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SweetestOfPeas
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Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
It stars Matt Damon, Brendan Fraser and Ben Affleck, it's from the early 90's. this movie helped launch the careers of these stars. it was on cable last night and I've seen it many times, but DH had not.
for those who didn't see it, it's about a middle class Jewish boy (Bredan Fraser) in the 1950's who attends a preparatory school for privileged Christian kids in New England. he feels forced to hide his Jewish background b/c of their bigotry. it is a very thought provoking film and at the end of the movie, my DH was SO ANGRY. DH is Catholic and I'm Jewish. he was horrified by how the Jewish kid was treated once they found out. he said to me that he would always protect me from scum of the earth like them, even though thankfully things have changed since the 50's! my DH said it really made him think about how he doesn't know what it is like to be hated for who he was born to. interesting stuff...
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MsMBV
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
It is an incredible movie & their acting was phenomenal. Very difficult to watch at times though. You want to punch the screen.
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| Posted 3/15/07 11:29 AM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
Posted by MsMBV
It is an incredible movie & their acting was phenomenal. Very difficult to watch at times though. You want to punch the screen.
yes, especially when they hang the swastika flag over his bed 
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| Posted 3/15/07 11:30 AM |
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MikesWife
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
I have seen this movie a hundred times yet for some reason I can't place Ben Affleck in it, but he's on the cover.
Who was his character??
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| Posted 3/15/07 11:31 AM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
Posted by MikesWife
I have seen this movie a hundred times yet for some reason I can't place Ben Affleck in it, but he's on the cover.
Who was his character??
he played a minor roll, just one of the students. he had very few speaking parts.
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| Posted 3/15/07 11:32 AM |
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CunningOne
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
Loved that movie. I would have to see it again to remember all that. I remembering seeing it in college and talking about it at length with friends.
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| Posted 3/15/07 11:32 AM |
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LaurenExp
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
Yes, I liked this movie very much.
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| Posted 3/15/07 11:33 AM |
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jklein1323
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
i think i saw that movie AGES ago...does someone try to kill themselves in that movie or am i thinking of another movie?
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| Posted 3/15/07 11:34 AM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
Posted by jklein1323
i think i saw that movie AGES ago...does someone try to kill themselves in that movie or am i thinking of another movie?
one of the kids, can't remember who plays him, has a nervous breakdown. but he doesn't kill himself.
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| Posted 3/15/07 11:35 AM |
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MrsRbk
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
I actually saw this movie when it came ou in the movie theatres...
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| Posted 3/15/07 11:35 AM |
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SweetTooth
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
GREAT movie!
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| Posted 3/15/07 11:38 AM |
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BriBri2u
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
I remember thismovie - I had a crush on Ben Affleck when this came out
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| Posted 3/15/07 11:43 AM |
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jklein1323
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
Posted by jklein1323
i think i saw that movie AGES ago...does someone try to kill themselves in that movie or am i thinking of another movie?
one of the kids, can't remember who plays him, has a nervous breakdown. but he doesn't kill himself.
oh ok maybe thats what i'm thinking of..thanx!
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| Posted 3/15/07 11:54 AM |
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MrsPornStar
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
I love this movie! I watch it whenever it's on.
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| Posted 3/15/07 11:54 AM |
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Tany
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
I love it as well as that other movie with Robin Williams.
I can't remember the name
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| Posted 3/15/07 11:56 AM |
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Bxgell2
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
I love that movie.
It's funny how easy we forget about this kind of discrimination. My father told me that when he graduated from law school (top of his class at Harvard law), he couldn't get a job because of his last name (very jewish sounding). He had to work at some crap firm for years and years until things changed a little.
His friend, who had a christain sounding name, got a job at a top ten law firm in NYC, and was fired on-site when they discovered he was actually jewish! 
I don't know if the world we live in now is better or worse. I almost prefer the discrimination that's obvious and totally out there, because it's easier to combat. These days it's unspoken and much more subtle, and more difficult to attack head on.
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| Posted 3/15/07 12:00 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
Posted by Tany
I love it as well as that other movie with Robin Williams.
I can't remember the name
Good Will Hunting
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| Posted 3/15/07 12:06 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
Posted by Bxgell2
I love that movie.
It's funny how easy we forget about this kind of discrimination. My father told me that when he graduated from law school (top of his class at Harvard law), he couldn't get a job because of his last name (very jewish sounding). He had to work at some crap firm for years and years until things changed a little.
His friend, who had a christain sounding name, got a job at a top ten law firm in NYC, and was fired on-site when they discovered he was actually jewish!
I don't know if the world we live in now is better or worse. I almost prefer the discrimination that's obvious and totally out there, because it's easier to combat. These days it's unspoken and much more subtle, and more difficult to attack head on.
OMG!! I seriously did not know that bigotry was SO prevalent here in the 50's! obviously I know about racism, but anti Semitism I didn't think was such a huge problem
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| Posted 3/15/07 12:08 PM |
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Tany
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
Posted by Tany
I love it as well as that other movie with Robin Williams.
I can't remember the name
Good Will Hunting
no, he was a high school teacher.
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| Posted 3/15/07 12:09 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
Posted by Tany
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
Posted by Tany
I love it as well as that other movie with Robin Williams.
I can't remember the name
Good Will Hunting
no, he was a high school teacher.
oh you mean Dead Poets Society?
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Tany
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
Posted by Tany
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
Posted by Tany
I love it as well as that other movie with Robin Williams.
I can't remember the name
Good Will Hunting
no, he was a high school teacher.
oh you mean Dead Poets Society?
YES !!!
thank you.
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Bxgell2
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
QUOTE] OMG!! I seriously did not know that bigotry was SO prevalent here in the 50's! obviously I know about racism, but anti Semitism I didn't think was such a huge problem
From what my parents tell me, it was pretty bad, and they lived in NY - I can't imagine what is was like in other states! But, now, not so much - I think a lot depends on where you live. I've definitely had more of a culture shock here in Philadelphia, especially in particular areas. People have actually told me to my face "wow, you're much nicer than I thought you would be for a jew"
There was a really interesting program on PBS a few weeks ago about the resurgance of anti-semitism in the U.S. and Europe, stemming from hostile relations between Israel and many of the muslim countries. It was definitely interesting...
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
Posted by Bxgell2
I think a lot depends on where you live. I've definitely had more of a culture shock here in Philadelphia, especially in particular areas. People have actually told me to my face "wow, you're much nicer than I thought you would be for a jew"
this is so insanely sad. in this day and age... Philly is a big city too. that is so REPULSIVE!
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MsMBV
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
Posted by Bxgell2
People have actually told me to my face "wow, you're much nicer than I thought you would be for a jew"
Wow, I cannot believe that people even think that way, nevermind actually vocalize it
I would be like, thanks, "You're not so bad for an ignoramus."
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Shelly
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Re: Has anyone seen the movie "School Ties"?
Well only 10 years ago, someone in Lousianna asked to see my horns when they heard I was Jewish. 
There is so much ignorance or prejudice out there that we have no clue about. I have a Jewish friend from Michigan. She knows there are still tons of KKK people around there- and we are talking wealthy suburbs of Detroit.
My SIL lives in Albama- and she is Israeli. She has met young teenagers who walk into her store HATING Jews, even though they never met one. One girl carved a swatsticka into her arm with a knife when she 11 years old My SIL told her that she was Jewish and the girl was so ashamed. She said she never met a Jew before.
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