Movie Monday: why do I cry?
This week for movie monday, I am going to be sharing 3 movies watched very recently. The three may or may not be obviously connected, but are in mind due to the expression of emotion that I sense in the form of a sort of celebration of life that each of them conveys. Two are "special interest" and in one case I will include a link to a place where it can be obtained.
The first of the three is "Legally Blonde" starring Reese Witherspoon. If one is looking for a "realistic" movie, this is not likely the one that would be chosen, however, the truimph of the human spirit is fantastic. Reese plays Elle Woods, a blonde bombshell that everybody kind of assumes is headed for a life as a model, or some similar career. Instead she opts, due to various events in her life, for a career as a lawyer. She fights continually against the assumption that because she is blonde, she is an airhead, and finally manages to prove herself. This movie is followed by "Legally Blonde 2" which I have also seen. Once again, not "realistic" in a lot of ways, with improbable turns of event, however, a real example of how assumptions can prove unreliable and we often find the most unexpected talents when we just let ourselves. A must see for those that have not already seen it.
The second movie is called Jeffery and is from 2001, I believe (I am not that good at fifocusing on the date a movie came out). In it there is an exploration of love, and live in the face of pain and sorrow and anticipated grief. Why love if death is the final outcome is the questions of the day. Jefferey meets a man who he finds himself failing in love with only to find out that he is HIV positive. He feels overwhelms, what with friends dying, close friends, and he feels he can not face the possibility of losing a loved one...or of being there as a caregiver. Over time, he comes to wonder if he can actually LIVE if he doesnt take a chance. My last viewing of this emotionally charged movie (especially considering my own experience with dealing with the issue) was in a bar...imagine trying to cover one's face in order to hide the fact that tears are rolling...and watch this movie at home, if you are prone to emotional reactions. (smile) http://www.hotmoviesale.com/store/productView.aspx?idProduct=7065&ec=1&ProdID=39&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=cpc
The final move in the trio is Food of Love, from 2002 and looks at the coming out process of an an 18 year old gay boy. I identify with this movie because, like the main character, my first sexual encounters were with much older men who had lifestyles that were set (I might even say twisted) in certain ways, and I found myself "formed" partly by my having to deal with their "issues". Kevin Bishop is an 18 or 19 year old piano student who gets a nights job as page turner for a fameous pianist, only to end up meeting the pianist later in Barcelona, ending up having a brief affair with the first of the three men. He is forced to deal with the issues, and intrique of both the men in question and his own mother who is going throught a divorce and not handling it well (if such is really possible) The ending leaves lots of questions unanswered, but that is really how life is, isnt it. There is hope, however, that this young man will survive and thrive. I felt a lot of sadness for most of the characters involved and the fact that each of them would probably end up thinking less of some of the others, when in reality each person was struggling to live their lives by the best light they had. http://www.tlavideo.com/details/product_details.cfm?id=186998&sn=2931&v=2
All three movies are emotionally charged for me because, in my opinion, they speak volumes about the human spirit and the struggle to be happy and find love despite all the obstacles that so often seem to be in our ways. Each one was, in its own way, a truimph of the human spirit and very uplifting
For Nicholas Movie Monday tour http://au.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-9vufNvEnerRaLziLf5dY0MfYrUA-?cq=1&p=11131
