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Thelma: I didn’t expect to get so old
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When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.. Thelma's apartment in the movie is the real apartment of the real Thelma, who is still alive at the age of 103..
Some Enchanted EveningWritten by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein IIPerformed by Ted PostCourtesy of Thelma Post
A clip showing the real Thelma observing the trees and shouting, "What spirit!" similar to her film counterpart is played at the end of the movie.. Featured in Amanda the Jedi Show: The BEST and Weirdest Movies you (mostly) Haven't Seen Yet | Love Lies Bleeding (2024).
Thelma (June Squibb at 93 years old) in the current titular action/comedy tries to help her grandson Danny (Fred Hechinger) in need of being bailed out of trouble, so the scammers say
"Taking from an elderly person is as bad as stealing from a child." The BeekeeperI liked Jason Statham's exclamation and reason for violence (above) as he seeks revenge on scammers of a kindly old friend. Sending them cash was not just a bad move; it also revealed the electronic vulnerability of the elderly.Josh Margolin, in his debut as a director and the writer who recollects his aging grandmother, has a firm hand on the whimsical adventure as Thelma tracks down the crooks while keeping her dignity and avoiding the cliches of the old-folks drama.
After all, her spirit animal is Mission ImpossiblePleasantly the film rolls around Thelma's need for independence, which she handles well, as the family considers if it's time to talk assisted living
We know she's already had a brain tumor, sepsis, edema, hip replacement, double mastectomy, and valve replacement, but we also know she's a survivor, leaving her family less able to handle her aging's infirmity than she.Margolin gives her no heroic speeches but rather shows by using mostly her point of view a human being of sweet, even temper not ready to give in to the grim reaper. Because she'll have none of that, she drives a scooter with her friend, Ben (a skilled Richard Roundtree in his final role), to find the malefactor, Harvey (Malcolm McDowell, lending his considerable chops to a film that could well use another seasoned cinema vet).
Thelma shows it's not too late for the aging to use the Internet and to take life by the horns
Autonomy rules for Thelma.Although the film's setup slows its pace, it take its Geritol in the last half with the confrontation and resolution. The virtue of this sometimes-flaccid actioner is its respect for the aging and condemnation of ageism.No infantilization of the elderly here-just an honest depiction of old bodies, sharp minds, and loving family bonds, the best Geritol ever.
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