Terms of Endearment

Terms of Endearment
1983

Never before have I not known how I have felt about a movie. If you know me, you know I am a highly opinionated individual, and this is not usual. But I honestly don’t know what to do with Terms of Endearment. The characters aren’t very likeable, and yet there is something about this movie that is compelling and worth watching. I don’t quite know what though.

The film is about life, and the relationship between a mother and daughter. Aurora, the mother, is mean and cold. Emma, the daughter I wouldn’t say is nice, but certainly is much different than her mother. Now, when I say Aurora is mean, I mean she didn’t go to Emma’s wedding because she didn’t like her husband. She’s borderline evil. But they move on from that and continue to be close through life’s ups and downs even though they are miles apart sometimes.

The end of my plot summary!

Obviously, more happens, but, I just don’t fell like sharing. Because, A) I am slightly lazy and a lot does happen in this movie and B) if I continued it would ruin it and then no one would ever want to see this film. And I think it’s a good idea to see this movie. Maybe. I am still not really sure I liked it, but I do think it was worth seeing. The acting in it was phenomenal. Jack Nicholson was great as slightly out of his mind astronaut. Of course then when isn’t he great as a crazy man? Shirley Maclaine was brilliant as the unlikeable Aurora. It is hard to portray a character like hers and make us feel sorry for her, but in the end we do.

I don’t know. I realize this is super super short and all, but this is what I have to say. I don’t really have a strong opinion on this movie, but its quality was good, if that makes any sense whatsoever.

Meh. I don’t know.