The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Strawberry Statement
Drama · Romance · 1970
A college student joins a group of revolutionaries to meet girls but ends up committed to their goals.
Movie details
The Strawberry Statement
“They're young and feel everything more deeply... and there's so much to feel deeply about.”
1970 Drama · Romance 1h 49m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
A college student joins a group of revolutionaries to meet girls but ends up committed to their goals.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Strawberry Statement?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Stuart Hagmann
Written by
Israel Horovitz
Bruce Davison
Simon
Kim Darby
Linda
Bud Cort
Elliot
M
Murray MacLeod
George
T
Tom Foral
Coach
Bob Balaban
Elliot
Michael Margotta
Swatch
Court is in session
Put The Strawberry Statement on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.