9 Hours on a Plane...

Over the break I went to England with school, which was amazing, but best of all involved a 9-hour flight home with a personal television. This meant that I got to catch up on my viewing and watch 3 movies.
First I saw Prime, starring Uma Thurman, about a 37-year divorce dating a 23-year-old whose mother happens to be her shrink. They go through multiple twists and turns as the plot unfolds and everyone eventually realizes the convoluted situation encompassing them. The major thematic moment of the movie is a close-up on Meryl Streep (the psychiatrist mother) as she says, "Sometimes you love, and you learn, and you move on." Rather than being any sort of free-love, no-boundaries propaganda, the movie closes on a more conservative note. Overall I enjoyed it, but it wasn't any sort of exceptionally brilliant film making.
Next I watched Saint Ralph, a Canadian film I had never heard of before. The young star of the movie, Adam Butcher, did a fabulous job portraying the wide range of emotions demanded of him from young nervousness at his first date to his reactions to a mother suffering with cancer. Some of the subtle humor about the Catholic school Ralph attends can be especially appreciated after attending Catholic school for years. The movie manages to be inspirational and uplifting without veering into the territory of corny and unrealistic.
Lastly I watched Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, again. It was amazing as usual. The special effects are fantastic, and the cast is incredible. Still, the book is better, so if you haven't yet, go read it.

All for now, Helen