Glasgow Film Festival

Don't be fooled by this if you live in foreign countries like Canada. None of the films are available to view.

BTW: all the films I checked out, including The Mauritanian, were listed as "dementia friendly". WTF!? When I Googled that term it said "certain film genres or styles which can be appealing to someone with dementia. This can include films which do not have complex story lines and films where there is a strong action, comedic or musical element." Does this fit The Mauritanian? The examples they cited were Momma Mia, Top Gun and any Laural and Hardy film.

I can’t imagine why anyone would think it was “dementia friendly” or anything-else-friendly. The torture scenes were so hard to watch on my little iPad, that I started wondering what they would feel like on a huge screen in a theatre. They didn’t drag out those scenes, thank goodness, but they obviously made them as disturbing as possible. The blasting music and strobe lighting had me turning down the volume and wanting to look away. I understand that all of it was intentional, but I think the movie should come with a warning, instead.

Many years ago, they made a stage musical based on the song Copacabana (it was really good, and featured all Barry Manilow songs!). At the theatre in Toronto, they had signs posted everywhere warning people that the sound of a gunshot would be heard during the show. I’m not sure if they were warning people about the sound or about the use of a gun.