Hillbilly: Elegie

This movie makes me want to be a better man, period. Thank you for all the actor and actresses that made this happen and gave it their all. I quess i will be seeing glenn close at the oscars again. It just made me feel. Thank you!

I don't understand the low ratings. I cried through this movie and couldn't help but think of my own, imperfect family and the life I've made for myself dispute it. Beautiful. I have not read the book but will and can't wait.

Trying to figure out why the critics' score is so different from the user score and all I can think is because the former is detached from the reality of rural white poverty. Living and teaching in an area similar to where J.D. comes from, I see his struggle of trying to escape poverty through education and the impact of drug abuse on communities on a regular basis. It's easy to dismiss this as "Oscar bait" and it definitely is...but it's also a movie, though really difficult to watch at points, that tells the uncomfortable reality for far too many.

" WHY the bad reviews?" Someone asked. They thought it was good. Well written . Well directed and the actors were good. ( AND IT WAS ) Spot on . Here is the reason they are some bad reviews. Some people have never experienced THIS life . They have no idea that people actually do LIVE LIKE THIS . KUDOS to Ron Howard who also did not grow up in Hillbilly Country but did an excellent job of making this TRUE STORY so accurate on screen. All the lead actors were amazing and they TRULY portrayed the people they were supposed to be in this. One of my friends said they only part she didn't like was the CURSING . " Did they really need to use that language?" She asked me . Absolutely. THAT is normal language for these poor small towns . If you grew up there you would understand that. F%$@$ was a word I heard as child as commonly as rich people hear " yes sir" . It was necessary for them accurately portray these people . This movie made me cry , because it was TRUE TO LIFE . It brought back many memories for me . I lived this . I too chose to leave and " be someone." Thank you Glen Close for portraying " Meemaw" so incredibly well . I know . I had a Meemaw just like that . THIS is a GREAT movie . And if you " don't get it" ... maybe it's because you were born with a SILVER SPOON in your mouth and it is probably STILL THERE. Get out and see some of the REAL WORLD .

50 year old Asian male here. I've had a charmed life, so I can't relate to the crazy hardships. Not sure why, but I was tearing up a lot though. Kind of embarrassing cause I'm watching it here at work.