Friday, March 28, 2008

Bologna makes you horny

I just watched Coal Miner's Daughter. It tells the story of Loretta Lynn, based on her autobiography, and her rise from an obscure mining town to fame. She is the daughter of a coal miner in rural Kentucky, growing up around World War II.

Coal plays a minor role in the movie. The whole idea behind being a "coal miner's daughter" is that she must leave her small town behind to pursue her dreams because there is nothing for her in the coal mining town. Her husband wants to take the family away because he doesn't want to end up doing nothing with his life but being a lousy coal miner.

The movie does hit a few themes related to coal. Coal mining jobs are plentiful but come with low paying wages and you must struggle to survive. There are a few shots of dirty coal miners' faces in the beginning, maybe suggesting coal is dirty. There are no hacking coughs related to coal mining, but Loretta's father dies at a young age (~50s... causes never shared.) Her mother died (not portrayed in the movie) from cancer, but I was unable to find what type of cancer.

Other notes: Tommy Lee Jones looks like Brad Pitt... not good news for Brad Pitt as he ages. If you want to know about bologna making you horny, you must watch the movie! The title links you to imdb's page about the movie.

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