I have a horrendously bad habit of buying DVDs and hoarding them. Yes - hoarding them. The number of movies that were released in the last 2 years that have been sitting on my tv rack is just shameful. And so I decided to put this holiday season to good use by going on a movie marathon. Here's a quick run thru on what's been keeping glued on my blob-tube:
Benjamin, we're meant to lose the people we love.
How else would we know how important they are to us?
I have to say: I have not seen Brad Pitt in a movie in a very long time. And I'm glad that this one did not disappoint. A boy who was born old, and the world thru his eyes. It is one of those things where we can never imagine happening to us, or anyone we know. Yet, if we ponder on the stories within the movie ~ hey, LIFE happens to everyone whether you're born old or the right size and age.
The Women
This one has almost an women cast. In fact, I cannot recall seeing any male actors in it. And when it's a story about all women, you don't need a brain to tell you that it's gonna be about (in the following order) Friendship, Cheating Husbands, Parenting, Fashion. And oh - a friend who "works best under the desk." For all my girlfriends who have just transitioned to a different phase of life - you're welcome to borrow this DVD. In fact, you HAVE to watch this. I would not be your friend if I didn't show this one down your throats.
I have always loved musicals, but having watched Mamma Mia when I was last in London, I wasn't too keen on watching its screen adaptation. Plus, I had a benchmark to measure it by ~ Across the Universe which features songs from the Beatles. Add to that a cd containing metal cover versions of great ABBA hits. Anyhows, the afternoon just needed something with music in it and I'm glad it was this one. It is by far one of the best movies I have ever seen Meryl Streep in. Add to it Colin Firth *droll* And, even tho "The Winner Takes It All" has always made my heart drop a metre of so, watching it brought tears to my eyes. They definitely had a dream, and the song to sing!
When you reach a certain age, you're expected to have accomplished certain things. When you move in certain circles, you're expected to go along with certain opinions. What happens when these certainties do not fall in line with yours? What do you do?
A thought-provoking movie, I would not recommend it for those who watch movies with their minds turned off. It would be great for you who do, as therapy for insomnia. But if you're like me - where movies make you think in a different dimension, or remind you of your perspectives ~ this is one not to be missed.
Hopeless emptiness. Now you've said it.
Plenty of people are onto the emptiness,
but it takes real guts to see the hopelessness.
For the last month or so, everyday on my way to work, I'd come up to this digital screen showing the trailer of this latest Will Smith. So when my DVD lady had it, I had to buy it. And no regrets indeed.
Since watching Twilight, I have pondered on this: To what extent would you give up your life for the one you love? And Seven Pounds will reveal the ultimate length. And that was what I got from the movie, not so much the "atonement" factor.
Why me?
Because you're a good man.
Even when you don't know someone's watching.
I have about another 8 or so to go, but I think I'll give it a rest and stop at that. While some of the moofies I have watched have been nothing but pure entertainment. I reckon I should let a couple of them sit for a bit.
Afterall, one popcorn too many does indeed spoil your dinner.
And yes, it was indeed a coincidence - a great one - that more than one movie's character had the same name that stars with a "B" and ends with an "N". TRUST ME - it was really a coincidence!
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