And Other Such Things

 

Just a bunch of ramblings of things I had wanted to write about that were worth mentioning I think...

The Killing ended with such a bang I thought about it the whole week afterward.  Did not see that coming.  This was me the entire time (I think I got on my mom and sister's nerves)..."Oh. My. God. No. No. No.  What? No. No. How will Sarah be okay after this? Oh. My. God." It looks like we will never know though because the show is cancelled again :(

As to Pretty Little Liars can I just say...I knew it! Ezra you were slightly creepy! But does this mean he's not the real culprit? And why does someone have that much time and money to torture 4 teenage girls?

Come on Vampire Diaries. Last season was a little lacking. You better make up for it with more shots of Damon this season.

The Fault in Our Stars can be described by one word-"Wow." It's a fast-read and incredibly poignant. It speaks truths that I believe everyone can relate to. Augustus Waters is my new favorite literary hero. I am hoping the movie can live up to the book but Shailene Woodley is turning out to be a very good actress who makes acting look natural.



This is not new but everyone must see A Separation. It is one of the best movies of all time I think. I could go on and on about how it shows human universality and what ties and tears us apart but I it would suffice to just say see it.

Short Term 12 is excellent. It is a small indie about a halfway house for kids with troubled pasts. Worth seeing and remembering that sometimes smaller films still get it better than anything else.



Before Midnight, the ending of the trilogy Before Sunrise and Before Sunset, is a beautiful end. The fight scene, which everyone has talked about, is like watching real life. I think the names fit the stages of life. Before Sunrise is about the naivete and hopes we have when we are in our 20s and the world still seems bright and new. Before Sunset is when we have lived a little and have had more experience in our 30s as we decide where to go with major turning-points in our lives. Before Midnight is about our 40s and beyond as we are trying to find more stability and want to be able to reflect kindly on our past.

I am looking forward to fall movies, like Gravity, and shows like Betrayal (oh the melodrama yay).

I am off now but will be back soon!  I will just leave with The Silver Linings Playbook quote that has been stuck in my head lately thinking about my family and my good friends, "The world will break your heart ten ways to Sunday. That's guaranteed. I can't begin to explain that. Or the craziness inside myself and everyone else. But guess what? Sunday's my favorite day again. I think of what everyone did for me, and I feel like a very lucky guy."

Pilgrim and me on my scooter (sigh not a cool Vespa sadly) wish he could come with me might have to sneak him into my luggage...