I recently watched an old Disney Classic, Beauty and the Beast. As a child, this was one of my favorite Disney movies. Watching it again as an adult brought on new perspectives for me.
The end of the movie, where the beast is transformed into a human was a glorious moment for me, and it made me cry. This scene didn't have this kind of affect on me as a child. It was love that caused the spell to be broken, so this beast could turn back into a human.
When I saw him transform, I was reminded of the Resurrection. Our corruptible bodies will become incorruptible. Through the atonement of Jesus Christ, we can become transformed into glorious beings. And just like love got rid of the beast in the movie, love can transform us, to get rid of our inner beasts.
A person would have no trouble keeping the commandments of God if they had love and charity. In the Bible, when someone asked Jesus what the most important commandment was, he said to love God with all your mind might and strength,and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is where all the law and the commandments hang.
When I saw the beast in the movie turn into a glorious human, I found myself hoping and wishing that I can be reborn with my inner beast removed when I die and return to God. I know that love is the way all beasts can be removed. Seeing that scene in the movie really hit me very hard.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Date Night
This movie was I guess a comedy, but it wasn't really full of jokes, or moments that were going for humor. It was trying to convey a moral or a lesson maybe, but the movie wasn't heartfelt. Overall, it missed an emotional and dramatic flare giving the affect of a sterile movie. Also, both of the comedians in this film, Steve Carell and Tina Fey are kind of straight men. They needed someone more goofy to offset their straight man comedy. Watching the two of them is like watching I Love Lucy without a Lucille, but with two Ricardos. (Ricardo being the "straight man" of the duo.) It would have been a much funnier movie if they had a goofy person like Lucy offsetting a serious type like Ricardo.
The movie is about a married couple who are getting along okay, but are very tired with their packed schedule. Despite this packed schedule, they still go out on date nights. Their date nights are usually lame, and unhip. But, when they hear that another married couple that they are friends with are getting a divorce; because their love life got too boring, and they were more like good roommates than a couple....they decide to have a more glamorous date night in New York City.
A case of mistaken identity has them running for their lives from bad cops working for the mob because they believe they stole a flash drive from them that contains incriminating evidence. It is basically an adventure of life or death for a married couple on a date from New Jersey late at night in New York City.
It has a few funny scenes, but overall it felt like an action flick. But, it didn't seem that real, which made it uninteresting. Other people said it was hilarious. I don't know where I was, but I missed that hilarious vein somehow.
The movie is about a married couple who are getting along okay, but are very tired with their packed schedule. Despite this packed schedule, they still go out on date nights. Their date nights are usually lame, and unhip. But, when they hear that another married couple that they are friends with are getting a divorce; because their love life got too boring, and they were more like good roommates than a couple....they decide to have a more glamorous date night in New York City.
A case of mistaken identity has them running for their lives from bad cops working for the mob because they believe they stole a flash drive from them that contains incriminating evidence. It is basically an adventure of life or death for a married couple on a date from New Jersey late at night in New York City.
It has a few funny scenes, but overall it felt like an action flick. But, it didn't seem that real, which made it uninteresting. Other people said it was hilarious. I don't know where I was, but I missed that hilarious vein somehow.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Back Up Plan with Jennifer Lopez
The person writing the movie was trying to be cute, romantic, and memorable, they were really going for something and it showed. But they really missed their target on this dart board. It was a bit painful to watch at times. My friend watching the movie with me was just as put off as me. She made grunts that were akin to rolling your eyes. However, luckily for me the viewer, the movie did get less corny as time went on. I did find this movie entertaining, and it wasn’t such a dorky train wreck after the beginning humps. I have to give it that. Most romantic comedies bore me. I guess I find some of them too mundane.
Jennifer Lopez's character gave up on finding the one, but she wanted a baby or a family. She talked to her best male friend about getting a sperm donation, but he was aghast at the suggestion. She ends up buying sperm from a clinic and gets artificially inseminated.
Then she meets the guy of her dreams, she really likes him, but after their first few dates, she finds out that she is pregnant. She was so excited to find out she was pregnant, but that was faded by thinking this would ruin her new relationship.
Jennifer Lopez tells the story of how her mom died when she was a young child. Her mom got cancer, and her father walks out on her mom while she was sick. That's when she realized things don't last forever. She never trusted in a man. Even though her new boyfriend said he would stick by her even though she was pregnant, she just couldn't believe him, and ended up dumping him because of all her doubts. But, as the movie goes on we learn that the moral is to trust in love, and have faith in others.
Jennifer Lopez's character gave up on finding the one, but she wanted a baby or a family. She talked to her best male friend about getting a sperm donation, but he was aghast at the suggestion. She ends up buying sperm from a clinic and gets artificially inseminated.
Then she meets the guy of her dreams, she really likes him, but after their first few dates, she finds out that she is pregnant. She was so excited to find out she was pregnant, but that was faded by thinking this would ruin her new relationship.
Jennifer Lopez tells the story of how her mom died when she was a young child. Her mom got cancer, and her father walks out on her mom while she was sick. That's when she realized things don't last forever. She never trusted in a man. Even though her new boyfriend said he would stick by her even though she was pregnant, she just couldn't believe him, and ended up dumping him because of all her doubts. But, as the movie goes on we learn that the moral is to trust in love, and have faith in others.
Tyler Perry's Why did I get married too?
I only saw one other movie made by Tyler Perry called "I can do bad all by myself"--which I really enjoyed. It had a good message, and it was funny. I went into this movie thinking that this would be a comedy because of the other movie I saw. I also didn't realize this movie was a sequel. I was quickly corrected for thinking that this movie was a comedy--I was surprised by the seriousness of the movie and the realistic way the main characters interacted with each other.
It was about 4 married couples going on a retreat just for married people, so,they didn't take their children. They had a time share in the Bahamas. It showed the problems and trials of the four couples. In the beginning, you just get a superficial understanding of what's going on with them. You see a lot of pointless bickering and quaint mundane chatter, but as the movie progresses, a lot more depth and dirty laundry is exposed, unraveling many layers of their relationships.
Janet Jackson is one of the main characters in this movie. She announces on the retreat that she and her husband are getting a divorce. After the scenes in the Bahamas, they are back in Georgia, and things get very ugly. They fight horribly over money in the divorce. The character Janet plays goes to her husband's job to harass him. He leaves his job and gets in his car to get away from his wife. He is so distracted from his wife yelling and calling him names, that he gets into a bad accident with a truck. In the hospital, while they are in the waiting room, Janet says I don't care about the money, he can have all of it. It turns out that her husband didn't make it and ends up dying.
This was really striking to me. I know someone who might be divorcing and a part of me is angry at her husband, and almost feels like she should go out for the kill in the divorce settlement. Part of me felt like starting World War 3, because I was upset at a lot of things the husband did. This movie was a good movie for me to watch given the way I was feeling. It's better to not get the war paint on.
It was about 4 married couples going on a retreat just for married people, so,they didn't take their children. They had a time share in the Bahamas. It showed the problems and trials of the four couples. In the beginning, you just get a superficial understanding of what's going on with them. You see a lot of pointless bickering and quaint mundane chatter, but as the movie progresses, a lot more depth and dirty laundry is exposed, unraveling many layers of their relationships.
Janet Jackson is one of the main characters in this movie. She announces on the retreat that she and her husband are getting a divorce. After the scenes in the Bahamas, they are back in Georgia, and things get very ugly. They fight horribly over money in the divorce. The character Janet plays goes to her husband's job to harass him. He leaves his job and gets in his car to get away from his wife. He is so distracted from his wife yelling and calling him names, that he gets into a bad accident with a truck. In the hospital, while they are in the waiting room, Janet says I don't care about the money, he can have all of it. It turns out that her husband didn't make it and ends up dying.
This was really striking to me. I know someone who might be divorcing and a part of me is angry at her husband, and almost feels like she should go out for the kill in the divorce settlement. Part of me felt like starting World War 3, because I was upset at a lot of things the husband did. This movie was a good movie for me to watch given the way I was feeling. It's better to not get the war paint on.
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