Sometimes violence are intrinsic in making the film.   Most of the Coen Bros. films it is a central point---and, I feel, are good films. Perhaps my hang-up is more with the language in many films. The claim is it is realism. It is. Yet, I think of Shakespeare on stage or in film---violence but lyrical language that still speaks to you.

For violent and yet lyrical filming Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet and Henry V are not to be missed. HIs Henry V is so different than Olivier's---as is his Hamlet. Both artists have presented great interpretations but Branagh has the advantage of more technological improvements in filming---and also made an anti-war Henry V as opposed to Olivier's pro-war one---filmed just around WW2.

On a joyful note one should not miss the wonderful recent film--Waitress. Sadly the filmaker and star was murdered prior to its release. Another winner is Little Miss Sunshine and also, I add, Thank Your For Smoking.

An aside ---if you watch Thank You For Smoking you will find a lot of staging very similar to the long ago film The Hucksters.

Bill Hahn