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Meatballs (1979) featuring Bill Murray as Tripper and Chris Makepeace as Rudy, was a warm film featuring a young teen and the coolest guy at summer camp helping him get through some of life's tough challenges.
The Way Way Back (2013) featuring Sam Rockwell as Owen and Liam James as Duncan, was a warm film featuring a young teen and the coolest guy at the Water Park helping him get through some of life's tough challenges.
And there the similarities for the most part end.
Neither one of the young teens in Meatballs or The Way Way Back get much resolution to their problems. What they do get is a better understanding on how to deal with their problems. So, both have learned a few of life's lessons and we are left wondering how their lives will have changed as a result of this summer. The Way Way Back solves it's issues with much less humor than Rudy in Meatballs, but this actually makes The Way Way Back the better of the two movies. In 1979 I believed Bill Murray was the absolute coolest guy in America. In 2013 I believed Sam Rockwell was the coolest guy in American (possibly #2 behind Ryan Reynolds). Both Rockwell and Murray were guys I could have used in my early teens. As for The Way Way Back, it's a warm, but somewhat harsh reminder of the worst of times and the best of times. Highly recommended!
The Way Way Back (2013) featuring Sam Rockwell as Owen and Liam James as Duncan, was a warm film featuring a young teen and the coolest guy at the Water Park helping him get through some of life's tough challenges.
And there the similarities for the most part end.
Neither one of the young teens in Meatballs or The Way Way Back get much resolution to their problems. What they do get is a better understanding on how to deal with their problems. So, both have learned a few of life's lessons and we are left wondering how their lives will have changed as a result of this summer. The Way Way Back solves it's issues with much less humor than Rudy in Meatballs, but this actually makes The Way Way Back the better of the two movies. In 1979 I believed Bill Murray was the absolute coolest guy in America. In 2013 I believed Sam Rockwell was the coolest guy in American (possibly #2 behind Ryan Reynolds). Both Rockwell and Murray were guys I could have used in my early teens. As for The Way Way Back, it's a warm, but somewhat harsh reminder of the worst of times and the best of times. Highly recommended!
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