The tagline of the movie, We Bought A Zoo, has come to be the words Benjamin Mee speaks to his 14 year old son when he tells him: You know, sometimes all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage. Just, literally, 20 seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will comeContinue reading “Living Courageously (We Bought A Zoo)”
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Liberation Day Is Coming (The Longest Day)
The Longest Day is an epic World War Two movie about the Normandy Invasion. Although it is cinematically and technologically dated by today’s standards, it was its generation’s Saving Private Ryan. There’s a striking scene where the Allied forces begin shelling the French coastline in preparation for the beach assault. An older French couple live in one of theContinue reading “Liberation Day Is Coming (The Longest Day)”
Letting God Be God (The Crown)
Janice is watching The Crown and is somewhere in the third season. There was an episode she wanted me to watch (Moondust) that was about Prince Philip experiencing a crisis of faith. Anytime you watch something based on history, there is usually a fair share of artistic license exercised and that was no different with this episode. Continue reading “Letting God Be God (The Crown)”
Kindness To A Queen (The Queen)
The Queen was a nice little movie that covered much of the same ground as The Remains of the Day or the lesser known Mrs. Brown, in terms of raising questions about the proper sensibilities, conventions, and mores we should adopt and live by. Although the movies were set in different eras and concerned with different circumstances, the plots ofContinue reading “Kindness To A Queen (The Queen)”
Is Jesus Getting Bigger? (The Chronicles Of Narnia)
There’s a scene in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, where the youngest of the Pevensie siblings, Lucy, is speaking to the lion, Aslan. It’s been a while since they’ve seen each another and she is astonished at his growth. “You’ve grown,” she tells him. “Every year you grow, so shall I,” he replies. And with those words, he touches uponContinue reading “Is Jesus Getting Bigger? (The Chronicles Of Narnia)”
“It’s Only Horrible For Them” (The Boy In The Striped Pajamas)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is one of the more recent offerings in the new era of movies about the Holocaust that began with Schindler’s List and includes Life is Beautiful, The Pianist, etc. As with its predecessors, TBITSP makes it own unique contribution to this category. Bruno is an eight year old German boy who wants to beContinue reading ““It’s Only Horrible For Them” (The Boy In The Striped Pajamas)”
“I’m Glad We Tried” (Night Crossing)
Night Crossing is an older movie (1981), about a time that should never be forgotten but could easily be. It is based on the true story of two families, the Strelzyks and the Wetzels. They lived in Germany when it was divided into east and west and the people in the east (where these families lived), weren’t allowedContinue reading ““I’m Glad We Tried” (Night Crossing)”
How Much Is Too Much? (The King’s Speech)
I wanted to like The King’s Speech. I had heard good things about it, I like period pieces, I love period pieces having to do with England (Atonement, Remains of the Day, Howard’s End, etc). Plus, our youngest daughter is pursuing a degree in speech pathology. Everything seemed like it was lined up. It just didn’t happen. ItContinue reading “How Much Is Too Much? (The King’s Speech)”
Honoring Marriage
Disclaimer: this little piece is less about the movie Australia and more about how sexuality is portrayed in the movies. Australia is too much for my tastes: too long (at about 2 hours and 40 minutes), it’s too predictable, and it tries too hard to incorporate and pattern itself after two great movies made in 1939 (Gone with theContinue reading “Honoring Marriage”
Hope And The Upward Pull (Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close)
Hope is like a swing that pulls us upward. At least, that’s what the movie Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close would have us to believe. Oskar Schell is a nine-year-old boy who lost his father and his way in the events of 9/11 or as he refers to it, the worst day. He has some form of autismContinue reading “Hope And The Upward Pull (Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close)”
A Taste of Grace with Bruce Green 