Hollywood”, who likes everyone to think they are all that are also full of drug abusers and losers. Look at how many go or are in recovery, or have died! Matt Perrry? Michael )Jackson, etc. They love to look down on the impoverished when they become addicts. They are hypocritical, and if they couldnt” buy” themselves out of the gutter, they perish.
Trumps about to make this the #1 movie in the country
Read the book, it's even better. I taught school in a city a few miles south of Middletown. I knew a lot of JD's who are now dead or struggling to survive. I'm so proud of JD, now Senator Vance.
the book is usually better than the movie - I'll have to see if my library has it
Now (almost) VP of USA! 🇺🇸
@@pam2viph I saw this movie and it gave me hope in the dark days of 2020. Now thanks to Spotify, I am listening to the audiobook. It is AMAZING.
Hes a complete spineless fraud and closeted homo. This book and film was just PR to clean his image.
Our next V P🎉🇺🇲💓
I’m crying just watching the trailer.
And now I’m so happy JD will be our Vice President. He can relate to the working class and the American dream. As a Navy Vet, I salute Senator Vance and can’t wait to call him Mr. Vice President.
He's such a doosh.
Oh please.
I think he's a great contrast to Trump. He understands poverty and addiction in ways most in DC do not. A great choice.
@@VladmirPoopN GFY.
@@circesoul2218 a contrast to Trump; the guy that LOVES McDonald's? Nah
The fact that Glenn Close and Amy Adams have NOT Won Oscars, a just a DAMN CRIME!!!!!! 2 of our VERY BEST Actors... Give them a Freaking OSCAR Already!!! WTF!!!!!
This time...glend with amy...the oscar goes to
And now JD Vance is the VP nominee!
How many Oscar noms do you want
Netflix: yes
Da 5 Bloods, Trial of Chicago 7, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Hillbilly Elegy, Mank (prediction to win personally) and The Prom are very possible Best PIcture nominees, which is pretty great.
Nice original joke u hack !
@@NBC.SATURDAY.NIGHT.LIVE. Nice reply, dickhead.
@@NBC.SATURDAY.NIGHT.LIVE. No need to be rude man, geez
@@pheniellanz5271 no I see that joke everywhere.
I don’t know how this movie has bad reviews. It’s relatable and well acted.
Watched it today it’s fantastic
Because instead of just not watching it, people want to watch it and bitch about how it offends them. This is the current state of our society.
Hollywood satanics don't want you to watch anything with family bonding and believing in God
Because it’s too white? This movie negates the narrative for white privelege, which doesn’t exist...
@@misanthropelife
That’s what they said, they claim poverty is a racial problem
Glenn Close should already have multiple Oscars. She’s a phenomenally talented actress who uses her own mental health struggles to express those feelings through the art of theater. I’ve always admired her and her ability to translate and depict any character in to a believable role. This woman deserves an Oscar!
She did deserve an Oscar until now after she worked with a white supremecist like JD Vance. Now she can go kick rocks imo
And now he's running for VP of the US, what a story.
These ladies should have won an Oscar! Definitely superb acting! We all have had some kind of dysfunction in our lives in some form or fashion. Loved it!
This movie was a great example of how the “Audience Score” is all you really need to focus on.
Just saw this. Definitely Relates to my fam who my mom barely showed me or 2 older brothers love, my older brothers going in and out of jail......trying to figure out what’s best for me in my life. Oh yeah this hit, awesome movie
Thank God i I have a great mother (81 years old) and my father ( 84) She is who made me the man I am today.❤ Still alive and married 65 years this year.
This movie hits home for me. Some emotions shown in this movie were exactly what I felt in my childhood. A tough one to get through but I'm glad I saw it.
This movie makes you grateful, inspires you to do better. Watch it.
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no thanks
This movie is extremely relatable to many of those growing up in the opioid/fetanyl/meth epidemic. This is a very good movie. Highly recommend.
And now he’s a potential VP! Hell of a job JD!
This movie is one of the best movies I have ever seen, absolutely fantastic at capturing the reality of these situations. Gives us hope and understanding ❤
Congratulations JD Vance on the VP Presidential nomination. Just goes to show you embrace your past but never allow it to define who you are destined to become...
The hillbilly that became boot licker of the orange jesus😂😂😂😂
Came here to watch, and capture a bit of background of JD Vance and his accomplishments, as Trump's VP pick. Seems a solid good conservative values guy, married with 3 kids. God bless him, Trump, and America.
Im from a deep deep rural poor community in Jamaica 🇯🇲 and i can definitely identify with this. We have these experiences daily
Hey I'm from a middle-class community in the Deep South US but family dysfunction and addiction can happen anywhere and everywhere and hurts everyone! My best friend and I discussed how we can relate to JD's story- like him, we did not let that define us but through a great God who showed us the way, we both became productive people and have have successful marriages and good kids!
@@wendynichols5146 True 👍
Stop culturally appropriating our Hillbillies!
The fact that the mainstream media and critics hated this movie is all you need to know about American politics today.
I’m here after he became VP elect! Go, Vance!
This man will be president some day and he’s so relatable to me I was raised by my grandparents because of my moms mental illness
Congratulations to JD Vance for becoming the Vice Presidential Candidate!
Congrats but the movie isn’t like the book it’s very insulting to the Appalachian regions
I loved this movie so much. Glen Close is freaking amazing. She deserves an oscar.
There is no way Close is not winning this if Arquette and Dern won with their performance.
What do you mean Dern And Arquette
TRUE. Arquette and Dern's wins were quite underwhelming. Glenn Close is a far superior actress and her oscar is long overdue.
Exactly, their year had weaker performance plus their seniority and overdue and crown pleaser gave them the awards even though they had better performance in other movies
She might lose on the fact that this movie sucks
Netflix is pumping out a lot of Oscar contenders this year.
I spend my most of time in "Recording","Gameplay","Editing and Uploading. I need all my Brother's and sisters support 🙏.....
You mean Oscar bait
Haha
@@SameerGamerzYT shut up bitch man
They have been doing this for last 3 years from Oct-Dec
For those of us that grew up being disadvantaged, hurt, embarrassed poor and still had the sand fight that good fight. Fuckin' A!! To each and everyone of us.
Ever heard of Dr Ben Carson, the brain surgeon?
@@janicehay273 No, no I have not. Please go on.....
@@janicehay273an amazing, humble man.
This movie deserves an Oscar! And how they picked actresses for grandma and mom is mindbllwing, grandma looks just like his real grandma!
Yes! The physical resemblance is crazy. Glenn Close really is a chameleon. And Amy too. She resembled the mom. I thought for a second the real ones were the actors when the photos came up at the end of the movie. Plus, the boy and the adult JD is sort of similar in their eyes or mannerisms.
@rkh7360 I loved this movie very much! Knowing now how difficult JD's life was and what he achieved makes me love him even more. He is a good man! ❤️
This movie was nominated for *2 Oscars* when it came out a few years ago -- *Best Makeup & Hairstyling* and *Best Supporting Actress* (Glenn Close).
We live in a world where Jennifer Lawrence have an Oscar and Glenn Close & Amy Adams haven't one.
That Jennifer Lawrence CAN deliver. One of the talented actors of her generation.
@@ceirizzesantinez4674 She is TALENTED. One of the best. I am not denying it. But her Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook is undeserving. Emmanuelle Riva should've won that Oscar. Or Jessica Chastain.
Worse: Gwyneth Paltrow has an Oscar.
I hear ya. To me it's not fair when a new young actor gets an oscar on their first try out wins the other actors who have been in the game for years, are highly respected, have done many oscar winning movies, but still don't have an Oscar themselves.
@@siletsahar cate was robbed because of her. Don't remind me that
This moving was outstanding! Glenn Close played the hell out that roll as mema!
WE CALLED MY MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER "MAWMAW"
Definitely giving this a viewing. God willing, he'll help bring this counyry back from the brink as VP
cried a lot, hit too close to home at times. would like to read the book now