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FINALLY made it to the movies
Through a dazzling feat of schedule juggling (well, OK, so maybe not DAZZLING, but when I pulled the laptop into bed at 6:30 this morning it was to open Excel instead of CNN or Gmail, so that's something!) Marc and I made it to a noon showing of "Children of Men" today. He's working reduced hours now and it's working out so beautifully - and being able to see a film in an almost empty theater and not have to pay for a babysitter is pretty great.
The movie was truly fantastic. I'd heard so much about the long shot and really, it was gorgeous and the only thing I wish is that I'd been paying enough attention to the cinematography as the shot was unfolding to figure out when the blood landed on the lens. This is absolutely the best, most engaging film I've seen in a long time. I know some of you are cynical about dystopias and I get that; I tend to have a perverse fondness for them, so it might be easier for me. But this was really wonderfully done - definitely recommend.
(Also, if you've seen it - have you read it? Did you want to fic the film? I'm always so interested by what captures us in that way and what doesn't. The level of pathos here was so high that somehow it just never felt depressing - just genuinely sad, which is so different.)
The movie was truly fantastic. I'd heard so much about the long shot and really, it was gorgeous and the only thing I wish is that I'd been paying enough attention to the cinematography as the shot was unfolding to figure out when the blood landed on the lens. This is absolutely the best, most engaging film I've seen in a long time. I know some of you are cynical about dystopias and I get that; I tend to have a perverse fondness for them, so it might be easier for me. But this was really wonderfully done - definitely recommend.
(Also, if you've seen it - have you read it? Did you want to fic the film? I'm always so interested by what captures us in that way and what doesn't. The level of pathos here was so high that somehow it just never felt depressing - just genuinely sad, which is so different.)