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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 353140" data-attributes="member: 23">Parked (2011)

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This has been saved in my watch list longer than almost any other film. I think in part I&#039;ve put off watching partly because because the plot summary made the film seem difficult to get a grasp on, and also because it looked a tad depressing (the only film to have been in my watch list longer than this has a similarly depressing-looking &quot;two aimless loners interact&quot; premise).

Watching the film, it&#039;s easy to understand why it was difficult to get a grasp on exactly what the film is from a brief overview. It&#039;s one of those films that&#039;s best understood by experiencing it and feeling it.

Colm Meany is an actor I sometimes get confused with Brendan Gleeson on the basis of them both being ubiquitous Irish character actors. For me, Colm is best remembered as sarky Pa Rabbitte in the film version of The Commitments (and it&#039;s sequels which, inexplicably, I still haven&#039;t watched despite loving the first film). He&#039;s great here and does a great work in a film that&#039;s frequently about what&#039;s going on under the surface. The film opens with several wordless minutes of Meany&#039;s character Fred going about his business in which I completely got him.

Parked tells several interconnected stories with themes including homelessness; unemployment; dysfunctional families; death and love. Ultimately, though, it&#039;s a film about coming home, making the best of what you have and finding a meaningful connection with other people.

My concern that the film might be depressing wasn&#039;t realised. It was very dark at times, and the vulnerable characters&#039; fragility was almost painful. But it was also poignant, occasionally funny and always unexpectedly beautiful. I&#039;m very glad I watched.

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[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 353140, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=6]Parked[/SIZE][/B] (2011) [IMG]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2F736x%2F67%2Fd9%2F95%2F67d9957d9cae6f30bb920e4aab165836--music-teachers-film-poster.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=4b7746dfbd21e0330a709d81b23e2e19092c136386c079e712fe45c1302a5f21&ipo=images[/IMG] This has been saved in my watch list longer than almost any other film. I think in part I've put off watching partly because because the plot summary made the film seem difficult to get a grasp on, and also because it looked a tad depressing (the only film to have been in my watch list longer than this has a similarly depressing-looking "two aimless loners interact" premise). Watching the film, it's easy to understand why it was difficult to get a grasp on exactly what the film is from a brief overview. It's one of those films that's best understood by experiencing it and feeling it. Colm Meany is an actor I sometimes get confused with Brendan Gleeson on the basis of them both being ubiquitous Irish character actors. For me, Colm is best remembered as sarky Pa Rabbitte in the film version of [I]The Commitments[/I] (and it's sequels which, inexplicably, I still haven't watched despite loving the first film). He's great here and does a great work in a film that's frequently about what's going on under the surface. The film opens with several wordless minutes of Meany's character Fred going about his business in which I completely got him. [I]Parked[/I] tells several interconnected stories with themes including homelessness; unemployment; dysfunctional families; death and love. Ultimately, though, it's a film about coming home, making the best of what you have and finding a meaningful connection with other people. My concern that the film might be depressing wasn't realised. It was very dark at times, and the vulnerable characters' fragility was almost painful. But it was also poignant, occasionally funny and always unexpectedly beautiful. I'm very glad I watched. [MEDIA=youtube]BlSdEuZidVM[/MEDIA][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]

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