Madison epic1/18/2024 ![]() ![]() While Paul’s family hates Reagan, they sincerely believe his mixing with this crowd of elitists will ensure their survival. There Paul encounters Fred Trump (John Diehl) and Maryanne Trump (Jessica Chastain), the latter who gives a speech extolling the virtues of the Reaganite bootstrapping. Paul truly connects with his grandfather who tells him to “be a mensch” and stick up for the less privileged, while also paying to take him out of the public school to place him in the private school that his older brother Ted (Ryan Sell) attends. But they clearly care, even in their lack of understanding him. Paul’s mother Esther (Anne Hathaway), father Irving (Jeremy Strong) and especially his grandfather Aaron Rabinowitz (Anthony Hopkins) are exasperated by his artistic dreams, his inattention in school, and friendship with Johnny, often giving him conflicting advice. ![]() Gray sticks to what he knows, even as he acknowledges the pain it caused back then.Īrmageddon Time really excels in showcasing the gap between Paul and Johnny’s family support networks, however flawed they may be. The film’s steady perspective and its lessons are centered more on Paul than Johnny, who isn’t quite as fleshed out. For better or worse, the film stands as Gray’s admission of guilt for the implications of actions he once didn’t understand. Paul is more than a little naive of the true circumstances of Johnny’s problems at home (left to fend for himself most of the time, living with his grandmother who has dementia).
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