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July 18, 2002
Nudity and Family Planning
Nudity and Family Planning
Well I had a super duper cultural night. Through TDF I got my friends Hiedi, Kambri, 3 of Kambri's friends and myself tickets to see The Full Monty. It was so funny. We laughed out loud through most of the show, hooping and hollering for these guys from buffalo who bared it all for a chance to have a decent job after being out of work for almost 2 years. Note to all you guys out there...It wasn't the super buffed up cowboys that all the women were talking about as they walked out of the theatre. They were all charmed by the one with the bulbous belly. btw, this is a fabulous show and one of my favorite things on Broadway right now. If you get a chance to see it you should run to the ticket booth. The great thing about this show is that it is clever, fun and it has mass appeal. So if you think of theatre as dull and no fun, this will enlighten you.
After the "theatuh" I went home and watched a movie that I snuck out of Arnold McGrath. It was one we rented looking for footage. "I Am Sam", a story about a retarded man who fathers a child and ends up raising her alone. When the little girl, Lucy, is 7 the Childhood Family Services steps in and struggles to take the girl away from her father. This movie was so good. Sean Penn was amazing and Michelle Pfieffer was good too. There is just no way to make that woman ugly. No way at all. This movie does it's best to give a realistic portrayal of a retarded man trying to be a father. At one point I thought viciously about the injustice of the system; at the next I was sure that separation might be the best thing for the child. This movie does a good job at revealing the shoddy way "smart" parents treat their kids everyday. They get away with it because they are so "stressed" and, well, they are "smart". The movie also got me thinking about what makes a good movie. I am sure there are many things and not all conditions apply to all movies. There are no rules only guidelines. I would have to say one of them for me is when you know you are at the end of the movie and you make a silent plea to the camera to stay focused. Don't dissolve to credits. Even though the story is over I want to know what happens in these characters lives next. When a movie is over and I am not ready to leave that world I know I have seen a good one.
Posted by mermu at July 18, 2002 12:56 PM
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