![]() ![]() The scene where Paul refuses to eat oatmeal and the entire family has to wait an eternity to say grace! Finally after hours, they all kneel around the table to say: "Grace!" and they all leave. The same applies to Neal Burns, who uses worms as bait, he also needed help but would not accept the fact that he needed help. I love the scene where Norman and Paul as boys talked and wondered whether one could be a fly fisher or a boxer! Then as adult Paul played by Brad Pitt is the "perfect guy" who needs help with his alcoholism but will not accept it. The photography is outstanding! The acting is great. As one search for inner peace, this is the type of movie that will make you contemplate the beauty of nature in three/four rhythm of the metronome. I have heard a movie critic state that the pace of this movie is too slow. According to "A River Runs Through It," "Methodists are Baptists who can read," a line which by the way is not in the short story, but I think that is a funny line! My husband and I are well-read Baptists! ![]() The script reminds me very much of my own upbringing as my father had the same calling as Mr. We never get tired of Redford's perception of Norman Maclean writings, and the beauty of Montana. Redford is part of the "famdamily" as he is always around. We have videos of many of Redford ‘s movies and we have watched "A River runs through it" many times. My husband tends to reread it occasionally, and I myself have read it over and scenes of the movie keeps coming to mind. I have read the short story by Norman Maclean, and the movie did justice to Norman Maclean's writing. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails. The man is later shown trying to walk, unclothed and also with buttocks exposed, after getting a terrible sunburn. They both pass out face down in the woods, buttocks exposed. In one scene, a character visiting from California drinks whiskey all night and well into the day and brings a prostitute with him on a fishing trip. There are some fistfights - characters are shown bloodied and bruised during and after the fights. Also, a Native American woman is referred to as an "Injun," and a character makes reference to "colored jazz." Early in the movie, two boys are shown dancing in a silly manner in front of several prostitutes lounging around behind a building. Given that it's a movie set in Missoula, Mont., in the early decades of the 20th century, characters often are shown drinking whiskey and smoking cigarettes. Parents need to know that A River Runs Through It is a 1993 Robert Redford-directed movie based on a story by Norman Maclean. ![]()
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