I wept so hard after seeing this movie. It broke my heart into tiny little pieces and it took me a moment to stand up to leave. I’m glad these stories are being told and though it is an admonishment of the Catholic Church it is also a gentle look into the ways that the Irish have endured sooo much. I have a tremendous amount of respect and gratitude for the people who put this film together and the thousands of women that lived to tell their stories
Saw the movie yesterday in a completely full movie theater..in the middle of the day too! I really don't know what to think of the film. It moves very slowly..too slowly at times. I would have given more screen time to the nuns...like what makes these nuns tick? What are they in this for? Why did they join the religious service? I would not have understood this movie if I had not seen the Magdalene Sisters film first. Small Things Like These seems to be mostly about Murphy's character.
@@Jack-ke5uv Those are really good points. I can't understand why a woman would want to become a nun and then treat people in the most un-Christlike manner!
The film (and book) is more about how society enabled these abusive institutions to exist. So it's less about what's going on inside the convent, and more about the psychological burden and decision to ignore or speak out. To be complicit or be outcast by the community. The nuns are part of an abusive system, which does not discount that they themselves may be oppressed and coerced.
@@MKisinthebuilding Excellent points! I agree but definitely didn't describe that as well as you did! Thanks for your comments! Do you have a favorite movie?
I would like to see a film that traces the type of background a woman has who would want to live such a duplicitous life as a Magdalene nun...brutal and mean but yet seemingly attracted to the religious life. What kind of women are attracted to the religious life? Especially if they are cold hearted people to begin with? At what point in their life did they have the desire to daily beat and inflict cruelty on young girls?
Exactly. Perhaps they have become bitter, seeing so many young women go out and have "fun" while the nuns have sacrificed so much for God??? I need to see the movie "The Magdalene Sisters". Does it answer your question better?
No church is perfect because none of us is perfect. While all churches talk of God, they're made up of imperfect humans. Did you see my review of "Conclave"? What did you think of that one? I thought it was extremely well done with a sweet ending.
@@MovieReviewMom I actually wouldn't call the ending of Conclave sweet. I call it sweet revenge on the maleness of the Catholic Church. I cheered for women.
@@debhowse5975 I think I called it sweet because I had heard the ending was going to be pro-Trans with a political agenda, so I was kind of expecting the worst. In contrast, it felt like the conclave system worked and a good man was actually selected to lead the church.
The entire cast gives outstanding performances. Another Oscar nomination for Cillian Murphy?
I wept so hard after seeing this movie. It broke my heart into tiny little pieces and it took me a moment to stand up to leave. I’m glad these stories are being told and though it is an admonishment of the Catholic Church it is also a gentle look into the ways that the Irish have endured sooo much. I have a tremendous amount of respect and gratitude for the people who put this film together and the thousands of women that lived to tell their stories
Awwww, I did too. It's powerful. That's so true about the Irish people. I finally got to go there last summer! Some of my ancestors are from there.
Great review!
Thanks for watching!
Wow, my hair was super distracting during this review. Sorry about that! It's a great movie though!
Saw the movie yesterday in a completely full movie theater..in the middle of the day too! I really don't know what to think of the film. It moves very slowly..too slowly at times. I would have given more screen time to the nuns...like what makes these nuns tick? What are they in this for? Why did they join the religious service? I would not have understood this movie if I had not seen the Magdalene Sisters film first. Small Things Like These seems to be mostly about Murphy's character.
@@Jack-ke5uv Those are really good points. I can't understand why a woman would want to become a nun and then treat people in the most un-Christlike manner!
The film (and book) is more about how society enabled these abusive institutions to exist. So it's less about what's going on inside the convent, and more about the psychological burden and decision to ignore or speak out. To be complicit or be outcast by the community. The nuns are part of an abusive system, which does not discount that they themselves may be oppressed and coerced.
@@MKisinthebuilding Excellent points! I agree but definitely didn't describe that as well as you did! Thanks for your comments! Do you have a favorite movie?
@@MovieReviewMom The Shawshank Redemption, Blues Brothers or blade runner - three very different films
I would like to see a film that traces the type of background a woman has who would want to live such a duplicitous life as a Magdalene nun...brutal and mean but yet seemingly attracted to the religious life. What kind of women are attracted to the religious life? Especially if they are cold hearted people to begin with? At what point in their life did they have the desire to daily beat and inflict cruelty on young girls?
Exactly. Perhaps they have become bitter, seeing so many young women go out and have "fun" while the nuns have sacrificed so much for God??? I need to see the movie "The Magdalene Sisters". Does it answer your question better?
No, there is NO BASHING. It's a beautiful film.
I thought it was beautiful too and a reminder that we should be aware of others who suffer around us and be willing to help.
The Catholic church needs criticism and I am Catholic.
What kind of childhood did these nuns have? What attracted them to the so called religious life and the beating of girls?
No church is perfect because none of us is perfect. While all churches talk of God, they're made up of imperfect humans. Did you see my review of "Conclave"? What did you think of that one? I thought it was extremely well done with a sweet ending.
@@MovieReviewMom I actually wouldn't call the ending of Conclave sweet. I call it sweet revenge on the maleness of the Catholic Church. I cheered for women.
@@debhowse5975 I think I called it sweet because I had heard the ending was going to be pro-Trans with a political agenda, so I was kind of expecting the worst. In contrast, it felt like the conclave system worked and a good man was actually selected to lead the church.