tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478111043202609148.post4646169952103607512..comments2007-12-28T10:52:49.792-05:00Dan Sallitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13136066978329749513noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478111043202609148.post-40891214799266403942007-12-28T10:52:00.000-05:002007-12-28T10:52:00.000-05:00

Vadim - I did notice the shift to pessimism at the end - perhaps I shouldn't have used the phrase "we changed the world" to describe the tone of that section. But the weltschmertz that permeates the ending strikes me as sentimental. If Charlie's bid for education money for Afghanistan seems like a lecture, it's because the film is guiding our emotional responses with a simple story dynamic and

Dan Sallitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13136066978329749513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478111043202609148.post-18331391692143950762007-12-27T19:45:00.000-05:002007-12-27T19:45:00.000-05:00

And I'm pleasantly surprised that <I>you're</I> pleasantly surprised — I'm always grateful when Tom Hanks gets to play someone other than Mr. America. He really is a skilled comic actor, when given half a chance to stretch (see also <I>The Terminal</I> and <I>the 'burbs</I>, not that I expect you to agree).<BR/><BR/>But I think you're wrong about the ending. IMDB scuttlebutt claims that Sorkin's

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