Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis is a 2016 memoir by J. D. Vance about the Appalachian values of his Kentucky family and their relation to the social problems of his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, where his mother's parents moved when they were young.

A friend had me read the book a year or so ago and I loved it. I just watched the Netflix movie and it was fabulous. Glen Close was amazing and the rest of the cast was excellent. I loved the story and being a redneck myself, I totally pictured myself in this movie.

 

I've heard though that real hillbillies are protesting it.

30 minutes ago, BiBottomBoy said:

I've heard though that real hillbillies are protesting it.

The book or the movie? LOL Can I guess?

The movie. They say there are things that are inauthentic about it. Big debate on twitter.

35 minutes ago, BiBottomBoy said:

The movie. They say there are things that are inauthentic about it. Big debate on twitter.

Well, for me, it was pretty fucking authentic. I truly related. Having had relatives with drug problems and the things they did, I related. There was not one thing I found in the movie that was inauthentic other than the dinner party with the lawyers.

Cool! I'll have to check it out!

Can't wait to hear what others think as I often tend to be alone in what I think is excellent. But, then again, I love me a Bacon Whopper and think it is a delight.

I didn't care for it, but glad to hear it has an appeal for some of you.  I certainly like Glenn Close.

9 hours ago, Pete1111 said:

I didn't care for it, but glad to hear it has an appeal for some of you.  I certainly like Glenn Close.

Damn.

Oz, being an Alabama boy, would know his hillbillies.

Where the governor's true.

This was one of my favorite movies released in 2020.

I listened to the audiobook last year. I’m not from Appalachia but the author’s experience with drug addiction in his family resonated with me. Didn’t realize there was a movie adaptation. Very good performances especially from Glenn Close, who received a Golden Globe nomination. Someone mentioned there was backlash about the way the people were portrayed and I think this might have played into some of the negative reviews. But I thought it did a good job of covering the struggle of a young man trying to move forward with his life and the incredible opportunities he has with the dilemma of saving his mother from her drug abuse. Watching this felt a little personal at times, I thought the story was handled well.