Who are the Squid and the Whale?

Hmm...You know, I guess this movie is not necessarily exaggerated...its realistic because its real...I don't feel this is often the case of what goes on when parents divorce and share custody...
I do, however, think its quite interesting because the movie is correct, joint custody blows.
This movie was written by the man whom its about. He was one of the boys coping with his parent's divorce as a child.
My first thought on this film is that I love that it shows the perils of the selfishness of the modern American family. These parents...they're educated...they're supposedly intelligent...yet irresponsible enough to have children when they're obviously not suitable parents.
The mother cannot even stay faithful to her husband but who could blame her? He's totally full of himself and is completely threatened by her growing success as a writer.
Its ironic to me because it shows that even those who think they know it all are completely naive. Look what it does to their children... I feel I'm personally insulting this guy's family but come on, this is half the households of America. Its like in the process of their kids growing up, parents regress. Since when did people start popping out kids like it was a phase? It takes a lot to raise another human life. I guess that slips most people's minds when they let petty things get in the way of keeping a family together. Take the two well, quite possibly most famous parents in our country right now...JON & KATE PLUS 8!!!! It kills me.
I can't believe as a country we somehow are understanding of the fact that this guy, whether he wants to admit its true or not, abandoned his EIGHT children and left his wife to care for them. You know, she was portrayed as a pretty mega bitch sometimes on the show..and perhaps its true but I never saw anything that honestly wasn't understandable given that she birthed eight children and is responsible for keeping order in a house with that many mouths to feed, kids to bathe, teeth to brush, clothes to wash, lunches to make, etc. I'd probably be kind of a bitch too honestly. Especially if my husband has been nearing a pathetic mid-life crisis for years. Come on guys...he's dating a 22 year old and first of all, what a creep. With the amount of daughters he has, why is he comfortable dating a girl so young? And he's designing an over-priced line of baby clothes with the Ed Hardy dude hahaha the biggest sell out since Warhol.
This movie is very good but very disturbing when you compare it to the times.
The acting is phenominal from every single person. The kids especially. What a wonderful job. They're pretty awkward parts for kids to play and the youngest of the two is unbelievably impressive.
By the way, who do you think the Squid and the Whale are?
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Best song: Hey You - Pink Floyd

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