![]() ![]() This is yet another of those "based on a true story." feel-good movies that's designed to make us believe that there are two kinds of human beings - free-spirits (who are the good guys) and establishment-types (who are inevitably villains). Failed efforts like Patch Adams spend too much time trying to reduce the audience to tears through a series of cheap, transparent ploys. Movies like Forrest Gump and Titanic capture the finer aspects of melodrama. Emotional high points should evolve naturally out of the plot the storyline should not be constructed around those moments. While manipulation is almost always mandatory in a melodrama, it should be accomplished in such a way that no one in the audience is conscious of it at the time. If the viewer feels that he or she is being forced into reacting in a particular way because of "button pushing," the film makers have erred. ![]() What is the difference between a bad melodrama and a good one? The key lies in the emotional response. ![]()
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