The sun sets on another day…
It was a rainy day followed by a rainy night. Although the sky split for a little while, the twilight was crisp, dark, and clean as newly fallen rain.
I watched two very different movies this week that surprisingly had a similar core. I used to go to the theater all the time, a friend and I got movie passes and went as often as we could. Those days have passed, and I don’t get to go to the movies as often. I am hopeful that that will change.
Yesterday, we went to the theater to see one movie and it was sold out. Rainy days often do this as people look for things to do and movies are sometimes exciting. As a consolation we watched Alien: Romulus.
I have been a fan of the alien movies since the first. I know that they are scary to many, but for me it is just enjoyable, and this latest addition once again explores complex emotions with fear at the center. I found the movie incredibly enjoyable because of all the nods to previous movies, but I also found the sub stories to be full and rich even though for some people will overlook them. At the center was the story about honor and caring for someone. This caring was deep and somewhere in the midst of it all it made me think about how important the ties that bind us actually are. I smiled at it all and enjoyed the movie far more than the third one (eek).
Tonight, we got to see the movie meant to see last night. It Ends With Us Was extremely surprising to me. I went in expecting a pale comparison to the book, I am a fan but not a fan of the author. Some of their books are good but many are a little bit fluffy even though they all entertain. This movie was well done on a variety of levels and made me smile, cry, laugh, and get pretty darn angry. Sometimes we can measure a movie by how it makes us think when we leave. In this movie I realized I have some interesting unresolved issues to consider, and somewhere in the midst of it all I have to make sure that I always control my anger at people who overcome others who are less able to protect themselves. It’s OK though, the movie made me think and the actors, writers, and support staff did an amazing job.
As we drove home while the sun should have been setting, I thought about the movie and was at peace for just a moment. Two good nights in a row.
So as the sun sets on another day, I hope you get to see some movies and enjoy talking about them afterwards. I hope you get to read a few good books, and enjoy those as well. Mostly I hope that you truly grasp on to life and live wholeheartedly every day, no matter what.
Sleep sweet, love life, and movies are fun…