With the end of the world upon us (again), I decided I was in the mood for movies. I’m not in the mood for movies all that often, primarily because as I’ve gotten older my attention span has gotten shorter, and movies last too long. Yes, kind of sad, but I have little motivation to change. I mean, do I really need to be sitting around watching more movies? Of course not! But the snow storm spoke “movies” to me, so I watched three of them. That’s right, three. Thank you, Netflix, for being invented. You’re very useful.
1. I finally watched Terminator. Nope, I’d never seen it before. I decided it was time to fill in that gap in my pop culture knowledge. I have two thoughts: it’s overrated and it has a horrible soundtrack. Still, I’m glad my knowledge gap is filled. I’m debating whether it’s worth to complete that catalog of knowledge and watch the rest of the Terminator movies.
2. I watched Arranged, which I really quite enjoyed. The ending left me smiling. It’s about two young elementary school teachers in New York City who become friends. One is Orthodox Jewish and one is Muslim, and they’re both going through drama with their families trying to arrange their marriages. It’s a very sweet movie. If you haven’t seen it, I definitely recommend it.
3. And finally, I watched Amreeka, which I also quite enjoyed. Though this one was popular enough that people may already know the plot, I’ll share it anyway. It’s the tale of a single mother and her teenage son who move from Palestine to Illinois. It’s a warm movie where the theme is the love of family. I like happy endings.
This is a photo from about 10 minutes ago. We’re still early in the storm, so there’s a lot of snow yet to come.
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