I very often have an issue with the way names of movies are being "translated" in Israel. Obviously, the names are being determined by the movies' distributers according to what they believe will sell them best, but this is obviously (again) harder in Hebrew - a totally different language to any Hindu-European language in which terms like Armageddon don't exist as such. Still choosing to call it "Days of Innocence" is going against everything the movie's creator tried to say with the original name - I just had to point it out.
The original name goes back to Ronald Reagan who stated Armageddon could be looming around the corner, while running for POTUS. This statement takes a whole new meaning when it's being used to name a movie about that period, while we already know that Armageddon failed to materialize back then. All the more so, when it's obvious the opinions in the family leading the story we're watching were that the mere fact Reagan was elected meant we got closer to Armageddon. An Armageddon I feel like James Gray is telling us is coming about right now, as a result of what was planted back then. So, replacing the name with a complete opposite in this case is a much bigger sin.
That's said I feel like I have to say a few words about the acting so many over here seemed to hate. I already mentioned here more than once that opinions on the quality of one actor or another are completely dependent on personal taste, but still, I have to say that I found the performance of at least four actors in this movie to be of the highest quality. These are: Jeremy Strong, Anthony Hopkins (who never fails), Jaylin Webb, and topping them all, Banks Repeta whose career should be going from strength to strength.
Bottom line: I loved the movie and was surprised to see how divisive it was. I suppose it has to do with its very clear political leaning. It's a polarized period - if you lean strongly in one direction, you're bound to face opposition from the other.
The original name goes back to Ronald Reagan who stated Armageddon could be looming around the corner, while running for POTUS. This statement takes a whole new meaning when it's being used to name a movie about that period, while we already know that Armageddon failed to materialize back then. All the more so, when it's obvious the opinions in the family leading the story we're watching were that the mere fact Reagan was elected meant we got closer to Armageddon. An Armageddon I feel like James Gray is telling us is coming about right now, as a result of what was planted back then. So, replacing the name with a complete opposite in this case is a much bigger sin.
That's said I feel like I have to say a few words about the acting so many over here seemed to hate. I already mentioned here more than once that opinions on the quality of one actor or another are completely dependent on personal taste, but still, I have to say that I found the performance of at least four actors in this movie to be of the highest quality. These are: Jeremy Strong, Anthony Hopkins (who never fails), Jaylin Webb, and topping them all, Banks Repeta whose career should be going from strength to strength.
Bottom line: I loved the movie and was surprised to see how divisive it was. I suppose it has to do with its very clear political leaning. It's a polarized period - if you lean strongly in one direction, you're bound to face opposition from the other.