Thursday, March 19, 2009

Sunshine Cleaning: The Bright Side of Suicide

Mary Pols's article on Sunshine Cleaning: The Bright Side of Suicide discusses the movie Sunshine Cleaning and what she thought of it. By using anecdotes and referring back to the movie Pols describes some of the characters and how she felt towards the characters acting and their character overall. She also goes on to discuss with more references to the movie, quotes and rhetorical questions on how she felt about the story line of Sunshine Cleaning and how she thought that the actor Alan Arkin's character was similar to the character he played in Little Miss Sunshine. Mary Pols's purpose for writing this article is to discuss how she felt about the movie Sunshine Cleaning and to tell others interested in the movie that it is a good movie to see. In her article, Pols audience is anyone interested in watching Sunshine Cleaning or interested in hearing abou the movie.

Discussion Questions:
* What does it mean when Pols says that the movie set is an affirmation-hungry Hallmark?
* Does Alan Arkin's acting skills make him a bad choice or does his role make him a bad choice?
* Do you think if actor Alan Arkin was replaced by another actor to play the father of Rose and Norah, the part of the father would have been better as well as made the movie better?