Fences

About when the first act ended, I thought, “Man, Troy is an argumentative sonofabitch.” He has to get the last word about everything! It's annoying, and you kind of hate him for it, and for the way he treats his wife and his son Cory. There's this really heartbreaking part where Cory asks why his father doesn't like him, and Troy just can't seem to get his head out of his own ass to admit he's afraid of Cory taking chances when Troy's own life didn't afford him those chances, and it'd be better to take the safe route instead of trying and failing. It's hard to watch him intentionally and inadvertently ruin his own life. Also, Rose is awesome, Justice for Rose!

I know a movie came out of this play a few years back, and now I want to see it.

TW: mother dies in childbirth (off-page)