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The Beaver (2011)

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Starring (View all)
Mel Gibson Mel Gibson
Walter Black
Cherry Jones Cherry Jones
Vice President
Jodie Foster Jodie Foster
Meredith Black
Anton Yelchin Anton Yelchin
Porter Black
Riley Thomas Stewart Riley Thomas Stewart
Henry Black
Kelly Coffield Park Kelly Coffield Park
Norah's Mom


Written by
Kyle Killen Kyle Killen
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The Beaver

13 years, 4 months ago at Jun 9 2:39
4 votes
If you've seen the searingly dark and magnificent HARD CANDY, you may remember that there's a moment at which its protagonist, Hayley (a teenage girl who is about to carry out an atrociously savage act), wonders what would happen if she were caught by the authorities. She jokes that they wouldn't do much to her other than have her do some hours of community service, and she wryly comments that "Jo... read more

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"Crazy is being miserable and walking around half asleep, numb, day after day after day. Crazy is pretending to be happy. Pretending that the way things are is the way they have to be for the rest of your bleeding life. All the potential, hope, all that joy, feeling, all that passion that life has sucked out of you. Reach out, grab a hold of it and snatch it back from that bloodsucking rabble."read more

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13 years, 1 month ago at Sep 7 22:55
3 votes
The Beaver is a great and obvious metaphor that unfortunately it sustains even when its argument proves untenable, especially in its 1st act. The narrative begins with the routine of the central character in tatters in an irreversible situation, but behold the beaver's figure is eventually likely to be accepted. The conflicts that would be natural are temporarily ignored and become valid from the ... read more
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Description: The Beaver follows the life of depressed toy executive Walter Black (Gibson) who, after being kicked out by his wife, takes on a new persona in which he communicates through a beaver hand puppet. His wife (Foster) and son (Yelchin) are skeptical, but try to accept Walter as a favor to their younger son, who loves the beaver. ... (more)
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