Saturday, March 18, 2006
Second star to the right and straight on till morning.
Last night while trying to get some comic work done I thought I'd put in one of my blockbuster movies and have it playing in the background because I didn't think it would be a movie that I would have to pay close attention to in order to get the gist of it. Boy, was I wrong.
Last night I watched Finding Neverland. Thankfully I was told ahead of time by my friend, Tam, that this was going to be a "crying" movie, another reason to have it playing in the background so my waterworks wouldn't flow so freely. Well, about 10 minutes into the film I had abandoned my work and was fully enthralled by this wonderful movie.
This movie is about the playwright, J.M. Barrie (played by the superb Johhny Depp), and the family he meets whose boys help him to create the story of Peter Pan. The little boy that plays Peter is also the same little boy that plays Charlie Bucket in last year's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Depp and he's just so cute that I wanted to take a bite out of him throughout the movie, even if he was being very standoffish to Depp's J.M. Barrie in the beginning. Kate Winslet plays their mother, who has an unnamed illness that she refuses to seek treatment for.
Little did I know how MUCH of a "crying" movie this was going to turn out to be.
The visuals in this movie are just fantastic, and if you're a fan of Disney's Peter Pan (as I am) and of the story of Peter Pan in general, its just awesome to sit and realize where the story of Peter Pan comes from in these children and their adventures. So I would recommend this movie to anyone and everyone. But be warned, you will CRY, oh yes, you will CRY.
And CRY.
And CRY...
And CRY...
At least I did.
*Spoilers here, Folks.*
Not to sound like a broken record, but of course, everyone pulls from their own pain with these type of movies and when the boy's mother dies from her illness the following conversation that Peter has with Jim Barrie struck a chord with me.
Peter says, "It's just, I thought she'd always be here."
And he asks Jim Barrie "Why did she have to die?" to which he replies, "I don't know." Its a conversation I've had with myself time and time again. I did always think that she would be here. It never occurred to me that she wouldn't. I was almost 22 years old, I'd seen enough of the world, and I was and still AM a wreck about it. This child couldn't be more than 7 or 8. Its unimaginable for me to think of how hard it would be for this child to lose his mother and father so close together.
The movie ends with Jim getting part guardianship of the boys with their grandmother and he agrees to take care of them, so at least there's SOME happiness to the ending, unlike The DAMN Notebook, but I was still a wreck by the end of this one too.
I cried in Ben's arms for another 15 minutes about the whole thing because I thought that I was on the right track and that I was letting go. He told me that letting go doesn't mean forgetting and it doesn't mean that I have to stop showing emotion about it. Its still comes back so fresh sometimes in the most unlikely (and very likely) of places, but that doesn't mean that I can't stay on my path.
So after the movie was over I needed a dose of comedy, BIG TIME, so I popped in our DVD of The Brothers Grimm. Another STELLAR movie which I recommend EVERYONE go out and buy right now! If you like dry, British humor, Monty Python and Terry Gilliam, then you must own this movie. You must!
Well, this WAS supposed to be a movie opinion, but it ended up being something else...well anyway, if you haven't seen Finding Neverland, I would recommend seeing it. Its an enchanting movie that I'd like to own. I'd put it on the shelf next to Big Fish so that I can watch it again, but maybe only once a year.
Last night I watched Finding Neverland. Thankfully I was told ahead of time by my friend, Tam, that this was going to be a "crying" movie, another reason to have it playing in the background so my waterworks wouldn't flow so freely. Well, about 10 minutes into the film I had abandoned my work and was fully enthralled by this wonderful movie.
This movie is about the playwright, J.M. Barrie (played by the superb Johhny Depp), and the family he meets whose boys help him to create the story of Peter Pan. The little boy that plays Peter is also the same little boy that plays Charlie Bucket in last year's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Depp and he's just so cute that I wanted to take a bite out of him throughout the movie, even if he was being very standoffish to Depp's J.M. Barrie in the beginning. Kate Winslet plays their mother, who has an unnamed illness that she refuses to seek treatment for.
Little did I know how MUCH of a "crying" movie this was going to turn out to be.
The visuals in this movie are just fantastic, and if you're a fan of Disney's Peter Pan (as I am) and of the story of Peter Pan in general, its just awesome to sit and realize where the story of Peter Pan comes from in these children and their adventures. So I would recommend this movie to anyone and everyone. But be warned, you will CRY, oh yes, you will CRY.
And CRY.
And CRY...
And CRY...
At least I did.
*Spoilers here, Folks.*
Not to sound like a broken record, but of course, everyone pulls from their own pain with these type of movies and when the boy's mother dies from her illness the following conversation that Peter has with Jim Barrie struck a chord with me.
Peter says, "It's just, I thought she'd always be here."
And he asks Jim Barrie "Why did she have to die?" to which he replies, "I don't know." Its a conversation I've had with myself time and time again. I did always think that she would be here. It never occurred to me that she wouldn't. I was almost 22 years old, I'd seen enough of the world, and I was and still AM a wreck about it. This child couldn't be more than 7 or 8. Its unimaginable for me to think of how hard it would be for this child to lose his mother and father so close together.
The movie ends with Jim getting part guardianship of the boys with their grandmother and he agrees to take care of them, so at least there's SOME happiness to the ending, unlike The DAMN Notebook, but I was still a wreck by the end of this one too.
I cried in Ben's arms for another 15 minutes about the whole thing because I thought that I was on the right track and that I was letting go. He told me that letting go doesn't mean forgetting and it doesn't mean that I have to stop showing emotion about it. Its still comes back so fresh sometimes in the most unlikely (and very likely) of places, but that doesn't mean that I can't stay on my path.
So after the movie was over I needed a dose of comedy, BIG TIME, so I popped in our DVD of The Brothers Grimm. Another STELLAR movie which I recommend EVERYONE go out and buy right now! If you like dry, British humor, Monty Python and Terry Gilliam, then you must own this movie. You must!
Well, this WAS supposed to be a movie opinion, but it ended up being something else...well anyway, if you haven't seen Finding Neverland, I would recommend seeing it. Its an enchanting movie that I'd like to own. I'd put it on the shelf next to Big Fish so that I can watch it again, but maybe only once a year.
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Marls,
I'm glad you've realized that movin' on doesn't mean that you have to forget, to heal... The path you have chosen, will indeed be a hard one, but it sounds like You have an Incredible Support System in Ben...
Finding NeverLand is a Fabulous film... I cried like a LiL Bitch while watchin' it... What can I say, I'm Sooper Emotional...
The Brothers Grimm, was another great movie I had the pleasure of catchin' at the theatre... I've always thought Matt Damon was talented... Heath Ledger however, I was not a fan of... It just seemed like he was always playin' the same pretty kind of character... But, in Bros. Grimm, he won me over...
Holy Crap!!! We agree on 2 more movies... Must mean Armageddon is just around the corner... HAHA!!!
Catch You Laters,
Tony
I'm glad you've realized that movin' on doesn't mean that you have to forget, to heal... The path you have chosen, will indeed be a hard one, but it sounds like You have an Incredible Support System in Ben...
Finding NeverLand is a Fabulous film... I cried like a LiL Bitch while watchin' it... What can I say, I'm Sooper Emotional...
The Brothers Grimm, was another great movie I had the pleasure of catchin' at the theatre... I've always thought Matt Damon was talented... Heath Ledger however, I was not a fan of... It just seemed like he was always playin' the same pretty kind of character... But, in Bros. Grimm, he won me over...
Holy Crap!!! We agree on 2 more movies... Must mean Armageddon is just around the corner... HAHA!!!
Catch You Laters,
Tony
Wow, we're on a ROLL! Once you see V, I'm sure we'll be 3 for 3.
I agree, Heath Ledger I could take or leave before Brothers Grimm. I think having a good director has a LOT to do with it too. If you're not allowed to be creative as an actor but also guided by a good director, you end up making movies like A Knight's Tale.
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I agree, Heath Ledger I could take or leave before Brothers Grimm. I think having a good director has a LOT to do with it too. If you're not allowed to be creative as an actor but also guided by a good director, you end up making movies like A Knight's Tale.
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