Brains and Movies
February 11, 2003 - 3:02 pm
My weekend was really quiet. Everyone went somewhere. Most people went to either Paris or Amsterdam, but my roommate Joanne went to Wales. Tanya went skiing somewhere in France (I can't pronouce or spell the place where she went). I think Sara and I were the only ones in our building. I did manage to see 3 movies in the span of 2 days. I know, I'm so cool (blah blah).
First movie seen was "Punch Drunk Love." I hated it. It was so awful. I was looking forward to Philip Seymour Hoffman's character, but he was only in the movie like 3 times. It was such a disappointment. Adam Sandler's character had seven sisters who were so mentally abusive. He didn't stand up for himself either, and the one time when he did, he completely overdid it and I just wanted him to shut up. His little romance with Emily Watson was so boring too. It wasn't romantic at all, and they were both retards throughout the whole film. Yuck.
Second movie seen was "Narc," starring Jason Patric and Ray Liotta. Okay, so this movie was absolutely amazing. I LOVED it. I wasn't expecting much, because it was supposed to be just another cop and drug drama. The movie was so emotional. And did I mention how gorgeous Jason Patric is? Omigod!!! I want to marry him. After the movie I went back to my building and watched "Rush." Another movie of his, which is also a cop and drug drama. It has Jennifer Jason Leigh in it (one of my favorites).
Third movie was "Final Destination 2." This movie was so incredibly fun. It was exactly the way I wanted it to be. There were surprise and creepy deaths. They weren't sugar coated at all either. They were very graphic. SOOOOO much fun. I don't think I would like this movie as much the second time around, because I would know all of the surprise twists. I'd still probably see it again though. I liked it so much.
Saturday evening the movie "How to Make an American Quilt" was on tv. It was on the channel that has no commercials during movies (which is so nice). I have never seen this movie before and I honestly don't know why. This was completely a ME-film. It felt very much like "The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood." I suppose partly because it starred Ellen Burstyn. It was just an incredible movie about what you truly love. Claire Danes and Jared Leto were in it, which was very nice. Jared was so young. Winona Ryder was the main star. I honestly can't stand her, so it was amazing that I liked this movie so much. She even looked terrible. I guess the parts I liked most weren't about her at all.
One more movie I have to mention. I don't remember which day exactly it was, but after class one day I went back to my building and there was some cheesy afternoon movie on. It was just starting and I was about to turn the channel when Anna Chlumsky (from "My Girl," hello!!!) was shown riding a bike. So, naturally I had to watch it. John Ritter and Tess Harper played her parents. I haven't cried that much for a long time. It turned out that Anna's character had a tumor and it was cancer. The movie showed how her family dealt with it, all the financial, as well as emotional problems. John Ritter was so amazing. He was such a great father. Anna Chlumsky ended up dying in the end, and it was just so sad. I just kept thinking that it could've been me, and it really got to me.
I've actually been thinking a lot about the whole brain tumor incident. I am almost ashamed of myself for not thinking about it more. I mean I do think about it, but I think about it in the wrong way. It is so surreal to me, even now, so when I think about it, I usually only think that it's occurred. That's it. I never think about what could have happened to me or my family. I never think about how the experience should have totally changed certain aspects of my life. I feel like the exact same person and it makes me really sad. I should be grateful that the tumor was benign. I should be grateful that I wasn't paralyzed in some way. I should be grateful that I'm still alive (as dramatic as that sounds). I can't believe I don't treat the experience more seriously. Maybe it was because I felt so alone and miserable during the whole summer. If no one else considered it serious, why should I?
Anyways...
I found out today in my Shakespeare class that the version of "Love's Labour's Lost" that we are seeing stars Joseph Fiennes. It was so funny when the teacher announced that, because I reacted very loudly. I didn't mean to, but come on....JOSEPH FIENNES!!!! He played William Shakespeare in "Shakespeare in Love" (just in case you didn't know). I cannot wait! I need to email Nancy and tell her.
