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Old 28-12-2016, 21:00
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This was a wonderful, gentle story, and very poignant, I really feel sadness for anyone trying to make anything political out of it. Really sad.
It didn't need the party political stuff in there whatsoever. Particularly given the war time era in which it's set....nothing to do with whether the story itself is poignant.
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:01
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That was wonderful and very poignant.
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:03
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It didn't need the party political stuff in there whatsoever. That's the point, nothing to do with whether the story itself is poignant.
I knew there be one who'd bring in politics into this thread.

It was their lives and era, of course it was going to be talked about as much as it was back than. Think you're making a big deal out of nothing.
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:04
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It didn't need the party political stuff in there whatsoever. That's the point, nothing to do with whether the story itself is poignant.
That's where you are very very wrong, it highlighted important parts of history through their lives, the political changes were important historical facts.

Without it and without their different beliefs it would loose 50% of the story. Ethel was a strong lady with strong views, and from strength then lost her mind, it was poignant.

No one should be trying to make something political out if this.
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:04
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I knew there be one who'd bring in politics into this thread.

It was their lives and era, of course it was going to be talked about as much as it was back than. Think you're making a big deal out of nothing.
Agree!
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:05
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That's where you are very very wrong, it highlighted important parts of history through their lives, the political changes were important historical facts.

Without it and without their different beliefs it would loose 50% of the story. Ethel was a strong lady with strong views, and from strength then lost her mind, it was poignant.

No one should be trying to make something political out if this.
A quick look on twitter suggests otherwise.
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:06
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I thought that was lovely. Very sad at the end.

Nothing political about it. Just two people with different views.
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:06
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It was absolutely beautiful. Probably the best thing I've seen on TV this Christmas AND this year. I find animation can be even more moving when done right.

I also loved those photographs on the credits. The song there was performed by Sir Paul McCartney too!
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:07
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Except she's cast as the moaning one
Very Hyacinth Bucket.
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:07
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Why did they all have red fingers?
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:08
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It was absolutely beautiful. Probably the best thing I've seen on TV this Christmas AND this year. I find animation can be even more moving when done right.

I also loved those photographs on the credits. The song there was performed by Sir Paul McCartney too!
I couldn't agree more. It was a joy to watch.
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:10
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How old is that cat?
I was thinking that. I made it over 20 years old ? They never said what happened to her either.


That was wonderful yet so upsetting.
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:11
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It was absolutely beautiful. Probably the best thing I've seen on TV this Christmas AND this year. I find animation can be even more moving when done right.

I also loved those photographs on the credits. The song there was performed by Sir Paul McCartney too!
I find that as well.
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:12
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Why did they all have red fingers?
Chapped fingers and toes - I remember it well
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:12
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It was absolutely beautiful. Probably the best thing I've seen on TV this Christmas AND this year. I find animation can be even more moving when done right.

I also loved those photographs on the credits. The song there was performed by Sir Paul McCartney too!
I couldn't have put it better. It drew me right in and it was the fact that itcwascso ordinary and true to life that made it so moving and full of reminders of people like them. The tune at the end was lovely and I was racking my brains to recognise the voice and I was pleased to see it was Paul McCartney. I think this film has been the best thing I've seen over Christmas though I accept it won't appeal to everybody.
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:14
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Such a beautiful film. I've never heard of it before and glad that I watched it.
Really made me feel nostalgic for my Nan.
I just loved the simplicity of this film.
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:15
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What a lovely and touching film. Absolutely wonderful.
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:16
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It was very poignant and I enjoyed it more than I expected, however I'm as confused as others as to the scheduling. It definitely had a Sunday teatime feel to me.

Though if it had been on then I probably would have missed it.
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:17
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It was absolutely beautiful. Probably the best thing I've seen on TV this Christmas AND this year. I find animation can be even more moving when done right.

I also loved those photographs on the credits. The song there was performed by Sir Paul McCartney too!
Yes I was looking at each photo, love old photos, and thinking 'that sounds like Paul McCartney'.

I did notice though that Rosie the cat didn't seem to age.
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:20
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It feels like BBC One's target audience is those with a free bus pass with the amount of period dramas they've been showing recently.
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:25
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What a lovely and true to life film.

Really enjoyed that!
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:26
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A lovely home movie for Briggs but I'm not sure what the rest of us are supposed to make of it. If those lives merited 90 minutes of expensive animation and primetime at Xmas on BBC1 then so did tens of millions of others of resolutely ordinary ones during the same time period. Why was it "poignant"? People die of old age - Is this news?

No complaints about the craft - It was beautiful to look at but there's no real reason for it to exist as a feature-length, cinema-released movie.

Anyone about to quote me and castigate me for daring to have an opinion, remember to not to get personal as is so often the case here....
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:29
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It didn't need the party political stuff in there whatsoever. Particularly given the war time era in which it's set....nothing to do with whether the story itself is poignant.
It wasn't party political stuff, it was about how he remembers his parents, if I wrote about my parents and left out the party political stuff they'd just be sat in complete silence and the most boring book ever.
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:29
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They could have changed the story line to make it more exciting like a murder or an affair or the cat going postal.
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Old 28-12-2016, 21:37
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I thought that was superb.
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