Even though their children and grandchildren may come to have a grudge against them, don't Boomers deserve happiness? Tommy Lee Jones and Meryl Streep in Hope Springs. How guilty are they, as a whole, of being selfish and short-sighted?
Apparently Meryl Streep's character wants some more romance (and sex) in her life; Tommy Lee Jones seems to be the reluctant husband. A realistic portrayal of the wishes of Boomer women? At least her character isn't seeking a divorce, unlike her real-life counterparts? A health married life may be necessary for emotional satisfaction but how is its depiction as a goal different from distorted notions of romance, especially with its excessive focus on pleasing the woman and her "needs," rather than situating married life within a "broader context" (God and community)? Does the movie respect actual sex differences, or does it lay blame solely at the foot of the husband for marital misunderstandings and problems in the "relationship"?
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Hope springs eternal for Baby Boomer intimacy
FILM TRAILER: Meryl Streep In 'Hope Springs'
How much of the Strauss-Howe Generational Theory is based primarily on what is represented in mass culture (which derives its strength from the loss of community and social dynamics that exist only in the United States because of rootlessness and excessive mobility)? I am hesitant to accept their "observations" of 20th century American mass culture and, even more, their attempt to impose this model on preceding centuries of American (and before that, English) history. Is their model too focused on the urban population centers in the United States?
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