I never really used to watch movies for two reasons; it's expensive
to go and watch a movie in the theater, and I really, truly enjoy a good
book. However, in an effort to be
"more couply" (as if there could be such a thing for us!) my partner
and I have been doing random and fun movie dates. It really helps that www.Groupon.com entices
us by offering affordable movie tickets!
When we went to exchange our groupon for the
movie ticket, we were tormented whether or not to see “Moonrise Kingdom” or
“Rock of Ages.” A snap decision led us
to “Moonrise Kingdom” and it was excellent!
It’s really important to me that movies have continuity and flow, but also
that they are concrete and sound in the plot.
Thankfully, this movie matched my criteria and exceeded my
expectations! I really didn’t know what
to expect from the movie as I have no TV and no commercials. I will let you judge it for yourself!
But I am opinionated so I will drop on you a
little of what I thought of the movie.
So, be warned, it was a little darker than expected. It is a story about these two children, how
they meet, and an adventure they go on.
The movie takes place in 1965. I
believe - although since I didn’t write the script I have no solid foundation
for this hypothesis - that it is somewhat, if not completely a social
commentary on today’s youth and family dynamics. They also threw in a little bit about
bullying since that is such a big social issue and people are really (and
finally) wanting to put a stop to it. A
lot of what I took away from the movie is that children today are presented
with this big issue, maybe dilemma, of having to grow up much too quickly. They have to face real life situation and
adult situations all the time. What a “child”
is and when they are expected to be more adult has drastically changed in the
last 100 years, and I felt like this movie touched on that.
Go see this
movie! I guarantee that you will enjoy
it as long as you have some sense of style and class. ;)
Regards,
Jackie
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