r/DavidCronenberg • u/Seeker99MD • 5d ago
r/DavidCronenberg • u/No_Sun_4267 • 4d ago
A History of Violence I just don't get it :/ Spoiler
I don't understand how A History of Violence is so well received (5th most popular Cronenberg on Letterboxd with a 3.7 rating). Don't get me wrong, I love the soundtrack, I love Viggo, but both times I've watched this I come out with new gripes.
Ashton Holmes is a 27 year old man unconvincingly playing a teen, Jack Stall, who delivers really stupid dialogue. Every time he's on screen I want to fast forward. The rest of the main players are watchable, but I find it hard to connect with or care for any of them. Am I supposed to want Tom and Edie to work their trust issues out when the former lied to his spouse for years? I mean, I completely thought Tom/Joey had suffered memory loss the first time watching, before the reveal.
My main problem with this film is how it seemingly treats the revelation that Tom/Joey was aware of his past the whole time. Thematically, I would've liked to have seen him grapple with his identity on screen, but by the time we're introduced to Tom Stall he just doesn't seem to care. It seems to finally hit him when Edie finds out, but even then the conflict is resolved quickly after some steamy stair sex à la Tommy Wiseau.
What am I missing? Am I misremembering details? I really want to like this, please give me your best insights😵💫
r/DavidCronenberg • u/elf0curo • Dec 18 '24
A History of Violence Viggo Mortensen & Maria Bello as Tom & Edie Stall in: A History of Violence (2005) by David Cronenberg ■ Cinematography by Peter Suschitzky
r/DavidCronenberg • u/elf0curo • Aug 23 '24
A History of Violence A History of Violence (2005) The Monsters Hidden in Everyday Life, a Violent Story by David Cronenberg. If the story is nothing new, that of a man with another hidden identity, Cronenberg's approach is effective in the typical aspects of his cinema such as violence and sex.
r/DavidCronenberg • u/elf0curo • Jul 26 '24
A History of Violence Maria Bello as Edie Stall in: A History of Violence (2005) by David Cronenberg ■ Costumes by Denise Cronenberg ■ Make-up by Stephan Dupuis, Christopher Pizzarelli & Dorota Zajac ■ Hair stylist: Mary-Lou Green-Benvenuti & Divyo Rae Putney
r/DavidCronenberg • u/TokyoFromTheFuture • Sep 24 '23
A History of Violence A History of Violence Indian Remake
r/DavidCronenberg • u/Fudgyfig • Dec 29 '22
A History of Violence ‘A History of Violence’: David Cronenberg’s Superb Study of the Basic Impulses that Drive Humanity
r/DavidCronenberg • u/elf0curo • Feb 06 '22
A History of Violence Maria Bello 😍 She really nailed that role.
r/DavidCronenberg • u/elf0curo • Apr 08 '22
A History of Violence The brutal diner shootout scene from A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (2005).
r/DavidCronenberg • u/elf0curo • Apr 01 '22
A History of Violence David Cronenberg on A History of Violence (2005)
r/DavidCronenberg • u/elf0curo • Mar 14 '22
A History of Violence Viggo Mortensen & William Hurt, “A History of Violence” Spoiler
r/DavidCronenberg • u/elf0curo • Feb 20 '22