By Andrea Renee
Cox
Much like last
month, I’ve been very busy. Tutoring has wrapped up for the semester, and I’m currently
preparing for the summer session. My two-week break between sessions will be
put to good use. My plans include cleaning up my house a bit more than usual,
rearranging things to fit my new piece of furniture (pictures of the new piece
to follow soon), watching the NBA conference finals, and writing, writing,
writing. Hopefully I’ll be able to squeeze a little movie-watching time in
these two weeks as well. If I do, maybe I’ll have a few more movies to
recommend next month.
Here are a
couple movies to tide you over on this last day of the Memorial Day weekend.
Enjoy!
AVAILABLE TO OWN
OR RENT
The Book Thief
This movie
completely blew me away. It reminds me of The
Diary of Anne Frank and The Hiding
Place by Corrie ten Boom. Set in the same time period, The Book Thief tells the story
of a young girl who gets adopted by a laid-back man (portrayed by Geoffrey
Rush) and his spunky wife (portrayed by Emily Watson). She makes friends and
learns to read for the first time, even though books are being burned in the town
she lives in, due to Hitler’s harsh creed. To continue her reading lessons with
her new Papa, she must find books to read, even if it means becoming the Book Thief.
The star of this
film, Sophie Nélisse, brought innocent
charm to the screen that I haven’t seen in a while. Not only that, but she held
her own in the small sets she shared with the intimidating Geoffrey Rush and
the plucky Emily Watson. Now, Geoffrey impressed me. I’m used to him playing
bad, creepy guys (think Barbossa from Pirates
of the Caribbean). But in The Book
Thief, he earned a new level of respect and admiration from me. Emily
Watson is an actress I’ve enjoyed since I first saw her. Each role she
portrays, she plays it to perfection in a fun, never-know-what-she’ll-say-next
kind of way. This role was no exception.
You may want tissues available when you watch
this one. Also, it does deal with circumstances that may be difficult for
children to see and understand, especially young children.
Disney’s The Pirate Fairy
This is the sixth Tinker Bell movie Disney
has created. What I like about these films is they give more stories in the
world we first discovered in Peter Pan.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always enjoyed the idea of Neverland and
mermaids and pirate ships. With Disney’s The
Pirate Fairy, we find more connections to the original Neverland tale of Peter Pan.
First of all, we see a young James Hook, who
later becomes Captain Hook. Providing the voice for this character is Tom
Hiddleston, a great actor with stunning blue eyes and a lovely British accent.
I first saw him as the blue-eyed soldier (a.k.a. Captain Nicholls) in War Horse. Right away his talent stood
out, along with those eyes. His voice is the perfect choice for young James
Hook. It goes right along with what I remember from the original Captain Hook
from Peter Pan.
Another connection is the introduction of the
crocodile. He may be a lot smaller, but that didn't make me root for him any less. I loved seeing him in this movie. It just added another layer of fun in a
cute flick.
The other connections I’ll leave as surprises
for you. How many can YOU find?
Readers, what
are your favorite movies to watch over Memorial Day Weekend? Do you watch lots
of war movies? Do you watch them alone or with your family?
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