tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33548535755394615242024-03-17T22:13:21.170-06:00Movies Meet Their Match<b>Sure, I put a lot of heart and soul into stories, but I get a lot out.</b>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comBlogger508125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-81235493887705102512024-02-29T23:59:00.006-07:002024-02-29T23:59:33.411-07:00The Fandom Favorites Tag // You've Heard it Before But This is Why I Blog<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 50%; position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://giphy.com/embed/fjxtu69lcxlUvIow7o" style="position: absolute;" width="100%"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/netflix-cool-neil-patrick-harris-fjxtu69lcxlUvIow7o">via GIPHY</a></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>Today I was frantically trying to come up with an idea for a post because you don’t always have an opportunity to post on leap day so you mustn’t waste it. So I was digging through my drafts and found this post I wrote most of in 2022 and never published it, whoops. </p><p>This is all to say HAPPY LEAP DAY!</p><p>It's time for another tag, and today's was provided by <a href="https://hamlette.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-fandom-favorites-tag.html" target="_blank">Hamlette</a>. Thanks for including me! It is the Fandom Favorites Tag, created by Eva at <a href="https://evaschon.wordpress.com/2022/04/23/the-fandom-favorites-tag/" target="_blank">The Caffeinated Fangirl</a>. This is such a cool concept for a tag, and I don't pass up opportunities to talk about my favorite things! The day I learned the term "fandom" seems ages ago now, but it was quite the life changer. I realized other people are as obsessed with things as I am! If you want to see even more thoughts on fandoms, check out <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-yet-another-fandom-tag.html" target="_blank">this post</a> that I did a couple of years ago, but for now, read on!</p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADcl_ezIsor2GBS3NZfuc2By3a2THckwtwRE3KObsj8S2ZEhZJnHkr0qAivFfV-vG70Sq_YNllzQmopIdZvPwVwEWMcXCHJusvxDTZF-2ULfuRHOBD2euq0mQAfqZ7FKoYM8ejb_zSbNvvmYx0FeymlW3ktA7up1v_QOuCvztpcxzwKLs53JPCG2ymw/s564/596dcca1dff79b8428386cd849e31a82.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="564" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADcl_ezIsor2GBS3NZfuc2By3a2THckwtwRE3KObsj8S2ZEhZJnHkr0qAivFfV-vG70Sq_YNllzQmopIdZvPwVwEWMcXCHJusvxDTZF-2ULfuRHOBD2euq0mQAfqZ7FKoYM8ejb_zSbNvvmYx0FeymlW3ktA7up1v_QOuCvztpcxzwKLs53JPCG2ymw/s320/596dcca1dff79b8428386cd849e31a82.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782917707876/" target="_blank">Source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The Fandom Favorites Tag:</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDOVzC9sE8yUefAcOWsRkMK-P6yaPq-7bsUAkY-qHOWtgfILFeDh4-uwcZk7RRT9tZnqQIog-8bts9Pe0K5Wf_P88UMbIH9uxY2FpT7zntwZPvQjIBoTRmDfEElFcavuyzX-2hPcsKTOOWCjDIDFmCYJjNQIFXkcxe0Dac_HBvrKSf-7FMMd_91DLcw/s400/fandomfavorites.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDOVzC9sE8yUefAcOWsRkMK-P6yaPq-7bsUAkY-qHOWtgfILFeDh4-uwcZk7RRT9tZnqQIog-8bts9Pe0K5Wf_P88UMbIH9uxY2FpT7zntwZPvQjIBoTRmDfEElFcavuyzX-2hPcsKTOOWCjDIDFmCYJjNQIFXkcxe0Dac_HBvrKSf-7FMMd_91DLcw/s16000/fandomfavorites.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b>The rules:</b><br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Compile a list of up to ten of your favorite fandoms. Books, movies, TV shows—you name it! </i></li><li><i>Tell us about your favorite character in each of those fandoms, along with an explanation of why that character is your favorite. (Your reasoning can be however long or short you’d like it to be.) </i></li><li><i>Tag however many (or few) friends you’d like to participate. </i></li><li><i>Feel free to use the tag graphic (but you don’t have to). </i></li><li><i>That’s it. Short and sweet!</i></li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br />I have a few additional guidelines that I'm following for myself. For one thing, I decided Disney and Pixar are too broad. How in the world am I supposed to pick a favorite character from those huge universes?Disney has over. 120. movies. How am I supposed to sort that out? They are just too huge. Next, I'm counting the fandom if it is something I dive deep into all the theories, memes, and headcannons. For example, I would count myself thoroughly in the fandom of Anne of Green Gables and Kate DiCamillo, but for the former I don't want to hear what anyone else has to say (I'm resistant when it comes to the movies.) and for the latter I'm too busy reading to deal with anything else.</p><p style="text-align: left;">These are listed in alphabetical order by fandom, not character name or any other preference.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fandom: <i>Carmen Sandiego</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YxrAp0f0OKF8VTfuzcMsSprdgC7dDIvubUFWt2cfILipyGtzYBYOK6oqZLlMO0F7DLqeRGU0pL8SGHi04yg0iDLtDEpzkF0bhN0s-qhDqKkCBozuxjdslLc6CKHjN118Tzd6Lyb-cP77Se9WOlHg4ScdUCPffL3Gp1fc2KNM7xR_SWSGavPJUW58yY2s/s562/177699558d5e1d17107f034f20d0b032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="562" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YxrAp0f0OKF8VTfuzcMsSprdgC7dDIvubUFWt2cfILipyGtzYBYOK6oqZLlMO0F7DLqeRGU0pL8SGHi04yg0iDLtDEpzkF0bhN0s-qhDqKkCBozuxjdslLc6CKHjN118Tzd6Lyb-cP77Se9WOlHg4ScdUCPffL3Gp1fc2KNM7xR_SWSGavPJUW58yY2s/w400-h243/177699558d5e1d17107f034f20d0b032.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782918156639/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>Is there ANYONE out there who has seen it, too? I don't know of anyone. My younger sister scoffs when I go on about animated tv shows, but I love them, okay? Sure, there are educational aspects aimed towards younger viewers, but it is about GEOGRAPHY and the WORLD and I hardly knew any of their facts. It has taught me so much. But, on top of that, THE CHARACTERS. The growth in this show is phenomenal. I've been a fan of the Carmen Sandiego video games for as long as I can remember so at first it was weird to be completely flipped, but I wouldn't have it any other way.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite Character: Carmen</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcosIj4EJ2SOTBkgpiCXmxuS29KZKyz8eKQR49FRyC7Bvp0l_dNJSb4N7IAWLHdDsyU96lrjgXBr3HzP05hELh_lUFHQHJMlUP8kLPG_pdUp0fH4_WSrTMsQD5OSud_1BW-LX03q9tsPli3YUGl22C0d-P-SjfOhgmBa8-w3A0uLTMB-TUB_9_UqlV1Q/s512/unnamed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcosIj4EJ2SOTBkgpiCXmxuS29KZKyz8eKQR49FRyC7Bvp0l_dNJSb4N7IAWLHdDsyU96lrjgXBr3HzP05hELh_lUFHQHJMlUP8kLPG_pdUp0fH4_WSrTMsQD5OSud_1BW-LX03q9tsPli3YUGl22C0d-P-SjfOhgmBa8-w3A0uLTMB-TUB_9_UqlV1Q/w400-h200/unnamed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, I love so many characters from the show, but without a doubt, Carmen is my favorite. She's brave, spunky, kind, passionate, persistent, clever, and adopts strays. She's also the most gorgeous animated lady there is, so what's that all about? She believes in second chances and making the world a better place. My second favorite character does not appear enough--I think he's only in...8 episodes? But we're not here to talk about second favorites.</div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Fandom: <i>The Chronicles of Narnia</i></span></div></div><p style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMks1XwqfJJWB4IOiMj_NopdWPV_EOdIZIjYGi_vOKu2jaT5o-K_kzBA1AXwiW7_HUMj9Ze6z0iej9cm2Un5WBFfzmUbLSD1iyJycY7x7WJg94TwjpZOb-lWgXz5zVOmLor1hX476jFHXK2Jf-VLYOgRyJtFKrv7ZvddNxoyPBy7sbVoR0UYGe0OaQm5tM/s710/8b07bb792ed21cc8114613681339e82b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="563" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMks1XwqfJJWB4IOiMj_NopdWPV_EOdIZIjYGi_vOKu2jaT5o-K_kzBA1AXwiW7_HUMj9Ze6z0iej9cm2Un5WBFfzmUbLSD1iyJycY7x7WJg94TwjpZOb-lWgXz5zVOmLor1hX476jFHXK2Jf-VLYOgRyJtFKrv7ZvddNxoyPBy7sbVoR0UYGe0OaQm5tM/s320/8b07bb792ed21cc8114613681339e82b.jpg" width="254" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782922730947/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">This series has been my favorite book series ever since I read them for the first time, and I'm not changing my mind any time soon. I could devote posts and posts to these, so I'll spare you from my reasoning for now.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite Character: Puddleglum, and others.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;">The pain of choosing nearly destroyed me (I can't pick between the Pevensies. <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-narnia-tag.html" target="_blank">One time I did</a>, but never again), but our favorite wet blanket is the perfect choice. Well not <i>perfect</i> choice because I've agonized over it. Anyway, I love that Puddleglum himself never changes, but Scrubb and Pole's perception of him does. He's still seeing the glum part of life, but they realize that he's seeing life even in the darkest of times. I feel like my optimism can sometimes turn into this and I love seeing the value that it has. It's a turn away from nihilism and I love it.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZwdtltG5J40A6d1UFDQHXIJwLwy7pwFgMKxil3ymUBIyc1YssjWd30nKZODFyjYqcXZ6Z_ltuP1_j5rEsyLncEfzKU1L2hDPu_yqDGTKRW88IpoZcIW6g6bOax8bJE_xJU-TCcWk_QuvaOIYnP_8hwphHnjJlXMe8NHGF6ClLBrL3BhfUIcgqi9D8Q/s420/29925381dac12edcd78cc418c6304d2b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="307" data-original-width="420" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZwdtltG5J40A6d1UFDQHXIJwLwy7pwFgMKxil3ymUBIyc1YssjWd30nKZODFyjYqcXZ6Z_ltuP1_j5rEsyLncEfzKU1L2hDPu_yqDGTKRW88IpoZcIW6g6bOax8bJE_xJU-TCcWk_QuvaOIYnP_8hwphHnjJlXMe8NHGF6ClLBrL3BhfUIcgqi9D8Q/w400-h293/29925381dac12edcd78cc418c6304d2b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Also, who am I kidding, this would be a whole post because the question isn't favorite Narnia character overall, it should be more like favorite from each book. So quick recap:</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe: Mr. Tumnus</li><li>Prince Caspian: Edmund+DLF</li><li>Voyage of the Dawn Treader: Lucy+Reepicheep</li><li>The Silver Chair: Puddleglum</li><li>The Horse and His Boy: Avaris</li><li>The Magician's Nephew: Digory</li><li>The Last Battle: Jill</li></ul><p></p><div>And that is literally just the first person who came to my head. If I were to ponder this more I would have different answers and probably cry, so we're moving on.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fandom: <i>Harry Potter </i></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7VQljMaLtZgl6SL4D2gk8efhKPXFykTKHAI7UkW29dBpo9gWbpNTPUMXITJLl_MEqSqva4aHZ74ygJHvgyS2l0CMIJldbAL_KRIiZRtZGO57X2j84K76I4PEbErFspkuElc7HqkrzKE68YLG9uCQqGiW0NGbqEIDnhSENf9vS1A9NqDO0An-h3UfH_A1/s500/16349a5ecf64675ac25e58e8177513ee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="500" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7VQljMaLtZgl6SL4D2gk8efhKPXFykTKHAI7UkW29dBpo9gWbpNTPUMXITJLl_MEqSqva4aHZ74ygJHvgyS2l0CMIJldbAL_KRIiZRtZGO57X2j84K76I4PEbErFspkuElc7HqkrzKE68YLG9uCQqGiW0NGbqEIDnhSENf9vS1A9NqDO0An-h3UfH_A1/s320/16349a5ecf64675ac25e58e8177513ee.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/AS4OYvfmb1TYxEIwns_Jxv8IkekXzuMu8tftSYcB2qidf5NC20j-mYk/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">I know there are controversies about J.K.Rowling so I'm talking about her, just her books. Yes, the books that are hyped up. They've been part of my life for so long that they deserve a spot in my favorites. I went through periods of being annoyed by them, but I've come to really appreciate them and one of my favorite things to think about is imagining the school years of all the adults.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite Character: Luna Lovegood </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_9Jsl7x3x39QXyb_WUD6-C47z6VX8_2n1SUzY3iFx1z1JjBbO6Cmbj9tAz4FyaYT_CSatEY1cuwvGIESE8l9VwoCfOaJIBM9dubf_IxuxRMPEG6drztPRjQ2myrF1GwIfWYmGCpUc1HydlRSQWhw3uUqgenon57pcXhk1qxJh1SacEkVUNHeETOtEw/s2000/HP-F5-order-of-the-phoenix-luna-bridge-smiling-web-landscape.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1205" data-original-width="2000" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_9Jsl7x3x39QXyb_WUD6-C47z6VX8_2n1SUzY3iFx1z1JjBbO6Cmbj9tAz4FyaYT_CSatEY1cuwvGIESE8l9VwoCfOaJIBM9dubf_IxuxRMPEG6drztPRjQ2myrF1GwIfWYmGCpUc1HydlRSQWhw3uUqgenon57pcXhk1qxJh1SacEkVUNHeETOtEw/w400-h241/HP-F5-order-of-the-phoenix-luna-bridge-smiling-web-landscape.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">My favorite character is my kindred sprit, darling Luna Lovegood. Closely followed by Neville Longbottom and Ron Weasley. Luna is ethereal. She's shunned for being different but she never lets that bother her and is always her adorable self, even if people think she's quirky. She has the kindest heart to anyone and everyone. I say this to everyone when I talk about Harry Potter, but my goal in life is to be like Luna.</p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fandom: Jane Austen</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOkYOr9noihPOuC0dOd1j4LLXRXqi4wSW9v_qIFKf66Q2tEFQzK54flF-AdaxbEBpQ2koJe6KmpnLD6BaagjRnmyCFi9N0OdkuWc-51zDVLpizDSyS9mMDef1XGl0JPODA-FZWd6KTjpWiIvp9bR3gmnfYwDybvYXo7qyKiE_wDb_ExB-Ax2ND2dXLXNF/s540/b5e5f11fae35832e0b7e294b75c7c8fe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="540" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOkYOr9noihPOuC0dOd1j4LLXRXqi4wSW9v_qIFKf66Q2tEFQzK54flF-AdaxbEBpQ2koJe6KmpnLD6BaagjRnmyCFi9N0OdkuWc-51zDVLpizDSyS9mMDef1XGl0JPODA-FZWd6KTjpWiIvp9bR3gmnfYwDybvYXo7qyKiE_wDb_ExB-Ax2ND2dXLXNF/w400-h266/b5e5f11fae35832e0b7e294b75c7c8fe.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782931987350/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="text-align: left;">I wrote this whole post out up to this point and was feeling proud of myself when I remembered I hadn't actually chosen a favorite character. Oh the horror. We'll talk about why I love it first. This is my comfort fandom for sure. Any time I get sick, my first reaction is to watch a Jane Austen. The witty dialogue, the character development, the simplicity, everything.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite Character: Elizabeth Bennet</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotW94oBzTKEf-xMMtCHM2Trko5eW3eGVz6tAW6lF1ZOpbUO93WdjGsEoLqS0Q_R_txvhbUD91qch5INqwbSv4rL1rRy76I66ScUXBCYVNln8yF_alJ8HSEjnbQxV99M7hNgPFJJertfFyf96qUhdyCGKsbSGblB-GXi4Z7Vd_VH1lnzTH-eNIOa17mIEN/s400/694a0cf6a5a5c80722f5a09d0f30e92f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotW94oBzTKEf-xMMtCHM2Trko5eW3eGVz6tAW6lF1ZOpbUO93WdjGsEoLqS0Q_R_txvhbUD91qch5INqwbSv4rL1rRy76I66ScUXBCYVNln8yF_alJ8HSEjnbQxV99M7hNgPFJJertfFyf96qUhdyCGKsbSGblB-GXi4Z7Vd_VH1lnzTH-eNIOa17mIEN/s320/694a0cf6a5a5c80722f5a09d0f30e92f.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">I always like to pick the favorites that no one else has. And this is making this hard because I feel like everyone is fairly equally loved, but I don't want to pick anyone who I relate to. Almost by process of elimination then, my favorite is Lizzy Bennet. And because I just rewatched P&P 1995 so it's on my mind at the moment. She is sparkling in how clever she is. She says the most amazing things and people rarely get it. It makes me so sad. She loves walks and the outdoors and shines anywhere she goes. She also has to put up with the most outrageous proposals, so props to her for handling those with so much grace. I couldn't find the pin, but once on Pinterest I found something along the lines of "I think we all thought we'd grow up to be the charming and clever Elizabeth Bennet and instead became the introverted and stressed out Fitzwilliam Darcy" and I FEEL THAT.</p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fandom: Marvel</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJYJN09Sz9kcL0Tp4z_zfuCNK5GHISA9L-vNf8m_Ak4aFj3iWQmwcO71N2blapH4L1FSAgt7VH7JyNGDOQcm8cmrzhmqNq4uCyXbFcWEaI83tt59wyIQdZZ-uZvzWLprPjYxdvB6OCVToepdXA85QMOXR9AxmniyF192fi04yBRgpy_XdX8ZPz6W4qiPd/s564/ccf38fd5cd65339fff19553fe853551f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="564" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJYJN09Sz9kcL0Tp4z_zfuCNK5GHISA9L-vNf8m_Ak4aFj3iWQmwcO71N2blapH4L1FSAgt7VH7JyNGDOQcm8cmrzhmqNq4uCyXbFcWEaI83tt59wyIQdZZ-uZvzWLprPjYxdvB6OCVToepdXA85QMOXR9AxmniyF192fi04yBRgpy_XdX8ZPz6W4qiPd/w400-h285/ccf38fd5cd65339fff19553fe853551f.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782914983276/" target="_blank">Source</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="text-align: left;">One of these fandoms could be "archery" in and of itself, but we'll settle with how in any fandom my favorite character is the archer. I joined the MCU late (aka right before <i>Endgame</i>), but I love it. Yes, they can sometimes drift into being pure action movies, but I love the internal conflict that is always as strong as the external action. Every action that these characters take, every decision that they make, I always believe it 100%. That's how well these characters are. That's why one of my favorite movies is <i>Civil War</i>, because just looking at the plot I would usually hate it. But the dynamics between every single character make the whole movie so thrilling to me and I'm always fascinated by their interactions with each other.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite Character: Clint Barton</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eTh4NFu71yNyCIr0HE5tOpO7smZw2jO5LAPhSCspjFAfUMoz0QPFCFb3_yOwSTqGjsrDNdHFfh3WOPdFzuxeH_6-7LGdkmUllTVmsk3Bl2gsRp-CJwp_gkAQOBCyR8TyqMyxfrWYwtwVZo1FJQnPLGUoa3KwFQvHi2HEgRYq5mSLfzaGa6HiF50hbg/s550/Jeremy-Renner-as-Clint-Barton-aka-Hawkeye-in-Thor-550x358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="550" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eTh4NFu71yNyCIr0HE5tOpO7smZw2jO5LAPhSCspjFAfUMoz0QPFCFb3_yOwSTqGjsrDNdHFfh3WOPdFzuxeH_6-7LGdkmUllTVmsk3Bl2gsRp-CJwp_gkAQOBCyR8TyqMyxfrWYwtwVZo1FJQnPLGUoa3KwFQvHi2HEgRYq5mSLfzaGa6HiF50hbg/w400-h260/Jeremy-Renner-as-Clint-Barton-aka-Hawkeye-in-Thor-550x358.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Clint is such a strong presence. He's never in a fight with anyone else, he's funny, he's patient, he's quick to analyze a situation. He has had some hard missions, but he will give people second chances more than anyone else. I am most upset at <i>Infinity War</i> not because of what happens but because Clint isn't in it. I love his place in the team as a brother and father figure. And he's so skilled, it's fantastic.</p><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fandom: <a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/08/movieseries-review-robin-hood-bbc-2006.html" target="_blank">Robin Hood</a></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SZLfl_A4xCeqHd82GcyXHXUPzzpcF1YURKpLWsiEepiKtyDYJQJ_ZYsR4s9-V7auq7g-I6-gqGK2Aay3BpH2v7ufYWPKXJBYt0Pp3EDrxlbcCrWEehLA3yXKW91dEI0_sY5bAjPvEpqjPDOqTsncBYVBIpoInNmJhaA2tuVG6Pj6vljUy97n0s4WugnJ/s500/eaefc10701f748e62709616cebedf402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="500" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SZLfl_A4xCeqHd82GcyXHXUPzzpcF1YURKpLWsiEepiKtyDYJQJ_ZYsR4s9-V7auq7g-I6-gqGK2Aay3BpH2v7ufYWPKXJBYt0Pp3EDrxlbcCrWEehLA3yXKW91dEI0_sY5bAjPvEpqjPDOqTsncBYVBIpoInNmJhaA2tuVG6Pj6vljUy97n0s4WugnJ/w400-h223/eaefc10701f748e62709616cebedf402.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782916867912/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="text-align: left;">Specifically The BBC version. This show has been watched by me so many times and I never get tired of it. The question "Will you tolerate this injustice?" gives me chills. This show makes me laugh, makes me cry, makes me want to be a better person. And that's what storytelling is about. The connections between the characters always makes the ending hard. I want this show to go on and on; you can't make me abandon the family I have found in all of them.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite Character: Marian of Knighton</span> </p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZ2lNW6OvifRRjo-2PCLAq2kGxWzdm47gwTu_QV-_5FGV3dOhiqwtGCMLoGlU59Mabj-THtW1_tdlREKO1QnMVAWawvNkvg2RjA1x8yYJCYSIysN8vEfFRHF0_nnurGzkSUXIvqCaLu4FK9uwmvMcug-1UOFjH-diuh88bAKxTmZtvT7ro8gkVfFO4A/s564/675d3b164d8780df77f218f9b0b3c261.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="564" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZ2lNW6OvifRRjo-2PCLAq2kGxWzdm47gwTu_QV-_5FGV3dOhiqwtGCMLoGlU59Mabj-THtW1_tdlREKO1QnMVAWawvNkvg2RjA1x8yYJCYSIysN8vEfFRHF0_nnurGzkSUXIvqCaLu4FK9uwmvMcug-1UOFjH-diuh88bAKxTmZtvT7ro8gkVfFO4A/w400-h260/675d3b164d8780df77f218f9b0b3c261.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Marian is such a breath of fresh air. Robin, though I love him to death, can get full of himself and his ego can make him make choices for the wrong reason. Marian always reminds him why he's doing this. She is strong in a time period I would have crumbled in. She loves her father and will speak up when needed. She is full of reason and cares for people who are hurting. She is unendingly brave. She will always be my favorite character in this series and one of my favorite characters of all time. Though of the gang, Much and Djaq and close to my heart, too. And Allan. And you get the point.</p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fandom: <i>A Series of Unfortunate Events/All the Wrong Question</i>/ Lemony Snicket</span></div><br /><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACOsyBh_muXx_egYshaV40HtZNG0PJOi82sokvGxfnLEud8TqGl44W43GAwHfjWGCdUoc4wqpBgSBDpq8gxU_CBC8W7iJ00CF2AAX0W3nu0MlVqh3DVRr0aw15lBaX4NTtM2Dyte2HA699xE0ZuLH90voHWE_1XxJLZZa7AaIAjJOtjz87RUcpMu_1BU6/s564/11fa5af5eadbcde7da9aba412db46930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="564" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACOsyBh_muXx_egYshaV40HtZNG0PJOi82sokvGxfnLEud8TqGl44W43GAwHfjWGCdUoc4wqpBgSBDpq8gxU_CBC8W7iJ00CF2AAX0W3nu0MlVqh3DVRr0aw15lBaX4NTtM2Dyte2HA699xE0ZuLH90voHWE_1XxJLZZa7AaIAjJOtjz87RUcpMu_1BU6/w400-h263/11fa5af5eadbcde7da9aba412db46930.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782904802370/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">I started typing <i>A Series of Unfortunate Events</i>, but then I realized I love <i>All the Wrong Questions</i> more, but I am still a part of both fandoms. Therefore, it's the generic "Lemony Snicket" fandom. It works because a lot of his books are connected to each other. And I literally just wrote a whole post about this, so I won't repeat myself.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite Character: Lemony Snicket</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQP0AG8WOGCKnNCRdiHeXLvqB4Pa1tnp0FAT4ihxQbeiB56nHMNYCinGF06YesRI3CyaCWTz8dMdvbZ-ro0lpa8S0xwXv-OWD_jLimN64BhSGiYEZvxarYPCRD6tMG4ZH7MI_O2BoJp5uo5imtmKY0oT7HmjMYkdcCY2aw2u5jioKGbjk0RDTwif8wSH5c/s700/916908099188d934d100181ef6823fb0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQP0AG8WOGCKnNCRdiHeXLvqB4Pa1tnp0FAT4ihxQbeiB56nHMNYCinGF06YesRI3CyaCWTz8dMdvbZ-ro0lpa8S0xwXv-OWD_jLimN64BhSGiYEZvxarYPCRD6tMG4ZH7MI_O2BoJp5uo5imtmKY0oT7HmjMYkdcCY2aw2u5jioKGbjk0RDTwif8wSH5c/w286-h400/916908099188d934d100181ef6823fb0.jpg" width="286" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782926374813/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">Poor Lemony is so melancholy but won't tell us why except for "Dearest, darling, dead". But even as a child in ATWQ, he's very quiet in his ways. I mean, he's fairly snarky, but he's subtle about it. He's just trying to find is place in the world and work hard for his organization. And he ponders books and truths about the world. And I want to give him a hug and a root beer.</p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fandom: Shakespeare</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwa0qbVRqyP-xjEOcwZ4QDK66JDWcatiYHX85OISi2r1npZIEChD_dvHvayuhCIoZf1TTjfI0kHDhs-WkiXDNrnXkhvxuEywFWl3OQ3TpYVhcFM2Gj7fSFto6a1ibLtmywaLKwpX3sUd6V2eJ5uAzSg-zXvn2R1XDJjjP7NFK-qplKEtX3CZJ1E-tpeEMG/s563/e73817923761982478bd06870e204a09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="563" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwa0qbVRqyP-xjEOcwZ4QDK66JDWcatiYHX85OISi2r1npZIEChD_dvHvayuhCIoZf1TTjfI0kHDhs-WkiXDNrnXkhvxuEywFWl3OQ3TpYVhcFM2Gj7fSFto6a1ibLtmywaLKwpX3sUd6V2eJ5uAzSg-zXvn2R1XDJjjP7NFK-qplKEtX3CZJ1E-tpeEMG/s320/e73817923761982478bd06870e204a09.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782931195514/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">Because I'm a nerd. And a gleeful nerd, at that. I wasn't a part of this fandom when I was younger, just a casual observer. But now I love to discuss Shakespeare any chance I get. I love to talk about the connecting themes and possible contemporary interpretations. The way that my sister and I go off about Shakespeare is unreal. One of the highlights of my year is watching his plays, and I'm so glad that where I live it's a yearly occurrence. </p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite Character: Feste from <i>Twelfth Night</i></span></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMQjwX7VeoHoIIWtihBLnVTCkqROG4LL6VU2nzFLSsNUpfV7LWGRlzqIrS4arfT4Od2E9K1lQ0w_DlHc8QAysp5PtZ0z-RMU3EINz5-moC6DOoUHdpNlk8xP_hYQ4NAu4MLYw_v4fI2PAtyTwRAy-1EJaSxZSxCoUcCeKdAqoQXqoy3Vk8oBMtzAgmuxE/s564/ca09bcc2dd31c4bd82bdd42ce2ec093f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="564" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMQjwX7VeoHoIIWtihBLnVTCkqROG4LL6VU2nzFLSsNUpfV7LWGRlzqIrS4arfT4Od2E9K1lQ0w_DlHc8QAysp5PtZ0z-RMU3EINz5-moC6DOoUHdpNlk8xP_hYQ4NAu4MLYw_v4fI2PAtyTwRAy-1EJaSxZSxCoUcCeKdAqoQXqoy3Vk8oBMtzAgmuxE/w400-h146/ca09bcc2dd31c4bd82bdd42ce2ec093f.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782926696259/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">This changes on a daily basis. But I'm still partial to the version that happened last year and Feste was amazing and I can't get her voice out of my head to this day. Anyway, I love the idea of the "fool" being the one in the room who is really the wisest in the room.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Because theatre is so cool and so versatile then we don't have pictures, so that's why I've got something that mentions Horatio. Because he's my favorite from Hamlet, though I have a soft spot for Laertes and Ophelia, too. Though my current favorite plays are <i>Cymbeline</i> and <i>Much Ado About Nothing</i> which WAIT A MINUTE reminds me about Benedick and Beatrice, who are totally my favorites, too, so they totally deserve a photo.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6rUr7MNd1qa5xT_KSEJfzyHlPy1VLCGYZfFCb1OC1Gs3b-TzC8AYml8Xp-ButLs6kY3Eda52f0jJseLeJQlMSPaQRGqcMymJRWfg7y20sQvfYVy7zZKeYjyJRwRKQ38VvMtO6LchSjbFrwkil0rob8Rzh8XzPAljMzWt2XL_-iI9slUh2fC6hrdw9q4L/s474/56a7a706b43aca5f6537ac93ac8ddb73.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="474" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6rUr7MNd1qa5xT_KSEJfzyHlPy1VLCGYZfFCb1OC1Gs3b-TzC8AYml8Xp-ButLs6kY3Eda52f0jJseLeJQlMSPaQRGqcMymJRWfg7y20sQvfYVy7zZKeYjyJRwRKQ38VvMtO6LchSjbFrwkil0rob8Rzh8XzPAljMzWt2XL_-iI9slUh2fC6hrdw9q4L/w400-h390/56a7a706b43aca5f6537ac93ac8ddb73.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I dare you to find a sicker burn that that.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fandom: Star Wars</span></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Yti1zt63iL8-av5d0Hcc_GNqVTZDvN9N96fhPobC_0Us2ZLRl_StR6Tyi5kgJakhq6MDQvL08Kaix6rvUztMN2YjNEcEcr3u6mseOPZV_uMjPDuB8NaRRk048_LAkviEHUoYggjeT1fb5RzsctsH7UtzCr_ZROSRseQyhrWKBjmvCqe0scQbTqts3lQq/s562/9a6a18b262d2f56abad9bd1917dd072c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="562" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Yti1zt63iL8-av5d0Hcc_GNqVTZDvN9N96fhPobC_0Us2ZLRl_StR6Tyi5kgJakhq6MDQvL08Kaix6rvUztMN2YjNEcEcr3u6mseOPZV_uMjPDuB8NaRRk048_LAkviEHUoYggjeT1fb5RzsctsH7UtzCr_ZROSRseQyhrWKBjmvCqe0scQbTqts3lQq/w400-h183/9a6a18b262d2f56abad9bd1917dd072c.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782924814819/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">Ah, the fandom that reverberates through my soul with John Williams's score blaring. Yes, it's war in space, but at the same time with a resounding "NO" it isn't war in space. It's relationships and rebellion and the darkness that is within the galaxy and balance and hope. Y'all know the rest.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite Character: Luke Skywalker</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxKMvMFweXjiFFvmvLWa_ZBHspxeOiSoNpLjX9SxwiApd7Ehpn_QLC_QLjz5wWvhDSyxlFagitT_wi3yGcnQIrFSHVgxwK3BDJVac4fC8IXBT3xNzYZDV6gI1DtPCQDLsEK1HyGXt58o1oA7G_3xAX9e2VgjAdZnJfKJ3mwmzGNwG02jVQUS75g_5Mg/s1600/l-intro-1628945750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxKMvMFweXjiFFvmvLWa_ZBHspxeOiSoNpLjX9SxwiApd7Ehpn_QLC_QLjz5wWvhDSyxlFagitT_wi3yGcnQIrFSHVgxwK3BDJVac4fC8IXBT3xNzYZDV6gI1DtPCQDLsEK1HyGXt58o1oA7G_3xAX9e2VgjAdZnJfKJ3mwmzGNwG02jVQUS75g_5Mg/w400-h225/l-intro-1628945750.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Followed by Rey, Leia Organa, Rose Tico, and Han Solo. At this point, why am I even doing this tag if it gives me so much pain trying to pick one favorite? Because talking about the characters is worth it. I've talked about my love of Luke many times (briefly HERE and at length <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/10/how-i-am-like-luke-skywalker.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>).</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fandom: Studio Ghibli</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqb7jpcL96V0VEga3azQJZ69XPSHGqaEJxur1taY_xD7qW9_zyNeh1RdbsqgntCpbUx6XLih-1BkeCN-tFqRY-DN7cDUjcwEA-XT8gqE4cZxL-z36mQ4aqnjjNA6YC7twH3oKvy375E9QHgidaoALS3U6oypCVlpemUblVfmDTHR6x0txHWKpXVv8H0Wi/s564/c20c4f121d0a0c74a677aaa423d58154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="564" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqb7jpcL96V0VEga3azQJZ69XPSHGqaEJxur1taY_xD7qW9_zyNeh1RdbsqgntCpbUx6XLih-1BkeCN-tFqRY-DN7cDUjcwEA-XT8gqE4cZxL-z36mQ4aqnjjNA6YC7twH3oKvy375E9QHgidaoALS3U6oypCVlpemUblVfmDTHR6x0txHWKpXVv8H0Wi/s320/c20c4f121d0a0c74a677aaa423d58154.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782926374605/" target="_blank">Source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The fandom that is notorious for being chill and honoring the ideal lifestyle. The magnificent animation here is renowned and I will never get enough of it. Though I think I've only seen 6 out of the 20+ movies, I call myself a fan. And the fan art is some of my favorite.</p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite Character: Chihiro, from <i>Spirited Away (2001)</i></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoaafsk_5M-ACsQ0GD05awc_az8mN-V4ClQ1zrITjc_DeewXuZvW_64R-RZ_36TgDBESy7vfsVXeawlWhJAnjGtoM6x-jkF-MkBEaRKUqdPtXn8_VUjKAIekS3Lj94cm3EO5VtKKAxwQnFNT-P4gapWDHpHMmyZqvZfDNSDu2w4R5cvRiJ6ydP1q0rypOi/s1776/Chihiro_cropped.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1776" data-original-width="1436" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoaafsk_5M-ACsQ0GD05awc_az8mN-V4ClQ1zrITjc_DeewXuZvW_64R-RZ_36TgDBESy7vfsVXeawlWhJAnjGtoM6x-jkF-MkBEaRKUqdPtXn8_VUjKAIekS3Lj94cm3EO5VtKKAxwQnFNT-P4gapWDHpHMmyZqvZfDNSDu2w4R5cvRiJ6ydP1q0rypOi/s320/Chihiro_cropped.webp" width="259" /></a></div><br /><p>She goes through horrors that we can't even imagine. And yet she is so brave and so kind. She develops a kindness in this movie that goes beyond friendliness but a full embodiment of kindness. She's not plowed down in her respect of other people, though. She thanks people for what they do for her and then continues on her journey, not falling prey to temptation. <br /><br /><br /><br />No tagging anyone because I am BARELY going to make the 29th of February, but thank you so much for reading! Please tell me all about your favorite characters from these fandoms!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></p>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-63243636314883932222024-02-20T11:02:00.000-07:002024-02-20T11:01:54.277-07:00Various Family Dynamics // Lemony Snicket’s centrality of siblings in stories<p>Hello readers! </p>
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<p>It is the month of talking about what we love. That's what I do every month on this blog, but this has a special focus for talking about the <i>people</i> we love, not just stories. Therefore I'm going to talk about siblings.</p><p>As someone with siblings (note, plural), stories that represent that bond are important to me. And often it feels like character either don't have siblings or act around them in a way that is foreign to me. </p><p>There is, however, a storyteller who absolutely nails talking about various family dynamics, especially siblings: Lemony Snicket.</p><p>His most famous work is <i>A Series of Unfortunate Events</i>, which doesn't sound promising for families. In fact, "It will wreck your evening, your whole life, and your day." On the surface it is a series about three orphans who are plagued by terrible events. But at its core, it is a series about trials and triumphs of three siblings trying to figure out the world.</p><p>I've come to view Lemony Snicket as writing some of the most realistic siblings I've ever read and related to. And I'm going to tell you why.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Note:</b> This is about two series in the same universe for Lemony Snicket: <i style="text-align: center;">A Series of Unfortunate Events</i><span style="text-align: center;"> and <i>All the Wrong Questions</i>.</span> I'm going to talk about the relationships between the characters, but will avoid the plot details, so this is <b>spoiler-free</b>. I've written reviews for the first two books in <i>A Series of Unfortunate Events</i>, so you can read book 1 <a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/06/book-vs-tv-show-review-series-of.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> and book 2 <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/07/book-vs-tv-show-review-series-of.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let's get started!</p>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 50%; position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://giphy.com/embed/MVgKANyw0kG2RcCCEA" style="position: absolute;" width="100%"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/netflix-nathan-fillion-taxi-MVgKANyw0kG2RcCCEA"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">via GIPHY</span></a></p><p>First, I'm going to say that I didn't always think the best of Lemony Snicket's works. In fact, at first I thought "no siblings act like that". That was before I realized that he was portraying some ideal siblings and didn't recognize the special traits he gave each. But not all of this is joy (hello, none of it is joy. It's Lemony Snicket we're talking about). Snicket has a range that I'll talk about today and how that only strengthens the contrasting siblings. I'll give a few examples though I had to cut myself off from talking about EVERY sibling group because or else we'd be here all day.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A Favorite:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Baudelaires: <i>A Series of Unfortunate Events</i> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcb2qGfHdqsQMLK3HkcAS8t70PucXj9XOFqiKtupvxCqE7K9Sam4WGiYKJk4oiZP1EzuQ1uTEoBl4FYIIE5z4eNjcDNj0cPWAi2rODMQbjTDNu32ilpPFr85P95z_cTpt_Yxa_vA4h9-xiPLVWI0KIZmmhRVJcQvWC8Wg5TC8kv9OlYiU2avg97_lDMKT/s350/asoue.png.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="350" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcb2qGfHdqsQMLK3HkcAS8t70PucXj9XOFqiKtupvxCqE7K9Sam4WGiYKJk4oiZP1EzuQ1uTEoBl4FYIIE5z4eNjcDNj0cPWAi2rODMQbjTDNu32ilpPFr85P95z_cTpt_Yxa_vA4h9-xiPLVWI0KIZmmhRVJcQvWC8Wg5TC8kv9OlYiU2avg97_lDMKT/w640-h526/asoue.png.webp" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>Key characteristic(s):</b> Defense of each other and using each other's strengths.<p></p><p>The three marvelous and brave children are Violet, Klaus, and Sunny. Each of the children is very defined by their skills (inventing, reading, or biting respectively) and the first thing that comes to my mind when I think of them is how they make the most of their bad situations by using their strengths. Klaus is always suggesting materials that Violet can use to invent things, Violet is always asking Klaus about subjects he might have researched, and the two of them are always making sure Sunny is comfortable and has something to bite. And not just, oh, amuse the baby. They truly include her. This support of each other speaks volumes because they don't look down at each other's interests, but rejoice in them being different and able to lend themselves to the situation from different perspectives.</p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-size: medium;">'[Talking about a picked lock] "Nice girls shouldn't know how to do that sort of thing"</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">"My sister is a nice girl and she knows how to do all sorts of things."'</span></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: right;"><i>- The Reptile Room </i></p><p>Secondly, even though the whole world is against them, they have each other's backs. Besides already suffering from so many misfortunes, people always judge the Baudelaires for being orphans, for being intelligent, for anything. In the midst of condescension they always celebrate each other's victories and don't let each person be too hard on themselves.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-ZRFnjKJtNJlt5jhzo-5n3OL0AxgKcEUydHqcM39Ci6PPLkC2CJ1cAPX656Jt8mV3-U0hBVMnlAkE2qTdRIdfHZB-HoWBAERUwSQpTqRMnmq6GldkgnD10CRltKiLMfNu12Sez11a0iLrlk4B_6DGuymhGK183QIkL-7raX3NGJ0Ky3LJkVmGMpKqwzB/s1024/Series_of_Unfortunate_Events__Large.jpg-1024x587.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="1024" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-ZRFnjKJtNJlt5jhzo-5n3OL0AxgKcEUydHqcM39Ci6PPLkC2CJ1cAPX656Jt8mV3-U0hBVMnlAkE2qTdRIdfHZB-HoWBAERUwSQpTqRMnmq6GldkgnD10CRltKiLMfNu12Sez11a0iLrlk4B_6DGuymhGK183QIkL-7raX3NGJ0Ky3LJkVmGMpKqwzB/w640-h366/Series_of_Unfortunate_Events__Large.jpg-1024x587.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>They are also realistic and always make me laugh when one of the adults say "when I was your age" and they say, "but we're all different ages". That's how I always feel, too.</p><p>Even though there is such a big age gap, going back to Sunny, the way that Violet and Klaus understand her is so remarkable to me. They go to lengths to listen to her, even though she doesn't speak in real words. They always convey her feelings to the adults with "what my sister is trying to say...". These are brilliant children and part of that is that they treat each other like they are capable to do what needs to happen.</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8W9RRviM-nSgoPY31vVCMlEx5x1wox3MEZY_PVUlaa3WEoUSFKpW_Jpi5r6JRUGGMHfkOUxzkTPE-Vu7ShAtPWbGB8gc9jUxS3lVPTHuV1dPv4P1Tl2nRM-h64cCBkIMrEB_NDF9hZ-wSbWrlZsiKS2XNJ26t3O1N4DdXsG-KjWH6ku7fncH2WgkpHWB/s1400/ASOUE_107_Unit_2546_R_CROP.0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8W9RRviM-nSgoPY31vVCMlEx5x1wox3MEZY_PVUlaa3WEoUSFKpW_Jpi5r6JRUGGMHfkOUxzkTPE-Vu7ShAtPWbGB8gc9jUxS3lVPTHuV1dPv4P1Tl2nRM-h64cCBkIMrEB_NDF9hZ-wSbWrlZsiKS2XNJ26t3O1N4DdXsG-KjWH6ku7fncH2WgkpHWB/w640-h480/ASOUE_107_Unit_2546_R_CROP.0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>It's been awhile since I read the books ( I mean, 2021 wasn't THAT long ago. But still. My mind is full with too many things) so this might be wrong but I remember the end of <i>The Reptile Room</i> being all about the Baudelaires saying at least we've got each other in the middle of this miserable time. And that's the best things about siblings. So don't fight each other, support each other, and don't let go.</p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-size: medium;">“I think we'll always miss our parents. But I think we can miss them without being miserable all the time. After all, they wouldn't want us to be miserable.” </span></blockquote><p style="text-align: right;"><i>- The Reptile Room </i></p><p></p><p>And in <i>The Wide Window</i>?? How they are rearranging their gifts to make everyone happy even though that leaves Klaus the least happy. They are selfless when it comes to each other. And I've written about how <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2022/01/my-top-ten-fictional-characters-who.html" target="_blank">Klaus is my darling</a>, but the other two equally are! Which is why, in <i>The Miserable Mill</i>, they knew something was wrong. Other siblings who didn't know each other so thoroughly would be thrown off, but they stepped outside of their comfort zones to help each other. They know their strengths and when to imitate each other.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ouvH6jzdc3dbr0Rev5WOc-iRCq4sUST0uwm7h2LxKLZ4_c6GQHBDZfEQv81eQfN0EmGkUM8Jg67wfsgfbTrlw0WdhmGDJtOVOZSHYq6b9vF9nR-2fROmtm9s3BhRl1lOrERi_eH_CZM50fSSBlELOQOpFMyly8Yr8DXbEfc-D6q9-0QdFwwBxVlK6cNp/s564/97ca4b82b8fe1b82dd61fd756e034627.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="564" height="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ouvH6jzdc3dbr0Rev5WOc-iRCq4sUST0uwm7h2LxKLZ4_c6GQHBDZfEQv81eQfN0EmGkUM8Jg67wfsgfbTrlw0WdhmGDJtOVOZSHYq6b9vF9nR-2fROmtm9s3BhRl1lOrERi_eH_CZM50fSSBlELOQOpFMyly8Yr8DXbEfc-D6q9-0QdFwwBxVlK6cNp/w640-h525/97ca4b82b8fe1b82dd61fd756e034627.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782932376001/" style="font-size: x-small;" target="_blank">Source</a><br />Fan art is my FAVORITE.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As Opposed to:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Poes: <i style="text-align: center;">A Series of Unfortunate Events</i><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></span></p><p><b>Key characteristic:</b> Selfishness.</p><p>Edgar and Albert are characters who only get a fraction of a chapter in the first ASoUE book, as opposed to siblings who get more "screen time", but I'm going to talk about them because they set an important standard to help us get to know the Baudelaires better.</p><p>In the midst of grief, the Baudelaires have to stay with the Poes. And Edgar and Albert are quite horrible. They complain about having to share with three children who lost everything in the world. I don't remember everything they say because it is not worth remembering, but it shows us a place of sneering and selfishness that contrasts the comfort the Baudelaires give each other.</p>
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<p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A Favorite:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Quagmires: <i style="text-align: center;">A Series of Unfortunate Events</i><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJlKC6ucooDKOO8vi3yfvCD3aHzxpHWfv-rV6SmCE3kgKXBKNCnWH5EI1LnKt-ukQ0kcbQYnLecQyF-63SVrSE9s1K7XSMBgyLkhZs6w0oLMGAV37JzH4LcLmae9iKvYQUV73kqJtjke_tvwzP6TBcB8qL7ymTx4Dq-f2wUjwzP9VMXGHmxJtnDhmxFMw/s640/tumblr_opptlekQGz1upxkz9o1_640.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="640" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJlKC6ucooDKOO8vi3yfvCD3aHzxpHWfv-rV6SmCE3kgKXBKNCnWH5EI1LnKt-ukQ0kcbQYnLecQyF-63SVrSE9s1K7XSMBgyLkhZs6w0oLMGAV37JzH4LcLmae9iKvYQUV73kqJtjke_tvwzP6TBcB8qL7ymTx4Dq-f2wUjwzP9VMXGHmxJtnDhmxFMw/w640-h512/tumblr_opptlekQGz1upxkz9o1_640.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.fanforum.com/f130/quagmire-triplets-%7Bduncan-isadora-quigley-%7C-dylan-kingwell-avi-lake%7D-1-what-kind-school-teaches-eavesdropping-63191783/" target="_blank">Source</a></span><br />Everything I said about fan art still holds up because this is glorious.</td></tr></tbody></table><b></b><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Key characteristic:</b> Unbreakable bonds. </div><p>I've seen things before that says there's a word for orphan, but no word for losing a child because there isn't a way to express that pain. Same for losing a sibling. The word that adults try to use is "twin", but that's completely wrong. Duncan and Isadora refuse to be called twins, and instead always refer to themselves as "triplets", because that's what they are, whether or not Quigley is there he won't be forgotten. This is a dark introduction to the Quagmires, but shows that they are not their name: they do not "give way underfoot" (the definition I looked up for "quagmire" in the New Oxford American Dictionary. I've <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2022/04/top-10-authors-who-come-up-with-best.html" target="_blank">lauded Lemony Snicket before about his naming skills</a>.). Isadora and Duncan stand in Quigley's memory.</p><p>I love that Duncan and Isadora's strengths are so similar and yet so different. They both like to write, but Duncan is the journalist and Isadora is the poet. </p><p>As rare as it is to see siblings in fiction, I feel like it is rarer still to see groups of siblings who are completely friends with each other. The Quagmires and Baudelaires carry how they interact with their own brother and sisters into their friendship with each other. It's beautiful in such an austere place.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQjDhgkdyZ3x1ymGVrSs7Ju3P76SOTtYgZN5PVIieKcedlI1JvR9R2EuusjIys0Ba2PhNc2RJ7jLwsEMNY3O3uO6FkWWA6_oj5tm_gsDnAX1wsfCuAE7Kbdmow3swfsToEPOMsB3di5wbTF_PxJ39ey29Qad7BMxQwQdn8AOslk7-t-ndQMksiZLLfh4h/s400/cobie-smuldersand-will-arnett-as-the-quagmires-in-a-series-of-unfortunate-events.png.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQjDhgkdyZ3x1ymGVrSs7Ju3P76SOTtYgZN5PVIieKcedlI1JvR9R2EuusjIys0Ba2PhNc2RJ7jLwsEMNY3O3uO6FkWWA6_oj5tm_gsDnAX1wsfCuAE7Kbdmow3swfsToEPOMsB3di5wbTF_PxJ39ey29Qad7BMxQwQdn8AOslk7-t-ndQMksiZLLfh4h/w640-h480/cobie-smuldersand-will-arnett-as-the-quagmires-in-a-series-of-unfortunate-events.png.webp" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The way they even sit to leave room for Quigley? *cries*</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I keep accidentally calling Duncan "Dylan" due to him being played by Dylan Kingwell. I just need to say their name in the opposite order, Isadora and Duncan...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A Favorite:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Snickets: <i style="text-align: center;">A Series of Unfortunate Events</i><span style="text-align: center;"> and <i>All the Wrong Questions</i></span></span></p><p><b>Key characteristic:</b> Fighting for justice.</p><p>"...Snicket?" those of you who are unfamiliar with this series might say. "As in Lemony Snicket? The author?" Absolutely.</p>
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<p>This is what sets the tone for these books, Lemony's narration and hints at his life being connected to all of this.</p><p>If you read ASoUE and thought, "but I want to know more about Lemony!", then <i>All the Wrong Questions</i> is the series for you. He is literally the main character in addition to the narrator. Does this answer questions about his family and upbringing? Not really. But the hints make me scream and shriek and everything. One of my favorite parts is the code phrase: "Give my regards to Jacques." which Lemony explains to mean one thing...and then also what it says. </p><p>I think there are only one or two times that we see two of the Snickets interact, there is still such a strong bond between these siblings. They all lead such busy lives in their fight for justice and truth and being well read. Being on the run does not give time for family, but they don't forget each other. One tells the tales of woe of the others. A moment in book 7 nearly made me cry the last time because it is one of those sibling connections where the two characters aren't on the page at the same time, but are unbreakably together all the same.</p><p>Even though AtWQ does its best to not answer questions, you get little glimpses into Lemony's life because he'll remember waiting at a bus stop and playing Beethoven with his brother. And yes, I agree with his sister, it's inane, but it's also SO STINKING FUN. I love the phone calls, that however short they are, it is Lemony reaching out for comfort. I just realized that I've always assumed that Lemony is the middle child for some reason, but now I'm starting to think that maybe he's the youngest? He might be too elusive to ever say.</p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-size: medium;">“I looked out the window at the dark and racing scenery and I thought of the city, where the train would eventually arrive. I hadn’t seen the city since my apprenticeship began, and for a moment I felt so homesick I had to stop and lean my head against the glass. Dear Kit, I thought. And then I said it out loud.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">'I wish you were here.'"</span></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: right;"><i>- Why Is This Night Different From All Other Nights? </i></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As Opposed to:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Denouements: <i style="text-align: center;">A Series of Unfortunate Events</i><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsD7UOP7Ev90nE4TtNLzcXs-kdNSmbys1bocbY818o9bHhxLWcFfd2Qn8MQOtmQw1fTPNMQGcAvfLzLFzlsDPsFRt4MT4c5IIvd8QcDOgyYsZjD3kM774tQj_-a_tokmkwBIaV3hGDrkdJ8S7SzEK5lGDkrYLsPSqzViiIYWcBwNs55psdk1GFu2tQ_7G/s500/A%20Series%20of%20Unfortunate%20Events%20-%20Adult%20Guest%20Stars%20-%20Max%20Greenfield.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsD7UOP7Ev90nE4TtNLzcXs-kdNSmbys1bocbY818o9bHhxLWcFfd2Qn8MQOtmQw1fTPNMQGcAvfLzLFzlsDPsFRt4MT4c5IIvd8QcDOgyYsZjD3kM774tQj_-a_tokmkwBIaV3hGDrkdJ8S7SzEK5lGDkrYLsPSqzViiIYWcBwNs55psdk1GFu2tQ_7G/w640-h320/A%20Series%20of%20Unfortunate%20Events%20-%20Adult%20Guest%20Stars%20-%20Max%20Greenfield.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Key characteristic:</b> Conflicting causes.</div><p></p><p>I LOVE the juxtaposition of the Denouements against the Snickets. The Snickets are all for fighting for the same cause no matter what the price and bearing that heavy burden together, while the Denouements are on different sides and use being identical to keep up the facade. Here it's something that is accepted and fought against at the same time, but you don't really see Frank and Ernest interacting, besides supposedly (aka seen through a telescope) arguing.</p><p>And that's reality. Sometimes you aren't on the same side as your siblings. "The schism has turned many siblings into enemies." Sometimes siblings can do terrible things, things that aren't noble. That doesn't mean that you don't love them, but love looks different.</p><p>A different set of siblings looks at loyalty despite morals, so Snicket covers a wide range for how families interact.</p><p>The whole question of "Are you Frank or Ernest?" is quite poignant.</p><p>I'm 100% sure in the show that the "give my regards to" line was inspired by <i>All the Wrong Questions</i>. And even though I hadn't read AtWQ at that point, I flipped out for completely different reasons. It was fabulous.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A Favorite:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Bellerophons: <i>All the Wrong Questions</i></span></p><p><b>Key characteristic:</b> Teamwork</p><p>Because I couldn't just mention <i>All the Wrong Questions</i> once because I'm still not sure which series I like better.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4pe7M9tpiRqUQ_LygLLUJvWcutjr5cT-O5EYHWZNwMVJy3-PGU3lLpKctOBLYMGsJ8dWXBYdgSzbqdSafkZrYoU1vg3dEI9CLcvMqLa9GN0pKd0zZUfaNbsM3GBXDWXQg4rGF-nuecb-QLEDvI_SSYChfPEHtJXIBaKPwfD_9ddrsK-JKcx4vO6fOcQm/s269/Taxi.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="151" data-original-width="269" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4pe7M9tpiRqUQ_LygLLUJvWcutjr5cT-O5EYHWZNwMVJy3-PGU3lLpKctOBLYMGsJ8dWXBYdgSzbqdSafkZrYoU1vg3dEI9CLcvMqLa9GN0pKd0zZUfaNbsM3GBXDWXQg4rGF-nuecb-QLEDvI_SSYChfPEHtJXIBaKPwfD_9ddrsK-JKcx4vO6fOcQm/w640-h359/Taxi.webp" width="640" /></a></div><p>The Bellerophons are the sole transportation in Stain'd-by-the-Sea, though neither of them are old enough to be driving a taxi. Their dad, the official driver, is incapable at the moment, so they use what they have: each other. I believe Squeak operates the gas and breaks while Pip steers. They will give you a ride for free if you give them a tip on what to read next. It's not an ideal childhood, working, but they do it with each other. They are champions of the world.</p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-size: medium;">“It's hard when you're missing your family," Pip said, and started the motor. " You wake up every morning like someone took one of your legs.” </span></blockquote><p style="text-align: right;"><i>- Shouldn't You Be in School? </i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /><br /></p><p>There are more siblings in Lemony Snicket's works, but this list is four of my favorites with two to contrast. My huge theory is that Zada and Zora in <i>All the Wrong Questions</i> are the two White-Faecd Women, but that's a conversation for another day. All together, Lemony Snicket writes about mourning and grief, but also how we shouldn't let go of our siblings because with them we can get through anything.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJLqvya21N-IP94UZb_QYVbxG5uytkvF7UUlRhqkNz4qa8o9tt1ChWYhtQRBJkXVlHGPCsMGGsya3FOwnNvE_koR6He6PviYxr5blvu7ATLj4QcHvWKNdt4fhaT-qUqqhzbUB6YjmyJwcNXS8oUvUwJvHzSz4N5S3HuYgVVLe-m_K3KH6B54PJiqfreD_u" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJLqvya21N-IP94UZb_QYVbxG5uytkvF7UUlRhqkNz4qa8o9tt1ChWYhtQRBJkXVlHGPCsMGGsya3FOwnNvE_koR6He6PviYxr5blvu7ATLj4QcHvWKNdt4fhaT-qUqqhzbUB6YjmyJwcNXS8oUvUwJvHzSz4N5S3HuYgVVLe-m_K3KH6B54PJiqfreD_u=w640-h320" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>This is my entry for <a href="https://hamlette.blogspot.com/2024/02/we-love-sibling-stories-week-kickoff.html" target="_blank">Hameltte's We Love Siblings Week</a>! There are games and a giveaway and all kinds of fun things, so go check all the other posts out!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgB-yuMN2iWHeKq_B_njUtYmUBOPTSgh5xx8pgXhaALZznqm8Rn6V4mSzjoadPl9nphcWrdYgbE2RYjTdiIOpjxIvFOkdUaUVbmk5-LfE2SYiVzwHhIJShHlxUBNdBfidm2b2LZuqgQF6q_8U3t_Yg8qez-ONMfCj8nheiDksHZDIlbqwN_lzKJE9Rc_F84" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgB-yuMN2iWHeKq_B_njUtYmUBOPTSgh5xx8pgXhaALZznqm8Rn6V4mSzjoadPl9nphcWrdYgbE2RYjTdiIOpjxIvFOkdUaUVbmk5-LfE2SYiVzwHhIJShHlxUBNdBfidm2b2LZuqgQF6q_8U3t_Yg8qez-ONMfCj8nheiDksHZDIlbqwN_lzKJE9Rc_F84=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Do any of you have siblings? Does anyone else know Lemony Snicket? If you do, then I hope you enjoyed all the references I stuck in there because it was so fun to create! I haven't seen the movie version, only the series and read the books, so does anyone know if the movie represents siblings like this?</p><p>Which of the Baudelaires do you feel most like? Which Quagmire? In fact, which of any of these siblings are you most like? How do you act around your siblings?</p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for reading!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-13976889592380262872024-01-14T23:58:00.001-07:002024-01-14T23:58:00.134-07:00Movies I watched in 2023<p>Hello, movie lovers!</p><p>A few days ago I talked about books from 2023, but now is my favorite part because Movies Meet Their Match! Whenever people ask me what I like to do, "watch movies" is definitely up there because I love exploring stories. And I love lists. Therefore, making list by summarizing the movies I watched is my ultimate jam. And I hope it is for you guys, too! Enjoy!</p><p>Want to see what I watched in previous years? Here are the previous lists for <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2023/01/movies-i-watched-in-2022.html" target="_blank">2022</a>, <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2022/01/movies-i-watched-in-2021.html" target="_blank">2021</a>, <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/01/movies-i-watched-in-2020.html" target="_blank">2020</a>, <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/01/movies-i-watched-in-2019.html" target="_blank">2019</a>, <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/01/movies-i-watched-in-2018.html" target="_blank">2018</a>, <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2018/01/movies-i-watched-in-2017.html" target="_blank">2017</a>, and <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/01/movies-i-watched-2016.html" target="_blank">2016</a>.</p><p>Because I rewatch too many movies, I don't count them here, these are only new-to-me movies.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Notes:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ones with a tilda (~) means I saw it in a theater.<br />It is <u>underlined</u> if I cried during. <br />Ones with a caret (^) means I watched it for a class<br />Ones with an asterisk (*) means I watched it more than once this year</div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">New-to-me movies:</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><u><i>The Hunt for Red October (1990)</i></u></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQa9RbL-d0IbgcaNuoXgvOAPVGXV_fnX1DDmPHC782q3gDehoQx1jsxG7cBicWVdIas5kXtSyqwam6oZuEOJ0UtHM6SPkBLphqjo95oJx_MSzqLI6dSF7-Q-ggd41Xg5Q_McwyPRVXaRl0XMFt58cYYRVCW-2wRiWENothYU5-DelbWd_TjVS2XKCF5wY/s385/The_Hunt_for_Red_October_movie_poster.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQa9RbL-d0IbgcaNuoXgvOAPVGXV_fnX1DDmPHC782q3gDehoQx1jsxG7cBicWVdIas5kXtSyqwam6oZuEOJ0UtHM6SPkBLphqjo95oJx_MSzqLI6dSF7-Q-ggd41Xg5Q_McwyPRVXaRl0XMFt58cYYRVCW-2wRiWENothYU5-DelbWd_TjVS2XKCF5wY/s320/The_Hunt_for_Red_October_movie_poster.png" width="215" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>She's the Man (2006)</i>^ (Technically it wasn't for a class, but it was an optional assignment and I did get one credit for it...Shakespeare, you know)</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1482" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94_cwfYcuEoiOLzWYtJsZcTnH6VD0mTVmfRZjwNpVLdkaoQZTwFtp-6VT_gNdDkGLbxospt5WVc818MxuZ7045hbUFptNn96DC8ZYE05SKEcbL_XCfyAAFvCYSwu5OYOKAm-VvC1Psf0Fjb4IE_NqKsMXrCUUfnmWfhsPgdofFct5tidrLLk_Vyzb1v4o/s320/MV5BNTdiMWI1ZmUtOTk3OS00ZDYxLThjZWYtYjIwNWJkNTkxMmJlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQyODg5MjQw._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Notting Hill (1999)</i></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPOiJYLK8zT8z9DGdKVgANS4mWU85i8zCurjXus6Hxz2FwlRGapcfKSJaAJn0YQTrFmaTAh6JQUJsmSzMxVFm8501_sEeH-YQiNwsSIGVMbuzU1EF3JFWW_7q2ZPIxWBgRjO3JPX7HcnwnsWegFqUlYYFMthgqRgr6D7fKTcOxfpoZmAfjxwzhcJeEXmg/s1500/MV5BMTE5OTkwYzYtNDhlNC00MzljLTk1YTktY2IxZjliZmNjMjUzL2ltYWdlL2ltYWdlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1007" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPOiJYLK8zT8z9DGdKVgANS4mWU85i8zCurjXus6Hxz2FwlRGapcfKSJaAJn0YQTrFmaTAh6JQUJsmSzMxVFm8501_sEeH-YQiNwsSIGVMbuzU1EF3JFWW_7q2ZPIxWBgRjO3JPX7HcnwnsWegFqUlYYFMthgqRgr6D7fKTcOxfpoZmAfjxwzhcJeEXmg/s320/MV5BMTE5OTkwYzYtNDhlNC00MzljLTk1YTktY2IxZjliZmNjMjUzL2ltYWdlL2ltYWdlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><i><div><i><br /></i></div>Cassanova Brown (1944)</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXuFanSBXOp69qTYrPRSngt6iodNwxxKw3gMTj2c_AqtzF43lTFFllSbVHMQ8vwlTeaY6otkfgt1dr9JbEl4TzqyEfmBMKqoZEhf0kHqX_7nzMdUYhHx9UFaPUsE5rkx36Ww2_PuB0u3Z9nUza_b2HIEHMeeiQjz4Tu_lYJFpnx_vHXKoXbfR9EOiWRa-B/s1440/p3630_v_v8_aa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXuFanSBXOp69qTYrPRSngt6iodNwxxKw3gMTj2c_AqtzF43lTFFllSbVHMQ8vwlTeaY6otkfgt1dr9JbEl4TzqyEfmBMKqoZEhf0kHqX_7nzMdUYhHx9UFaPUsE5rkx36Ww2_PuB0u3Z9nUza_b2HIEHMeeiQjz4Tu_lYJFpnx_vHXKoXbfR9EOiWRa-B/s320/p3630_v_v8_aa.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><i><u><div style="text-align: left;"><i><u><br /></u></i></div>Top Gun (1986)</u></i><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23lMeAency3Xswv3ORrM0aXSgCyAid8T2eFjL6fmnOhhxtlSQv7f7uA2KhEHe2yB5TDpd_alWIwepuzVJJkN9c5L_R1ERQAojGBB5tBmZPr5wHuZJd0CbZtG40lU_szFu6eALxrls7RoZOl_dmB0UZ-PFjOmYHMzbTM2zf-0eqLpSEvGVKNjDzjuTutKZ/s320/MV5BYTUxYjczMWUtYzlkZC00NTcwLWE3ODQtN2I2YTIxOTU0ZTljXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTkxNjUyNQ@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Romero (1989)^ (</i>I would have cried during if it wasn't so late at night and I was falling asleep...<i>)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Hle961RfK11LK-chO5O14cIrD-NIbzfPXeOvHO9F5i47T97l3N5gHFrqOtgvw-LKLOSKBIbDPA9k6ofvOehduj1hTVxfUrS0Om6NoOJ7nUb26xyNf1F1fueX-Qd4QGmx8r15xynYXvSmJtwFyrJ_if5PfUnWZpTeNBu6WhmGVJ028AhIyYXnAPqG9pRe/s600/MV5BMGFiZmNlMDMtN2EyOC00NGQ1LWIwYzMtN2ZkODQ3OWVjZDIyXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjc1NTYyMjg@._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2156" data-original-width="1527" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMbuDtFqIR5-qwPODm5PH7ShGNbGvXZQMR3nNZkNCu4ueypCBbGLQxI-IJsrON6nOINs82X8gdiuyCrQab8C08POo73_Xla8yKcQ_aKYu9mcj-UyRmm0fRRwe9vkw7Ra_UicSX7jhAf1AOBNWoCYypXnPRunwCN6d-XsQATJ1LCkmvZyqW-E0Z2O3m-Tr/s320/738329264376.jpg" width="227" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><u><br /></u></i><i>Uncharted (2022)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSuxJgofDGejoS_vApfziwWTjxFkcLijtCRwYGL1wo-ZCHlv-W5IUE4tKflru4DBwKhnuANZ2JpKlqju3rrx1NGdulGJx40H0heg6EnCj__OLvsZDfjbBu-niwYBZ0h_RLjLcDPjFY1RFZtkC-gsVrnBKe26GWrJ3RZSNC2xvmHd8d6xhNwJeI_EgZSpQ/s1000/MV5BMWEwNjhkYzYtNjgzYy00YTY2LThjYWYtYzViMGJkZTI4Y2MyXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNTM0OTY1OQ@@._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="675" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSuxJgofDGejoS_vApfziwWTjxFkcLijtCRwYGL1wo-ZCHlv-W5IUE4tKflru4DBwKhnuANZ2JpKlqju3rrx1NGdulGJx40H0heg6EnCj__OLvsZDfjbBu-niwYBZ0h_RLjLcDPjFY1RFZtkC-gsVrnBKe26GWrJ3RZSNC2xvmHd8d6xhNwJeI_EgZSpQ/s320/MV5BMWEwNjhkYzYtNjgzYy00YTY2LThjYWYtYzViMGJkZTI4Y2MyXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNTM0OTY1OQ@@._V1_.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><i><br /></i><i>Yellowstone (1936)</i> (There are no words to describe how insane this was. My family still talks about it)<u><i><br /></i></u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qPLjtcPLpXG8JoV0LyVgiD9ndcSgtFixD8U75ocY-IEZ5btPT-Cb4p3Phf0Glc1LkxkwgEzwEweerD_lmLLPCcwYgiAqUAMWF-sJA6TgJ3Vuuu94ORBFUB1bx4XglD2SuFbcbewkEY9d-BBX2X9Eeie0IeS3Uwx7iePpceXg6NlyuHu3hFftCTsH-9Wf/s1502/MV5BMjQzNTMwNzc1OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMjc0ODQ2ODE@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qPLjtcPLpXG8JoV0LyVgiD9ndcSgtFixD8U75ocY-IEZ5btPT-Cb4p3Phf0Glc1LkxkwgEzwEweerD_lmLLPCcwYgiAqUAMWF-sJA6TgJ3Vuuu94ORBFUB1bx4XglD2SuFbcbewkEY9d-BBX2X9Eeie0IeS3Uwx7iePpceXg6NlyuHu3hFftCTsH-9Wf/s320/MV5BMjQzNTMwNzc1OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMjc0ODQ2ODE@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" width="213" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><i><br /></i></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><i>Jurassic Park (1993)~<br /></i></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-AEj_qA2w2ho0U225SFcvVJR10rxTwPuyXhO9tfxRwcAq3mgUjJpMdRQFM-4ctLL73yDLYWZDOIuE1UucakktpurPbPviCK926j3nEb9Qf98bEJ51j7AUmJ91lhNQ_SuB5movLl9lVIG5MzimEYp8EiYS52jaIeEtTBnkuuUl-YEep_lpHwSB2LfgryUF/s931/s-l1200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="621" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-AEj_qA2w2ho0U225SFcvVJR10rxTwPuyXhO9tfxRwcAq3mgUjJpMdRQFM-4ctLL73yDLYWZDOIuE1UucakktpurPbPviCK926j3nEb9Qf98bEJ51j7AUmJ91lhNQ_SuB5movLl9lVIG5MzimEYp8EiYS52jaIeEtTBnkuuUl-YEep_lpHwSB2LfgryUF/s320/s-l1200.jpg" width="213" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Super Mario Bros Movie (2023)</i> (I didn't watch all of this, and even got distracted by doing the dishes during the climax so I don't really know what happens. But my roommates kept dragging me in.)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyyZKxijZfpNzX6Y1Yl-Pze7EGX4X3afWv1N1pn-Qpk1aTb6hkQAxUU1ew1D-MrEZvJoBivJR2S6MEVKpmBsMuG0i-HEaesMnKxuM9sAuCSasH3ar0rk6w6jFHv8CpDGRhhP4iPf2ONF7SPKGS3NT-gwCOGKNMcSTVVmA6C13CsbM8og3fr1EoYWipkbL/s396/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie_poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyyZKxijZfpNzX6Y1Yl-Pze7EGX4X3afWv1N1pn-Qpk1aTb6hkQAxUU1ew1D-MrEZvJoBivJR2S6MEVKpmBsMuG0i-HEaesMnKxuM9sAuCSasH3ar0rk6w6jFHv8CpDGRhhP4iPf2ONF7SPKGS3NT-gwCOGKNMcSTVVmA6C13CsbM8og3fr1EoYWipkbL/s320/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie_poster.jpg" width="202" /></a></div><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Top Gun: Maverick (2022)</i><u><i><br /></i></u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzqAOnWIX6zdKtkLBQBrGmkfhrdrEHtS143P_XoJrStrE6m7nMbk7jV7RptmNab6VISuQ5GETVrU1hZ1zdehdmSFQmBGCR_dGgU4Tb1_6YOFl2sHaEzfgKqWSM_wiEH2USqVtYu6R9cL7HQb4S4WbcVLCyq6ZqNhHj6xPb88Vhmf9_0RSAHoVSPi3x0Rw/s381/Top_Gun_Maverick_Poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="261" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzqAOnWIX6zdKtkLBQBrGmkfhrdrEHtS143P_XoJrStrE6m7nMbk7jV7RptmNab6VISuQ5GETVrU1hZ1zdehdmSFQmBGCR_dGgU4Tb1_6YOFl2sHaEzfgKqWSM_wiEH2USqVtYu6R9cL7HQb4S4WbcVLCyq6ZqNhHj6xPb88Vhmf9_0RSAHoVSPi3x0Rw/s320/Top_Gun_Maverick_Poster.jpg" width="219" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><i><br /></i></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><i>Wonka (2023)~</i></u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pn2Fdipwrbr0wLtVM8b3iXIGh-LDBw9ODTlERJ6BNMay92ydYDIUk102m7tNtS7FhyphenhypheniOeI8E79mkffvf4c4AtP1oBYyTkwg5c6Z1JqJDAot4fLXVyhDppysO1IO7T0k5Ea1MmQSA9MgBvDsAlchKtGoy4eKfYOYO5SshYoH25mU2Jxf-9Nv8EQaSblli/s1600/s-l1600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1079" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pn2Fdipwrbr0wLtVM8b3iXIGh-LDBw9ODTlERJ6BNMay92ydYDIUk102m7tNtS7FhyphenhypheniOeI8E79mkffvf4c4AtP1oBYyTkwg5c6Z1JqJDAot4fLXVyhDppysO1IO7T0k5Ea1MmQSA9MgBvDsAlchKtGoy4eKfYOYO5SshYoH25mU2Jxf-9Nv8EQaSblli/s320/s-l1600.jpg" width="216" /></a></div></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Total:</b> 20</p><p style="text-align: left;">I also did something this year that I hadn't really done before ("really" being the exception with STAR WARS IX): I saw a movie in theaters that I had previously seen outside of theaters! Like with <i>Jurassic Park (1993)</i>, how they brought it back for an anniversary, they also brought back <i>Howl's Moving Castle (2004)</i>, also known as my favorite Ghibli movie. So of course I went and saw it. Highly recommend the experience. I then dressed up as one of the characters for Halloween, as you do.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Series:</span></p><p>I didn't keep track as strictly with numbers of episodes like I usually do, but here's to the best of my memory!</p><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Series with (currently) one season:</span></div><div><br /> <i>Arcane: League of Legends</i>: <br />The last episode. It took me awhile to be prepared for it, okay?<br /> <i>Cinderella and the Four Knights</i>: <br />Rewatched part.<br /> <i>Crash Course in Romance</i>:</div><div>I plead innocence because the title is is horrible and not even tied into the show. The show is about math and cooking. It's also one of the ways I got through last semester.<br /> <i>Hotel Del Luna</i>: </div><div>This was my favorite show from 2023, so thoughts will be coming. In their own post.</div><div> <i>One Piece:</i> </div><div>Part of season 1. I still am not sure if I love it or hate it.<br /> <i>Star Wars Droid Tales</i>: </div><div>With my roommate over Easter.<br /> <i>XO Kitty</i></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Series with multiple seasons:</span></div><div><br /> <i>The Babysitter's Club</i>: <br />Season 1 and part of season 2<br /> <i>Clone Wars</i>:</div><div>I never know where I am, but I think I'm in season 4?</div><div><i> Cielo Grande</i>: </div><div>Part of season 1.</div><div><i> Doctor Who</i>: </div><div>Season 1, episodes 1-8. I am a full fan, now, because this is so much fun.<br /><i> The Flash</i>: </div><div>Parts of season 1.</div><div> <i>Fuller House</i>: </div><div>1 episode.<br /><i> Gilmore Girls</i> + <i>A Year in the Life</i>: </div><div>Season 7: episodes 19-22: Yes, I finally finished this series. The last few seasons are not my favorite, but the ending was decent. Meaning I cried. But are we surprised? No. Not as big a fan of <i>A Year in the Life</i> because it had way too much time with my least favorite guy.</div><div><i> Greenhouse Academy</i>: </div><div>Part of season 1.</div><div><i> Heartstopper</i>: </div><div>Part of season 2<br /><i> Leverage</i>: </div><div>Season 1: episode 10-13 and Season 2: episode 1-8. Rewatch: Season 1: eps 1-9.</div><div><i> Lupin</i>: </div><div>1 episode<br /><i> Merlin</i>: </div><div>Rewatch season 1 and some of 2.<br /> <i>Miraculous!: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir</i>:</div><div>Part of Season 1. Season 2 and 3. I am obsessed.</div><div><i> Newhart</i>:</div><div>Assorted episodes with my dad.</div><div><i> Sanditon</i>: </div><div>Season 3</div><div><i> Shadow and Bone</i>: </div><div>Part of season 2, rewatched parts of season 1.</div><div><i> Sherlock</i>: </div><div>Rewatched season 1 and part of season 2.<br /><i> White Collar</i>: </div><div>Part of Season 1: WHY do I love Neal so much when I have only known him for barely any time?<br /> <i>Wild Wild West</i>: </div><div>Some from season 3, but lots of rewatches from season 1 as well as new ones.</div><p>A lot of these were watched with other people outside of my sisters, which was new because usually I watch things with them or myself. There were the usual watching in a different language to try to learn it, so let me know if you can figure out what those were!</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">My 10 Favorite New-To-Me Movies:</span></p><p>1. <i>Barbie (2023)</i> and <i>Dungeons & Dragons: Honors Among Thieves (2023)</i>: These two movies are tied. I cannot chose between them. I love them both for such different reasons: Barbie is so nostalgic and says things I never knew needed to be said while D&D is full of heart and world building and creativity to fill my writing dreams. If these being tied for first place doesn't say anything about my personality, I don't know what does.</p><p>2. <i>Living (2022)</i>: This is so inspiring in simple ways. It feels like the last few years I've been watching a lot of action packed movies and I have fun with them, but movies like this cut so deep. </p><p>3. <i>Jurassic Park (1993)</i>: I saw this in 3D in the theater for the first time and I can't believe it took me so long. Just like with watching Star Wars for the first time and you learn it's not just about battles in space. This is not just a movie about dinosaurs: it's about a paleontologist who doesn't like kids being put in charge of kids. IT'S ADORABLE. And I also cried because I was so stressed.</p><p>4. <i>Dune: Part One (2021)</i>: Do you guys remember when I read this 2019? And I hated it? Well, a case of liking the movie better has finally emerged. This is so epic and everything I want in a story. So I'm stoked for Part Two!</p><p>5. <i>The Little Mermaid (2023)</i>: A trend with some of these movies is "I don't like the original". That's why remakes are still being made! Because I dig them! I thought Ariel and Eric's relationship was vastly improved with both of them being adorable. </p><p>6. <i>Wonka (2023)</i>: This and <i>The Little Mermaid</i> are about tied. I just had a jolly old time with both. Which is odd that I enjoyed it so because I do NOT like the 1971 movie, but here, any time they referenced it I got emotional and teary. I want to write a post about this because it felt like a love letter to creativity as opposed to economics. </p><p>7. <i>Uncharted (2022)</i>: Yes, MC, we get that you like the action movies. Especially heists. This one was super fun because even though it has uncountable backcrossing (is that the term?), I mean, double crossing moments, the whole movie is about being a decent human. As Nathan Drake is. I also thought it was quite funny.</p><p>8. <i>Romero (1989):</i> There is so much conflict in this movie. It is so wild that this was made while there were still so many shootings in El Salvador. It is a moment in time that should not be forgotten.</p><p>9. <i>The Third Man (1949)</i>: This movie wins the award for one of the weirdest movies I've ever watched. I think it gives an important look into the aftermath of WWII that I wouldn't have thought of. The ending made me simultaneously mad and cheer. </p><p>10. <i>The Hunt for Red October (1990)</i>: This is one of my dad's favorite movies and he talks about it all the time. "One ping, Vassily!" I love that it has so much suspense even though the locations do not change all that much. So much of it is figuring out what the characters motivations are.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had two goals for 2023 that I was really trying to achieve:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>20 is less than half of my usual 40+ new watches. That's because one of the goals was to only watch as many new movies as the books I read. Because these last few years I've slacked in the reading category. Well, I read 21 books, and watched 20 (new-to-me) movies, so I succeeded! Part of that was achieved through allocating more time to shows because I forgot to count those, but I still count this as a success!</li><li>The second goal was to watch more films from the 20th c. Last year only about 6.5% of the movies I watched were from the 20th c. and while I love new movies, I felt horrified and that I couldn't call myself a classic movie fan. This year, 50% were from the 20th c. and 50% from the 21st! So another success!</li></ul><p>Now, goals for this next year, 2024. I proved to myself that I can cut back, so I'm not going to put limits. Especially because I am taking a film class this next semester, so watching movies will be the homework. However, maybe on series, as I should reverse roles with what I did this year. </p><p>Have you guys seen any of these movies? What are your thoughts? Did you notice what is missing from my favorites? Have you ever been tied on two movies when you don't know which you like better? Do you want to hear my thoughts on any of these? I would love to hear thoughts from all of you!</p><p>What are some movies that you are looking forward to coming out in 2024? I'll love to be excited about it with you! Thanks for reading!</p><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-21774750354016026642024-01-12T15:24:00.000-07:002024-01-12T15:24:00.127-07:00Books I read in 2023<div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGGiCCjwT0FpAxR7JtZIN8cRD8RKmgQh6JpOyqiuU59V-MfySKuPVeUsObYPxF-58wsRUDZerEO1rSsjOlYX6PKgm-Kkr20tSAZCuEpzKS0Utxf-duEJP_yfl6QSWCbxY_5_bWGkcy05yIIIyWRZvkmM38PQ3YETV8E645dYRfabsVfxSIGuX6_52sDCu/s564/8ce0c70400e9a01813df81390262f7c5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="289" data-original-width="564" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGGiCCjwT0FpAxR7JtZIN8cRD8RKmgQh6JpOyqiuU59V-MfySKuPVeUsObYPxF-58wsRUDZerEO1rSsjOlYX6PKgm-Kkr20tSAZCuEpzKS0Utxf-duEJP_yfl6QSWCbxY_5_bWGkcy05yIIIyWRZvkmM38PQ3YETV8E645dYRfabsVfxSIGuX6_52sDCu/s320/8ce0c70400e9a01813df81390262f7c5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">College life, for real. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782918380038/" target="_blank">(Source</a>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Hi, friends!</div><div><br /></div><div>I haven't written a post since September (though college is ROUGH it paid off this semester!), but I'm still alive! Have no fear! Usually I jump on reflecting on the previous years books and movies immediately, but I was not in the U.S.. Hurray for studying abroad! I'm only slightly sunburned and here it is very cold so I have time to read and watch some new things.</div><div><br /></div><div>As usual, you can check out my Goodreads account <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/19598050" target="_blank">HERE</a>. I didn't do any full review this year, but I gave some more detailed thoughts over there if you want to check it out! And if you want to compare this list to the previous years, here are the links for <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2023/01/books-i-read-in-2022.html" target="_blank">2022</a>, <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/01/books-i-read-in-2020.html" target="_blank">2021</a>, <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/01/books-i-read-in-2020.html" target="_blank">2020</a>, <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/01/books-i-read-in-2019.html" target="_blank">2019</a>, <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/01/books-i-read-in-2018.html" target="_blank">2018</a>, <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2018/01/books-i-read-in-2017.html" target="_blank">2017</a>, and <a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2016/12/books-i-read-in-2016.html" target="_blank">2016</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have a few different sections here, but overall, if I cried during the book, I will <u>underline</u> it. </div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">New-to-me books:</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle</i> - by Staurt Turton<br /><u><i>A Man Called Ove</i> - by Fredrik Backman</u><br /><i>The Little Prince</i> - by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry<br /><u><i>All the Crooked Saints</i> - by Maggie Stiefvater</u><br /><i>Speak Easy, Speak Love</i> - by McKelle George<br /><i>The Silent Songbird</i> - by Melanie Dickerson<br /><i>My Lady Jane</i> - by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows<br /><i>The Thief</i> - by Megan Whalen Turner<br /><i>The Lightning Thief</i> - by Rick Riordan<br /><u><i>Okay For Now</i> - by Gary D. Schmidt</u><br /><i>King of Scars</i> - by Leigh Bardugo<br /><i>These War-Torn Hands</i> - by Emily Hayse<br /><i>Fable</i> - by Adrienne Young<br /><u><i>Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln?</i> - by Kate DiCamillo</u><br /><i>Neverseen</i> - by Shannon Messenger<br /><i>The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek</i> - by Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal</div><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Total:</b> 16</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Graphic novels:</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i>Persepolis</i> - by Marijane Satum </p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Total:</b> 1</p><p style="text-align: left;">I don't usually count autobiographies/memoirs because that falls into non-fiction, but I think this is a very important story. I want to read the rest of the series and see the movie!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Plays:</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i>Zoot Suit </i>- by Luis Valdez</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Total:</b> 1</p><p>Technically there were a lot more but TECHNICALLY I didn't read every single word. There was much skimming involved. That's what happens when I take a Spanish theatre class. I'll write a post one day about all the stories we talked about (fingers crossed after I get my degree! Then it will be a ranking!) but know that for now I enjoyed them even if I wasn't able to be as thorough as I wanted to be.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Rereads:</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Howl's Moving Castle</i> - by Diana Wynne Jones<br /><i>Anne of the Island</i> - by L. M. Montgomery<br /><i>The Penderwicks</i> - by Jeanie Birdsall</div><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Total:</b> 3</p><p style="text-align: left;">Those weren't just any rereads, but I've read all of those books at least three times.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Grand total:</u></b> 21</p><p>While that might not seem like a lot, it's four more than last year, so I'm celebrating!</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">My 10 Favorite New-To-Me Reads of 2023:</span></p><p>1. <i>All the Crooked Saints</i> - by Maggie Stiefvater: Every year I have an existential crisis over trying to describe my favorite books, but I continue to try. This book is about the manifestation of darkness and trying to help people face their biggest fears to get what they most want. This is everything I love and everything I aspire to be. Beatriz. Daniel. Joaquin. Pete. These characters are all so real to me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5DnYhQetuMcZb2m-5qPU6Acn_3ppxCVAV7TGH3ph6jA-nacWZMq4YutJ96QFBZJ20TumKQ0bRiHRE0JqtRRnKFdHr5S5WEEl_iNO9WyA-spbEfNYqTp55h7F0Z-Yupt5wcaQZQacD8Jb4iSDG5uIoY_cNjOqBs8-DAERREEKay64P5FTvnq3pVK0svU5/s1000/71HYhAS21MS._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="663" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5DnYhQetuMcZb2m-5qPU6Acn_3ppxCVAV7TGH3ph6jA-nacWZMq4YutJ96QFBZJ20TumKQ0bRiHRE0JqtRRnKFdHr5S5WEEl_iNO9WyA-spbEfNYqTp55h7F0Z-Yupt5wcaQZQacD8Jb4iSDG5uIoY_cNjOqBs8-DAERREEKay64P5FTvnq3pVK0svU5/s320/71HYhAS21MS._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><p>2. <i>A Man Called Ove</i> - by Fredrik Backman: Speaking of real characters, I have never encountered such bitterness that Ove has. And yet this story is about a stubborn cat and even more stubborn family all to change the heart of the most stubborn man. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgVz3C1rxP-CnH2rJEac-T014Kz3kbTVWDIAmxgcOEndqKEVEGNlZAg8mISal8BVNqfd4kKPNNrmJBQh9eXU2a0nZ4mMnmLqLAOU9ks6-mCvzSRw7Vqs5rjlfZ0RghwlejfATODfpAmIq4iMblgh8vKSOp7euN-2Vfwqs4v0lqtK-1DW4HkHxq3O1GNy_/s475/18774964.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="309" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgVz3C1rxP-CnH2rJEac-T014Kz3kbTVWDIAmxgcOEndqKEVEGNlZAg8mISal8BVNqfd4kKPNNrmJBQh9eXU2a0nZ4mMnmLqLAOU9ks6-mCvzSRw7Vqs5rjlfZ0RghwlejfATODfpAmIq4iMblgh8vKSOp7euN-2Vfwqs4v0lqtK-1DW4HkHxq3O1GNy_/s320/18774964.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><br /><p>3. <i>The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle</i> - by Staurt Turton: The hype is real. This book is INSANE. It was an amazing way to start 2023. Mysteries are one of my favorite genres, but a common fault is that it is about solving the problem without deeper meaning. This has a theme that is one of the most incredible I've ever come across.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAABwUuz6atUdlrVoh5jv_S_c1kyUxEofYl_2P7_EMloGbhZJS5eHU35aPdicNQcAgqJ2Ns_TnAuR7e5qGTfFEySca8NncNznaGcZMTjaOFys9G1R-ge9uT_ZAf-RkhYRld1czUV_lKe3VmaWSLR_YdJEVjIJUy14bJ3wZWXAhM6mImAGutIyGt5MJ-38P/s500/51373PBSb2L._AC_SY780_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAABwUuz6atUdlrVoh5jv_S_c1kyUxEofYl_2P7_EMloGbhZJS5eHU35aPdicNQcAgqJ2Ns_TnAuR7e5qGTfFEySca8NncNznaGcZMTjaOFys9G1R-ge9uT_ZAf-RkhYRld1czUV_lKe3VmaWSLR_YdJEVjIJUy14bJ3wZWXAhM6mImAGutIyGt5MJ-38P/s320/51373PBSb2L._AC_SY780_.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>4. <i>The Lightning Thief</i> - by Rick Riordan: Again, I repeat, THE HYPE IS REAL. I'd never gotten into Percy Jackson before and I was missing out because Percy is HILARIOUS. And Grover?? My sweet Grover?? Why does no one talk about him? Annabeth is a boss and I promise to stop calling her Annabelle. I helped out with a musical version this year and I am excited to watch the show.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5E7iNzbeMOQXLat53QKz03cppVlsaex8yLkyleWDiUk7AlBWPfAXMco8OBENKLpETFZtkysFiM45kn1IsdEywiuQl2ZvlyLiKWQkcZ_zE9jdZlLbG5eEq4jiThrEXiiKQAMo68wXaiVzs_Jjc94GAbu6Zrdv3GtXz5qIzSGosUEaXaLjeevtKrA3PDAM8/s471/21473404.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5E7iNzbeMOQXLat53QKz03cppVlsaex8yLkyleWDiUk7AlBWPfAXMco8OBENKLpETFZtkysFiM45kn1IsdEywiuQl2ZvlyLiKWQkcZ_zE9jdZlLbG5eEq4jiThrEXiiKQAMo68wXaiVzs_Jjc94GAbu6Zrdv3GtXz5qIzSGosUEaXaLjeevtKrA3PDAM8/s320/21473404.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>5. <i>Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln?</i> - by Kate Dicamillo: The annual appearance of the queen of MG NEVER disappoints. This made me cry like, well, a baby. Gorgeous.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ao8SHnXYoQTQ0POPgY1DV3cI0KuGgpWZhhH7YTeCZ4WQ8uizrKtPzG9A-_osZYwKYKL0LyUGoRXVNqSJVDZCaoZDCRcZPpeP8rX4pOIrWhCHBB-aTZ4U8bhuGFJqu7m5eYra-_JErlcy5nhL0VTjwEk722PCY2Tmpo0BhyeXJ14GnG7JF3Cggaonicyn/s500/31352048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ao8SHnXYoQTQ0POPgY1DV3cI0KuGgpWZhhH7YTeCZ4WQ8uizrKtPzG9A-_osZYwKYKL0LyUGoRXVNqSJVDZCaoZDCRcZPpeP8rX4pOIrWhCHBB-aTZ4U8bhuGFJqu7m5eYra-_JErlcy5nhL0VTjwEk722PCY2Tmpo0BhyeXJ14GnG7JF3Cggaonicyn/s320/31352048.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><p>6.<i> Speak Easy, Speak Love</i> - by McKelle George: I admit I shouldn't love this as much as I do. But sometimes <i>Much Ado About Nothing</i> is exactly what the doctor ordered.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXWjC-YIPvCatdmp1ppD9PqTnJ8MDB1geWlDQWIYsZXR35esOVGWLkcgBfNE_Euwl_K5I_0l7zxxUO6AGO62OfzcnP9gywWpFCeaHKdh0MLn8z1lN93ntlffalI_AwhyNhGPbbpj6kFjJjbvTgyVZqrdpaNS4leoWiCq6hEe6l_ACY0whrrJM5FLod1lu/s600/33640512.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="396" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXWjC-YIPvCatdmp1ppD9PqTnJ8MDB1geWlDQWIYsZXR35esOVGWLkcgBfNE_Euwl_K5I_0l7zxxUO6AGO62OfzcnP9gywWpFCeaHKdh0MLn8z1lN93ntlffalI_AwhyNhGPbbpj6kFjJjbvTgyVZqrdpaNS4leoWiCq6hEe6l_ACY0whrrJM5FLod1lu/s320/33640512.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>7. <i>King of Scars</i> - by Leigh Bardugo: I'm conflicted about one of the story lines because things were feeling like they were moving very quickly, BUT. BUT. NIKOLAI. Can you say his name louder for those in the back?? I didn't ever finish <i>Shadow and Bone</i>, but this spin off is fantastic already.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFFI4BLAdc54n1RCn8gG_OAR7DYb5UgK99R0tHF47xjH9PPQ6LKeu2ae3Hsb0vrpQmUYqPJAc3rw2kVPOo0AQJXQGIMWvr0FpWP9LQvH5YT6V-2eDSHXROU0BzYVsPhmGQO8RL81JLoSgUjYuvFPoVph7_PuErM9VHtSH9yAr6UBqg26BY74WdakTQJWO/s2560/39804936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1696" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFFI4BLAdc54n1RCn8gG_OAR7DYb5UgK99R0tHF47xjH9PPQ6LKeu2ae3Hsb0vrpQmUYqPJAc3rw2kVPOo0AQJXQGIMWvr0FpWP9LQvH5YT6V-2eDSHXROU0BzYVsPhmGQO8RL81JLoSgUjYuvFPoVph7_PuErM9VHtSH9yAr6UBqg26BY74WdakTQJWO/s320/39804936.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>8. <i>Zoot Suit </i>- by Luis Valdez: I have come to appreciate style as a way of expressing oneself and this repression of style and identity is appalling to me that it happened in real life.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOP2CU7ZBSBOMvOqdCaKcpQzxS0xInYd2i8sa8XnBSKtdXRZECUR6vLC1BwlztUcOpWjoTIB8J8MHfCMGwTAu_tUgvcXtl9jQRV-XOs4chjs3yanKxrEJ8rod3F3F11Xubs2ngh-MSaR8cQXacpWPZ9zFRUUZoGtCDpegg6D53UaWZ7L88HPJFWZULVxM/s400/957410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOP2CU7ZBSBOMvOqdCaKcpQzxS0xInYd2i8sa8XnBSKtdXRZECUR6vLC1BwlztUcOpWjoTIB8J8MHfCMGwTAu_tUgvcXtl9jQRV-XOs4chjs3yanKxrEJ8rod3F3F11Xubs2ngh-MSaR8cQXacpWPZ9zFRUUZoGtCDpegg6D53UaWZ7L88HPJFWZULVxM/s320/957410.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>9. <i>Neverseen</i> - by Shannon Messenger: These books are candy. Way too much fun and if I'm not careful I will binge the whole series.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwnTYwCExF_OCKqrmzjdWDJsSxRJOozDgqIxSsSaB5MWVAqH6rX709rp0ZtzxfB5hOl7PtBPAuFz3HPA_CfrA0AI1Szf-TaSFGKPvD67f0GxpwijTImUd8xU_d_oFtiCJ9TTgO4aXjye15jzrsA24yG6lgbRbDK4KUjDyMfjHvm627M0SBIzHLxK5yLqU/s451/22733616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwnTYwCExF_OCKqrmzjdWDJsSxRJOozDgqIxSsSaB5MWVAqH6rX709rp0ZtzxfB5hOl7PtBPAuFz3HPA_CfrA0AI1Szf-TaSFGKPvD67f0GxpwijTImUd8xU_d_oFtiCJ9TTgO4aXjye15jzrsA24yG6lgbRbDK4KUjDyMfjHvm627M0SBIzHLxK5yLqU/s320/22733616.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>10. <i>Okay For Now</i> - by Gary D. Schmidt: This book WOULD be higher if it wasn't for one thing. And I am still BITTER about it. I'm just saying that Doug deserves better. Thanks to my book club for suggesting this and enjoying it with me! I'm excited to see which Gary D. Schmidt we choose for this July...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfSmCnSDGYczKxK4k82Chb6-6oAQ2Zy9lavW5fv5i-P3IfMswpbfLQ8LsVWvKS1IJpQoS3RwvSbNDPj2vcmKKFr6-z2x7QDBET1Tp_B2s9QZYnwRbRL4tEeAqIun5GtTzxMqJ3cySqDnaq4Gan66pYngjeYa9tU__ZcdEcm5y0kD9bB_sWWoxZqqdNjGT/s350/0E6668E9D3EBB39C0EC8C52E97E89E9057B0D931.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="234" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfSmCnSDGYczKxK4k82Chb6-6oAQ2Zy9lavW5fv5i-P3IfMswpbfLQ8LsVWvKS1IJpQoS3RwvSbNDPj2vcmKKFr6-z2x7QDBET1Tp_B2s9QZYnwRbRL4tEeAqIun5GtTzxMqJ3cySqDnaq4Gan66pYngjeYa9tU__ZcdEcm5y0kD9bB_sWWoxZqqdNjGT/s320/0E6668E9D3EBB39C0EC8C52E97E89E9057B0D931.jpeg" width="214" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>There you have it, folks! I had a great reading year with only a handful of major dislikes, which were far outweighed by the wondrous stories I encountered. How many of these books have you guys read? Do your thoughts line up with mine? What are your thoughts on the books I didn't extrapolate on?</p><p>What has been happening since I've been gone? What have you all read and watched? Tell me your favorites and what I should check out in 2024! As I've said in the past, my computer is finicky when it comes to answering comments, but I love hearing all of your thoughts and will make it work to answer them eventually!</p><p>Thanks for reading, and here's to a 2024 to tell tales about!</p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></p>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-2413354050680761792023-09-22T23:10:00.001-06:002023-09-22T23:10:00.134-06:002023 Tolkien Blog Party This or That Tag // I Test My Sanity Through Seeing Fire<p>Greetings friends I don't know half of you half as well as I should like!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7y-CHu4MyXAykvydZ33cly4Q-WsE7-bKu641SZHaPNU--yq2zSZGft7uYoAhK3LTut3ThWVipwB4nDpvuQj3QUEg3uocf4QsAfgygnFkzTEzkiVhFfXPWWWvgXFNUCut4Zzi8AseKdi7zhpGgNrp6ciisGKAktmH2j5gxY3aEPd0fppRCb7eqky4zlnB/s500/88c971ff10acab2203f1de491426703c.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="208" data-original-width="500" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7y-CHu4MyXAykvydZ33cly4Q-WsE7-bKu641SZHaPNU--yq2zSZGft7uYoAhK3LTut3ThWVipwB4nDpvuQj3QUEg3uocf4QsAfgygnFkzTEzkiVhFfXPWWWvgXFNUCut4Zzi8AseKdi7zhpGgNrp6ciisGKAktmH2j5gxY3aEPd0fppRCb7eqky4zlnB/w400-h166/88c971ff10acab2203f1de491426703c.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just kidding, I like all of you as much as Gollum likes his precious!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Happy birthday to both Bilbo and Frodo, as in the world of Tolkien, today is Hobbit Day! <a href="https://theedgeoftheprecipice.blogspot.com/2023/09/a-tolkien-blog-party-2023-kick-off-post.html" target="_blank">Hamlette</a> is hosting her eleventh(ty-first?) blog party in honor of all things Middle Earth. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_5POnj9RIz1T-qqHQwV9IBvn1ClnxZ1GccG8sfG2VTpSM3yZVbKVZyTvTZJOCcBQI54PWMnlTyvLOIojNaWz3jryU0VWiQWVH6niOA0TyVrbUcKp27_mhxkHu4PcLjcaFVjt3ATAcZqDMDbAGsMxKDMB-2xU2zBxveP8jEgy3RszeMtrHjUWIHuDemAU/s320/Tolkien%20Blog%20Party%202023%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="254" data-original-width="320" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_5POnj9RIz1T-qqHQwV9IBvn1ClnxZ1GccG8sfG2VTpSM3yZVbKVZyTvTZJOCcBQI54PWMnlTyvLOIojNaWz3jryU0VWiQWVH6niOA0TyVrbUcKp27_mhxkHu4PcLjcaFVjt3ATAcZqDMDbAGsMxKDMB-2xU2zBxveP8jEgy3RszeMtrHjUWIHuDemAU/s1600/Tolkien%20Blog%20Party%202023%202.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>Since my (academic) test for the day is done, I'm here to quickly fill out her tag while "I See Fire" - by Ed Sheeran is on repeat (I've never seen <i>The Desolation of Smaug</i>, but I discovered this song a few weeks ago and it's making me want to watch it.) I was going to link it for you guys, but my computer is being rude and not letting me. Sorry. But that means you should go look it up!</p><p>I am far from a Tolkien expert and am in the lower ranks of fans, among the people who are merely pleased by the professor's stories. So make sure you check out every one else's posts <a href="https://theedgeoftheprecipice.blogspot.com/2023/09/a-tolkien-blog-party-2023-kick-off-post.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</p><p>This is a blanket statement of <b>SPOILERS</b> for <i>The Hobbit</i> (book and third movie) as well as <i>Lord of the Rings</i> (books and unextended versions of the movies.)</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Which of each pair do you prefer, and why?</span></u></b></p><p><b><u>1. Rohan or Gondor?</u></b></p><p>Honestly, I can never remember the difference between these two! I know Rohan has Riders...but that's my only difference. Okay, Theoden King is in Rohan, right? Then Rohan because I love Theoden King. And I also have a soft spot for my boi Eomer.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4HLOumKrF3f3aZaoaHchbUcEubr1yTiq3HbGtbOJh-cxZ1S2gZ4qVGKRF6twKvcV9nOOn5MNoCmscGOApxTnCrb8NUd7kpN7Duvajx5Qd0sBgSpWRXNty6jQqhlI4ifvuY_IcwN64mfhCDTdvvtlSHpntU6udfuFhzAfVj-NwgawbEMUOLydoLYkNn3N/s472/389a5f8ac877e674be0d74cacf3349a5.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="472" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4HLOumKrF3f3aZaoaHchbUcEubr1yTiq3HbGtbOJh-cxZ1S2gZ4qVGKRF6twKvcV9nOOn5MNoCmscGOApxTnCrb8NUd7kpN7Duvajx5Qd0sBgSpWRXNty6jQqhlI4ifvuY_IcwN64mfhCDTdvvtlSHpntU6udfuFhzAfVj-NwgawbEMUOLydoLYkNn3N/w400-h170/389a5f8ac877e674be0d74cacf3349a5.gif" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><b><u>2. Rivendell or Lothlorien?</u></b></p><p>Lothlorien all the way. Trees are all I need in life.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvnrxuqRwUjzARlyLn3v84KXJ9vsl3xTDIy99Wm83BH7sUhuG6HDdHhpkUzjJmvHf-vTtO3cAAqbdAP1TmqU4ybMoQr3VoNxdo4uynZTIU2PYtKlswB-pO0mBRlYVDsHIVQQWzUIk_RQ_fh3Wb5tNPKpzIqWP-AG7g7IZ4Z4K6pmjTcDfHSAUNXJoVRH6/s677/c0fa54c5eb63c1a2e01d6b4672e455ab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="474" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvnrxuqRwUjzARlyLn3v84KXJ9vsl3xTDIy99Wm83BH7sUhuG6HDdHhpkUzjJmvHf-vTtO3cAAqbdAP1TmqU4ybMoQr3VoNxdo4uynZTIU2PYtKlswB-pO0mBRlYVDsHIVQQWzUIk_RQ_fh3Wb5tNPKpzIqWP-AG7g7IZ4Z4K6pmjTcDfHSAUNXJoVRH6/s320/c0fa54c5eb63c1a2e01d6b4672e455ab.jpg" width="224" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how I picture it.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><u>3. Erebor or Moria?</u></b></p><p>*blinks* That is a huge assumption that I know what Erebor is. *quick internet search* Oh, the Lonely Mountain! I feel like I should say Moria because I knew what it was...but Imma say Erebor because it has dragon hoards inside it instead of orc hoards.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAMsUYUjb2NFbTILmX106OS5L44imzi_uV8s_nl-W_ndqL3bP2i_MIwJykMpDzSNNEFwqZeNxAtgeFePYacyM3hZIABrGwfBjyF0LX46Ce5oOR_6bT9skCw2Zew-WV1UgMcxPNtnqZYNJIPoZdjMilxZKb_D5oqIJxLQ2X4TeUrdq7WSxcFPrsrpZ6WMA/s718/615b27197926123ca147c971d2f8659c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAMsUYUjb2NFbTILmX106OS5L44imzi_uV8s_nl-W_ndqL3bP2i_MIwJykMpDzSNNEFwqZeNxAtgeFePYacyM3hZIABrGwfBjyF0LX46Ce5oOR_6bT9skCw2Zew-WV1UgMcxPNtnqZYNJIPoZdjMilxZKb_D5oqIJxLQ2X4TeUrdq7WSxcFPrsrpZ6WMA/s320/615b27197926123ca147c971d2f8659c.jpg" width="223" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782893319594/" target="_blank">Source</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><u>4. Bilbo or Frodo?</u></b></p><p>Cruel. I feel like I talk about this all the time, but here it is for newcomers: I am Frodo. He's one of the fictional characters I relate to the most. The struggle between asking for help and doing something on my own is very real.</p><p>But after all that, I'm picking Bilbo. Because I love the adventure in his heart.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA58OJHaTGmDrP86JsuhuVkgRM_U6BAv_NUtNapMs08-cnbZsaImFGnxp1LACX6gKID1Ei1ULvcP2M3tpHjeSQ5mBIiVz5DeIcmmUdjRsThRXWw_24iwgAw5Ptz8Jht37BX7lxVM4n6Ip0m04BT3OnZpqTpfT-YeBOA5Gjnu-QkJ2p0I4EXpDeERoiawFp/s625/a263650e6ce56b916eab79bb36e8b0a9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA58OJHaTGmDrP86JsuhuVkgRM_U6BAv_NUtNapMs08-cnbZsaImFGnxp1LACX6gKID1Ei1ULvcP2M3tpHjeSQ5mBIiVz5DeIcmmUdjRsThRXWw_24iwgAw5Ptz8Jht37BX7lxVM4n6Ip0m04BT3OnZpqTpfT-YeBOA5Gjnu-QkJ2p0I4EXpDeERoiawFp/s320/a263650e6ce56b916eab79bb36e8b0a9.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782893381813/" target="_blank">Source</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><u>5. Merry or Pippin?</u></b></p><p>Easiest question ever: Merry. Pippin is the kind of person who in real life I would want to strangle all the time and yell "FOOL OF A TOOK" every few minutes. Merry is overlooked because he just chills. Give him some credit for doing what he's told, okay? He's vibing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJKXhCxsZvBquOWPENvJjB5U__0LboqlTgah_RvffgBj3tEamljvyyq4UOO8z1pTYvWFGR-1FKX2zaMXbHz7i2Yrpa-_YTwW77Jxy98wEeQXWXGBtZLHjCgrhIP6WyRbGOQiaMdJFbmyEUS3XyLNaKhlgtFMhe_QDzoFTtuXVXm2R-udQ9-9Fni_jG0RS/s563/Merry1.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="398" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJKXhCxsZvBquOWPENvJjB5U__0LboqlTgah_RvffgBj3tEamljvyyq4UOO8z1pTYvWFGR-1FKX2zaMXbHz7i2Yrpa-_YTwW77Jxy98wEeQXWXGBtZLHjCgrhIP6WyRbGOQiaMdJFbmyEUS3XyLNaKhlgtFMhe_QDzoFTtuXVXm2R-udQ9-9Fni_jG0RS/s320/Merry1.webp" width="226" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><b><u>6. Galadriel or Elrond?</u></b></p><p>So, before I watched <i>Rings of Power</i> (which I'm still working on. I was originally going to do a post on it for this party but I still haven't finished. It's taken me over a year, but one of the reasons is I love it too much and don't want it to be over) I would've chosen anyone over Elrond. Elrond could be paired with about anyone in all of Middle Earth and I would've picked the other person. I mean, I don't actively dislike him. In the trilogy, his actions make sense and are reasonable, I just don't have any reason to like him. I'm very neutral.</p><p>BUT THEN I WATCHED <i>RINGS OF POWER</i>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPJXLd9r5uhdB1JKL-gHZobvdmAZBXxECZeNeMaPKCZWo12iRZFK1D4ZKDAtTsTDZwt73ACuelQykKXX3xg4CsOGg8DaTB94azSgIU65gkefkfaHdiij8Lrx4qRWqMLdLN27RbvQ1K16u9oOvXWmEmCYWYpZTf283mM8s9L-vzAZ0Z4ow-h7ZVpIWDfEZ/s640/lord-of-the-rings-rings-of-power.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="640" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPJXLd9r5uhdB1JKL-gHZobvdmAZBXxECZeNeMaPKCZWo12iRZFK1D4ZKDAtTsTDZwt73ACuelQykKXX3xg4CsOGg8DaTB94azSgIU65gkefkfaHdiij8Lrx4qRWqMLdLN27RbvQ1K16u9oOvXWmEmCYWYpZTf283mM8s9L-vzAZ0Z4ow-h7ZVpIWDfEZ/s320/lord-of-the-rings-rings-of-power.gif" width="320" /></a></div><p>akjfslkjglkdjglkajg</p><p>I love Elrond with all my heart in this show. His humor, his SMILE, his care, his diplomacy, his concern...I could go on. But I haven't finished the show, so I'm trying to remain calm until I see what made him turn into the character we know.</p><p>This isn't to say I didn't like Galadriel in <i>Rings of Power;</i> quite the opposite! I thought she was amazing. I just have always liked her, so I didn't do a 180 the way I did with Elrond.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>7. Eomer or Faramir?</u></b></p><p>NO.</p><p>NO.</p><p>NO.</p><p>Don't make me choose! I already mentioned how much I love one of them this post. I feel like Eomer doesn't get enough credit for being a good brother. I mean, neither does Faramir, but Faramir is also dealing with parent problems, so my heart breaks for him more. But I relate to Eomer more. But I don't want to choose the person I relate to. But I don't want to NOT choose the person I relate to because I already did that this post.</p><p>I haven't read anyone else's answers yet, but I feel like everyone is going to choose Faramir. And he deserves it because he's probably in my top 5 favorite characters. Maybe top 3. But I want to let Eomer know he's loved, too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSBphA6WdDZ2tZjaBxBogxAk6iJwm_vinhM-4UlYjm3swAlmrxfvvzrwykRTzQBxsMI84oPRh1eMEo68FdMW6djELzC269knYd8yKtp19imdqL_15z-bMMt8dST5Wichx1gG162nrdEeMZ8aJVwyq9LZWZT2HF4Y9tqp0etmCTtUYWHbCfNzZve7RZ-Yz/s584/ladyeowyn_of_rohan2614bro_n_sis_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="584" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSBphA6WdDZ2tZjaBxBogxAk6iJwm_vinhM-4UlYjm3swAlmrxfvvzrwykRTzQBxsMI84oPRh1eMEo68FdMW6djELzC269knYd8yKtp19imdqL_15z-bMMt8dST5Wichx1gG162nrdEeMZ8aJVwyq9LZWZT2HF4Y9tqp0etmCTtUYWHbCfNzZve7RZ-Yz/s320/ladyeowyn_of_rohan2614bro_n_sis_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><u>8. Fili or Kili?</u></b></p><p>Do you guys know how long ago I had any experience with these characters? 8 years. I just know that they are darling together and I will not separate them. I just remember that it was THEIR FAULT that poor little me was crying over <i>The Hobbit</i> at midnight.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EPEghbfORI8SjriJmv6koKHtp2CjJsX416VxzYoCLggI4pemLsReBsMB1U_wwy_rL0GvMhT9lrv6rsuhQL0fxNze3pEcqcP0sdJPoUsHrwKwYWjgHp_jWtYk-AXZQ-8MInQCKQiWk_V4uOcRBO81ZvHyrpV5llIxPbDV3WPY7KgYkw2_ElG9fK4-zu8h/s563/9ea4e92afc350312a3c5a20b92bfe12f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="563" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EPEghbfORI8SjriJmv6koKHtp2CjJsX416VxzYoCLggI4pemLsReBsMB1U_wwy_rL0GvMhT9lrv6rsuhQL0fxNze3pEcqcP0sdJPoUsHrwKwYWjgHp_jWtYk-AXZQ-8MInQCKQiWk_V4uOcRBO81ZvHyrpV5llIxPbDV3WPY7KgYkw2_ElG9fK4-zu8h/s320/9ea4e92afc350312a3c5a20b92bfe12f.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782928090970/" target="_blank">Source</a></span><br />I feel like I'd get more of the context of this if I'd seen the movies, but I still find it hilarious. And no, this doesn't mean I'm picking Kili. I'm picking both.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b><u>9. Bard or Beorn?</u></b></p><p>*pretends I know the difference*</p><p>I mean, I have stickers of Bard that I won from Hamlette a few years ago which usually generate the question "Is that Orlando Bloom?". So we'll go with Bard because I see him on a regular basis.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7CZ9-EeSOO-3emOx9bDcBLhXIwGeXOXIm1gwT8AIYoxi0ZsoY3F00zjtj_QpJ1YQ-oVZFIbvXE9_kjvzhhvvtjEW7LyGWu1Pq-pdcNNxs_lh502IYeQHGuiEBuLrlN9ffUCxndAdnXda4jwJlVKnFe6PuXv1EHmOZuMt92OKfVhNhsdOBWWdmTYOWrrJ/s540/tumblr_52e06eba858d2fe6d3cfc229325a59f3_3c0a3188_540.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="254" data-original-width="540" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7CZ9-EeSOO-3emOx9bDcBLhXIwGeXOXIm1gwT8AIYoxi0ZsoY3F00zjtj_QpJ1YQ-oVZFIbvXE9_kjvzhhvvtjEW7LyGWu1Pq-pdcNNxs_lh502IYeQHGuiEBuLrlN9ffUCxndAdnXda4jwJlVKnFe6PuXv1EHmOZuMt92OKfVhNhsdOBWWdmTYOWrrJ/w400-h189/tumblr_52e06eba858d2fe6d3cfc229325a59f3_3c0a3188_540.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If anyone knows what he's saying, tell me. I just like the gif for his expression.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p><b><u>10. Gandalf the Grey or Gandalf the White?</u></b></p><p>This is not fair! You can't choose to like one character before and after an event because they are the same person! But we change every second of every day, so you would have to pinpoint a specific second. Anyway, I'm not deciding. Though the Grey has many more quotable lines. But that's all I'm saying.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fVlNEEjK46xUa5_RYxru1u5EW9dMGwoA21wq7OWdxDuPNL9yscGFm_Dhmk1dtemIQilhtb8Evi1WieFIqa5XD703HXJ4G2ghRtWR-4xYqEXHoqkHjTLVF05YDAbQ3KrLirNiGs1_E5rViHrsR51e8GCMSruf_m83ENWVwSPmcznYRqcoe6MKwP_iu9_e/s792/973711a5573e16f863faf9ee593cd30d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="563" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fVlNEEjK46xUa5_RYxru1u5EW9dMGwoA21wq7OWdxDuPNL9yscGFm_Dhmk1dtemIQilhtb8Evi1WieFIqa5XD703HXJ4G2ghRtWR-4xYqEXHoqkHjTLVF05YDAbQ3KrLirNiGs1_E5rViHrsR51e8GCMSruf_m83ENWVwSPmcznYRqcoe6MKwP_iu9_e/s320/973711a5573e16f863faf9ee593cd30d.jpg" width="227" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782898664196/" target="_blank">Source</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>And you guys thought that I was joking, but in the hour it took for me to type this up, I listened to "I See Fire" without stopping. One reason was I was trying to block out my roommates playing Super Mario. The majority of the reason, though, is that it is INCREDIBLE and such a jam.</p><p>Thank you to <a href="https://theedgeoftheprecipice.blogspot.com/2023/09/a-tolkien-blog-party-2023-kick-off-post.html">Hamlette</a> for hosting this year after year! Make sure to check out the other posts. Thank you to all of you for reading!</p><p>Which side would you pick for each of these characters or places? How do you feel about characters changing over time? And most importantly, have you listened to the song??</p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></p>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-90628626552436491912023-08-14T12:45:00.002-06:002023-08-17T17:22:09.665-06:00All My Sons // 10 (+1) More Fictional Boys I Have Adopted<p>Hello, friends!</p><p>Today's post is brought to you by a title: <i>All My Sons</i> by Arthur Miller. It is one of the few plays I have actually read (as opposed to watched), and I love it. That has more to do with it's connection to my favorite musical artist, but it's still literary. </p><p>A while ago, while I was gushing over my babies, my sister said "You and all your sons". So it feels applicable to one of my favorite subjects.</p><p>Let's do this again.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6X2wJqQcuJ9GhWMhDTHJpTg06oLEDj6LPZbd7RNZ8jYWeXq8Kvgn4PD8w2duEBWh-ozxBOyUaZzTEaRpd9Vg4O73yKygOKWlllzm0r9luJN7epXPkLZ24P_6ShpRxmlBAQb4tsMpbE9p9rOMwGJVMmwy9U0GVqLztYP8z6A2APxQKzOcqMTSr7nhuI6e3" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="563" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6X2wJqQcuJ9GhWMhDTHJpTg06oLEDj6LPZbd7RNZ8jYWeXq8Kvgn4PD8w2duEBWh-ozxBOyUaZzTEaRpd9Vg4O73yKygOKWlllzm0r9luJN7epXPkLZ24P_6ShpRxmlBAQb4tsMpbE9p9rOMwGJVMmwy9U0GVqLztYP8z6A2APxQKzOcqMTSr7nhuI6e3" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782926697882/" target="_blank">Source</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Do you remember the post where I explained the concept of my "babies"? <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2022/01/my-top-ten-fictional-characters-who.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> it is. Go read that if you haven't because this is just a continuation of that.<p></p><p>But, if you don't want to: <b>Tl;dr:</b> I designate myself as the mother to my favorite characters who are a) helpless, b) clueless, c) sometimes hopelessly in love, and d) in desperate need of a hug.</p><p>One second my sons make me say:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNkFeZXQy2e0EKj08EHo1XU7DxsOA2gI2_rfM3W5weqNlJTj8lHFqsqVPIhskgz2wvXZ1OoPBUYUTL42nQtxvKMeIfkgAcb4aWgJBZyZOHsLxx3ACPdVkAj1fM3uevtl3dZxGOKDyKL4ttRjoyOoPvund8Nlv1mr8UHo6uOLXKO8_5gSdRxOu5XWH1hnA/s220/adorable-zack-roy.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNkFeZXQy2e0EKj08EHo1XU7DxsOA2gI2_rfM3W5weqNlJTj8lHFqsqVPIhskgz2wvXZ1OoPBUYUTL42nQtxvKMeIfkgAcb4aWgJBZyZOHsLxx3ACPdVkAj1fM3uevtl3dZxGOKDyKL4ttRjoyOoPvund8Nlv1mr8UHo6uOLXKO8_5gSdRxOu5XWH1hnA/w320-h320/adorable-zack-roy.gif" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">And the next moment they make me do this:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9HzsFjvdEcLKsl_k7nmy4cw3irfbGK8Z9UL_Fcfe3MFvq3l4QvHwWACDhJePn0dDbiG9XytaYA7exv76ANpPGFWZjwpSa-C0KMp96pRMChJTmV4zs9sl0wuoE-7hZeTuamhjEqiqrAgNu-TvY_zqxsm5BGOIQNbKbl4-Qhj0yaNJe4WduzzpoamHpWXz/s480/bigred.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9HzsFjvdEcLKsl_k7nmy4cw3irfbGK8Z9UL_Fcfe3MFvq3l4QvHwWACDhJePn0dDbiG9XytaYA7exv76ANpPGFWZjwpSa-C0KMp96pRMChJTmV4zs9sl0wuoE-7hZeTuamhjEqiqrAgNu-TvY_zqxsm5BGOIQNbKbl4-Qhj0yaNJe4WduzzpoamHpWXz/w400-h225/bigred.gif" width="400" /></a></div><p>It's exhausting taking care of these dudes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcyzMO9kzHdzmilifDhR5zE3rG7Db8XYT7zXDBXLt15pC5VjaCmOmNo5FGcYZFWp7IWDHzukGO9v_U58m82bqxgaXabeQaDrjeq1F9RKB9vkH0N1pYlljCkU3UmpzlyJXO6JoPxNq7g5Er8_QeYcqO2kCx58n2uITLiMrwY4GwP8lkgrk5BbaSrbOGYVp/s400/ThereThere.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="222" data-original-width="400" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcyzMO9kzHdzmilifDhR5zE3rG7Db8XYT7zXDBXLt15pC5VjaCmOmNo5FGcYZFWp7IWDHzukGO9v_U58m82bqxgaXabeQaDrjeq1F9RKB9vkH0N1pYlljCkU3UmpzlyJXO6JoPxNq7g5Er8_QeYcqO2kCx58n2uITLiMrwY4GwP8lkgrk5BbaSrbOGYVp/w400-h223/ThereThere.gif" width="400" /></a></div><p>("MC, uh, you realize these characters are fictional, right?" I absolutely do. All the more reason for me to worry about them because no one else is.)</p><p>This time around I am not ranking them, just putting them in alphabetical order by first name. I do have fictional daughters that need to be talked about, but this just seemed like too good of a title to pass up. Next we'll just talk about children in general.<br /><br />(I've also started "adopting" people in real life which my sister says is unhealthy. I am the ultimate mom friend. Ooops....)</p><p>These aren't spoilers because I'm giving things out of context and not focusing on the plot. I'm talking about why I love the characters. I totally get that if you want that as a surprise, too, so feel free to skip over the ones you don't know! But my secondary goal of this post is to convince you to watch/read the things you haven't, so if you're looking for recommendations check these out...</p><p><br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Andreas Marowski from <i>Ladies in Lavender (2004)</i></span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiigBdQBrJIFeIlsYAQSAL3-_gDK8lQkO03viQGAzQhk3b0pST1cjqK5mX34XLBHhnB6nf8FoOrhEZea6DaANnmOIWzH9dep0xUCfwz15MQLE2MyNrHTy5XrGgx4ta3Z5c01vBSo0hyM_AVuUvWOc8y_c-kXsG-mc6c9lfZMFgeNZ6tDsCH9zGaVUUWA0fy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="540" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiigBdQBrJIFeIlsYAQSAL3-_gDK8lQkO03viQGAzQhk3b0pST1cjqK5mX34XLBHhnB6nf8FoOrhEZea6DaANnmOIWzH9dep0xUCfwz15MQLE2MyNrHTy5XrGgx4ta3Z5c01vBSo0hyM_AVuUvWOc8y_c-kXsG-mc6c9lfZMFgeNZ6tDsCH9zGaVUUWA0fy=w320-h278" width="320" /></a></div><br />We are not going to talk about what this movie did to me. How it BROKE ME. But we're not going to talk about that. (This is me more telling myself that me telling you guys. Like writing "I will not tell lies".)<p></p><p>This poor guy starts the film off almost drowning. Looking like a wet, miserable kitten will definitely make me want to cuddle you. On top of that, the place where he ends up is not his native land. So everyone speaks a different language. These two old ladies seem to be nice but what in the world are they saying? Then he finds the universal communication: music. The strings of the violin reawaken his soul. The fact that the ladies get him all dressed up to go play music?? ADORABLE.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTgnk5tT21yJCfnvfn7EAifYKGDJMPKX1p5v3eEZDnuX3t_dkfcDd0DyrR_OOJJvFg3mgovFPxJTCZfzUgG5uxyOSnBIf0APJEIvx-ePATHjIt4jD-W3XhfJdCU-BRoL3iHMZjJCtzvcJ5WFxo3s7EoTyGi1g7NJjF0O-dDPBSdD10u5qy2hJSWvRShwO/s540/tumblr_2a92e7afec4a76ee91d25cf75e7fe8c6_b13a93df_540.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTgnk5tT21yJCfnvfn7EAifYKGDJMPKX1p5v3eEZDnuX3t_dkfcDd0DyrR_OOJJvFg3mgovFPxJTCZfzUgG5uxyOSnBIf0APJEIvx-ePATHjIt4jD-W3XhfJdCU-BRoL3iHMZjJCtzvcJ5WFxo3s7EoTyGi1g7NJjF0O-dDPBSdD10u5qy2hJSWvRShwO/s320/tumblr_2a92e7afec4a76ee91d25cf75e7fe8c6_b13a93df_540.gif" width="320" /></a></div><p>He gets into making decisions later that are a struggle with the future. Different people are trying to convince him of different things by their means and nobody is giving him a hug. Give him a hug, okay? He's brilliant.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHYyGAFa5XIvB6_TpLDZKaHXShHP_WJfY1Ey7mfEi1GDfyg_EyiLwrpAUr3zlV-4SgotNqMGnNbu49isNZQ1tiN4zzSGQHyQ1l7dC-HsqUqeZDdngTwzyJqaOsgvSAT1yTakdlQzfr5tFl7Ij_5W_NwoHgbxzw8nAcgNg-G-qYin4V7WT5PRxTbom-tg5/s540/0e20b59b7c4179d9744b97ca52cff9e1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="540" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHYyGAFa5XIvB6_TpLDZKaHXShHP_WJfY1Ey7mfEi1GDfyg_EyiLwrpAUr3zlV-4SgotNqMGnNbu49isNZQ1tiN4zzSGQHyQ1l7dC-HsqUqeZDdngTwzyJqaOsgvSAT1yTakdlQzfr5tFl7Ij_5W_NwoHgbxzw8nAcgNg-G-qYin4V7WT5PRxTbom-tg5/s320/0e20b59b7c4179d9744b97ca52cff9e1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">If a sweet youngling brings anyone of any age flowers, I will adopt that person on the spot. He got some for both Ursula and Janet (though she didn't really approve).</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Asher Lev from <i>My Name is Asher Lev </i>- by Chaim Potok</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgL3POcZIrNFfgJoFwEcKbDkVCoeqe20iugqc9G1FeCQ_LesfUbyTjjgAQcRCMfoFY30UNlz9jXv_1jGx9bZJi-IAZ1m-UWSP0MQi8JcMarzR8myf7O3n90UP7wI1-D_R9klKJeaASEexhGnimZoh394PWJn09vEA95jqnN4598pLAfmzCY1plORPNhQ5G/s336/220px-Asherlev_cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgL3POcZIrNFfgJoFwEcKbDkVCoeqe20iugqc9G1FeCQ_LesfUbyTjjgAQcRCMfoFY30UNlz9jXv_1jGx9bZJi-IAZ1m-UWSP0MQi8JcMarzR8myf7O3n90UP7wI1-D_R9klKJeaASEexhGnimZoh394PWJn09vEA95jqnN4598pLAfmzCY1plORPNhQ5G/s320/220px-Asherlev_cover.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><p>The guy just wants to paint, okay?</p><p>LET HIM PAINT.</p><p>A common element of my babies is how they have terrible parents, ergo I want to be their new parent. Asher's parent's aren't the worst ever, but there are struggles. When I read this book for a class we were focusing on the theological growth, but my professor said he thought it would be really interesting to read it focusing on the mother. Because she is a vital crux of the story.</p><p>One of the hardest parts early on in the book is when Asher's mother is sick and for the first time Asher and his dad have to get along by themselves. There's so much despair wrapped up and no one is wrapping Asher up in a hug.</p><p>Asher's dad is dealing with a lot of pressures in other ways and just doesn't understand his son. This is a whole problem with the book where people are trying to make Asher choose to be one thing over another. Just let him be both! I feel torn apart a lot because I relate to many different arguments and people want me to choose. And life isn't black and white; its colors show through both the paintbrush and the pen.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bryce Loski from<i> Flipped (2010)</i></span></div><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhidW2NcBruidMhakHxHRrz7vEwdM1h_oxYbdt85pOEf0aqxo5N4q3OI_LUMXoXTFJyhW4adTVrrY_EQpxd-QhE1m0YEpK2ASmQoiC2aDupNNJ4X92Wgo-5fK1t-CRMLeSdWhGSkjpZNkiJ6bTsRCKivu6wLGjgYkO28u4TOuAAsrZH0irxr_txUUUoqDuM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="721" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhidW2NcBruidMhakHxHRrz7vEwdM1h_oxYbdt85pOEf0aqxo5N4q3OI_LUMXoXTFJyhW4adTVrrY_EQpxd-QhE1m0YEpK2ASmQoiC2aDupNNJ4X92Wgo-5fK1t-CRMLeSdWhGSkjpZNkiJ6bTsRCKivu6wLGjgYkO28u4TOuAAsrZH0irxr_txUUUoqDuM=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></p>Because hello, my heart. He's an absolute himbo. And I mean that in the best possible way. He's just clueless, okay?<p></p><p>Maybe I should start a checklist for these boys and whether or not they have decent parents. His mother is doing the best she can, but his dad...ooof. Bryce has his grandpa, but Pops seems more interested in forming a relationship with the girl across the street than his own grandson. And speaking of that girl, what is with Julie Baker?? Why won't she leave him alone?? (I for one ADORE Julie and would be the kind of mother who would encourage him to make friends with her and he would think it was torture.)</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp5ktcQka214-k50JtcIFVTFq6exBtXPSaBWyA_gaV1z_COoY6NGC-C24XwppeTZlDCaGZVKVhYddU3-CosdnDJHGuOQOICg0ZwGo0guv7xVhvZ_m51GHH0zCSLrFVI7ddoWry6enXp09R5ZBqcj2RVlJWBnZjQT0XEJHrzBizOUysVEJnYGu9Q_9qQi3X" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="500" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp5ktcQka214-k50JtcIFVTFq6exBtXPSaBWyA_gaV1z_COoY6NGC-C24XwppeTZlDCaGZVKVhYddU3-CosdnDJHGuOQOICg0ZwGo0guv7xVhvZ_m51GHH0zCSLrFVI7ddoWry6enXp09R5ZBqcj2RVlJWBnZjQT0XEJHrzBizOUysVEJnYGu9Q_9qQi3X=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p>To reference <i>Okay for Now</i>, that's "the terrified eye" if I ever saw one.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>Bryce just wants to enjoy <i>Bonanza</i>. He does not want to be teased about Julie Baker when he has never wanted anything from her except to be left alone. The plans this dork comes up with though. THE PLANS. Like asking a girl out only to have your bestie fess up to her that it was just to have people forget about Julie Baker.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrVJXemu0fj9Q1LLOcatY7nIrfD3DDqrQ_HwehOQ51UZ46rB6wNjgMpDLi1O2xf5tXNolZ5MzGdx4tlgcVEk7tBS0dSCQhTKZjAqSAazMASPDEuSnB1prq2qb4yIQKkBCTmCR3tn82rx_prk9QtcC9NYE1DxDS2gYKAR-5wx1fT3jtcP_usRnG1hSjaaug" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="540" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrVJXemu0fj9Q1LLOcatY7nIrfD3DDqrQ_HwehOQ51UZ46rB6wNjgMpDLi1O2xf5tXNolZ5MzGdx4tlgcVEk7tBS0dSCQhTKZjAqSAazMASPDEuSnB1prq2qb4yIQKkBCTmCR3tn82rx_prk9QtcC9NYE1DxDS2gYKAR-5wx1fT3jtcP_usRnG1hSjaaug=w400-h214" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">His pretending-to-listen-face, though.</td></tr></tbody></table>I can't forget to mention THE EGGS. My. poor. baby. I mean, what he did was absolutely wrong. But I also don't have the courage to talk to people and I am constantly searching to avoid conflict, so I get it. I would likely do the same. He inherited it from me. I know he's more than the sum of his parts and he just has to find that for himself.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBajhwmQw0HyQiS0u_jYHFDusbKvRJ8T0qViLqoUNOQzxDsiRBbu_a3zlYWJGsxBsPqmsqUQUSIP-vRGQDYQr0vz_pKbTJ607KXVMwE57nCce1l5ad4330J3xZweon3-hRdbHjxs5JBfRddIlQBakly1eI20QUj7lejCccRCtg7ix77K7_0AXIMKxIP8V-" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="447" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBajhwmQw0HyQiS0u_jYHFDusbKvRJ8T0qViLqoUNOQzxDsiRBbu_a3zlYWJGsxBsPqmsqUQUSIP-vRGQDYQr0vz_pKbTJ607KXVMwE57nCce1l5ad4330J3xZweon3-hRdbHjxs5JBfRddIlQBakly1eI20QUj7lejCccRCtg7ix77K7_0AXIMKxIP8V-=w400-h224" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I would still be stoked that he got to do this, though it was TORTURE for him.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>He doesn't realize that Garrett's a jerk, and that trees are beautiful (though that was quite a comeback: "If by beautiful you mean unbelievably ugly, then yes, I would agree."), and he's fighting against this weird feeling inside him. And what's the big idea with perpetual motion?</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_m9Q8JtkA723GnZBSz21Oxv2rmGgZryCkx5QbYsr0kyCd2rKVQCehdXM92AgnQB3jrPpX6yp3vWpVyKrSPUVVIzUy4JvTjB6XrVwEuJ_0wMXSvzyoSX-ZesLCzizkgkFz-bppzvnRwcXqt9NNWOOLAmXIBKWud3kQrjpa3cyestCVrppmchkceWDZVTeA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="396" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_m9Q8JtkA723GnZBSz21Oxv2rmGgZryCkx5QbYsr0kyCd2rKVQCehdXM92AgnQB3jrPpX6yp3vWpVyKrSPUVVIzUy4JvTjB6XrVwEuJ_0wMXSvzyoSX-ZesLCzizkgkFz-bppzvnRwcXqt9NNWOOLAmXIBKWud3kQrjpa3cyestCVrppmchkceWDZVTeA=w400-h254" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">It is a treat to watch this movie and just focus on his expressions. Because they are hilarious.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>I'm not trying to be biased towards anyone on this list because I love them all, but I've just seen this movie A LOT. And it's in my top ten of all time. So. I love the book, too, but the movie hits me in the feels like nothing else.</p><p></p><p><br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Charlie Delgado from <i>Lemonade Mouth (2011)</i></span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizdo-Y2J3OchdDsj9vZ6x5ypvd--EDQo3xeUiakxC7E6jUFugp5lajzL2OpV5PSn7670ugvMj2KzEkdWCAyGzLFOb4Xt3ZkKidw27z4JuDEmLFiAUjLkDSehgY7DRk0-6Y5MVkfAWyjD8uUSeq4vW2PJXLn7D11ksSLsqXSzlrt2IEms_qqTT72pyfWiG8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="415" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizdo-Y2J3OchdDsj9vZ6x5ypvd--EDQo3xeUiakxC7E6jUFugp5lajzL2OpV5PSn7670ugvMj2KzEkdWCAyGzLFOb4Xt3ZkKidw27z4JuDEmLFiAUjLkDSehgY7DRk0-6Y5MVkfAWyjD8uUSeq4vW2PJXLn7D11ksSLsqXSzlrt2IEms_qqTT72pyfWiG8=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></div><br />The drummer is my son genetically. Because not many of you probably know this, but one of my goals in life is to play the drums. I just think they're so cool.<p></p><p>Anyway, we were going to start the parent problem meter: check, he's got it. He's suffering from having a perfect brother. And his parents want him to be exactly like the perfect brother. But he doesn't like soccer. Drumming, on the other hand...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoiKKEF2VP040OrRRckbdFpVzCJRG6t33dGXO-Y7NyJEk-DOJ_L--RlRT_rbTaehhBW85N86Ybq_RIO_oa3KxMvEo1qLYPRbJngceHtX1NImThUbFGZE0CuHwiUhMAxCpR_V7Xw2cfyN5NbSRAtvwS0bHUm-8YEBGa-C53fO0qe4ORqzkMGmKKj6Xf7XFV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="340" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoiKKEF2VP040OrRRckbdFpVzCJRG6t33dGXO-Y7NyJEk-DOJ_L--RlRT_rbTaehhBW85N86Ybq_RIO_oa3KxMvEo1qLYPRbJngceHtX1NImThUbFGZE0CuHwiUhMAxCpR_V7Xw2cfyN5NbSRAtvwS0bHUm-8YEBGa-C53fO0qe4ORqzkMGmKKj6Xf7XFV=w320-h282" width="320" /></a></div><br />Which is why joining a band is the perfect thing for him. Even if it happened in detention. He's so used to hiding in the back of a class, he's the most in awe of the attention the band gets. It's quite adorable. Especially because he's not used to girls talking to him. I never went to high school so I'm not one to say what movies set there are accurate, but most feel like they aren't. This one does.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcIrxvUCZ33VSw_1vDcsLFrX6LnhlVZtZS1jjhNUniQPgczW_PtsLvkMp0OYJ6tG0dRqsgiBYjyNo47hU3zJ10Q7Hfwa_Dn4OIty82x6oTn3v8UvGpdI1BAYNNP88ps1jFgmykMUUcCaEcGpoaARdXY7NnUmGGX7P4nncgzDnmQUTjKc0TJvOC7skLfLt4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="352" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcIrxvUCZ33VSw_1vDcsLFrX6LnhlVZtZS1jjhNUniQPgczW_PtsLvkMp0OYJ6tG0dRqsgiBYjyNo47hU3zJ10Q7Hfwa_Dn4OIty82x6oTn3v8UvGpdI1BAYNNP88ps1jFgmykMUUcCaEcGpoaARdXY7NnUmGGX7P4nncgzDnmQUTjKc0TJvOC7skLfLt4=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></div><br />Even though the perfect brother is ruining his life by being so perfect, the two of them have a great relationship. Which makes me, as Charlie's mother, proud.<p></p><p><br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Claudio from <i>Much Ado About Nothing (1993)</i></span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj52YcWJVfJrvb9qpz2QHKXPyRosy7LxpffAO_xwkXqPhmREEVRIP4S1QGhj0qK5KYYKYuEE4HQOEhDwitxMkXnpKcmn4egilCDiruwUdyT4iEJYlfrDmAS7PcsVgfikRkbcq5v1H6J8YJ4J6EUU3BnCW2AzRXInVLptP5hiUjbxv_6p7vjAJ9QwfMZ24c_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1280" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj52YcWJVfJrvb9qpz2QHKXPyRosy7LxpffAO_xwkXqPhmREEVRIP4S1QGhj0qK5KYYKYuEE4HQOEhDwitxMkXnpKcmn4egilCDiruwUdyT4iEJYlfrDmAS7PcsVgfikRkbcq5v1H6J8YJ4J6EUU3BnCW2AzRXInVLptP5hiUjbxv_6p7vjAJ9QwfMZ24c_=w400-h217" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I talked about my husband from this movie <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-flaming-hotfive-reasons-why-tag-in.html" target="_blank">a while ago</a> so we're going through the family tree and talking about my son. Who I guess is our joint child.</p><p>Ah, Claudio. And this is the first son on today's list who is really suffering from the helplessly in love problem and not the parent problem. Which is why he is called "Monsieur Love". On which point my sister and I always DIE of laughter.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtsIYtA-SnTOVby1_W-zVwyy8ka8uv4S3HmtkhwXe3xHE935_86glDJfX4aqzmFwq_ceS-D-eRRQ8Ib3V_gydv-uBf4baPePPHbCVDWnpJMYLofnI4wciKHDaJcs34N8H_9mfpBEb7pVaipOer8fy6-2R4y2_EF0tmJ3ejyN0ot3QG7BcZxW-YsKNuQ9rh" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtsIYtA-SnTOVby1_W-zVwyy8ka8uv4S3HmtkhwXe3xHE935_86glDJfX4aqzmFwq_ceS-D-eRRQ8Ib3V_gydv-uBf4baPePPHbCVDWnpJMYLofnI4wciKHDaJcs34N8H_9mfpBEb7pVaipOer8fy6-2R4y2_EF0tmJ3ejyN0ot3QG7BcZxW-YsKNuQ9rh=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Presenting this year's "baby-face".</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Speaking of names, another favorite that he gets called is "lack-beard". MWAHAHA. Benedick has the best roasts (Not that not having a beard is a bad thing. Stay that way, hun.) Ahem. Anyway. This is where my protective nature comes in because people say "Kill Claudio." And I'm like, hhhhhheeeeeey, that's a little extreme! Yes, he needs to be scolded. And yes, the person to scold him was the best one to do it. </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvKz8ML_KIcMyN2FvcRM6E6lMWk1dyUa31-6fI8UgPNVWQ35j8pY1W2sQhhSLfxRzN30recnCtYMt0Q7RMPcFTRLEHw-o2YVH4p6rfExsrIkYufeWXxU0IlNv6P_clfbouwLQ5YHnz0cjssJ-tZ2WkDXgCz-0YqSgJuIVLQ0CZxmgP9xxZb31STTc7jRP7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="540" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvKz8ML_KIcMyN2FvcRM6E6lMWk1dyUa31-6fI8UgPNVWQ35j8pY1W2sQhhSLfxRzN30recnCtYMt0Q7RMPcFTRLEHw-o2YVH4p6rfExsrIkYufeWXxU0IlNv6P_clfbouwLQ5YHnz0cjssJ-tZ2WkDXgCz-0YqSgJuIVLQ0CZxmgP9xxZb31STTc7jRP7=w400-h281" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Because he made mistakes. Huge mistakes. And even though he was set-up, he should have faith and patience and understanding. Still, he felt sorry.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Yes, he has a tendency to be jealous. So we're going to work on that. But he's the sweetest guy ever and I'm ever so happy that he's turning away from the army now. I want him to live his sweet life happily.</p><div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiabzqOkN89XchGBP4SGXWmy816d9M69_t45ndceqTrrzS9uSik1urLyV2W4ZYdXh64wMyOV_Qd9d2Jv1o3z-HLiiFkf5T5VF3LKm_x8IA4TMUFzVtdau8CSmEXAUqQsL2lyWBVFYVUqn-y8V2ZzQ85pUyRzBAK3G6Y8JMLMkeQ-sMOZaKCeOKdqlI-Qpah" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiabzqOkN89XchGBP4SGXWmy816d9M69_t45ndceqTrrzS9uSik1urLyV2W4ZYdXh64wMyOV_Qd9d2Jv1o3z-HLiiFkf5T5VF3LKm_x8IA4TMUFzVtdau8CSmEXAUqQsL2lyWBVFYVUqn-y8V2ZzQ85pUyRzBAK3G6Y8JMLMkeQ-sMOZaKCeOKdqlI-Qpah=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This gif is bad quality but THE PAIN!! THE PAIN ON THE POOR BOY'S FACE! This also shows why I am betrothed to the Prince because he is very stoic.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>On a side note, because I've talked about most of the Much Ado men, you're probably wondering how I feel about Benedick. So we'll take half a second to discuss Ben. I adore him, but that's because we. are. the. same. person. I echo his sentiments about love all the time. I auditioned for a different Shakespeare play with his monologue about his disbelief about Claudio's sentiments. With good results, I'll tell you. Anyway, though I don't understand Claudio's heartache, I think it is very cute. He and Hero probably win most adorable couple with their puppy eyes.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu39L3mxFtjjttLdEsjZM1kmgSbRPF7PtSPly2zC6JK86dMl7f_ab19MX4vPcypIAZAtDYy7qx26KN8WH_IAc-YEtN94ddH4J1vuRKn3S03Px_Nniyuz8LZ7YwOkQ0GHPENUzxVBfifsBkmsU9JZHLFCuJ9njMlRSQKpUKtm3cBMI5SPKKoG_NmFj4hkZP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="350" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu39L3mxFtjjttLdEsjZM1kmgSbRPF7PtSPly2zC6JK86dMl7f_ab19MX4vPcypIAZAtDYy7qx26KN8WH_IAc-YEtN94ddH4J1vuRKn3S03Px_Nniyuz8LZ7YwOkQ0GHPENUzxVBfifsBkmsU9JZHLFCuJ9njMlRSQKpUKtm3cBMI5SPKKoG_NmFj4hkZP=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha1ON1Aha5KMxYNuCzgCkWf7VyzL99r9xCmeLVrz6mPq7235DuJIiEZ3DgELK5YQr_VS_gRn5dhU88GewD9EAsX7tyYn8kcm4-yCGnKh_on0xT0J0-DAYalqVwUePyXO1CBSPCPilj4rSsI0k62awAWEyouj6q0uCAgZe6caREVmQl5dZyB2Op9cTo5cfU" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="435" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha1ON1Aha5KMxYNuCzgCkWf7VyzL99r9xCmeLVrz6mPq7235DuJIiEZ3DgELK5YQr_VS_gRn5dhU88GewD9EAsX7tyYn8kcm4-yCGnKh_on0xT0J0-DAYalqVwUePyXO1CBSPCPilj4rSsI0k62awAWEyouj6q0uCAgZe6caREVmQl5dZyB2Op9cTo5cfU=w400-h230" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Benedick's not taking any of this nonsense.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">I had SO MANY gifs and it was so painful to sort through them all. But if Bryce gets 4, so does Claudio. ....but he gets an extra because I put 2 of him in pain (one physical and one emotional) and I need to apologize for that.</p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Klaus Hargreeves from <i>Umbrella Academy</i> (Seasons 1 and 2)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfT1Pa2YaT20l2QXD2lnab5t2QcVn1TNlSxdblJOi23zq3qOGLAa7UmYwwo-EwTLURLuNGqPdK7yhCcQKMbZire7oclwZZbDkHseA9_oY7IEgN6unP4IV6X23ghaYKZL0CQDG5i9gvTOUavPX0-FMaYFDsJNngQK--lZMXmTW3znoTD-JSPaVLXOb2n4DZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="2384" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfT1Pa2YaT20l2QXD2lnab5t2QcVn1TNlSxdblJOi23zq3qOGLAa7UmYwwo-EwTLURLuNGqPdK7yhCcQKMbZire7oclwZZbDkHseA9_oY7IEgN6unP4IV6X23ghaYKZL0CQDG5i9gvTOUavPX0-FMaYFDsJNngQK--lZMXmTW3znoTD-JSPaVLXOb2n4DZ=w400-h210" width="400" /></a></div><br />(I should probably get the guts to watch the third season. But I haven't yet. I'm scared because I already thought it was massively gory but then the 3rd season got bumped up a rating.)<p></p><p>Remember how I had Klaus Baudelaire on the other list? If your name is Klaus I will probably adopt you.</p><p>Seriously, he needs SO much help. Starting a cult is one of the signs that it's time for therapy. Not that things are his fault! Because parent problems? Check. His father was so awful that he didn't give Klaus a name. He was Number Four. It was only his robotic mother who gave names to him and his siblings. (If that doesn't summarize this show I don't know what does. It's insane. One day I'll write a full post just on it.) And speaking of his siblings, I love them all...but I think they make bad decisions and I wish I could be their mother.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIij3bPKlPXSD4VT0D-AiI44cgsPVjXcTV5fbUtSKX00H37bdb0UVGR_6jNA_FvWFWrTI_qFW0ZFcHWsoByLuPVBSKGi2LHCuPzp3FMaVtWtARtJWf5PjvjA4e4hYrg_z_t8zO9K4fbfEhK27PfU6SDDSPpBpVheYoIGtokrDBblmnW1N8gSYaBsbT-AS/s500/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f565f4762336d4847654b517247673d3d2d3933303539363439302e313632373834393164393965363037303237313333313433363533372e676966.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="500" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIij3bPKlPXSD4VT0D-AiI44cgsPVjXcTV5fbUtSKX00H37bdb0UVGR_6jNA_FvWFWrTI_qFW0ZFcHWsoByLuPVBSKGi2LHCuPzp3FMaVtWtARtJWf5PjvjA4e4hYrg_z_t8zO9K4fbfEhK27PfU6SDDSPpBpVheYoIGtokrDBblmnW1N8gSYaBsbT-AS/w400-h296/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f565f4762336d4847654b517247673d3d2d3933303539363439302e313632373834393164393965363037303237313333313433363533372e676966.gif" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The whole show starts (so this is not a spoiler, it's the premise) with the father dying so what do we all do? Years ago they were a superhero team and now? Their lives are falling apart collectively and separately. No one takes Klaus seriously so he doesn't see a reason to take himself seriously.</p><p>But you know what, if I saw the dead, I would probably fall apart and do anything to make it stop. Which for him means not staying sober. He just needs a support system! The only one he has is one of the ghosts...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLoudJfqFSbRDgIdCu25I23FdHPw20c07JUdo8hklicPepsu1fAFBcVGUluUXjpbjEsHkLVnskvUIs6OdrosnpAxQhVjyKUcSBFTQh5MVx7WV7rNkJbKmvmnXsg2t5NV1fWYHqpSQlBc6fESJeJ10CnrT3SqVMkyoyiqogCQXJXKXGf6h4Dn7UnqU-HaR/s275/images.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLoudJfqFSbRDgIdCu25I23FdHPw20c07JUdo8hklicPepsu1fAFBcVGUluUXjpbjEsHkLVnskvUIs6OdrosnpAxQhVjyKUcSBFTQh5MVx7WV7rNkJbKmvmnXsg2t5NV1fWYHqpSQlBc6fESJeJ10CnrT3SqVMkyoyiqogCQXJXKXGf6h4Dn7UnqU-HaR/w400-h266/images.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>What Reginald Hargreeves did to Klaus to try to get him to unlock his power?? HORRIFYING. NEVER. EVER. EVER DO THAT. There is giving challenges for growth and then there is torture.</p><p>Because he and his siblings were so broken, my favorite parts of this show is when they get to heal together. His relationship with his sisters is ADORABLE. And he and David are cute.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8ymMnQyo8oTxYah3p_B3ZJcLnlZWOCpRgX9nSz9e_9TssSZabStRL7Q4-ew99qwOiQVNMokLqUbWy44AiGbq76erA4FCklVg_2-gxsSg76XG_RbbdLYpET-Oax5ly5hK92s7W0NK02DipTBQIKe_FuUp4vlbcRzI63ScgE5pzvLVlOYSNbyo9DaZu2CYl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="239" data-original-width="498" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8ymMnQyo8oTxYah3p_B3ZJcLnlZWOCpRgX9nSz9e_9TssSZabStRL7Q4-ew99qwOiQVNMokLqUbWy44AiGbq76erA4FCklVg_2-gxsSg76XG_RbbdLYpET-Oax5ly5hK92s7W0NK02DipTBQIKe_FuUp4vlbcRzI63ScgE5pzvLVlOYSNbyo9DaZu2CYl=w400-h193" width="400" /></a></div>(Aww, shucks. This is making me want to rewatch the show which is something I never thought I'd say.)<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ricky Bowen from <i>High School Musical The Musical The Series</i></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDGn2J3aSSFgMO4_KZOnJpTtgD-aVAwydcWKyDlBacUygnu5wKbExlwFOp-23cXZ53RgeWVxV5BfSjWlNccq04A_TFuMXMQCHqJV7ZAp2PY2AsvSm_ImMruhXdVm6-TDxIi1gzKGNhuD65zhU6iMfOyM7h1uI3eru_jeA2Wpk4wTpwSjaBdOedfRLoCiGz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="750" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDGn2J3aSSFgMO4_KZOnJpTtgD-aVAwydcWKyDlBacUygnu5wKbExlwFOp-23cXZ53RgeWVxV5BfSjWlNccq04A_TFuMXMQCHqJV7ZAp2PY2AsvSm_ImMruhXdVm6-TDxIi1gzKGNhuD65zhU6iMfOyM7h1uI3eru_jeA2Wpk4wTpwSjaBdOedfRLoCiGz=w400-h342" width="400" /></a></div><br />(Mainly seasons 1 and 2 because while I loved some things about season 3, the development with Ricky was not one of them. I hated it so much that I may not watch season 4. But we'll see.)<p></p><p>I wasn't a fan of the original HSM. So I started watching the series mainly to make fun of it. Yet, I loved it from the first second. That's all due to Ricky. At first I was intrigued to see how they would deal with his <i>faux pas</i>. As that first episode went on I realized how precious and scared he is.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNiiS9cg5xJqYX4dy0WGW0vW3IZvMe5sdR8__jPW5pm-_S8zVnfysxe0ft3o9XJKnRaF6qEHRzxOInIY4nXoWQSOj0OdVkNdz6LRE2_MFTUt_UNUsy052LZiVuZrgY7iXwu_Pkjb3YGbtdxLvjGUQp-xdlpGKKx_beeUNLJ4064CnaaTWWJpRXhGGXWgg7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNiiS9cg5xJqYX4dy0WGW0vW3IZvMe5sdR8__jPW5pm-_S8zVnfysxe0ft3o9XJKnRaF6qEHRzxOInIY4nXoWQSOj0OdVkNdz6LRE2_MFTUt_UNUsy052LZiVuZrgY7iXwu_Pkjb3YGbtdxLvjGUQp-xdlpGKKx_beeUNLJ4064CnaaTWWJpRXhGGXWgg7=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><p>Now, do I approve of what Ricky did? No. "Taking a break" and then expecting everything to be fine? That's just pushing a problem to the side. But I feel for him because we are all at different stages and in a family where he's trying to hold it together, those "three little words" might seem like "not a big deal". But it is, because people abandon him.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Why? Parent problems: check. They're getting a divorce and in the midst of his despair and confusion he finds solace in a musical. What started out as a romantic gesture turns into something to hold onto.</p><p>Ah, the great origin stories of actors.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi5nU1QVrp-_XeA3zp9nucnDvhtTRbh4dF9r_0islL-_Ji8aYnKnP3QkRWNEEW8z99_6cmDvVh5pMkaD5DBpZ5ApLu9IWw2rEaxV7tyoJS0vB5qV6Of5Oa1Jm5gm014G_FwnOPVU98Y3NmclaKof4bbG6ZRn2FSHtiZLJH1I5wdjwYsiLqSGPJaB8vyTps" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi5nU1QVrp-_XeA3zp9nucnDvhtTRbh4dF9r_0islL-_Ji8aYnKnP3QkRWNEEW8z99_6cmDvVh5pMkaD5DBpZ5ApLu9IWw2rEaxV7tyoJS0vB5qV6Of5Oa1Jm5gm014G_FwnOPVU98Y3NmclaKof4bbG6ZRn2FSHtiZLJH1I5wdjwYsiLqSGPJaB8vyTps=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Any time he breaks the fourth wall it makes my day.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">He's trying to do the right thing and be the person others want him to be but he's always scared of falling short. Because he feels he fell short for his parents. Though he didn't, it wasn't him, it was what they had tried working through together and failed. I just want to demand custody for Ricky, okay?</p><p></p><p>High school is probably the most emotional time of life because everything seems like such a big deal. That's where this show guts me, because it was all a big deal to me, the steps these characters were taking. But I have to remind myself that they. are. in. high. school. There are going to be changes for the rest of their lives. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgHD2T5fIM8qodwY_L2yqYp1C6R49a3ggI9Du8TaUniHxYQsYeBE891XvApU6IyEfk4rBYMZ1-JZPZl7snxUxpzFXWR_8paePRiWpZtWMiuvECP87EK_IqOdGO2lbjsFk3eXzEfpFSZ_5P4mg_SRFv6tyDVFZPby7mfP-a0H9wM9qbdeX9w2xA4BHhabm6" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="630" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgHD2T5fIM8qodwY_L2yqYp1C6R49a3ggI9Du8TaUniHxYQsYeBE891XvApU6IyEfk4rBYMZ1-JZPZl7snxUxpzFXWR_8paePRiWpZtWMiuvECP87EK_IqOdGO2lbjsFk3eXzEfpFSZ_5P4mg_SRFv6tyDVFZPby7mfP-a0H9wM9qbdeX9w2xA4BHhabm6=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even looking at this image from ep. 4 brings me pain.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Episode 4 of season 1 (...I think it's ep. 4, could be 5...) physically hurts me. I cry every time I watch it. There is a deep loneliness and resignation that cuts me up inside. And I know we've moved on into new drama, but that doesn't erase what has happened in the past. It shows why stories are so important to us because they are an escape from reality.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Scorpius Malfoy from <i>Harry Potter and the Cursed Child</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnqcoqHecwl3IsciGW-ZZn_Ng7ZRzwtN5dq3fyM3EbhTmQDXiGLgfncQdHaXEORM8hFV1ZFEaE8FnkWJo3AOsKh4_aO1e1iRS4-Lo_2RRAECpJFc76EqVeacYZrSny58GrcTJPSFDymROmC3ZF5GUc5FxlwpE6tdSdPio9nVsRypbRB2d-RlADe1Hjz8j/s300/th.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="199" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnqcoqHecwl3IsciGW-ZZn_Ng7ZRzwtN5dq3fyM3EbhTmQDXiGLgfncQdHaXEORM8hFV1ZFEaE8FnkWJo3AOsKh4_aO1e1iRS4-Lo_2RRAECpJFc76EqVeacYZrSny58GrcTJPSFDymROmC3ZF5GUc5FxlwpE6tdSdPio9nVsRypbRB2d-RlADe1Hjz8j/s1600/th.jpeg" width="199" /></a></div><p>OH MY GOODNESS I’M A BAD MOTHER</p><p>He's the one who made me realize I needed to do this post again.</p><p>It's been awhile since I read this, and that was only the once. But Scorpius is the dictionary definition of a cinnamon roll. Yes, basically all these characters are cinnamon rolls because babies are very similar to cinnamon rolls, BUT Scorpius takes it to another level.</p><p>I also have adopted Albus. At the same time I relate SO MUCH to Albus, it's more like we're twins. Middle kids, ya know. So I don't think I'm emotionally stable enough to be Albus's mother. (Am I emotionally stable enough to be any of these characters's mother? Probably not, but it's my blog so I make the rules.) Scorpius, on the other hand, is a darling and would be no trouble at all. Besides the events of this book. But that wasn't really his fault!</p><p>Scorpius suffers from the same pressure his dad felt. Which is that you have to be a certain way. The difference between Scorpius and his dad is that Scorpius couldn't be arrogant if he wanted to. He's sweet to the core. Both Albus's and Scorpius's parents are HORRIFIED that they are friends but it's what I always wanted. Albus is more of the punk and Scorpius is trying to keep him out of trouble. They just want to be friends. Is that too much to ask?? Is it too much to ask that they don't feel obliged to carry on their fathers's legacy as enemies??</p><p>At first I didn't really like the story (I came around about halfway through, though) so all that was keeping me going was darling Scorpius. He deserves all the hugs.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kang Seo-woo from <i>Cinderella and the Four Knights (2016)</i></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFyAc92yxv2XVbuXM-zws-tWokvqAZ4vsmuwAgXZ0190Yw-K3PrdRnqKx7-dOIxgjVCmUSOIkaC_F5HAY02f_foJx13Nmx54JGiYt16bYgQ5Ft1JiP-vxZLY-dToxmOre4Lx5aQtclusZNn9ESFriTod1v69Qr0SWu9uYdfbUMAdWRH2_C-hE8F5CRMvN-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFyAc92yxv2XVbuXM-zws-tWokvqAZ4vsmuwAgXZ0190Yw-K3PrdRnqKx7-dOIxgjVCmUSOIkaC_F5HAY02f_foJx13Nmx54JGiYt16bYgQ5Ft1JiP-vxZLY-dToxmOre4Lx5aQtclusZNn9ESFriTod1v69Qr0SWu9uYdfbUMAdWRH2_C-hE8F5CRMvN-=w302-h320" width="302" /></a></p>Rewatching made me realize that I did not give this guy enough love. That's why sisters are good for watching things with because my little sister has done nothing but talk about how much she loves Seo-woo.<p></p><p>His grandpa has hired a gal to get the Kang cousins into shape. Hyun-min is a playboy, Ji-woon is a punk, and Seo-woo? A good-for-nothing because he's a musician. WHAT?? He is not a good-for-nothing! His music is fabulous.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjntjdO0L96uqYJtetTNYvcV-lAI0NMKoNjLp_DNaLmfkPUe6QupntvmLEzIbIILz2JIBby7uKMmR0nuqUMDndfJkQzd8RwO5IEZEgFmjs7b12sRAelz3kPZz5cvsxHrq8h6WiY09JPjz1rlT4-dd3-QgDtvdnY4kTnA0PKXIGdeuJKMAqlMJb7TbcKPi36" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="512" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjntjdO0L96uqYJtetTNYvcV-lAI0NMKoNjLp_DNaLmfkPUe6QupntvmLEzIbIILz2JIBby7uKMmR0nuqUMDndfJkQzd8RwO5IEZEgFmjs7b12sRAelz3kPZz5cvsxHrq8h6WiY09JPjz1rlT4-dd3-QgDtvdnY4kTnA0PKXIGdeuJKMAqlMJb7TbcKPi36=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br />He is the sweetest guy on the face of the planet. He's been shoved into this rivalry with his cousins and because they never want to do what they are told he's been witness to their bad influence. I relate to his feeling of he only gets so many days off in a year, so he wants to spend those ALONE. Mwahaha.<p></p><p>But can we normalize guys being sweet? That would be great. That means that I would adopt everyone.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgn30ihRcdhaMd7wSC3ttIo4tGFLyFJyFGl6oJpCqbFsSWK4HHE4thFyTfvlJ_voK7feVoioriqj09RdR-QrN_R5dYwiW82y8cIUcxPnVBUFolqZfM_ffIwh2MuvAEXxY1K62L71LWweHGuXJt7aU-ZDe1iflW3LQyoXAsxKeFs3NJDGF-3_ra6VJ_y5CUa" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="512" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgn30ihRcdhaMd7wSC3ttIo4tGFLyFJyFGl6oJpCqbFsSWK4HHE4thFyTfvlJ_voK7feVoioriqj09RdR-QrN_R5dYwiW82y8cIUcxPnVBUFolqZfM_ffIwh2MuvAEXxY1K62L71LWweHGuXJt7aU-ZDe1iflW3LQyoXAsxKeFs3NJDGF-3_ra6VJ_y5CUa=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br />Seo-woo is very subtle as opposed to his cousins. He cares about people and shows that in small ways. Like calling over 40 times. Some of my favorite scenes are the birthday obsession. And the flowers. And the helping pull stuff out of the water. And the Rock Paper Scissors on the stairs.<p></p><p>His songs have deep meanings and are a beautiful way of expressing himself. I just want to give him a hug because no one ever does. One of the songs is about his relationship with his dad and I can't. It's so sad and heartfelt and AACCKK.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglnEeZKanmUHyFxU4yh4ds-DpokMJq0V3_2_BxwB30qKPCYmCyND93_7wVLZEG5F13gbnuk2uAKvpejtbqJXBRFrWIczkO5i-UnoaRRWi_4okot8jZ-O3R9ntqZrBr7wJ8qQ-zwVti0Q9bgIl4-6jFlB3QhabWpINdSwGO8mjV1aJyGCvkcF60ZhBWRTx4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="135" data-original-width="268" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglnEeZKanmUHyFxU4yh4ds-DpokMJq0V3_2_BxwB30qKPCYmCyND93_7wVLZEG5F13gbnuk2uAKvpejtbqJXBRFrWIczkO5i-UnoaRRWi_4okot8jZ-O3R9ntqZrBr7wJ8qQ-zwVti0Q9bgIl4-6jFlB3QhabWpINdSwGO8mjV1aJyGCvkcF60ZhBWRTx4=w400-h201" width="400" /></a></div><br />His fashion is fly and I love the nicknames he gives others. Like, "Miss Celebrity". As a celebrity himself he's always hiding from the crowds which usually turns into quite the situational comedy.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wendell Gifford from <i>Lemonade Mouth (2011)</i></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOWQZgXYW4ZhlHD8-PSplNl9yeESsSiJsIsQnDzL364Ruaf9q745rUSOWEZs190wiPL6rtAeZkrvlclMhpGBOVVRWetGsltHIFUCiyaJjC16JcWELgSjNaCJ2rHwvop_Pvf69XEFUw3NTRLGVthMqFzKDb7zOy_M7eo8KD22jCKpMksCC52PGUYlih-AIj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="996" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOWQZgXYW4ZhlHD8-PSplNl9yeESsSiJsIsQnDzL364Ruaf9q745rUSOWEZs190wiPL6rtAeZkrvlclMhpGBOVVRWetGsltHIFUCiyaJjC16JcWELgSjNaCJ2rHwvop_Pvf69XEFUw3NTRLGVthMqFzKDb7zOy_M7eo8KD22jCKpMksCC52PGUYlih-AIj" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>I didn't realize his full name is Wendell because he always goes by Wen. But I love that so much.</p><p>I know we already discussed a character from <i>Lemonade Mouth (2011)</i> today. Face it, I have adopted the whole band because as teenagers, every single one of them has problems with their parents.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEDOPDTSy6yO1GQzEr-ZWIASIHJDBwkzGDo2ti3c6dimJB4tKpUZPsFoavhJ1FRyU9kFFua-EaF1gtEPNXmraId-ak9hjlXw-QvdF6Kj7Ig6XWBP0bYM4oIQdIT_X46o6WGPe9gHXbbun8tgb0YXdnoUyi0EbLG_xM6Drnl2X9mJG-X2Sb0morjyszBR7-" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="611" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEDOPDTSy6yO1GQzEr-ZWIASIHJDBwkzGDo2ti3c6dimJB4tKpUZPsFoavhJ1FRyU9kFFua-EaF1gtEPNXmraId-ak9hjlXw-QvdF6Kj7Ig6XWBP0bYM4oIQdIT_X46o6WGPe9gHXbbun8tgb0YXdnoUyi0EbLG_xM6Drnl2X9mJG-X2Sb0morjyszBR7-=w400-h249" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yep, absolutely all of them are my darlings.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Wen's problem is his dad's girlfriend. He feels understandably weird about the whole situation. He feels like he's being pushed to the side because all of a sudden everything is being done to accommodate her. What about Wen and his sister? The picture frame scene hurts me. Yes, Wen was hurt more, but it hits me so hard. Then the sunglasses are totally something I would do...</p><p>I love that he and Olivia write the songs for the band. They are dorks to their core but that means they are adorkable. </p><p>What does Wen contribute to the writing? Rap! </p><p></p><blockquote><p style="text-align: center;">"It's Wen and I'm heaven-sent, music like a veteran</p><p style="text-align: center;">Renegade lemonade, use it in my medicine"</p></blockquote><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGrApj1eaMhcStOU1w0FNRYMwmicaVVkuYPOTz7fJxfQjZSvQHYq3YKQusrz4z5FvVReoqkOUoFBGhcMjLrKKv72_DFotAeCPYwLvEafn4kSYFkHYniBW06-Uu60y_4n-vYm0QLy0FunzlIoNRgWASkTy7h-KyIAfTMVpq34aue_XDN0WnCosBArRDbpSl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="142" data-original-width="250" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGrApj1eaMhcStOU1w0FNRYMwmicaVVkuYPOTz7fJxfQjZSvQHYq3YKQusrz4z5FvVReoqkOUoFBGhcMjLrKKv72_DFotAeCPYwLvEafn4kSYFkHYniBW06-Uu60y_4n-vYm0QLy0FunzlIoNRgWASkTy7h-KyIAfTMVpq34aue_XDN0WnCosBArRDbpSl=w400-h228" width="400" /></a></div><br />My sister and I once challenged each other to memorize all of Wen's rap in "Determinate" and we now are experts. <p></p><p>When they're trying to come up with a band name, he suggests "Wen". And that becomes a running joke. While I usually would hate that kind of ego from others, Wen gets a pass because he's so sweet.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE8DN6DiV4kI1-vCAjUO7wd2srS8ROEqdPt5AGHmgauSNWiYvQmz9-6vUUqCwDLtCwN2knwQFBNtCTNWU4LGsLdopBsasKpQd_QnJd9t6N__AO8nx6wrB5rtCgTPwmonrIo_kv7kL4fYGYEvN0yQ_rh8QGEMwI9yyDYQudoEXxwsqHtAxIRPdwlNQ0yhFp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="1554" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE8DN6DiV4kI1-vCAjUO7wd2srS8ROEqdPt5AGHmgauSNWiYvQmz9-6vUUqCwDLtCwN2knwQFBNtCTNWU4LGsLdopBsasKpQd_QnJd9t6N__AO8nx6wrB5rtCgTPwmonrIo_kv7kL4fYGYEvN0yQ_rh8QGEMwI9yyDYQudoEXxwsqHtAxIRPdwlNQ0yhFp=w320-h303" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>How many keyboardists are in bands? It's kind of rare. I just got back from a festival I've gone to almost every year and I saw a keyboard there for the first time.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /><br />And mwahaha there's one more. Because of the 10 I did last time, plus the 10 more this time I need 1 more to be 21. Because it's All My Sons. (Those of you who understand, understand. If not, read <i>All My Sons</i>. Or watch it.) (Why am I using such a depressing number? "I swear, MC," you're saying, "if this is your excuse to get an honorable mention...")</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Adrien Agreste/Chat Noir from <i>Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir</i> (TV Series)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYiC1pY083wYThgAEoRb-Sa2DuJZIxF9Rhj-arklAdjxqHwJETasy_z1Kki7-M3PfP44herFBJMHb0R_E5IkvIP6UyN0A5zaIthOobhstYcLfJ3I2pRnrvCvRgMrWTANPx8sbI5t3VuOBp2FS6ZWzQjKXzAPEC3SFvm7SrZrGRUozSZe79ygDbTQuJ4Yt0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="850" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYiC1pY083wYThgAEoRb-Sa2DuJZIxF9Rhj-arklAdjxqHwJETasy_z1Kki7-M3PfP44herFBJMHb0R_E5IkvIP6UyN0A5zaIthOobhstYcLfJ3I2pRnrvCvRgMrWTANPx8sbI5t3VuOBp2FS6ZWzQjKXzAPEC3SFvm7SrZrGRUozSZe79ygDbTQuJ4Yt0=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br />(Yes, I call it Chat Noir instead of Cat Noir. Because if we're translating it it's going to be Black Cat. So let's just say it one way or the other.)<p></p><p>Like <i>Umbrella Academy</i>, this probably doesn't count because I'm not done seeing it. Did I go back and rewatch parts of the first episode because I couldn't remember how it all started? Yes, I did. It's been since 2021 since I watch that, okay? I'm only in season 3. And I haven't seen the movie yet. But things are getting WILD and I'm not going to love Adrien any less, so let's chat. (Did you see what I did there? That was totally unintended.)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiS2tx-yGwaf9Klh5alSOnUglyx-cSdQUuyd2GZqGuxTKA4Y3cii4e-NJVm-F6e1ZKR9fR685d3ywdsz5RB03IM7UWGzORbBJYw3Tdyo_1Y-e1ly0Wx5vMKdqubstjLv-EN6rIdKHpCn4-b5ekDg3ZVfzmdkvfaZQlcyswYFBKIZA-g0zuCeJEypOsaPdRY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiS2tx-yGwaf9Klh5alSOnUglyx-cSdQUuyd2GZqGuxTKA4Y3cii4e-NJVm-F6e1ZKR9fR685d3ywdsz5RB03IM7UWGzORbBJYw3Tdyo_1Y-e1ly0Wx5vMKdqubstjLv-EN6rIdKHpCn4-b5ekDg3ZVfzmdkvfaZQlcyswYFBKIZA-g0zuCeJEypOsaPdRY=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></div><br />Like <i>Much Ado</i>, <i>Miraculous</i> has a character I am in love with and a character I have adopted. We are going through this the opposite way and I'm talking about the character I have adopted: my darling Adrien.<p></p><p>Parent problems? Check, check, check. His father is deep in grief over losing his mother, but they would be so much better if the two of them worked through it all together. How does Adrien react? Does he become a sullen punk? No, he has the purest heart on the face of the planet. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSEJvakhaBIjyyukxFPaorBuTqPn-915xuICnOKF_5JpxbILH9wT1z_DLZw4HGmp43YSeNB8hfJo5DoRpKckjsXlREsgSZGVpHQXmwpDDHo6XlgVni26urqWXL5S4LTJ_rjp-aOtKIrhX5JSa4QwL_ZlpUrBPUrUTVB-FxxNOqff0jo8rHmBO28B7-j-zf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSEJvakhaBIjyyukxFPaorBuTqPn-915xuICnOKF_5JpxbILH9wT1z_DLZw4HGmp43YSeNB8hfJo5DoRpKckjsXlREsgSZGVpHQXmwpDDHo6XlgVni26urqWXL5S4LTJ_rjp-aOtKIrhX5JSa4QwL_ZlpUrBPUrUTVB-FxxNOqff0jo8rHmBO28B7-j-zf=w350-h400" width="350" /></a></div><br />It is frequently SOMEONE ELSE'S FAULT *cough* that people get akumatized (it's a thing in the show. It's so bizarre you have to watch to understand). It is never Adrien's fault.......*crickets*.......OKAY, maybe it has been a few times but that has been for reasons completely out of his control. And all those times have in fact been that OTHER PERSON'S fault. He can't help it that he's one of the most adored models of Paris.<p></p><p>He just wants to go to school and have friends and have his dad talk to him. He is kind to the most hated person at the school and does things to cheer everyone up. He's a quiet one, but even his presence radiates calm. I feel like I didn't appreciate him enough until we saw the origin story. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK7kNPop8nXCU1h6GSpg1uyGszO48PpBOIprIhEj6TlGgGo-TX_usthkVw8rjs9NeDoK1NQDXlPqx6QMPqIwyBIrM-vKi0jAFLbMK0jBxYrYZCpJdeOrzC13uHqs8XyE33fMH-CfV3yEuVIk_3wSi49TE6v4L2gCrNhief6kRoNJp3dkOCyQUFdHrmXRQi" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="408" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK7kNPop8nXCU1h6GSpg1uyGszO48PpBOIprIhEj6TlGgGo-TX_usthkVw8rjs9NeDoK1NQDXlPqx6QMPqIwyBIrM-vKi0jAFLbMK0jBxYrYZCpJdeOrzC13uHqs8XyE33fMH-CfV3yEuVIk_3wSi49TE6v4L2gCrNhief6kRoNJp3dkOCyQUFdHrmXRQi=w373-h640" width="373" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782926980139/" target="_blank">Source</a>. <br />Someone else noticed this!!! It wasn't just me!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I love his personality change to be a superhero. He's breaking out of his shell and saying all the things he never says because he's the quiet one. I find his puns and jokes amazing and everything he says makes me want to be his mother more.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now you know 21 of my sons. With each new story I experience I adopt more, so these posts may become an annual thing. You never know.</p><p>Thanks for reading! Does anyone else adopt characters? How many of these do you know? What is your relationship with these sweets? Who are some of your favorite cinnamon roll characters?</p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></p></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-26014020305357031332023-08-07T11:15:00.003-06:002023-08-07T11:15:00.130-06:00Seven Years Ago: Movies Meet Their Match + Meet The Book Blogger Tag <p>Friends! Romans! Country peeps!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrzootxa22X1U8xYIzaUXB_YFDkWuGNT6Q9wiI0yLdLOj70e45j04_Hq9CaUDWv9_KfH8kfYTWAmRbrCo4TAasdzGZQGuZNfHlrK8nAGOFk5rHtSCuBeLW7c7G3h-dDwZY6Nfttk0wB6InGI1g4-AGVMrHYQtZMFEVmfOzSVWmN44-4e5KNsoq3etgrMK/s500/m9a.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="500" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrzootxa22X1U8xYIzaUXB_YFDkWuGNT6Q9wiI0yLdLOj70e45j04_Hq9CaUDWv9_KfH8kfYTWAmRbrCo4TAasdzGZQGuZNfHlrK8nAGOFk5rHtSCuBeLW7c7G3h-dDwZY6Nfttk0wB6InGI1g4-AGVMrHYQtZMFEVmfOzSVWmN44-4e5KNsoq3etgrMK/w400-h225/m9a.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"You" meaning "me".</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Something crazy happened lo, over a fortnight ago, on the 19th of July. The official blogoversary of Movies Meet Their Match! All SEVEN YEARS.</p><p>I can't believe it. I know I say this every year, but this latest seemed to FLY BY. Especially because I didn't even really write that many posts. I've always been scattered but it has grown exponentially.</p><p>But do you know what else has grown? My love for all of you guys! I love that you take the time to read these crazy thoughts.</p><p>So even though we're late (which can only be expected because 7 is a weird number. Which means I love the little prime all the more, but things just get wacky, okay?), we're doing a big celebration.</p><p>And by big I mean I'm going to celebrate with the usual stats, filling out a tag, and chilling with you guys.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFAUcOtd2WB5waj7Xgnv6oJZeExMbUa-h5TWipu2Q6MGEPNo5dDH7RvQyibXDXfmN3h6wBzhfu6VXQ3tAE3ZpKdgnbHXoq30nMToULVTrfZ3F9K4ZyY7WQcUsOyfdMfm09xgiqs_e26CCsTylhvjI-f579QE7aHyyUcVh15QHIYyn_DzuDsv9np9UC6pbp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="140" data-original-width="245" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFAUcOtd2WB5waj7Xgnv6oJZeExMbUa-h5TWipu2Q6MGEPNo5dDH7RvQyibXDXfmN3h6wBzhfu6VXQ3tAE3ZpKdgnbHXoq30nMToULVTrfZ3F9K4ZyY7WQcUsOyfdMfm09xgiqs_e26CCsTylhvjI-f579QE7aHyyUcVh15QHIYyn_DzuDsv9np9UC6pbp=w400-h229" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A trip down memory lane is falling down the rabbit hole...</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>If you want to see me when I'm more organized to throw a party, here are the other years: <a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2016/07/hello-movie-and-book-fans.html" target="_blank">Hello book and movie fans (Original first post)</a>, <a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/07/one-year-ago-movies-meet-their-match.html" target="_blank">One Year Ago</a> (2017), <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2018/07/two-years-ago-movies-meet-their-match.html" target="_blank">Two Years Ago</a> (2018), <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/07/three-years-ago-movies-meet-their-match.html" target="_blank">Three Years Ago</a> (2019), <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/07/four-years-ago-movies-meet-their-match.html" target="_blank">Four Years Ago</a> (2020), <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/07/five-years-ago-movies-meet-their-match.html" target="_blank">Five Years Ago (+If I Was A Fictional Character) (2021)</a>, & <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2022/07/six-years-ago-movies-meet-their-match.html" target="_blank">Six Years Ago (+Behind the Blogger Tag)</a> (2022).</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Stats:</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: courier;">Followers:</span></b> 74 </p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="269" src="https://giphy.com/embed/26ufdolKwb1KjKQ1O" width="480"></iframe></div>
<span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">I love you guys!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><b style="font-family: courier;">All time page views: </b></span>153,156<p><b><span style="font-family: courier;">Posts: </span></b>(err, my bad) So at the time of July 19th, I had published 500 posts. But now this is the 502nd, because I had to join Western Cinema Week.</p><p><b><span style="font-family: courier;">Top 3 most popular posts:</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">1. <a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/12/book-vs-movie-review-summer-of-monkeys.html" target="_blank">Book vs. Movie Review: <i>Summer of the Monkeys</i></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">2. <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2016/10/emma-read-along-week-1-discussion.html" target="_blank"><i>Emma</i> Read-Along: Week 1 Discussion</a> </p><div>3. <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/09/tolkien-blog-party-2017-tag.html" target="_blank">Tolkien Blog Party 2017 ~ The Tag!</a></div><p>I'm guessing it's because those are linked on other blogs (the hosts), otherwise I'm confused as to why those three...</p><p><b><span style="font-family: courier;">My 5 favorite posts:</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">1. <a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/02/movie-review-defense-of-little-women.html" target="_blank">Movie Review (& Defense Of): <i>Little Women (2019)</i></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">2. <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/10/how-i-am-like-luke-skywalker.html" target="_blank">How I am like Luke Skywalker</a></p><p style="text-align: left;">3. <a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/05/book-reviews-featuring-world-war-ii.html" target="_blank">Book Reviews Featuring World War II King Arthur Legends, A Boy Named Jinx, and a Skilled Dressmaker</a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/05/book-reviews-featuring-world-war-ii.html" target="_blank">4. </a><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2022/01/my-top-ten-fictional-characters-who.html" target="_blank">My Top Ten Fictional Characters Who Need to be Protected at All Costs aka My Children, My Sons, My "Babies"</a></p><p>5. <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-running-wild-in-impractical-outfits.html" target="_blank">The Running Wild In Impractical Outfits Tag // Seeing if I Have Any Sense of Style</a></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Changes/YouTube videos:</span></p><p>Because I've been somewhat out of touch, not many changes have happened. I've only made one more YT video since my last blogoversary. And don't get me wrong, I'm pretty proud of it! I've worked on two more since then but neither is cooperating. Okay, I finished the one. I'm just running it through a few more edits (ugh, have to update all the audio files) before releasing it into the world. I'll leave a surprise to what the song and character combo it is, but just know that I was trying to have it ready for May 4th...</p><p>For quick and easy access, here are all the fan videos I've made so far:</p><p style="text-align: center;">Kylo Ren (<i>Star Wars</i>)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WOSTQxwVJmg" width="320" youtube-src-id="WOSTQxwVJmg"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Loki Laufyson (MCU)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6dpMj2DLd6c" width="320" youtube-src-id="6dpMj2DLd6c"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Rapunzel + Eugene (<i>Tangled</i>)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZAEixJ1x-T8" width="320" youtube-src-id="ZAEixJ1x-T8"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">Edward + Sandra (<i>Big Fish</i>)</div><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Aj2KSyYJEEs" width="320" youtube-src-id="Aj2KSyYJEEs"></iframe></div><span style="text-align: center;">(Does anyone even know about this movie?? Because it's one of my all time favorites)</span><br /><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Header:</span></p><p>Right after my blogoversary, but darling sister FIONA spent all day making me this GOREGEOUS HEADER. I don't ever want to take it down. It's beautiful, it's fantastic (those of you who know why I'm using those adjectives, well, you know why...) and radiates the joy that comes from petals all around us. These are the benefits of having a sister who is studying graphic design.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAWDNsh58NuFHZWRYe_EHDDSbMKftHCbHGSMmA_Km81AWE-aN-sP6VUYGpSDc_AHECJqHDh002IzzdiZKaolfpSQDbDi03PRGh1TRlyIQI-zBDwyQ41Z9cH3c9UA23JJZb4WGCCLDeT9mz2SbLbbE0O7F4uBqGJCF_ZLgNrTsjTpfNY7N_96w3brpB9FP/s1920/Movies%20Meet%20Their%20Match-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAWDNsh58NuFHZWRYe_EHDDSbMKftHCbHGSMmA_Km81AWE-aN-sP6VUYGpSDc_AHECJqHDh002IzzdiZKaolfpSQDbDi03PRGh1TRlyIQI-zBDwyQ41Z9cH3c9UA23JJZb4WGCCLDeT9mz2SbLbbE0O7F4uBqGJCF_ZLgNrTsjTpfNY7N_96w3brpB9FP/w640-h360/Movies%20Meet%20Their%20Match-2.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>How many of these flowered scenes do you know?</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Schedule:</span></p><p>...I kind of forgot that I was going to have a schedule. But now that I've been reminded of that, I'm excited for it.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_c8hWRhfVNt4Lt3tO-8YFDmgda8yafdcCeMjeYdTqGuVGCy1nLs9ugZgjmQrPL5Dkn9vBSYiEtUMGpkCxvMrULat8ol_5qQ1mzRJzivm4kXC8bKYm4d5pkhyg1bg4DA5pqsyYU5ZEU28LrHQzEXfE1y8U2CeAonPWnWBuh31-9BGW8NgGm0xgmKwhqEw3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="498" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_c8hWRhfVNt4Lt3tO-8YFDmgda8yafdcCeMjeYdTqGuVGCy1nLs9ugZgjmQrPL5Dkn9vBSYiEtUMGpkCxvMrULat8ol_5qQ1mzRJzivm4kXC8bKYm4d5pkhyg1bg4DA5pqsyYU5ZEU28LrHQzEXfE1y8U2CeAonPWnWBuh31-9BGW8NgGm0xgmKwhqEw3=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Look for posts on either Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Currently about me:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><b>I am reading</b>:</span> <i>Fable</i> - by Adrienne Young. I think this could be an interesting movie. Because right now as a book I am REALLY confused.</p><p><b><span style="font-family: courier;">I am rereading:</span></b> <i>The Penderwicks</i> - by Jeanne Birdsall. My life, my love.</p><p><b><span style="font-family: courier;">I am watching:</span></b> <i>Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir</i>, the TV show. I'm watching it in French and I love it way too stinking much. I CAN'T WAIT to watch the movie but I'm making myself finish the show first. And then I want to watch the movie in French so I'm kind of waiting for French subtitles to be an option.</p><p><b><span style="font-family: courier;">I am rewatching:</span></b> <i>Sherlock</i>. I originally watched it with my older sister and now I'm introducing my younger sister to it. I'm thoroughly enjoying it this time, unlike the first. And yes, this should explain half of the gifs in this post.</p>
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<p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: courier;">My Top 5 Favorite Books:</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">1. <i>Anne of Green Gables </i>- by L. M. Montgomery</p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>2. Holes</i> - by Louis Sachar</p><p style="text-align: center;">3. <i>North & South</i> - by Elisabeth Gaskell</p><p style="text-align: center;">4. <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/06/book-vs-movie-review-pride-and.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank"><i>Pride & Prejudice</i> - by Jane Austen</a></p><p style="text-align: center;">5. <i>Anna Karenina</i> - by Leo Tolstoy</p><p>I don't know, y'all, I really REALLY loved <i>All the Crooked Saints</i>, so I may have to readjust my rankings one day...</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: courier;">My Top 5 Favorite Movies:</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">1. <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2016/08/movie-review-singin-in-rain.html" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Singin' in the Rain (1952)</a></p><p style="text-align: center;">2. <i>It's A Wonderful Life (1946)</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">3. <i><a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/05/movie-review-star-wars-iv-new-hope.html" target="_blank">STAR WARS IV: A New Hope (1977)</a></i></p><p style="text-align: center;">4.<i> <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/09/movie-review-star-wars-viii-last-jedi_25.html" target="_blank">STAR WARS VIII: The Last Jedi (2017)</a></i></p><p style="text-align: center;">5. <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/05/movie-review-amazing-grace-2006.html" target="_blank">Amazing Grace (2006)</a></i></p><p>These have been pretty stationary for awhile. Though the amount of times that I watch <i>Enola Holmes</i> may be putting it in the running...</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: courier;">My Top 5 TV Shows:</span></b></p><p>Yes, new category! But it seems apt because I watch so many of them. Ooops. And because this is new and you're dying to know why, I've supplied reasons.</p><p style="text-align: center;">1.<i> <a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/08/movieseries-review-robin-hood-bbc-2006.html" target="_blank">Robin Hood </a></i><a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/08/movieseries-review-robin-hood-bbc-2006.html" target="_blank">BBC</a> (I've written over 40 posts about it, so...no comment)</p><p style="text-align: center;">2. <i><a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/05/tv-series-review-julie-and-phantoms.html" target="_blank">Julie and the Phantoms</a></i> (Again, many posts have been written, so I'm shutting up now.)</p><p style="text-align: center;">3. <i>Once Upon a Time</i> (...can I count it if I haven't finished watching it? I don't care. I'm counting it because I love it to Neverland and back.)</p><p style="text-align: center;">4. <i>Carmen Sandiego</i> (Yes, this is an animated TV show. No, I will not be taking criticism at this time. I will also not be telling you how many times I've watched it.)</p><p style="text-align: center;">5. <i>Merlin</i> (I'm also rewatching this and it is PAIN.)</p>
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<p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Meet The Book Blogger Tag:</span></p><p>Because how else do you celebrate besides filling out tags?</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: courier;">Rules:</span></b></p><p>Nominated bloggers can nominate ten other bloggers</p><p>Use the same questions from the tag</p><p>Tag the original creator (<a href="https://bibliomavens.wordpress.com/2021/03/09/meet-the-book-blogger-tag-original/" target="_blank">Bibliomavens</a>) and the blogger who tagged you (<a href="https://samsbookshire.blogspot.com/2021/04/behind-blogger-tag-meet-book-blogger-tag.html" target="_blank">Sam</a>) (thanks, dear!!)</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-family: courier;">Who is your all-time favourite book character?</span></b></p><p>OUCH. </p><p>I'm trying to think of someone that I haven't talked about on this blog before. (Because otherwise it would be my beloved Levin, my Kostya, but I raved about him <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/06/ten-of-my-current-favorite-fictional.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.)</p><p>Right now I may have to say Inej Ghafa (from The Dregs duology, <i>Six of Crows</i> and <i>Crooked Kingdom</i>)? Kaz has a tragic backstory of betrayal and whatnot but INEJ. She has been through things no human should ever deal with. And yet she has a hope, a faith, and a heart. She's part of one of the most ruthless gangs in Ketterdam, but she maintains a balance and a mercy. The former is necessary for her to be the Wraith, and the latter shows that the heart is like an arrow.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcoeZD2hM24VwsTTDV1ilwcwgh8GYpPGHMVg5l5nf01hBOLQ_4gEIEWG4HQd3Mlmz_L6gzeiNpYLkCFXMdMrnXvSd0aEopnPGK_vJ3o8_mROBXy6Y_cohlim4uIy-deg-NeTaWtMvcuCJRIh5pgm30uNnE2-nZynGMc3ybIcKtqXhZAg5yteWM3_y_FypD" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcoeZD2hM24VwsTTDV1ilwcwgh8GYpPGHMVg5l5nf01hBOLQ_4gEIEWG4HQd3Mlmz_L6gzeiNpYLkCFXMdMrnXvSd0aEopnPGK_vJ3o8_mROBXy6Y_cohlim4uIy-deg-NeTaWtMvcuCJRIh5pgm30uNnE2-nZynGMc3ybIcKtqXhZAg5yteWM3_y_FypD=w333-h400" width="333" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The casting here? PHENOMENAL. Favorite part of the show is hands down the casting.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><b>If you were stranded on a desert island, which book would you take with you? (Survival books do not count)</b></p><p>For practical reasons, <i>Wild Bird</i> - by Wendelin Van Draanen, because it's about a girl surviving in the wilderness. And yes, she's part of a rehab camp so the counselors are going to make sure she doesn't die, but I feel like it would be comforting all the same. And educational, giving me tips on how to find water and whatnot. And yes, I know that it says "survival books do not count", but this isn't particularly in that genre. It's a certified novel. </p><p>For unpractical reasons of I'm-just-going-to-sit-here-and-read-for-semi-eternity, it may be something like <i>100 Days of Sunlight</i>. Because I would read it all the way through. Then I would read only Tessa's chapters. Then I would read only Weston's chapters. Then I would read it all the way through. So, any with a split timeline would be entertaining, I think.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>What’s your most unpopular book opinion?</b></p><p>Right now its probably that I didn't like <i>The Thief</i> - by Megan Whalen Turner. *ducks*</p><p>I felt like yelling, "You want everything to be so clever!" And it really doesn't have to be. Can we get deeper with characters instead?</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgj6azRQ_qjnfp0NdakfFFu_m2eNJ5HLT_pRnfrnWiL9q-bVvE_12s_p-3BKg3KpMnH-pwLoC0_AKVxiOKpD61I_Z9cC6A1ngDDxz6CeuSa2d2abYkmsg8zuY-ocRkODnOEeOhOQITEHVmDYOBE6x8sSxbLQ-o3aLJ4RRswnlqEb8y477_UPNHrF7SHkysD" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="500" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgj6azRQ_qjnfp0NdakfFFu_m2eNJ5HLT_pRnfrnWiL9q-bVvE_12s_p-3BKg3KpMnH-pwLoC0_AKVxiOKpD61I_Z9cC6A1ngDDxz6CeuSa2d2abYkmsg8zuY-ocRkODnOEeOhOQITEHVmDYOBE6x8sSxbLQ-o3aLJ4RRswnlqEb8y477_UPNHrF7SHkysD=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2Azob9wxOt28cBETJX4Ug5vtHR4Pa0Q3Pl-seSqZfrqvNThRp-LVU8Je4hf3r-Po0sWnGrX-itqB5tGmrH5ba9CORF3VIQGkYoHsLtN8Eck6Psg7-5xey64WvQ8PJr7cQr0ppM70-kaJNzToELYky-4pQqsa3cdz1clcqDcLZVEgybhQp70jjnP0kmQi0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="245" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2Azob9wxOt28cBETJX4Ug5vtHR4Pa0Q3Pl-seSqZfrqvNThRp-LVU8Je4hf3r-Po0sWnGrX-itqB5tGmrH5ba9CORF3VIQGkYoHsLtN8Eck6Psg7-5xey64WvQ8PJr7cQr0ppM70-kaJNzToELYky-4pQqsa3cdz1clcqDcLZVEgybhQp70jjnP0kmQi0=w400-h343" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">I couldn't find the gif I wanted, but this duo will do.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></div><div><p></p><p><b>What’s your weirdest bookish habit?</b></p><p>Why is this question so hard? I couldn't think of anything I haven't already talked about on this blog so asked my sister.</p><p>She said that I talk while reading a lot. I laugh and explain to myself what's happening. </p><p>And she said that something weird is that I can read with other people talking, music/radio on. </p>
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<p><br /></p><p><b>What character would you bring to a family event as your fake partner?</b></p><p>I'm kind of inclined to bring the Mad Hatter just to confirm for my family that I've gone insane, too.</p><p>But they'd see right through my charade. If I actually wanted them to believe me so they'd stop pestering me with the questions, maybe I should bring someone more moody. But there should still be a level of madness.</p><p>Okay, for some reason I would want to bring <i>Count of Monte Cristo</i> characters? Not that I liked them? But because they have a prestige which would really impress folks. You know what, yes, the Count has nice flair. And we would come in together in style. He's much too busy with revenge to even consider it, but if I could convince him that I will do something for him if he does this for me? But then I'd probably bail because I'm not good enough at anything to negotiate for skills.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQaGl3Abu75fYSJPLzBY64gsa7ETy6XRrxbzj-joMyKtENm24b9jR2SAwkl6XSGLIzRgnYB0ThK9I64MZNC0wLHhoRfZuTVAaY6C66l5WGCCVY7qImp_QfQZenJPuIS1pXRosnCBG99ndQW2uJp5gg4Q75IIKOgFhad7Trbz5bMyS7qtJ6e5q5eX43HeLK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="540" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQaGl3Abu75fYSJPLzBY64gsa7ETy6XRrxbzj-joMyKtENm24b9jR2SAwkl6XSGLIzRgnYB0ThK9I64MZNC0wLHhoRfZuTVAaY6C66l5WGCCVY7qImp_QfQZenJPuIS1pXRosnCBG99ndQW2uJp5gg4Q75IIKOgFhad7Trbz5bMyS7qtJ6e5q5eX43HeLK=w400-h215" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWJsMGqmE0vWrnzn1E4yQ-7i_WfW9QkmdOap1NIqZnk-YF85YKliAimA3z0_3KCtbsom74of4VTDYWXzsCoyxddGu5mPIZpC_VImZVGJAGL_hsUmmgX0WP6Pu_tcfM64WmKJlKULW5UnVkqsrvzfxMdCX5YvtgFm37xv7vX38bq4MbxhrqMuzbOjQjFY6e" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="540" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWJsMGqmE0vWrnzn1E4yQ-7i_WfW9QkmdOap1NIqZnk-YF85YKliAimA3z0_3KCtbsom74of4VTDYWXzsCoyxddGu5mPIZpC_VImZVGJAGL_hsUmmgX0WP6Pu_tcfM64WmKJlKULW5UnVkqsrvzfxMdCX5YvtgFm37xv7vX38bq4MbxhrqMuzbOjQjFY6e=w320-h308" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi39372C5TRwgt3mZGbtg1U0Xmrmq3HVjneGWHU4Zk-xYHuZ1Wg1bTxs3nVH8f3HSHeVEbRIK_FpAtwSUqkylNy8Q1MIk2fYTGxvCk1Kv-_-uXiv0xi92aDiRS4WWc0aBlfmwpK2EfAE06Psd_MdJ_brc-dl0tdPAKTOS22EUT62pfupovbwLVxGf6gLvT7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="203" data-original-width="498" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi39372C5TRwgt3mZGbtg1U0Xmrmq3HVjneGWHU4Zk-xYHuZ1Wg1bTxs3nVH8f3HSHeVEbRIK_FpAtwSUqkylNy8Q1MIk2fYTGxvCk1Kv-_-uXiv0xi92aDiRS4WWc0aBlfmwpK2EfAE06Psd_MdJ_brc-dl0tdPAKTOS22EUT62pfupovbwLVxGf6gLvT7=w400-h163" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b>What made you decide to start a book blog?</b></p><p>It was more about starting a blog where I would compare movies to books, that's why the movies meet their match. After focusing on movies for a long time I've kind of begun including books, too. Just anything with a story! And the reason is because I was always telling my family facts and opinions and they thought I should channel that somewhere.</p>
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<p><br /></p><p><b>What about reading and books do you love the most?</b></p><p>How I can flawlessly see what's happening when I'm in the moment, but it's like a cloud because the moment you try to grab it and see it when you're not reading, you can't.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>What is your field of study/desired profession/current profession?</b></p><p>...what does this have to do with reading?</p><p>Ahem.</p>
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<p>I'm a college student who's a math major with a concentration in business and possible minors in theology and Spanish. My desired profession is to run my dad's business of managing property while be an author in my free time.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>What are some book recommendations that became your favourites/obsessions?</b></p><p><i>A Series of Unfortunate Events</i> - by Lemony Snicket : recommended by my sister Em. I used to hate it. I started watching the show to mock it. I fell in love. I'm back on the books and my sister is feeling smug.</p><p><i>When You Reach Me</i> - by Rebecca Stead: recommended by my sister Fiona. This is one of those simple books where it seems like nothing big is happening but EVERYTHING is. Fabulous.</p><p><i>The Truth About Twinkie Pie</i> - by Kat Yeh: recommended by my sister Fiona. ACK. Two summers ago I sat crying over this book. And I still haven't recovered. But I'm starting to get the insane idea that I should reread it. Quick, someone talk me out of this before I subject myself to more crying.</p><p><i>Anne of Green Gables</i> - by L. M. Montgomery: recommended by my mom. I talked about that <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-we-love-l-m-montgomery-week-tag.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p><p><i>A Man Called Ove</i> - by Fredrik Backman: recommended by <a href="https://samsbookshire.blogspot.com/2021/12/good-better-best-new-books-of-2021.html" target="_blank">Sam</a>. It's her own fault because then she had to hear me talk about how much I adore it.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><i>The Wednesday Wars</i> and <i>Okay For Now</i> - by Gary D. Schmidt: This is a conglomeration of being recommended by <a href="https://samsbookshire.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sam</a>, <a href="https://sarahseele.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Seele</a>, and <a href="https://onlymildlymad.blogspot.com" target="_blank">The Nutmeg</a>. I now want to read Gary D. Schmidt yearly.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><i>Speak Easy, Speak Love</i> - by McKelle George: recommended by <a href="https://theedgeoftheprecipice.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Hamlette</a>. Guys, I shouldn't love this as much as I do. But I do. It was the perfect thing to read coming out of the most recent semester.</p>
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<p><br /></p><p><b>What is the book you shove down everyone’s throat?</b></p><p>I've gotten remarkably chill in my throat shoving experiences. I have reached a point of understanding how vastly different each of us are and how we have so many likes and dislikes that no one story can cover that for everyone.</p><p>Therefore these have two different categories. </p><p>There are books that I think everyone should read regardless of whether they like it or not because it is an important portrayal of humanity. Like <i>The Kite Runner</i>. Ugh, that book is SO PAINFUL.</p><p>Then there are books that I enjoy SO MUCH that I want all my friends to read it so they understand my heart and soul. Which is currently <i>All the Crooked Saints</i> - by Maggie Stiefvater.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I tag... (I like that it's up to 10 instead of exactly 10. So we're doing 10 divided by 10)</p><p>Sarah Seele</p>
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<p><br /></p><p>Here's a clean list of the questions:</p><p>Who is your all-time favourite book character?</p><p>If you were stranded on a desert island, which book would you take with you? (Survival books do not count)</p><p>What’s your most unpopular book opinion?</p><p>What’s your weirdest bookish habit?</p><p>What character would you bring to a family event as your fake partner?</p><p>What made you decide to start a book blog?</p><p>What about reading and books do you love the most?</p><p>What is your field of study/desired profession/current profession?</p><p>What are some book recommendations that became your favourites/obsessions?</p><p>What is the book you shove down everyone’s throat?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you SO MUCH for reading!! Thank you to those who have been here for all 7 years, thank you to those who have just stumbled across this blog, and thank you to all the in-between. You're comments and thoughts make my day. Scratch that, they make my week.</p>
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<p>Now, dear readers, what have you been up to? Tell me all the things! Until next fictional rambling!</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></p><div></div></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-19055165690206174672023-07-28T15:50:00.001-06:002023-07-28T15:50:00.138-06:00Whispering Smith (1948) vs. Poldark (2015-19) // The 'Triangle of Regret' Trope<p style="text-align: left;">Howdy, partners!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xRvJxT_Vqf--wXLSTWAkqMjBBWhaELLvxBdvywOhCo_35Qgch31ZJyp87JqeNCely-mhJjChb1tgB1EbxwiI9MTUKBUZlLnjqL5E8R7ceXaBFIFo9_flVIL-QLyYqDDXGMrfn68fUdMfzUkcNMzb1altZNVEZBd1t3ClYOGoxJ2fNqRS7efvV3dJ8wLf/s1000/933f3dfedfaf34c371b053a3747c7d68.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="1000" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xRvJxT_Vqf--wXLSTWAkqMjBBWhaELLvxBdvywOhCo_35Qgch31ZJyp87JqeNCely-mhJjChb1tgB1EbxwiI9MTUKBUZlLnjqL5E8R7ceXaBFIFo9_flVIL-QLyYqDDXGMrfn68fUdMfzUkcNMzb1altZNVEZBd1t3ClYOGoxJ2fNqRS7efvV3dJ8wLf/s320/933f3dfedfaf34c371b053a3747c7d68.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br />There’s this popular trope in stories--I’m sure you've heard of it--called ‘The Love Triangle’. There can be any combination of genders but for example let's talk about it when a woman is being pursued by two different men (This post is not a throw down--I don't know if this is a real phrase but we're going with it--of that trope. That’s for another day...which may be an appreciation post…). A lesser known trope is the sequel to 'The Love Triangle'. I don’t know if it has a name, but let’s call it the ‘Triangle of Regret’, keeping with the math themes, you know.<p></p><p>Using our example, 'Love Triangle' stories end when the woman chooses one of the men. The sequel is usually when we never saw the decision process, but the woman chose one of the men and is now unhappily married and that comes to the surface when the other dude comes back to town.</p><p>(<i>The Great Gatsby</i> is famous, y’all. That is a little bit different, but you get the point?)</p><p>Long story short, I DETEST this trope. It lacks honor and justice and dignity. It portrays women to be unable to read their own hearts. It breaks promises and puts suspicion between friends. It’s all around a gnarly thing.</p><p>Which is why we’re going to talk about it today.</p><p>As an aspiring writer, I’m always trying to figure out what makes stories lovable for me and what doesn’t. Therefore we’re doing a deep dive into some pros and cons of this trope through some examples. Because all tropes are subjective and even if I dislike it majorly, I can usually find a version that works for me.</p><p>Besides the aforementioned Fitzgerald novel, what comes to mind when I think of this trope are two very different stories. They employ the same trope but the notable difference is GENRE. Technically both are period dramas, but one is a British saga and the other is a western. We're looking at <i>Whispering Smith (1948)</i> vs. <i>Poldark (2015-19)</i>. </p><p>(A disclaimer is that I’ve only seen each story once. So pardon any errors in the plot or whatnot. It could be that I’m majorly misinterpreting this, but I don’t claim it to be accurate, only my interpretation.)</p><p>(Because I figure these stories generally draw different crowds (please correct me if I'm not the only one to have seen both), this will be mainly <b>spoiler-free</b>. I will talk about the progress each character makes but without the context so you don't know what happens. Not the plot but the development of the characters)</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Whispering Smith (1948)</i> vs. </span><i><span style="font-size: large;">Poldark (2015-19)</span>:</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_ucCgnhzDeTPOxylQzOql6ZnFUDeZgsUFuwZQUpgikzeB_oAG6cJGKpbkQSQWalf0pcxBA5AXM4udzWErQGq9UwucfSXAbUi5kOcqSee8hsP99dyX9YtsJjaSbrnbawMqixlGQxlZvX_V7n9hbWWULlS_eIoelE_vEe6auWBpBZghxBum2YWHnjaff3M/s569/combine_images-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="569" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_ucCgnhzDeTPOxylQzOql6ZnFUDeZgsUFuwZQUpgikzeB_oAG6cJGKpbkQSQWalf0pcxBA5AXM4udzWErQGq9UwucfSXAbUi5kOcqSee8hsP99dyX9YtsJjaSbrnbawMqixlGQxlZvX_V7n9hbWWULlS_eIoelE_vEe6auWBpBZghxBum2YWHnjaff3M/s16000/combine_images-4.jpg" /></a></div><p><i>Whispering Smith</i> is about suspicious happenings on a railroad so a marshall/detective comes to determine the causes and soon begins to think that one of his old best friends is involved. <i>Poldark</i> (the part that I want to talk about) is about a man returning from the losing side of the war and trying to fix his home that's in shambles while fighting against injustices and his past feelings.</p><p>Doesn't seem that similar, right? The biggest differences are when it comes to the plot, but those dwindle away when it comes to the characters and their relationships with each other. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Luke Smith vs. Ross Poldark</span>:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dC84sA2wxG6PTNpbADwEs0G7S6CsmNR7qkXmLdCMaezlP-2---XWXInCaPFL3r3n9HTzRAr8a00A7eI_Yn_d6bkfSf2UD0FTksCwKIC3HueNCsEapbxAYXTidhXCv299i05lRq4P-syK4xgXyFNlsvmh2kAh1EO1xeu6HSD48kvlutmeHUcjyzKvju14/s1044/combine_images-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1044" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dC84sA2wxG6PTNpbADwEs0G7S6CsmNR7qkXmLdCMaezlP-2---XWXInCaPFL3r3n9HTzRAr8a00A7eI_Yn_d6bkfSf2UD0FTksCwKIC3HueNCsEapbxAYXTidhXCv299i05lRq4P-syK4xgXyFNlsvmh2kAh1EO1xeu6HSD48kvlutmeHUcjyzKvju14/w640-h245/combine_images-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Similarities: Titular character. Have been away for a while and return at the beginning of the story. Doesn’t ‘get "the girl"’.</p><p>That's where the similarities end.</p><p>I should state (and I probably will more than once) I do NOT like Ross. Sometimes he's tolerable but never likable to me. I do not like his decisions--and he makes a whole lot of bad ones. It's good to have flawed characters so we can see them grow, I support that 100%. But growth? Ross hasn't heard of that. Just when you think he's finally learned his lesson, the end of season 2 is a DISASTER. But we're not going to talk about that.</p><p>(But MC, why did you watch ALL 5 seasons if you didn't like the main character? One of my friends told me the whole story of seasons 1-4 so I had things I really wanted to see with certain characters. Namely: Verity, Dwight, Francis, Caroline, <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2022/01/my-top-ten-fictional-characters-who.html" target="_blank">Drake</a>, Sam, Morwenna, Geoffrey Charles, and Cecily. Please, if anyone loves Ross, I would love to hear all the reasons why! I'm not trying to slam a favorite character. I'm just making notes about what works for me and what doesn't.)</p><p>Luke, on the other hand, is precious. You can tell he's been through a lot and you respect his gentleness all the more for that. He has an air of hardship about him but doesn't complain or let that alter his decisions.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Murray Sinclair vs. Francis Poldark:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdY5hJgmIJ2a4c89dhBmRuJET_FtXYIU4axp-RWNVBS1ULx5vjsTufcFxFejpMzxLjOQ8Nw_iK0sfE0swgx38qM2nxaWDP6KBz2wqhlf27fQCD_ME4WKxWDMoTCUxd8w7DsmH9hHTXYPn6r1UGoCh--VDBt4S6fu9r8RfF7fmRltDilybdKWIFDM9nzd0/s803/combine_images-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="803" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdY5hJgmIJ2a4c89dhBmRuJET_FtXYIU4axp-RWNVBS1ULx5vjsTufcFxFejpMzxLjOQ8Nw_iK0sfE0swgx38qM2nxaWDP6KBz2wqhlf27fQCD_ME4WKxWDMoTCUxd8w7DsmH9hHTXYPn6r1UGoCh--VDBt4S6fu9r8RfF7fmRltDilybdKWIFDM9nzd0/w640-h318/combine_images-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Similarities: ‘Gets "the girl"’ but feels that "the girl" in question regrets that. Tangles with the wrong type of person.<br /><p>Both of these guys are fascinating. There's a lot of struggling with insecurities. Their characters explore trying to convince themselves that it's all in their head. Should they give over to the fact that their triumph has ironically been their downfall? Is it a downward spiral of bad decisions in a negative character arc? A cautionary story? There's lots of thinking on the human condition prompted by this.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Marian Sinclair vs. Elizabeth Poldark:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2IGB6bab8dIhrLpiqRT_EWK8M7HLtvOhZgiJOPjEcPgeGrZFzI7-ZukSxSHN6bVJyr6LPLMdqXOJZmabb1POcb4NEpJAF8FUSjc1EX_0ilPGsXwF6GsWKuEW6kqZ6aeLD2YGhwwnP5F4p0Z-FH1zozEtq1ei3nDuSRzN3d6HdZk2wWO0RBgQ87sa3YYGq/s898/combine_images.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="898" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2IGB6bab8dIhrLpiqRT_EWK8M7HLtvOhZgiJOPjEcPgeGrZFzI7-ZukSxSHN6bVJyr6LPLMdqXOJZmabb1POcb4NEpJAF8FUSjc1EX_0ilPGsXwF6GsWKuEW6kqZ6aeLD2YGhwwnP5F4p0Z-FH1zozEtq1ei3nDuSRzN3d6HdZk2wWO0RBgQ87sa3YYGq/w640-h214/combine_images.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Similarities: Feels that she chose the wrong man when the other love of her life returns.</p><p>I don't like either of them so there's not much to say. It's the biggest fault of this trope that gets used every time, so can writers FOR ONCE not make the gal flaky?</p><p>(Can we talk about how CONFUSING it is to have Robert Preston always be yelling "Marian!" and then Shirley Jones doesn't appear? I've probably just watched <i>The Music Man</i> too much...)</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The relationship dynamics:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4XthtXGLMX5Z7eWSjR4_l0xsnjG9q7QuMWjx4S1RPXfol2Y-LTxPe3bEYJNp0_b4n1q7_Rx7eozXr1QkNA3gPKVc3sq-ndzN6vEv5iBuEC61uweVAnVKZy7FRtExfiWFDhE_JhSfj0A7hDUK2nNeqM9CqDADzXUj4UE2qoRWkdNRPkqLSIgcGDk59SoN/s1071/combine_images-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1071" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4XthtXGLMX5Z7eWSjR4_l0xsnjG9q7QuMWjx4S1RPXfol2Y-LTxPe3bEYJNp0_b4n1q7_Rx7eozXr1QkNA3gPKVc3sq-ndzN6vEv5iBuEC61uweVAnVKZy7FRtExfiWFDhE_JhSfj0A7hDUK2nNeqM9CqDADzXUj4UE2qoRWkdNRPkqLSIgcGDk59SoN/w640-h240/combine_images-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>So, MC, you've talked about how you don't like the decisions Ross makes but, doesn't Francis make many of the same decisions? He's not exactly what you would call an upstanding citizen. Sure, they both make bad decisions but I have a line to cross when it comes to certain decisions (like gambling vs. adultery). But why I like one character over the other is the REASON they make those decisions. </p><p>Ross makes his decisions because he is full of confidence that quickly turns to arrogance. He figures he knows what justice is, that he can do things by himself, that some people are too stuck up for their own good (pot calling the kettle black?). </p><p>Whereas, Francis makes his decisions because he's <i>lacking</i> confidence and faith in himself. He sees himself as the second, unwanted choice. He feels that his father would've preferred Ross for a son. The poor guy is miserable and doesn't see a way out so he lets life get away from him. Because he thinks nothing he's going to do is going to make Elizabeth love him. The poor guy! My heart melts for him! I relate to him so much (Fine, you caught me, I'm biased because I relate to Francis. I have a post planned for those similarities but I want to watch the show again before I make those points. I'm trying to get my sister to watch because I know she's going to be in love with Dwight and <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2022/01/my-top-ten-fictional-characters-who.html" target="_blank">Drake</a>. Who isn't?) That doesn't pardon what Francis does, but it makes it more human to me (both Ross and Francis have issues with consent. Though Francis knows to back off and Ross doesn't).</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTkerAVMvT1d37EK97XakhqxC9jsffe8z2ib9zwhPdYKaOaGL52vzi1zxsG8cFPjdKwILcxvvKcWSnOj1XVBJCRQ52tfqkXieg7lowhDKeCZNoSM6AkmCrfKVT6YBOUvoDrfk2JWqZMsy2q8gHDK9AOK3CUWluIlsLkPM7rdnDvp8XZPKSto7ei_Lmn_H/s878/combine_images-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="878" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTkerAVMvT1d37EK97XakhqxC9jsffe8z2ib9zwhPdYKaOaGL52vzi1zxsG8cFPjdKwILcxvvKcWSnOj1XVBJCRQ52tfqkXieg7lowhDKeCZNoSM6AkmCrfKVT6YBOUvoDrfk2JWqZMsy2q8gHDK9AOK3CUWluIlsLkPM7rdnDvp8XZPKSto7ei_Lmn_H/w640-h292/combine_images-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />(It should be noted that the 'romance' issues in <i>Poldark</i> do not end with the three peeps I've been talking about. It's not even a triangle as much as a star. It's really messy. So we can't <i>really</i> blame Francis, but we can blame Ross. Not that that's important to what I'm talking about, BUT it shows that it has more than just the 'Triangle of Regret' trope. That's only the starting position)<p></p><p>You see, I don't like characters who are brash and full of bravado. I like the quiet ones with deeper things going on under the surface. The ones you only see 'whispers' of their thoughts...which leads us to <i>Whispering Smith</i>. </p><p>Luke is confident in his instincts--that's what has got him his job--but he's not brash about it. He is patient and kind. He shows the girl in question (Marian) that he cares but respects the decisions made. He's trying to do the right thing and make sure people don't get hurt.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRqx2JO8bNCKSw345XgNJ092RcIIGO9jbg2XVGvcD-DlOkhP56vYheVqGsjxWOpj9BS6AoF13JK86DfzyhjC80vt1q6IFD7_HR5JKvTUVgeFVwEEAoqGyjkELDY3dmy9lqOXQXSUh9z0gue70z4q1YiaqyJ1nSuwirr3AIPZOL-sLWo8wWSnFZ8XKSRwq/s1312/combine_images.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1312" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRqx2JO8bNCKSw345XgNJ092RcIIGO9jbg2XVGvcD-DlOkhP56vYheVqGsjxWOpj9BS6AoF13JK86DfzyhjC80vt1q6IFD7_HR5JKvTUVgeFVwEEAoqGyjkELDY3dmy9lqOXQXSUh9z0gue70z4q1YiaqyJ1nSuwirr3AIPZOL-sLWo8wWSnFZ8XKSRwq/w640-h196/combine_images.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just LOOK at the posture each of these characters exhibits, as that tells a lot. I can't stand Ross's smirk, ugh.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Unlike Francis, Murray turns more to anger as opposed to sorrow. He blames Luke even though Luke has done nothing wrong. It's more of revenge instead of hopelessness. I don't really feel anything for him besides pity and regret. Francis, on the other hand, puts work in and realizes that he can't let others' opinions get the best of him. He has to be the best person he can, and the best father he can be. Humility is one of the most attractive traits to me. (Oh, when you get into the layers of bravado to hide insecurities I will also melt at that, but none of those characters have that. Sorry, tangent.)<p></p><p>So, who wins this face off? Which do I like better, <i>Whispering Smith</i> or <i>Poldark</i>? Well, neither. I think it would be best if elements of the two were combined. I want Luke Smith and Francis Poldark to work together. But why don't I like either? I don't like <i>Poldark</i> because of the aforementioned Ross problem, and I don't like <i>Whispering Smith</i> because I can't. stand. the. ending. ack.</p><p>Redemption is very important to me (a post on that coming soon, I hope...). <i>Whispering Smith</i> decides that one character can't be redeemed where I think he had a chance. <i>Poldark</i> decides one character is automatically redeemed (unfairly!) because he's the main character, and I don't think enough work is ever put in. And yes, I don't like how things end in <i>Poldark</i>, either, but it seems more like a BBC/Masterpiece shock factor thing which I am used to by now. </p><p>Maybe each works with respect to the antagonist/rival? Maybe I wouldn’t love Francis so much if Ross was decent and I wouldn’t love Luke so much if Murray had it together?</p><p>But I think not. I think I would still love Luke and Francis more. And I think it would be cool to have them together. So if I were ever to write this trope I would do three things:</p><p>-Have the woman be confident in her decision.</p><p>-Have EVERYONE, namely the two hopefuls, be respectful of her decision.</p><p>-Reduce the amount of bluster and show a human side of everything.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUgXO_MRL6fAQMQV91cgglfPc8-QhqV6VFmPqlOkkA1YAK_uBBYWMDh9dHhxo4viUUl8IY8tzh8PdJgAMtieDHVHT6n8A_G_44TRJ8LQNOZYcngpmWn7Euqvl2JjhCvXBtnbod_I5rh1hOh6q1gCP1eDCbsxyiHrMpG5I3QYCk7_OUZKd5AQ44fIAKkXY/s1153/combine_images-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1153" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUgXO_MRL6fAQMQV91cgglfPc8-QhqV6VFmPqlOkkA1YAK_uBBYWMDh9dHhxo4viUUl8IY8tzh8PdJgAMtieDHVHT6n8A_G_44TRJ8LQNOZYcngpmWn7Euqvl2JjhCvXBtnbod_I5rh1hOh6q1gCP1eDCbsxyiHrMpG5I3QYCk7_OUZKd5AQ44fIAKkXY/w640-h222/combine_images-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>You’re probably all wondering where this came from. Well, I’ve been swearing that I’ll do something fun for Legends of Western Cinema Week for YEARS and this year I finally bit the bullet. Thanks to <a href="http://meanwhileinrivendell.blogspot.com/2023/07/legends-of-western-cinema-week-kick-off.html" target="_blank">Olivia</a>, <a href="https://hamlette.blogspot.com/2023/07/its-legends-of-western-cinema-week.html" target="_blank">Hamlette</a>, and <a href="https://ladyofanorien.blogspot.com/2023/07/legends-of-western-cinema-week-2023.html" target="_blank">Heidi</a> for hosting this again!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTjW-HXzfYmtV_OKiSINEPUuHz4qG2hHGJZcyGNwT1xT9rPTqf-kLoOwJhKhqwwOJq4pxgbOqmRrTo0pKD4rVu-qvhJC2Kd2TRMLotgR3McsX0Y0lvco0tqBnqG293laQ2ltSstashiGIZQm4zDq_90QO0Erm5r49CzOtIVtuCZ9ZG-1Rxa_OFJeI4RPR/s640/LOWCW%202023%20button%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="640" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTjW-HXzfYmtV_OKiSINEPUuHz4qG2hHGJZcyGNwT1xT9rPTqf-kLoOwJhKhqwwOJq4pxgbOqmRrTo0pKD4rVu-qvhJC2Kd2TRMLotgR3McsX0Y0lvco0tqBnqG293laQ2ltSstashiGIZQm4zDq_90QO0Erm5r49CzOtIVtuCZ9ZG-1Rxa_OFJeI4RPR/w640-h333/LOWCW%202023%20button%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Today is the last day! So get on over to the hosts posts (mwahaha, that rhymes) to check out the tags, games, and giveaways!</p><p>(Thanks to Hamlette again because I found a lot of the <i>Whispering Smith</i> photos I used on <a href="https://hamlette.blogspot.com/2016/03/whispering-smith-1948.html" target="_blank">her blog</a>!)</p><p>Thanks for reading! Yes, I compare really strange things, but is this as bizarre as my <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/02/i-love-austen-weeksense-and-sensibility.html" target="_blank"><i>Sense and Sensibility</i> vs. <i>Frozen</i> post</a>? What do you guys think of this trope? Do you have a version you like? Do you like a louder main character or a quieter one? Has anyone else seen both <i>Whispering Smith</i> and <i>Poldark</i>? Is 'the Triangle of Regret' a good name?</p><p>Happy trails!</p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></p>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-37658951207521818552023-06-07T23:00:00.002-06:002023-06-08T08:13:59.036-06:00My 500th Post // Thoughts on + Mini Reviews of More Movies I've Seen in the Theater<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqHO3TVw1s1lqUI02317kx85IXyfMpfEAEfnk5OkazlZpRkrd068GFLivsjZfZIXLWCHtFx_RBW8BEBVtevfDZeD6XisfAh8ghCt_8GiE9zPV0yN-0DYchvvyI2SALUxJqE4U7JLe-OSt4wSVJEl1TWRGfI2b7IAVJFLf_BWQfS_yUw9WvMl7Vkwd1cg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="500" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqHO3TVw1s1lqUI02317kx85IXyfMpfEAEfnk5OkazlZpRkrd068GFLivsjZfZIXLWCHtFx_RBW8BEBVtevfDZeD6XisfAh8ghCt_8GiE9zPV0yN-0DYchvvyI2SALUxJqE4U7JLe-OSt4wSVJEl1TWRGfI2b7IAVJFLf_BWQfS_yUw9WvMl7Vkwd1cg=w400-h238" width="400" /></a></div><br />Happy June! How's it going, bloggers and readers alike? I've been done with school for <strike>almost</strike> completely three weeks now, but the last two weeks have been...more school. Summer school. Which has been so fascinating, but also makes me feel like a combination of Stitch and Wanda about everything (i. e. either I'm super groggy or lack motivation).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1X3xlhSUxe6vFuYvTBRGiH9oVM0bxiqbxVIdPr7Lrluq9iz9sdcl1kGpaAq-0zQ9Nlnx25-4v5pYyUqmX3Sb2BpsGFqlzJN2W69O9VOc_oakxiU_OBvFBjrkWwpr2j6c8TW3UWDeVVcSPR0oep8Gbh3MqIV-UVdwsVCo0611sEqwSmtFCnqIavofKNw/s480/giphy-1.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="480" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1X3xlhSUxe6vFuYvTBRGiH9oVM0bxiqbxVIdPr7Lrluq9iz9sdcl1kGpaAq-0zQ9Nlnx25-4v5pYyUqmX3Sb2BpsGFqlzJN2W69O9VOc_oakxiU_OBvFBjrkWwpr2j6c8TW3UWDeVVcSPR0oep8Gbh3MqIV-UVdwsVCo0611sEqwSmtFCnqIavofKNw/w400-h224/giphy-1.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Today is a big day because this is my 500th post! I thought I would hit that mark back in January, but...school. So, here we are! I used to do Top 10 posts to celebrate, but now that that's my common form of blogging I thought I should shake it up. Back for my <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2018/12/my-200th-post-movies-i-saw-in-theater.html" target="_blank">200th Post in 2018 I talked about Movies I Saw in the Theater</a>. Because that was almost 5 years ago (how did I get to 200 posts in just over 2 years and now it's taken 5 years to get to 300 more? Life, I guess) I've seen some more in the theater, so I thought I'd talk about them!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Last time I just kind of...listed them out? All the previous 25? That's boring. Today I'm going to give a few thoughts on either the movie itself or the experience of seeing it in the theater. Some of these I actually reviewed in days gone by, so if you want those full thoughts, they will be the titles linked in blue.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>These are all without spoilers for the movies. I repeat, there are no spoilers.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Robin Hood (2018)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjHipNu7SNjJxGyGOM40p8pnFgYPi--Dje7Jq8Tkia1BR3BgoNJUca3kCYYFHkO1GaXeNjRdK6tfFD-9VH8rGOF8bn9XIGlr0VSvYiE_9NIp5DAnpqMxvUCQyTrUuWlF7sYB1-8kCNJImGQ1H5XksGWy--HpF542k7devYDaARatRe7v41fOANOdoZg/s300/th-7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="203" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjHipNu7SNjJxGyGOM40p8pnFgYPi--Dje7Jq8Tkia1BR3BgoNJUca3kCYYFHkO1GaXeNjRdK6tfFD-9VH8rGOF8bn9XIGlr0VSvYiE_9NIp5DAnpqMxvUCQyTrUuWlF7sYB1-8kCNJImGQ1H5XksGWy--HpF542k7devYDaARatRe7v41fOANOdoZg/s1600/th-7.jpeg" width="203" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was the emptiest I've ever seen a theater. It was just me, my mom, and my older sister. I thought Jamie Foxx was so cool and the action was pretty epic, but the story? Meh. It was more about "look how cool we can be breaking the law" instead of talking about WHY the law was unjust? And I didn't like the forced triangle and position that Robin and Marian were put in. But it was one of the first stories one of my roommates and I bonded over, so I'm grateful for that!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/12/movie-review-nutcracker-and-four-realms.html" target="_blank">The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)</a></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qnVC83OH2BAwU8A9XCuWh-E6vTwe1PGi478OMJvBkbmQYspPDr4CDkiI5SECRm91kg8QHhEDTuwr8T3RgDhDFqaCoQaS_ZRv3S9uVg88GmVKJjnQVfIdMKtdYZA-IQekMegWtwmS3kL4u1aKumJu5ncnss_V6XJSY0-n-m4wyFnPPlEuAjSsek6t7g/s300/th-3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="203" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qnVC83OH2BAwU8A9XCuWh-E6vTwe1PGi478OMJvBkbmQYspPDr4CDkiI5SECRm91kg8QHhEDTuwr8T3RgDhDFqaCoQaS_ZRv3S9uVg88GmVKJjnQVfIdMKtdYZA-IQekMegWtwmS3kL4u1aKumJu5ncnss_V6XJSY0-n-m4wyFnPPlEuAjSsek6t7g/s1600/th-3.jpeg" width="203" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">My sisters and I went to see this on the very last day before they started showing Aquaman. It opens with an owl flying over whatever city it's supposed to be; that was magical to see in the theater. Especially the theater that I usually go to. In my home town there is only one screen so they only play one movie (usually for two weeks) but it's a BIG screen. Really cool.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Mary Poppins Returns (2018)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5MuX52VWOOtNiJmXzKoRz5ALkUTymPMqfv9vLfv1ahnxCdAmCIpFEHiVqybM61a_JmeD8dBEVN8Jy4HstZpliNyFbvQ9GncJ08TnDg5yT3qKhrNp39y5tgExAMwOlWjqcy5r94hUtbQrYIj8mBJ_LWak-jqS0oiJvAgktMRgHCiDNE5YwxSzdtMtYg/s300/th-6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5MuX52VWOOtNiJmXzKoRz5ALkUTymPMqfv9vLfv1ahnxCdAmCIpFEHiVqybM61a_JmeD8dBEVN8Jy4HstZpliNyFbvQ9GncJ08TnDg5yT3qKhrNp39y5tgExAMwOlWjqcy5r94hUtbQrYIj8mBJ_LWak-jqS0oiJvAgktMRgHCiDNE5YwxSzdtMtYg/s1600/th-6.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div>My mom, sisters, and I went to see this before I went on a retreat. I had been sick and on top of that had gotten my wisdom teeth out a week before. This was such a balm. I had nonstop fun (okaaaaaay, not nonstop because I was crying, too) and it is to date one of my favorite sequels. I loved getting to see all the surprises with my mom.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>How to Train Your Dragon: Hidden World (2019)</i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Znvv6GngAPgOL8R1xoRpCd4GDgthH6p4-00WGxwQ8ehOieh1dW2_69gvwMbECMkF7ELgLxX4Nx6BA8DqISz8s_78wqKShXwCl9olHCUY76Me_8L5qWHTnLJJWRwZDlFe75DUX4MeITg1bdYNCSHOAETKVWRYpxOLoD3XS4bjCEsDzWgSMY3ctqDI8w/s300/th-4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Znvv6GngAPgOL8R1xoRpCd4GDgthH6p4-00WGxwQ8ehOieh1dW2_69gvwMbECMkF7ELgLxX4Nx6BA8DqISz8s_78wqKShXwCl9olHCUY76Me_8L5qWHTnLJJWRwZDlFe75DUX4MeITg1bdYNCSHOAETKVWRYpxOLoD3XS4bjCEsDzWgSMY3ctqDI8w/s1600/th-4.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">My older sister and I had just earned money from dog sitting and went to see this. Again, any movies with flying are worth the entrance fee for movie theaters. It was EPIC. Even though this stinking movie messed with me with the score. It wouldn't play what I wanted it to play, but kept faking me out. Then it finally did it and I bawled. My sister didn't catch any of that. I just rewatched the first for the millionth time, so I should check this one out again...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Avengers: Endgame (2019)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03jrK0ZKMUweKxaTZ8uHquwe-_3Xu8S3aFQpCTMH91ma1KN81-pNRRAqFvU7O06v6MkT_WU8r5WZZZWYwkpi3ccaeKHDWKx0TRaVrkSyns2b_TzvWXbIzTXHRz0Mxoyp7F7eA_PwkwT3uvyo8OIu5dyJcYBmbpdn5TCYpUj5aymMNTnleeOPKdvU-ig/s300/th-6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="203" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03jrK0ZKMUweKxaTZ8uHquwe-_3Xu8S3aFQpCTMH91ma1KN81-pNRRAqFvU7O06v6MkT_WU8r5WZZZWYwkpi3ccaeKHDWKx0TRaVrkSyns2b_TzvWXbIzTXHRz0Mxoyp7F7eA_PwkwT3uvyo8OIu5dyJcYBmbpdn5TCYpUj5aymMNTnleeOPKdvU-ig/s1600/th-6.jpeg" width="203" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm pretty sure I've told this story many times; after digging I found when and where I told the story, but apparently it's only been once? Weird. Anyway, link <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/01/movies-i-watched-in-2019.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> (it's at the end of that post).</div><div style="text-align: left;">TL;DR: My Spanish teacher made this possible for me by getting me a DVD copy of <i>Infinity War</i>.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Let's see what new things I can add about the experience:</div><div style="text-align: left;">-This is to date the only movie that I've seen in a theater that didn't have any ads. They jumped right in, which was cool but also very shocking. Especially because it starts with my favorite character.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-My younger sister had basically NO CLUE what was going on because she had only seen: <i>Doctor Strange, Thor: Ragnarok,</i> and <i>Infinity War</i>. So I was whispering to her throughout (*gasps* Oh the horror!) things like "That's Scott Lang, he's Ant-man." She LOVED it even for not knowing anyone.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Something really big happens in this movie (if you know you know) and for a reaction, some guy behind us said, "Well, that sucks" which nearly made me start laughing. Which is definitely not appropriate.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Aladdin (2019)</i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibBgWHb2hsLxPfUvKzBYFPYQ4kJBQiBtnIQNna1tacZuMNIEDLRouuJv3m2lVG4FxqrsTaUzjrRNG4qinpk6K74zrlh-pIoE4ku9sfEXFUTK88L0wYx-JNLAu11ciGHcxJYcZjqYy4s4I7JBVZUzLkrmPVwAH00nbRA5dk6MNqTE9Mu5CpvYdvH-OVw/s300/th-8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="203" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibBgWHb2hsLxPfUvKzBYFPYQ4kJBQiBtnIQNna1tacZuMNIEDLRouuJv3m2lVG4FxqrsTaUzjrRNG4qinpk6K74zrlh-pIoE4ku9sfEXFUTK88L0wYx-JNLAu11ciGHcxJYcZjqYy4s4I7JBVZUzLkrmPVwAH00nbRA5dk6MNqTE9Mu5CpvYdvH-OVw/s1600/th-8.jpeg" width="203" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">In which I was so relieved there wasn't a snake. My older sister and I went and were quoting the Genie for days. This is one of my favorite live-action remakes because it is so colorful and full of life. The direction is punchy, the costumes are to die for, and the humor is right up my alley. Mena Massoud just IS Aladdin.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)</i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8KO3Fj_PZhjbukkeecv8V2VIk9Z9EvGv-6S0hIHyZm-vx_V1cOnTkci4c0nOOxs7DYG5YNNWTCbUr2BQS0blGrRQw0c7Qmao7UVS407_SNg7IWc577vtySsu0-_V934oHaJ1d2MdovuYiOV5SMqRwwqYFIdW82FmPVNrviauMNVTbiGWRGoZttQqlQ/s300/th-3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="203" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8KO3Fj_PZhjbukkeecv8V2VIk9Z9EvGv-6S0hIHyZm-vx_V1cOnTkci4c0nOOxs7DYG5YNNWTCbUr2BQS0blGrRQw0c7Qmao7UVS407_SNg7IWc577vtySsu0-_V934oHaJ1d2MdovuYiOV5SMqRwwqYFIdW82FmPVNrviauMNVTbiGWRGoZttQqlQ/s1600/th-3.jpeg" width="203" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">My dad came with my sisters and I for this one. Even though he hadn't seen any others, we let him. My younger sister watched <i>Homecoming</i> for the first time on the same day, so she was very full of Spider-man. If I remember correctly, due to <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-mcu-tag-of-ten-marvel-movie-rankings.html" target="_blank">when I ranked the MCU movies</a>, it's pretty high on my list! The conflict in this movie is what solidified most teenagers in the opinion that this version of Peter was one of us.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Who knows how many times I've seen it since then? I don't think I've watched the whole thing in one sitting since then, but I've seen lots of bits and pieces.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/12/movie-review-star-wars-ix-rise-of.html" target="_blank">STAR WARS IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)</a></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSlsPQsPXq-PD2T7mwsbVMDdVSKiy1W4XLf53c8v0m6kupDSTfI1wGGD4lgrYYoJKn4DS1Bt6lfDfmQBUTM9LtylmDV4EGyyQCMQQmlN8BwCyj7gEWO9fodpgHtdhyYhUEutOpB_o3B7pp3p6phEbTCyVVHDkrXIwTs32xLE2T9PM_Wurboud5cBaFQ/s300/th-4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="203" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSlsPQsPXq-PD2T7mwsbVMDdVSKiy1W4XLf53c8v0m6kupDSTfI1wGGD4lgrYYoJKn4DS1Bt6lfDfmQBUTM9LtylmDV4EGyyQCMQQmlN8BwCyj7gEWO9fodpgHtdhyYhUEutOpB_o3B7pp3p6phEbTCyVVHDkrXIwTs32xLE2T9PM_Wurboud5cBaFQ/s1600/th-4.jpeg" width="203" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">The only movie that I saw MORE THAN ONCE in the theater. I saw it twice. It was grand. I haven't seen it since Jan. 2020, but I now own a DVD copy mwahaha, so one of these days!</div><div style="text-align: left;">The summer before I had been working and thought of the best way this sequel trilogy could end. And then that IS how it ended. The most satisfying thing in my life. Is this movie perfect? No. There was a lot of sidetracking as people tried to "fix" what wasn't broken, but it means A LOT to me. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/02/movie-review-defense-of-little-women.html" target="_blank">Little Women (2019)</a></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NUowS74EoAmD68l5iBZzxVwBKlD8DPsKqbaIip1zWJCuvnPmq3ydB39YrRrysP1_lAXkXW-6y_vpQSMCBgvJcFPIYB7UJhV5iyM_5BEM9aqZ7m1cbOcXuQDRjk7gyW6qFV8X7z51Omx3_EpWPwVeH_wVvdCAgRKuJDgVVPQT9sXr7nnkZvHuuWIo0Q/s273/Unknown-6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="184" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NUowS74EoAmD68l5iBZzxVwBKlD8DPsKqbaIip1zWJCuvnPmq3ydB39YrRrysP1_lAXkXW-6y_vpQSMCBgvJcFPIYB7UJhV5iyM_5BEM9aqZ7m1cbOcXuQDRjk7gyW6qFV8X7z51Omx3_EpWPwVeH_wVvdCAgRKuJDgVVPQT9sXr7nnkZvHuuWIo0Q/s1600/Unknown-6.jpeg" width="184" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">This movie is still as near and dear to my heart as it was that day. Maybe even more so. I should've waited to go with my younger sister, and I'm sorry about that.</div><div style="text-align: left;">This movie is part of my soul. My sister and I started off the year with watching this and the 1994 almost back to back, and guys *whispers* I like this one better. *yells* I LOVE THIS MOVIE. I also cried the whole way through. I'm not kidding. Starting when John Brooke makes some goofy joke about the "lovely greenhouses" I burst into laughter which then turned into sobbing and it. never. stopped. Good times. But I've already defended it a lot, so just go read the review.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/05/movie-review-knives-out-2019.html" target="_blank">Knives Out (2019)</a></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8TxFjNTFmZNCJCrvg0LD5ZQb3CQwiKhwxf2GD7n2XviT4g5AsHeBR9TLBJOZQ2jypK9dvml2mL65zmTN_l5_ZWxCDX7ve0nITHFyVfYMlggsVBe6KtimmYXa9Idue3XKoPJjFmc1RVIwu8dagmY5-hHT-8SCWl29CY4STrNVp6qx4vEsAaF2695Atg/s2048/5zMiji6nLQPW0N6rocXYVbQuJXo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8TxFjNTFmZNCJCrvg0LD5ZQb3CQwiKhwxf2GD7n2XviT4g5AsHeBR9TLBJOZQ2jypK9dvml2mL65zmTN_l5_ZWxCDX7ve0nITHFyVfYMlggsVBe6KtimmYXa9Idue3XKoPJjFmc1RVIwu8dagmY5-hHT-8SCWl29CY4STrNVp6qx4vEsAaF2695Atg/s320/5zMiji6nLQPW0N6rocXYVbQuJXo.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>In which my sister totally called what was going to happen. This was a fun one to see in the theater because I usually go for more action-oriented movies. And this one is mystery...if it must be put in one genre. I don't know another movie like it and dig it muchly. And have talked about it enough on this blog so I'm trying to hold it together like Marta is after telling lies...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Moonfall (2022)</i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGFeUKqB87zCEqUgNzBwsl4eYMB-rhLJN9uzBvQotOBhViOSBtzdFZgaPOlEvqo9CS4F0Pr35kts6Bw8wTjpm1EyIiSdi7UdVZRNqaSh5ALEc_9qfmlhubjYKA_Rt6A4fiQZh0hGtAgC6dabPZHdwmZ3v_3gCjO0bp0yIF71LNMTC2ioCdjfx2YX2aQ/s376/Moonfall_film_poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="265" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGFeUKqB87zCEqUgNzBwsl4eYMB-rhLJN9uzBvQotOBhViOSBtzdFZgaPOlEvqo9CS4F0Pr35kts6Bw8wTjpm1EyIiSdi7UdVZRNqaSh5ALEc_9qfmlhubjYKA_Rt6A4fiQZh0hGtAgC6dabPZHdwmZ3v_3gCjO0bp0yIF71LNMTC2ioCdjfx2YX2aQ/s320/Moonfall_film_poster.jpg" width="226" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, the first after the big time gap. This started the trend of going to movies paid for by my college and I love this. It should be a tradition still. This featured one of the professors giving a talk beforehand all about astronomy and what would make the moon fall. Watching the movie we all felt so smart because we knew what all the technical terms meant. And, this was my first experience with that professor, but he is now one of my FAVORITES and I'm so stoked to be in his department because he makes life worth living.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The friend I went with couldn't believe that I cried during this movie, but yeah, I'm a crier.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Death on the Nile (2022)</i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLc25SuMccGfBiCJiOYVv5fcyOnj1y3JsPPh1dnZewOC-unl_W6Rnak7gFlCjfKNeGhBhJkEOuRZI0bJtUe6nP1y5SuM-_461LOdLQNtuy1mhSq3Fp7jGH761idWW8um_AE2FLNIrEMdl_1BsCct-gJM00_jP2_Cg-fMlJ38FxQIUhuy1lF2ytvLbrEA/s3000/MV5BNjI4ZTQ1OTYtNTI0Yi00M2EyLThiNjMtMzk1MmZlOWMyMDQwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTEyMjM2NDc2._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2025" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLc25SuMccGfBiCJiOYVv5fcyOnj1y3JsPPh1dnZewOC-unl_W6Rnak7gFlCjfKNeGhBhJkEOuRZI0bJtUe6nP1y5SuM-_461LOdLQNtuy1mhSq3Fp7jGH761idWW8um_AE2FLNIrEMdl_1BsCct-gJM00_jP2_Cg-fMlJ38FxQIUhuy1lF2ytvLbrEA/s320/MV5BNjI4ZTQ1OTYtNTI0Yi00M2EyLThiNjMtMzk1MmZlOWMyMDQwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTEyMjM2NDc2._V1_.jpg" width="216" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had been waiting YEARS. Years, people. So when my grandma said we should see it over my spring break I was so down.</div><div style="text-align: left;">And it shocked my system to the core.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I loved it. It took a very different perspective that the book does, meaning what it highlighted to be the message, and yet it felt so in character for Branagh's Poirot. I have read the book twice and they really kept me on my feet by changing details! Which I used to be really picky about but now I love when movies are different from books because I get two versions of something I love? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Father Stu (2022)</i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHgxK20yloxcB7iaQ8pcm671Yr1rxNv-2sF0G1XHGIcGNeEWcn0gntdjXez4SYSHTXXyJLjjhra-K7TOfTEr7vFzsI93JbDje9Rl6k1ELS0NGsdG19ok5vFq9iFmPnSw-mSAz_mizJuY75Cusopxo9LBIyKjckhQk3RrFCJtVXCQKKbHR4BiUyPU3og/s353/Father_Stu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="282" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHgxK20yloxcB7iaQ8pcm671Yr1rxNv-2sF0G1XHGIcGNeEWcn0gntdjXez4SYSHTXXyJLjjhra-K7TOfTEr7vFzsI93JbDje9Rl6k1ELS0NGsdG19ok5vFq9iFmPnSw-mSAz_mizJuY75Cusopxo9LBIyKjckhQk3RrFCJtVXCQKKbHR4BiUyPU3og/s320/Father_Stu.jpg" width="256" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think it's a bit hyped up. So many people I know seem to think it's the best religious movie ever, and I have seen many that I personally have enjoyed much more. This one just seems very aggressive? The experience was really cool, though, because I went with the girl who would become my roommate and it was our first event together!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Mother Teresa: No Greater Love (2022)</i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBWYz7JNmvt5I9a4kG3Er5WLULPGW18QtBrkDSyU3fYuRcAWo7n1Hl3cT3xJgkKUFudL9YZpaNe2unfE148NWtDyPMf2HiWBhp3xLJPhAPu6KtLDMzScuhdou_7oqsILhg_GeHl9VJEfgXXdXlymhlcOhuKWkyqFOLFCxrk9ealPfBV8JfoNO7XqYKg/s600/FE-website-thumbnail-1000x1480.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBWYz7JNmvt5I9a4kG3Er5WLULPGW18QtBrkDSyU3fYuRcAWo7n1Hl3cT3xJgkKUFudL9YZpaNe2unfE148NWtDyPMf2HiWBhp3xLJPhAPu6KtLDMzScuhdou_7oqsILhg_GeHl9VJEfgXXdXlymhlcOhuKWkyqFOLFCxrk9ealPfBV8JfoNO7XqYKg/s320/FE-website-thumbnail-1000x1480.jpg" width="213" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Okay, okay, this is a documentary, but I still went to it in the theater (something I had never done before!) so it counts. I also went with the biggest group, so that was exciting? The story of Mother Teresa is so inspiring.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>El buen patron (The Good Boss) (2022)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjloKb7dc6tn_u184J3WVhtzSh-4mTgXtdYhD2NnZQpA66westkaHui0UBxSo2pHe2wsgzvrSm_Pp16tPTtyWaN1Z20h4ZO2Km4hQwAnQ1cIeHgCIeV47US-bIlwWtGU_f8wo0_-9aq-idKvZI2azrXW5uNAVz9g_llEWu_nM63vUZBLlb_4IZiO-iJTA/s1481/MV5BYzA3ODM1MDQtMjNkMi00YWIyLWIxOTgtZWM3NjU2ZjM0ZWE0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTM1MTE1NDMx._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjloKb7dc6tn_u184J3WVhtzSh-4mTgXtdYhD2NnZQpA66westkaHui0UBxSo2pHe2wsgzvrSm_Pp16tPTtyWaN1Z20h4ZO2Km4hQwAnQ1cIeHgCIeV47US-bIlwWtGU_f8wo0_-9aq-idKvZI2azrXW5uNAVz9g_llEWu_nM63vUZBLlb_4IZiO-iJTA/s320/MV5BYzA3ODM1MDQtMjNkMi00YWIyLWIxOTgtZWM3NjU2ZjM0ZWE0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTM1MTE1NDMx._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" width="216" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Milestone: my first foreign language film in theater! I drug my roommate to this. I wasn't completely proud of that because I was NOT fan of this movie, but oh well.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Smile (2022)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm still not pleased with this movie so I'm still not putting an image. No thank you. I'm just really mad at it because you can scare me all you like, but you should have a BLOOMING POINT. *sulks* This didn't. And that's a real shame if you're creating a story.</div><div style="text-align: left;">But, I guess I'm glad I went? Had free tickets. If you were ever going to watch a horror movie, I would recommend seeing it in a theater with a lot of people because the collective crowd reactions are the best part. It's really uniting? I didn't go with anyone but ended finding an acquaintance there and sitting next to her, which worked out because whenever one of us had our eyes closed, we could whisper "WHAT JUST HAPPENED?". Also, according to her, I'm not so much of a screamer (it FELT like I was screaming a lot...) but I say "Oh no, oh no, oh no" a lot.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Living (2022)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqjmoKZVoqsnMpigDzl7ByHSBHlYqji_6M1BWfmoqJanmtY_8RJLTMxbdgo5RCiCM2mOk_N14DPqQf4gvFROw4tteb_OmdAGTB_vL2hT_9DHtM0NEnyili7kx2b8riGaJ0MIUUWQBpLbFnSZeLQ-KhxiCuBgV9EcY8wqQjQCzQ8wTBCKNOGUilUg5f1A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1482" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqjmoKZVoqsnMpigDzl7ByHSBHlYqji_6M1BWfmoqJanmtY_8RJLTMxbdgo5RCiCM2mOk_N14DPqQf4gvFROw4tteb_OmdAGTB_vL2hT_9DHtM0NEnyili7kx2b8riGaJ0MIUUWQBpLbFnSZeLQ-KhxiCuBgV9EcY8wqQjQCzQ8wTBCKNOGUilUg5f1A=w216-h320" width="216" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">First movie in a theater in 2023! This movie is so pure. It lifts you up and inspires you. It has a kind of typical premise that is handled magnificently. Needless to say, my roommate and I both loved this! It was a nice treat after just getting back into school for the new semester. And I think it subconsciously powered me through the semester.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfLPvXsl51xAOOzat5F0kLsSMygchpuMO7qtMLGyRN0mktdXi2YE2jt3b7vA0kCZQ9gUH2oozcFCtXqj9xLFCQRRbwfPLWtSfpDVWx25q2-5LvFhrTPPOuTNdBYvNuNOIFAu37NH7ebYK2xrCtw5ztRHYRvRvVLPnV9SaJiP8933INOuVKIZBOtkbv9g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="262" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfLPvXsl51xAOOzat5F0kLsSMygchpuMO7qtMLGyRN0mktdXi2YE2jt3b7vA0kCZQ9gUH2oozcFCtXqj9xLFCQRRbwfPLWtSfpDVWx25q2-5LvFhrTPPOuTNdBYvNuNOIFAu37NH7ebYK2xrCtw5ztRHYRvRvVLPnV9SaJiP8933INOuVKIZBOtkbv9g=w220-h320" width="220" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">(I was going to keep this short and snappy like all the other thoughts, but well, that failed.)</div><div style="text-align: left;">I went to this with my roommate, and y'all, this is probably going to be one of my favorite movies for the year. Which is strange considering I do not like Chris Pine as an actor and almost always think he's annoying. Here he didn't annoy me once! The movie was rollicking good fun. ROLLICKING. I can't stress how much I loved it. All the humor was exactly up my alley, the plot was so creative (which is hard when it comes to fantasy because most feel like they are copying something) and the character dynamics? We need to talk about the character dynamics. I don't know the last time I was so impressed with such a healthy found family. I really appreciated that there was no forced romance (just Simon trying with Doric which was more hilarious than anything, but no pressure). I mean, the friendships in this movie?? My favorite is between Edgin and Holga. It was so refreshing and now everything I want in life is a friend like they are to each other (note, with NO ROMANCE. GIVE ME MORE).</div><div style="text-align: left;">Also, I probably shouldn't like Sofina, and I didn't like her character, but can we talk about how gorgeous Daisy Head is? An absolute queen who can pull off a shaved head like no one else. Both her and Regé-Jean Page we absolutely stunning. Though, the character Xenk owned all of my heart because he is so pure, regal, and noble. Usually characters who don't get sarcasm or jokes are there for laughs in contrast (see Malvolio in <i>Twelfth Night</i>) but there was nothing to laugh about him. He added a great balance and was the perfect character to give Edgin a push to his arc.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The plot was so well set up, too. Man, I wish I could make a story with such good foreshadowing.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ahem. Anyone have any questions or have I established what I can in a "mini-review"?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>The Little Mermaid (2023)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQKry-t7a9M96Xm1VD_vzyxy19TZlm531TH9-SDlmwFcNPp2Or-spXXLg6FQejUFgugmsJa0nJOVjybjAKk8OMWGW7qCwDJPr6IPIcz3hSPypZP_8dvJxpsVQHLAux2YmTKTsb2fhp-B77CCG_jYyyTQt_NQpw5LBxr7HAiRO4sJPb5n43L7BMFmtx3w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQKry-t7a9M96Xm1VD_vzyxy19TZlm531TH9-SDlmwFcNPp2Or-spXXLg6FQejUFgugmsJa0nJOVjybjAKk8OMWGW7qCwDJPr6IPIcz3hSPypZP_8dvJxpsVQHLAux2YmTKTsb2fhp-B77CCG_jYyyTQt_NQpw5LBxr7HAiRO4sJPb5n43L7BMFmtx3w=w216-h320" width="216" /></a></div></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Is this the whole reason I started this list? Oh yeah. My mom and I went to this together and we hadn't been to a movie just the two of us since Incredibles 2! The best movies to see in a HUGE theater are those in the air or in the water. And this happily checks the last box. It's where you feel such a part of the movie with every swish of the water. So much that you get a headache but in the best way.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I am not a fan of the <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2016/11/halloween-blog-party-little-mermaid.html" target="_blank">animated Little Mermaid</a>, but I had so much fun with this! It fixed many of my complaints about the <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2016/11/halloween-blog-party-little-mermaid.html" target="_blank">original 1989 film</a>, so I applaud their good work there. The actors were all perfect for their roles and the new songs were fun (which I'll probably sing a lot in the future). I'm excited to see it again!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There you have it, the 19 movies I've seen since December 2018. I don't know how I've accomplished that AND 300 more posts in the same time? I couldn't do the posts all without the support of my readers, so thank you!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And because it's June, I made a new header!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg95mty5It72Z7K5JMVNly9jn33hNu8VSJCISXzh2d0TIa6xC-X_6S52i22XhS-c8UHvr0MowgAEt5eT6sTXcH78pOCljjuL9BBNpCl1IkZKBGhVj-OvkGMvOywOcvubldFHpcBMdMF0bEEcinA_zwyC8OUXcMxxxKSBnKAKYdzqSlDCgHnvvKEAoAxfw/s1584/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-05%20at%208.59.01%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="1584" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg95mty5It72Z7K5JMVNly9jn33hNu8VSJCISXzh2d0TIa6xC-X_6S52i22XhS-c8UHvr0MowgAEt5eT6sTXcH78pOCljjuL9BBNpCl1IkZKBGhVj-OvkGMvOywOcvubldFHpcBMdMF0bEEcinA_zwyC8OUXcMxxxKSBnKAKYdzqSlDCgHnvvKEAoAxfw/w400-h225/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-05%20at%208.59.01%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Which we have to throw up here just for posterity. So in the future I'll know when I switched it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">How have you guys been? What have you done the first week of June? I'm trying to make some more videos for my YouTube channel but <i>someone</i> *glares at reflection* can't make decisions of what to cut to make it the right length. Look for that in the future, though!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">What are some of your favorite movies you've seen in theater? Craziest experience? Best? I hope the best is yet to come, so what are some upcoming movies you're looking forward to?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-12172756445365804542023-05-04T23:59:00.000-06:002023-05-04T23:59:00.237-06:00May the Forth 2023 // Some videos appreciating the art behind my favorite Galaxy Far Far Away<div style="text-align: left;"><div>Greetings, rebels, jedi, and generals alike!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYTgoOJJDgJyxgeGxfLunNK0TAEYCNILtbY5Va9FdGolCg1Ki5OPUE1zj3b_d-VS943KQStUEIEkjPrsCg9tSlQE1n57mgjfRyeZ1xjHuzwUxw0KmiMsMq4QRkdjkAuPTTr-sP_Oy96_7u_RfX-aJ9EJloV8gNgsxLlhCDoveIt_c3ryw93t7bjj_Kg/s496/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="241" data-original-width="496" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYTgoOJJDgJyxgeGxfLunNK0TAEYCNILtbY5Va9FdGolCg1Ki5OPUE1zj3b_d-VS943KQStUEIEkjPrsCg9tSlQE1n57mgjfRyeZ1xjHuzwUxw0KmiMsMq4QRkdjkAuPTTr-sP_Oy96_7u_RfX-aJ9EJloV8gNgsxLlhCDoveIt_c3ryw93t7bjj_Kg/s320/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>May the fourth be with you! I'm alive! I will come back more once finals are done, but yes, it's that magical day where we celebrate one of the best story universes of all times. Also known as one of my favorite days of the year. We're not getting into /stuff/ today, but I thought I'd take a math break and celebrate (Which reminds me that I need to find chocolate milk...I already had blue milk today...mwahaha hot chocolate will do). I also did my hair like Rey--this is a tradition, but I recently cut 10 inches off, so it didn't completely turn out. But it was faster than usual. Last year it took me 17 minutes (which I know because I was watching <i>Clone Wars</i>) and this year only about 3. I also wore my Star Wars gear, and watched some with my past+future and present roommates. We watched two Clone Wars episodes, one Droid Tales, and then the four Rebels shorts. (Y'all, I know I'm going to LOVE Rebels when I finally get there. But I'm only in season 4 of CWs).</div><div><br /></div><div>All in all, it's been a great day. But time for a post! <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2022/05/may-4th-starting-youtube-channel-for.html" target="_blank">Last year I released my first YouTube fan video</a>, so it's hard to top that. Over spring break I was trying to crank out another one but it didn't get done in time. Instead, I'm going to celebrate other artists and creators! Fan videos are some of my favorite things, so in no particular order I'm just going to be sharing 10 Star Wars themed ones that I like. This is going to be like when I <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/04/teaser-trailer-reaction-to-star-wars-ix.html" target="_blank">reacted to the Rise of Skywalker trailer,</a> with comments on why I enjoy each one.</div><div><br /></div><div>I would love to watch more, so if you have recommendations, let me know! The thing is, I mostly focus on the movies for the fan videos I watch because I'm really far behind in the series. I'm trying to avoid spoilers. It's not really working, especially when my best friend is a huge fan and TERRIBLE when it comes to spoilers. So. Which, speaking of:</div><div><br /></div><div><b>SPOILER ALERT: If you watch the following videos or read my comments there are spoilers for Star Wars episodes (films) I-IX.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>I tried really hard to embed all the videos here because I think that's easier for the reader. But some--most--of them wouldn't work. But I love them, so I didn't want to just not talk about them, you know? So I linked to them. Do any of you have the searching for videos be weird here on Blogger? Anyway, I hope you enjoy!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEly83-dB40&list=PLVl7DO_bJY--3ugl_th56jRjstmzl2nbD&index=5" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Rolling In The Deep // Padme & Anakin - by Gemma Wright (LINKED)</span></a></div><div><br /></div><div>-Of all these videos, this is the one I've watched the most. So I have it almost memorized, yet it never fails to amaze me.</div><div>-The climax of the song?? When it's going "It all, it all, it all" with the "tears are gonna fall" in the background and the choreography of the lightsaber movement is PERFECT and with the on-beat flashbacks?? This is the fan video artistry that I strive to be.</div><div>-It tells such a full story from beginning to end. It's these videos that make me think I love this romance. The second I start watching the movies I remember that I hate it, but this turns it into something so raw and powerful and painful.</div><div>-I love the Obi-Wan arc. I will always be here for the Obi-Wan stuff.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">REYLO: Rolling in the Deep (The Rise of Skywalker) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- by LouellaWilla: xennial-sw-fan</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NpQZJaraTZs" width="320" youtube-src-id="NpQZJaraTZs"></iframe></div><br />-The drum beat with the marching?? (I'm trying not to stop the videos to make comments but I couldn't help it. <i>(note that I will stop trying later)</i>)</div><div>-Ack, it makes me cover my mouth with my hands because I love it so much. And that's something I don't usually do.</div><div>-I think it's so cool that it is basically purely <i>Rise of Skywalker</i> only with flashbacks from the other movies. It's such a cool take. There's such a hard balance in creating these videos with having too much material and not enough so I admire it!</div><div>-I love having it especially with the other Rolling in the Deep video because I get COMPLETELY different vibes. Padme and Anakin had something good and then lost it in the attempts for power. Here, it's the pull away from power and towards each other--Rey and Ben--that leads to the union. With the other video it's more of a tragic story and with this one it's more of a bittersweet victory. It just flips the meaning completely and I DIG IT.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzSesf8R1Dc&list=PLVl7DO_bJY--3ugl_th56jRjstmzl2nbD&index=10" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Centuries // Star Wars - by Liisakee (LINKED)</span></a></div><div><br /></div><div>-The first "And just one mistake" is timed SO perfectly. It makes my heart ache.</div><div>-Going from "mummified my teenage dreams, no there' nothing wrong with me" to Anakin. As a teenager. Who's angry. Brilliant.</div><div>-"Broke my heart" with Qui-Gon? And the faces?? *chef's kiss*</div><div>-I'm just going to stop talking now because it's flawless. Like, "Bruises on your thighs like my fingerprints with Anakin force choking Padme? It guts me.</div><div>-"I never meant for you to fix yourself" with Obi-Wan just looking away from Anakin's burning body? It probably is not helping that I LOVE this song and have it memorized.</div><div>-"Scream forever" is making me scream because I love it so much.</div><div>-My one complaint is that it's too short. They cut down the song and I want the whole song. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1mV08yAM5k&list=PLVl7DO_bJY--3ugl_th56jRjstmzl2nbD&index=11" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Star Wars - Whatever it takes - by RiskyUmbrella (LINKED)</span></a></div><div><br /></div><div>-I'm trying to hold it back on comments but I can't. "Vulturous" with the fighters??</div><div>-"Prodigal son" with Luke is such a cool choice because I've been trained to think of Anakin with those words, but YES, Luke!</div><div>-The adrenaline is surely in my veins because it's so fast paced. Because of that, it's kind of hard to find a focus, but I like it. And I didn't realize I was such a fan of <i>Rogue One</i> until it made me ridiculously happy to see it included, too.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4xfqMNUAXU&list=PLVl7DO_bJY--3ugl_th56jRjstmzl2nbD&index=19" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Star Wars || Demons - by CaptainCaplax (LINKED)</span></a></div><div><br /></div><div>-14 seconds into this video and I'm already almost crying with "and your dreams all fail" just being of tears falling out of Anakin's eyes.</div><div>-How it's all about the mentor, the saints we see, being Palpatine and falling away. "And the ones we hail are the worst of all". Even when it's obvious to everyone else, we've built up a level of trust that cannot be breached.</div><div>-"I want to hide the truth I want to shelter you." describes Anakin to a T. Again, this makes me go, "aww!" when it shouldn't.</div><div>-"Look into my eyes" is so important here with Anakin because his eyes change color. Which explains why I was so confused watching Clone Wars today because I didn't think his eyes were blue.</div><div>-"Don't wanna let you down, but I am hell bound" is basically the motto of anyone who thinks they can't be saved from the dark side.</div><div>-This is the level of phenomenal that I'm speechless. I love how the first verse is the prequels, the second is the originals, and the last is uniting the two.</div><div>-Luke lying on the ground with Anakin's flashback to Padme on the ground? I hadn't made that connection but I'm probably going to cry the next time I watch the movies. (I'm usually crying there already, but, you know. More so. And for new reasons! Yay!)</div><div>-This is the problem of having to go back to link them all because I start watching them all again...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV_ToiS0xVI&list=PLVl7DO_bJY--3ugl_th56jRjstmzl2nbD&index=20" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Star Wars || Radioactive - by CaptainCaplax (LINKED)</span></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>-SHUT UP THE BUILD UP. That is all, folks.</div><div>-"Revolution I suppose" with the rebels, as you do.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHNlW9Mwnfc&list=PLVl7DO_bJY--3ugl_th56jRjstmzl2nbD&index=21" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Rey and Kylo Ren // Lovely - by RiskyUmbrella (LINKED)</span></a></div><div><br /></div><div>-This one is so short. I want more. </div><div>-I love how the lyrics match so perfectly to both. And especially because it's the duet you feel like they are both singing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkYZbJ40B14&list=PLVl7DO_bJY--3ugl_th56jRjstmzl2nbD&index=22" target="_blank">Rey and Kylo Ren // Bury a Friend - by RiskyUmbrella (LINKED)</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>-I had to watch this one twice because it's so cool. This style of "edit" is fantastic and I eat it up like candy. It's an absolute vibe.</div><div>-...I'm a Billie fan if you can't tell. So of course I like it.</div><div>-Lining the first "when we all fall asleep where do we go" with Ben waking up is a great play on words.</div><div>-"Why aren't you scared of me? Why do you care for me?": The questions Rey and Ben are asking the whole trilogy.</div><div>-Keywords like glass and drown with corresponding visuals and sounds? It is the details like this that truly make a video shine.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDsx6FvFp7w&list=PLVl7DO_bJY--3ugl_th56jRjstmzl2nbD&index=37" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Kylo Ren // Fairly Local - by RiskyUmbrella (LINKED)</span></a></div><div><br /></div><div>-This cannot end like that!! Ah!! My heart is not prepared.</div><div>-But, talking about the other end, I love the beginning. I've been working a lot with sound overlays for the music and this is so well done for the intro.</div><div>-I'm a Twenty One Pilots fan all the way (If you couldn't tell from my Star Wars fan video using one of their songs...plugging myself...). I LOVE this song because it represents so many stories. Especially of morally grey characters or redemption arcs. It's the belief that you can't do anything else but be the person people have made you to to be, and then changed to realizing you create who you are.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">star wars || enemy - by ms.mxrvelle</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hk62aBVPyLY" width="320" youtube-src-id="hk62aBVPyLY"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>-The beats? This is the kind of fan video that resonates with my soul. Especially with the cloak shrugs. And with the light saber ignition.</div><div>-How it looks like Anakin's fighting himself with Vader? Dope.</div><div>-I think this song was my introduction to the other version of Enemy of just Imagine Dragons? Both are some of my favorite songs. Actually, so many of my favorite songs were introduced to me through fan videos...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I also want to throw a HUGE shout out to one of my favorite YouTube channels: Cinema Therapy. I have been wanting to talk about them here for SO LONG because their videos make my week. Alan and Jono are fabulous. Star Wars means the world to me, and I have opinions on it that are not shared with most of the world. This is no surprise, because I've talked about <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/10/how-i-am-like-luke-skywalker.html" target="_blank">how I relate to Luke Skywalker.</a> It can be really depressing (guys, it put me into a spiral for a while) when people say my favorites are horrible and bad and all that jazz. So it has been so affirming and amazing to find Alan and Jono, because they appreciate it the way I do!</div><div><br /></div><div>Especially, because they just released a video on Luke! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWxhJTszc8Q" target="_blank">Watch that HERE</a>. That lines up so much with my post! It made me so happy and fulfilled and seen that I cried while watching it today. So thank you, my Cinema Therapy dads.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also love their episode on Anakin Skywalker (I think this was the second video I watched on their channel? It was early on) and this is making me realize that I haven't finished the Leia one. It says I started it, but I don't really remember? That was at the end of last spring semester. Like, one of their first videos was about Rise of Skywalker. You don't know how happy that makes me.</div><div>They have the two on Kylo Ren, then.</div><div><br /></div><div>Just check out all of their Star Wars videos <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRO9q005b62UC2mntBZVqntziDMF4EdeL" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfCscx_LZwy3ryZphDQZLxOPHyiHh2RzipD8LNvmqpY4kVnwkCEvoAGjk3bkCYSg8Z9SAsmJFU0D9PO1TtXbziRq8Zbcl9NyVA4dfHlYuQtauO4tGTqZTU974bf_KUKu80xuJAj8euL-z5DTmZrW7G5KlLIZxhW43Dn3gavJ88Okt33Km9u2mk5ta6A/s1214/Screen%20Shot%202023-05-04%20at%201.11.43%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1214" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfCscx_LZwy3ryZphDQZLxOPHyiHh2RzipD8LNvmqpY4kVnwkCEvoAGjk3bkCYSg8Z9SAsmJFU0D9PO1TtXbziRq8Zbcl9NyVA4dfHlYuQtauO4tGTqZTU974bf_KUKu80xuJAj8euL-z5DTmZrW7G5KlLIZxhW43Dn3gavJ88Okt33Km9u2mk5ta6A/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-05-04%20at%201.11.43%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made this for my friend today....</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Okay, I'm done. What did you do to celebrate? What are some of your favorite Star Wars media? Art appreciation, you know?</div><div><br /></div><div>God speed, rebels.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></div></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-19354549037112935622023-02-25T20:25:00.000-07:002023-02-25T20:25:00.153-07:00The We Love L. M. Montgomery Week Tag! // Including the Story of How Much Resistance Lead to My Favorite Book Ever<div style="text-align: left;">Hello, kindred spirits!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This week was <a href="https://hamlette.blogspot.com/2023/02/we-love-lmm-week-wrap-up-giveaway.html" target="_blank">Hamlette's yearly blog party</a> celebrating the love of a fandom! She changes the theme every year and it is always a delight. And this year was all about the marvelous <a href="https://hamlette.blogspot.com/2023/02/we-love-lmm-week-wrap-up-giveaway.html" target="_blank">Lucy Maud Montgomery</a>!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWR-lfyVv11fdFuV6ppQlBsEmbC892Rj9dcNIyOL71czUT3uQncItLoSoELDnNs7GOh-1N1efFG4Nq4Vjv7Q_2kKz7lJyeOhxEJvK1fP5dqamEvL-fdpAsksKwYeQaeUO2vnDuB7HQDoKPDlaxS7pt8mW9A2mId2OGmTPB9oB2VoNCNT61sscXX-zoA/s320/LM%20Montgomery%20Week%201.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWR-lfyVv11fdFuV6ppQlBsEmbC892Rj9dcNIyOL71czUT3uQncItLoSoELDnNs7GOh-1N1efFG4Nq4Vjv7Q_2kKz7lJyeOhxEJvK1fP5dqamEvL-fdpAsksKwYeQaeUO2vnDuB7HQDoKPDlaxS7pt8mW9A2mId2OGmTPB9oB2VoNCNT61sscXX-zoA/s1600/LM%20Montgomery%20Week%201.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And I say was not because I just speak in the past tense all the time (even though apparently I do? Because I keep changing the tense of my lines and it's a bit of a problem) but because it ended yesterday. And I had rehearsals all week. And have you seen my expertise at planning ahead (if you don't know, it's pretty much non-existent). BUT I'm here now. So I'm answering the tag. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;">1. Who introduced you to L. M. Montgomery's writing? Tell us the story!</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>My mom. When I was little and had just figured out that I loved reading I asked my mom for books. Because even though we went to the library frequently and I could have the choice of anything and everything I wanted suggestions.</div><div><br /></div><div>In recent years my mom and I have grown at odds in our reading choices because everything she suggests I loathe, but I owe her a lot for what she got me into when I was younger. <i>Nancy Drew, A Wrinkle in Time, Little House in the Big Woods</i>, Agatha Christie, and <i>The Chronicles of Narnia</i> just to name a few. I also just have to thank her for buying me so many books over the years.</div><div><br /></div><div>Part of that might be because she recommends books based on how old I am, but I don't want to read books of my current age. I want all the MG fiction still.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, I must have been about 8 at the time of this story (if you forgot which story, it started three paragraphs ago before I broke off into tangents). She suggested the <i>Anne of Green Gables</i> books. I was a little suspicious of how thick it was (yes, because at that time 300 pages was huge). I started...and didn't even make it past the first paragraph before I was bored out of my mind. So I complained and my mom suggested something else. Which were the <i>Wizard of Oz</i> books, which I gobbled up like candy.</div><div><br /></div><div>Years passed and when I was about 11 I started going through the books we owned. I found <i>Anne of Green Gables</i>, remembered how bored I was, but decided to try it again. Ever since, it has been my favorite book of all time. Some books can only hit you deeply at a certain time of your life. It may be that because I was 11 and Anne is 11 at the beginning of the book it resonated more?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;">2. What LMM books have you read?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>-1-8 of the <i>Anne</i> books (are they called <i>Avonlea Chronicles</i>?). These are my comfort books and I carry 1 and 3 with me wherever I am living.</div><div>-The first book in the <i>Emily of New Moon </i>(thoughts on <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/03/emily-of-new-moon-read-along-chapters-1.html" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Part 1</a>, <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/03/emily-of-new-moon-read-along-chapters.html" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Part 2</a>, <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/04/emily-of-new-moon-read-along-chapters.html" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Part 3</a>, <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/04/emily-of-new-moon-read-along-end.html" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Part 4</a><i>). </i>I keep meaning to finish the series because I really enjoyed it, but haven't succeeded in getting copies!</div><div>-<i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/04/book-reviews-featuring-colorful-castle.html" target="_blank">The Blue Castle</a></i>. The writing is one of the most breathtaking I've ever read, but I am not a fan of the story.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfOwmFMHquiiJjDDg8NKJFUyzAyUx03qw2-k7v_dFH9mPu9UlkGxCrj76JmjZq15lJauHFeWP7R7q50ttgh1aEg2b-kxZiIgUsf9dHQJkk4nN-PY7KVWitiOcvlmRetCf57p05_Xfns47iJoCKyiMdJjih_OVyEZtoXnF18O2I8V7EGsSDfsgYsjlkw/s320/LM%20Montgomery%20Week%203.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfOwmFMHquiiJjDDg8NKJFUyzAyUx03qw2-k7v_dFH9mPu9UlkGxCrj76JmjZq15lJauHFeWP7R7q50ttgh1aEg2b-kxZiIgUsf9dHQJkk4nN-PY7KVWitiOcvlmRetCf57p05_Xfns47iJoCKyiMdJjih_OVyEZtoXnF18O2I8V7EGsSDfsgYsjlkw/s1600/LM%20Montgomery%20Week%203.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;">3. What movies or shows based on her books have you watched?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>I am actually specifically avoiding them. I love seeing adaptations because they are a peek into what someone else envisions for a story, but for the Anne books, they are just too precious for me. It is very selfish, I know. Lately I have been interested in <i>Anne With An E</i> because from what I've heard it has a bit of a different storyline?</div><div><br /></div><div>This explains why this post does not have the plethora of images that it usually does.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and none of this applies to <i>Green Gables Fables</i>. And I haven't watched season 2 of that yet even though I love it to bits. I need to get on that...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;">4. Which LMM character is your kindred spirit, the one you'd like to hang out with in real life?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Una Meredith from <i>Rainbow Valley</i> and <i>Rilla of Ingleside</i>. She's so kind and quiet which is where all of her deep thoughts are harbored. I would want to be a listening ear to her fancies because I feel like she is usually that person for everyone else.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzD1KjKcW2vN5RGSBLk62b_zNPbTC03iljOYnMOp-PpqFPdqhPFVLzEvKkTUTj-iEHCrlF1GdkJzvwdhnowmb1NUPAfqMurz1LZ_FBWVvXNCh3A_oZ1adsplMi1JF3JOTd6hQ8IlY7CIvC_rzCpLyFtkL0eDseTGaXevreEZx71Zh4vjCtg-PInQbVw/s320/LM%20Montgomery%20Week%205.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzD1KjKcW2vN5RGSBLk62b_zNPbTC03iljOYnMOp-PpqFPdqhPFVLzEvKkTUTj-iEHCrlF1GdkJzvwdhnowmb1NUPAfqMurz1LZ_FBWVvXNCh3A_oZ1adsplMi1JF3JOTd6hQ8IlY7CIvC_rzCpLyFtkL0eDseTGaXevreEZx71Zh4vjCtg-PInQbVw/s1600/LM%20Montgomery%20Week%205.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;">5. Which LMM character do you relate to the most? And why?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>...is it cliche to say Anne? Or am I allowed because this is my favorite book of all time? I need to stop using that like a "get out of jail free" card...</div><div><br /></div><div>A few years ago I got obsessed with the first time of being similar to book characters. I don't know why this had never occurred to me before, but maybe it was my gateway into living more in stories than the real world? Anyway, I asked my mom which book characters she thought I was. She said Anne Shirley and Frodo Baggins. I was indignant. The first was because Anne was so fantastic I couldn't possibly be like her, and the second was because Frodo annoyed me. Shortly after that I took the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test for the first time. <a href="https://www.16personalities.com/" target="_blank">16 Personalities</a> is not always accurate, but ever since that day I have been way more comfortable with myself because, yep, I'm 100% an INFP. <a href="https://www.16personalities.com/infp-personality" target="_blank">And on their website</a>, two of the characters they list as being fellow INFPs? Frodo and Anne. While it is up for debate if those two accurately are INFPs, but there are enough similarities that I started seeing it. (Also, guys I haven't been on that site in a hot second, but when I looked today they list Levin from <i>Anna Karenina</i> as being one? That explains SO much. Like why he's one of my favorite characters of all time and therefore that is one of my favorite books).</div><div><br /></div><div>Okay, so I don't have really concrete reasons. But I'll try to find some.</div><div>-Though introverted, I'm a little chatterbox when around people.</div><div>-My imagination gets away from me and I sometimes have a hard time discerning reality from fiction. "Did I make that up?" is a question I have to ask myself a lot.</div><div>-I make mistakes continuously.</div><div><br /></div><div>It also gives me hope that one day I will:</div><div>-Actually learn from my mistakes. Because unlike Anne, I tend to repeat them.</div><div>-Appreciate nature more and the world around me.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;">6. Have you ever been to Prince Edward Island?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>No, but I wish! I am told that I have been to British Columbia, but that's all of Canada that I have experience with. But then again, I was only a few months old.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTr4JT6ag6n6VTRrg4IAfyx7MTnv1RPM-b7Ry3XT6X16FaNDlIbKFKT-9VohCnWkb3T-FBDO8DCO-dYbEZp_gcdflPUyiIjGBTD1A0qVnGMESzc19AX_RbSj2ZTp7WNglAMKRKwnUD7pJCNDK3chEk_UxiH_NrMpcwTgciOLS2ecuYgDnUilO7iXG4w/s320/LM%20Montgomery%20Week%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTr4JT6ag6n6VTRrg4IAfyx7MTnv1RPM-b7Ry3XT6X16FaNDlIbKFKT-9VohCnWkb3T-FBDO8DCO-dYbEZp_gcdflPUyiIjGBTD1A0qVnGMESzc19AX_RbSj2ZTp7WNglAMKRKwnUD7pJCNDK3chEk_UxiH_NrMpcwTgciOLS2ecuYgDnUilO7iXG4w/s1600/LM%20Montgomery%20Week%202.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;">7. Who is your favorite LMM heroine?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Picking favorites seems mean. I love how different each of them are. They are all so real to me that it would be like picking favorite humans and that also seems mean. </div><div><br /></div><div>I do have a bit of an amusing story to go with that, though. When reading <i>Anne of Ingleside</i> and <i>Rainbow Valley</i> I was so annoyed with Rilla. She drove me crazy and I was not looking forward to her being the protagonist of book 8. Then that "book 8" is my third favorite in the series. Shows you that characters grow and develop.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;">8. Who is your favorite LMM hero?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>*mumbles "as if it's even a question"*</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Roy Gardener.</div><div><br /></div><div>Because, yes, I'm so much Anne that I would not see what...who...is in front of me...</div><div><br /></div><div>GUYS. HIS STINKING FIRST NAME IS ROYAL. I just love him a lot, okay?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;">9. Do you have any fun merch related to her books? If so, please share some photos!</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>I have a boxed set of the Anne books, but they no longer have a box because when I was little we did not have the best system for books and several got tossed about and damaged. And, as I said above. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCu-wbsh3yfz_YOQksxSnHbwb1py8612fHi85Xhb0dr8MP-WYp9_KXQ_rF3F6Y7V-9bG_VcZOx3TZF8TM5LnDAtTSoh7PF-QScmEcUsbMMG4Vvx5uT-1MBn476An7iGDog1PTsDqecceQEj50WnNQxlxN3gzAjOw0L3MgqhoENZrOcLjebfHIy4r0XCw/s1170/Screen%20Shot%202022-01-13%20at%201.27.24%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCu-wbsh3yfz_YOQksxSnHbwb1py8612fHi85Xhb0dr8MP-WYp9_KXQ_rF3F6Y7V-9bG_VcZOx3TZF8TM5LnDAtTSoh7PF-QScmEcUsbMMG4Vvx5uT-1MBn476An7iGDog1PTsDqecceQEj50WnNQxlxN3gzAjOw0L3MgqhoENZrOcLjebfHIy4r0XCw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-01-13%20at%201.27.24%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/starlitgirls/" target="_blank">bookstagram</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;">10. What are some of your favorite LMM quotations?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Hamlette has wonderful questions, I am just terrible at answering them. Especially the quotations ones. I always feel like I have so many but I can never find them, so I resort to pulling them off of Goodreads then don't feel original at all. It's the Anne in me that is bemoaning this travesty.</div><div><br /></div><div>Like, I can't read a chapter in Anne of the Island without stopping and marveling at the writing or wit. So most are pulled from there.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">“October—with a gorgeous pageant of color around Mistawis into which Valancy plunged her soul. Never had she imagined anything so splendid. A great, tinted peace. Blue, wind-winnowed skies. Sunlight sleeping in the glades of that fairyland. Long dreamy purple days paddling idly in their canoe along shores and up the rivers of crimson and gold. A sleepy, red hunter’s moon. Enchanted tempests that stripped the leaves from the trees and heaped them along the shores. Flying shadows of clouds. What had all the smug, opulent lands out front to compare with this?” </div><div style="text-align: center;">-<i>The Blue Castle</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">'"Toil not, neither do I spin," finished Philippa. "But I'll learn to do things. You'll only have to show me once. I <i>can</i> make my own bed to begin with. And remember that, though I can't cook, I <i>canker</i> my temper. That's something. And I <i>never </i>growl about the weather."' </div><div style="text-align: center;">-<i>Anne of the Island</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">“Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It's splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.” </div><div style="text-align: center;">-<i>Anne of Green Gables</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">“Why must people kneel down to pray? If I really wanted to pray I’ll tell you what I'd do. I'd go out into a great big field all alone or in the deep, deep woods and I'd look up into the sky—up—up—up—into that lovely blue sky that looks as if there was no end to its blueness. And then I'd just feel a prayer.” </div><div style="text-align: center;">-<i>Anne of Green Gables</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">"I don't want sunbursts or marble halls, I just want you.” </div><div style="text-align: center;">-<i>Anne of the Island</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">'“I do know my own mind," protested Anne. 'The trouble is, my mind changes and then I have to get acquainted with it all over again.” </div><div style="text-align: center;">-<i>Anne of the Island</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">“Besides, I've been feeling a little blue — just a pale, elusive azure. It isn't serious enough for anything darker.” </div><div style="text-align: center;">-<i>Anne of the Island</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqx4nKu2AO2G75SAFG5PAvlLUCTD9vTor1itEzqyhcExBWUv83rOzPKq16geq22Ex5iIpByUE3p6lMCGU1mOUk8VWcqhu61_5uBK7xXFUSMsBEiSiCk-cEso6cpaMexUPhH_7EY3B8SsRQUTQjW0Hyf8Eht9UGUZfjhO8BUIYK1Sg9EgDDPeLpb8P8Ew/s320/LM%20Montgomery%20Week%204.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqx4nKu2AO2G75SAFG5PAvlLUCTD9vTor1itEzqyhcExBWUv83rOzPKq16geq22Ex5iIpByUE3p6lMCGU1mOUk8VWcqhu61_5uBK7xXFUSMsBEiSiCk-cEso6cpaMexUPhH_7EY3B8SsRQUTQjW0Hyf8Eht9UGUZfjhO8BUIYK1Sg9EgDDPeLpb8P8Ew/s1600/LM%20Montgomery%20Week%204.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>If you're interested in reading all of the cool posts written this week, check out <a href="https://hamlette.blogspot.com/2023/02/we-love-lmm-week-wrap-up-giveaway.html" target="_blank">this master post</a>!</div><div><br /></div><div>What L. M. Montgomery book should I read next? Which L. M. Montgomery books have you read? Did anyone else dislike something initially that became your favorite of all time? Tell me all of your thoughts!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you so much for reading! And remember, "Tomorrow is another day with no mistakes in it yet."</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-10920873427188396962023-02-19T22:45:00.001-07:002023-02-19T22:45:00.153-07:00The "Flaming Hot...Five Reasons Why" Tag // In which MC gets uncomfortable for your Entertainment<div style="text-align: left;">Sup, guys.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUXsn1jtvNUCqbBC7s-715ZJRWXQAOye4sTO5xYJd5zHSCChPP0C9OKxIGytaM2hl8oT1QIOHbsOGY48t3k5gZiSr8sOsdojMNdiV9Uwyn5a2mUEeeSqf1xtoOX7cEq80EmtYetgs-KlGiOqxIKL2Rekq9iz-VsJKWKEoBVuxvMWZrDsDoHVURPwiyA/s496/mulan-disney.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="496" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUXsn1jtvNUCqbBC7s-715ZJRWXQAOye4sTO5xYJd5zHSCChPP0C9OKxIGytaM2hl8oT1QIOHbsOGY48t3k5gZiSr8sOsdojMNdiV9Uwyn5a2mUEeeSqf1xtoOX7cEq80EmtYetgs-KlGiOqxIKL2Rekq9iz-VsJKWKEoBVuxvMWZrDsDoHVURPwiyA/w400-h226/mulan-disney.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Because, flames, fire, you know....<br />I've been wanting to use this gif for FOREVER and now is as good a time as any.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">Sorry that it's been a while! How is the shortest month of the year going for you? I had masterful plans for posts in January and thought I was going to hit my 500th post, but, as you can see, that didn't happen. I wanted to embrace my break as much as I could and I started writing tons of different posts but just never finished any of them. Which means it's too late now for the Smashing and Dashing Character Awards 2022. But maybe next year! It means that I have a lot of good content coming in the future. Someday. I just need to finish them. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I got back to school and classes and rehearsal have been amazing and just completely consuming. It's nice that I wasn't type cast because it is so hard to be a character who is ambitious and disdainful and never smiles until bade to do so. Hard but oh so fun. I'm putting that all aside for the most brief of moments to get this post up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKX5_hdoOvYPo6W0dBiqs-ftt28SrptRKbhUhaovAg_fgMeHwgzpi5udNyvnRl6B-Z5bDSIeHLnkcGzkKRH8kVzaUsehCmqFy9hw2AGF-_HRmMSuHe0ziIhZUtyYiyrKcCdn-dcBDEe2ql/s500/tumblr_d4c336ccb2dcb5e1c9cbcc77368513fb_fccf1f19_500.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="500" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKX5_hdoOvYPo6W0dBiqs-ftt28SrptRKbhUhaovAg_fgMeHwgzpi5udNyvnRl6B-Z5bDSIeHLnkcGzkKRH8kVzaUsehCmqFy9hw2AGF-_HRmMSuHe0ziIhZUtyYiyrKcCdn-dcBDEe2ql/w400-h224/tumblr_d4c336ccb2dcb5e1c9cbcc77368513fb_fccf1f19_500.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I may be living the fire side of this up a little bit...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I got tagged. Yes, I have a ton of tags, but this one seems apt for Valentine's Day (which we are pretending this is closer to). <a href="https://hamlette.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Hamlette</a> tagged me for the "<a href="https://hamlette.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-flaming-hot-five-reasons-why-tag.html" target="_blank">Flaming Hot...Five Reasons Why</a>" tag.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a very foreign topic for me, and I wasn't planning on doing it, but my sister texted me (from two states away) and said she had seen <a href="https://hamlette.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-flaming-hot-five-reasons-why-tag.html" target="_blank">Hamlette's post</a> and I HAD to do it. So if this is your jam, thank my sister.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEPuEZLyF0CKaKBCsA0anUE9o4ShMciYdkToUurlhWc3cyrJl9FlE7aEpflfyfth369t_JgBC9GoJ3QJGZhT2qsIIR2F2RkJPtvWyq3DQ3YmCRpRyGWiJvB4HwbCBQh058PoRIauBC7GEVI6uCdt__4XIAgGb53rEGTJZWklthlA6lt8HCqGrsFj1bA/s480/195a110d5c7af27cb687ce7e1b84fcbe.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="480" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEPuEZLyF0CKaKBCsA0anUE9o4ShMciYdkToUurlhWc3cyrJl9FlE7aEpflfyfth369t_JgBC9GoJ3QJGZhT2qsIIR2F2RkJPtvWyq3DQ3YmCRpRyGWiJvB4HwbCBQh058PoRIauBC7GEVI6uCdt__4XIAgGb53rEGTJZWklthlA6lt8HCqGrsFj1bA/w400-h230/195a110d5c7af27cb687ce7e1b84fcbe.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When I try to imitate other people...</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: left;"><div>The Rules:</div><div>-You must add the name of the blog that tagged you AND those of the <a href="https://thoughtsallsorts.wordpress.com" target="_blank">Thoughts All Sorts</a> and <a href="https://weegiemidget.wordpress.com" target="_blank">Realweegiemidget Reviews</a> with links to ALL these sites.. and use the natty cat themed picture promoting this post. </div><div>-List 5 of your all-time swoon-worthy characters from TV or Film, i.e. crushes/objects of your affection. And do mention the actor or actress who plays them, as you might like James Bond as played by Timothy Dalton and no one else, etc., etc. </div><div>-Add 5 reasons why you love them, in five sentences.</div><div>-Link to 5 other bloggers. </div><div>-Add lovely pictures, gifs or videos of those you selected. </div><div>-Oh…and post these rules.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgtWvOyWqTHj34RXbmEGJLlFyLf4q5-eLmEv5ZpaTDJ5KBm38EyxBqcoa74_zgZpH2lSiGlqbPWpRYBb9XvJ5O_zd79qpKToMe_8rPDyYdKtMa_2jJS5RorNxmu_uNjQr3ivoKBiTweH3FW7Yi5ujFEO6T3M5CIDDukrDn0dC3LY58ej5g1zv7s08ew/s400/flaming-hot-5-reasons-why-tag-banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="400" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgtWvOyWqTHj34RXbmEGJLlFyLf4q5-eLmEv5ZpaTDJ5KBm38EyxBqcoa74_zgZpH2lSiGlqbPWpRYBb9XvJ5O_zd79qpKToMe_8rPDyYdKtMa_2jJS5RorNxmu_uNjQr3ivoKBiTweH3FW7Yi5ujFEO6T3M5CIDDukrDn0dC3LY58ej5g1zv7s08ew/w400-h198/flaming-hot-5-reasons-why-tag-banner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So, first I want to talk about how weird this is for me. Last year, <a href="http://meanwhileinrivendell.blogspot.com/2022/02/lovely-blog-party-my-type-as.html" target="_blank">Olivia did a post on if fictional characters were her "type"</a>, and let's just say I HAVE NEVER RELATED SO MUCH (especially because one of the characters she listed is one of the characters I included in this post). You should go read that post to save me my pains of typing. I'll type anyway, but still, go read what she says.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Okay, so, something that I don't do is fall in love with fictional characters. Do I get more invested in their own stories than my real life? Yes. Do I generate actual feelings or crushes for them? No, not really. It's very rare if I do. For three big reasons:</div><div style="text-align: left;">-I adopt characters. I think of them as my sweet children. Post on that <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2022/01/my-top-ten-fictional-characters-who.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYirSJwyzw9IYIJVjZ_r4Y4eKIm_m8yK_1Dsh0q0RkzsWhcxUqa3ZGf-B5t8GZL4X0ZpzXPhtKmEgXCX-YS7XBaVnhqcz785qG5eSJr6CLhpBe5xtGhLaRgLHpSlB29ts8MMHiTJ-YIJwmldCsYh0kdOAIRta4x4JEoKpLJiQykCg-ix5admYwDxZrFw/s500/tumblr_0f9258fc9292e594975b476080bec427_2d4f7f17_500.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="500" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYirSJwyzw9IYIJVjZ_r4Y4eKIm_m8yK_1Dsh0q0RkzsWhcxUqa3ZGf-B5t8GZL4X0ZpzXPhtKmEgXCX-YS7XBaVnhqcz785qG5eSJr6CLhpBe5xtGhLaRgLHpSlB29ts8MMHiTJ-YIJwmldCsYh0kdOAIRta4x4JEoKpLJiQykCg-ix5admYwDxZrFw/w400-h225/tumblr_0f9258fc9292e594975b476080bec427_2d4f7f17_500.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I may or may not have another post like that in the works. One that may include this golden boy...</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">-I do not have crushes on characters I relate to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1u0jCs1P3-m3ffEP7uhg8LCASspNw_kZPFiQPNZc85ACiW4EJ6TWDtTpAr7y86UKlyXFIINTDah_SUewrfvW2JofLCYdf88qr2JVGt5oQIOmY14GmwGQb7jUvnZUhJQ6VmFIc8WxtNzzYFq1nriHwA6kAWNm9-fRPUA1pGcw141PFtkQJxwPqQFAu_A/s809/loki-s1-e1643726956767.jpg.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="809" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1u0jCs1P3-m3ffEP7uhg8LCASspNw_kZPFiQPNZc85ACiW4EJ6TWDtTpAr7y86UKlyXFIINTDah_SUewrfvW2JofLCYdf88qr2JVGt5oQIOmY14GmwGQb7jUvnZUhJQ6VmFIc8WxtNzzYFq1nriHwA6kAWNm9-fRPUA1pGcw141PFtkQJxwPqQFAu_A/w400-h223/loki-s1-e1643726956767.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">-I am not attracted to characters I ship with someone else.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYr3CW5UoGeBxI3t_rZtqE_6U9ekpWOcMKBgzsoil7rebBaNku8mYvnOwGbRaGB-QkdecdFgMY8_pXr5Qnb_oNXJIlzCaoh_RfOuGsF_On_qkp1XnhlZTlsDMudAE6Hp6jWIKhJHDVK6VfsWkWXq3JWnwsAwezsRtRNl0YUd5Fm9pFkUdx_c9iV9mwuw/s236/b83dac478870ebcc40a6b67fa7298b5b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="236" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYr3CW5UoGeBxI3t_rZtqE_6U9ekpWOcMKBgzsoil7rebBaNku8mYvnOwGbRaGB-QkdecdFgMY8_pXr5Qnb_oNXJIlzCaoh_RfOuGsF_On_qkp1XnhlZTlsDMudAE6Hp6jWIKhJHDVK6VfsWkWXq3JWnwsAwezsRtRNl0YUd5Fm9pFkUdx_c9iV9mwuw/s1600/b83dac478870ebcc40a6b67fa7298b5b.jpg" width="236" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">See, I don't do this. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782906072276/" target="_blank">Source</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">What about when I relate to a character? What about if I am a character 100%? Then I still ship the two characters, but am not myself personally interested in the love interest. I ship the love interest with that version of me, but not the version of me I am living. Apparently not everyone else does this? This is the weird thing? Story of my life. I have a lot of strange opinions on shipping that I will maybe one day write about further.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">(Has this developed into if I am interested in someone in real life then I start shipping them with someone else? That's a strange logic you used...)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFFWpQjjj7-Ql1yl6FQ93lDWDhWRJst9MJI5Ns9XBOvh3NZzVAa52A4xrQJF8H9R6uKW1bL1IJI93itZfl2yLgbF-LN--HHdExpyfeJ7Xga3UjWJ823nXmog8l0CixvC-g7f3sfIxbeq_uO5eOhXsdd1TKQJRTu90Ar8ZPt6uW1kP0jQc-V_R7XOASw/s380/tumblr_a6ad0f456c2a2a5f7fed0234f912a106_ab70ce58_400.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFFWpQjjj7-Ql1yl6FQ93lDWDhWRJst9MJI5Ns9XBOvh3NZzVAa52A4xrQJF8H9R6uKW1bL1IJI93itZfl2yLgbF-LN--HHdExpyfeJ7Xga3UjWJ823nXmog8l0CixvC-g7f3sfIxbeq_uO5eOhXsdd1TKQJRTu90Ar8ZPt6uW1kP0jQc-V_R7XOASw/s320/tumblr_a6ad0f456c2a2a5f7fed0234f912a106_ab70ce58_400.gif" width="226" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I say this to myself on a daily basis.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">On a related note, I just cannot image myself in a relationship? I can barely handle my life as it is. I am not that much of a romantic person. I mean, once I get behind I ship I am FULLY in (guys, the amount of space my OTP takes up in my heart is unhealthy), but real life I've always been the person to be like, "gross, kissing." Yes, apparently I am 5 at heart.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-40D0DS1bQasu7eqERH1EFTAk83G3wT_cvuSjhnGcZ2vU80DsgfYMykcWt-Jmf40cy60W-m3nnuykpSXyXo9_JTfeXF9Zj_s7S7vRj4K77ivxQ7LigK3aB-ycxlVsk-55Hzk7TUx8Pp2ndPmnEDY0a3sqNvA5p_MabtzNFQhUtzus4Po2WmgaNTDmLg/s400/e4d45b36-ad37-419c-8d7f-d0d7046d35bf_text.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="215" data-original-width="400" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-40D0DS1bQasu7eqERH1EFTAk83G3wT_cvuSjhnGcZ2vU80DsgfYMykcWt-Jmf40cy60W-m3nnuykpSXyXo9_JTfeXF9Zj_s7S7vRj4K77ivxQ7LigK3aB-ycxlVsk-55Hzk7TUx8Pp2ndPmnEDY0a3sqNvA5p_MabtzNFQhUtzus4Po2WmgaNTDmLg/w400-h215/e4d45b36-ad37-419c-8d7f-d0d7046d35bf_text.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is about the level of my romantic soul.<br />Kat is an Icon.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">The final straw was actually that <a href="https://iamcharlesbakerharris.wordpress.com/2023/01/28/the-flaming-hot-five-reasons-why-tag/" target="_blank">Katie</a> answered this tag, too. I was like, "Okay, if she can, I can." <a href="https://iamcharlesbakerharris.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Katie's</a> the epitome of cool and you should go check her blog out.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And I'm probably overthinking this<strike> a lot</strike>. These characters are people I have not adopted, I don't relate to, and they don't have any romantic interests. You would not believe how long it took for me to come up with this. The way I approach this leaves a select few people, because most fall into those three categories. And then people falling into the right age range narrows it down again. And I didn't want to talk about anyone I'd already mentioned on this blog (for those of you keeping track, that would be <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/10/take-2-sunshine-blogger-award-x5.html" target="_blank">Artie</a> and <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-fantastical-and-felicitous.html" target="_blank">Elwood</a>). When my sister texted me I told her I had thought of two. So she tried to be helpful by suggesting the following: Robin Hood (Errol Flynn portrayal), William Turner, Legolas, Jimmy Stewart just in general, Jess Mariano, Tristan Dugray, and Philip Carlyle. Which are all wrong. So much so. To which I told my sister:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zGLTOjd6b1WKILh3DOjWc-6HH4H0TLGa7XP_HahNxlw89DJ8OuWz2oTXtFJIOYlGQqbvAfE-c4ZHmjZ9bvVhqK42Wtye-ZxILprzx0iKVGhlMqj1SDSZyC0xE-zQ5m0pNq0EDBFylYQMWuAPXeorh-HCfRKiuY0R-uD0or4uKgOe6bt6G6I7X6fWrg/s500/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="500" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zGLTOjd6b1WKILh3DOjWc-6HH4H0TLGa7XP_HahNxlw89DJ8OuWz2oTXtFJIOYlGQqbvAfE-c4ZHmjZ9bvVhqK42Wtye-ZxILprzx0iKVGhlMqj1SDSZyC0xE-zQ5m0pNq0EDBFylYQMWuAPXeorh-HCfRKiuY0R-uD0or4uKgOe6bt6G6I7X6fWrg/w400-h160/giphy.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Which means, she and I have very different interpretations</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But enough procrastination. Here they are. They are listed alphabetically by the movie/franchise they are from because that's a tiny part of organization I can control.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Michael McCandles (played by Christopher Mitchum) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">from <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/08/movie-review-big-jake-1971.html" target="_blank">Big Jake (1971)</a></i></span><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/08/movie-review-big-jake-1971.html" target="_blank"> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5axMRUtvKSaDHAyP-2F3vPSjKgtr4qqxB407HtH45iIg6-KKRWcnDc0Bo9x4JjS6ItpH0Lmh_pqfKGF3FEBAgnlbA5-F7BTX66NIXMeIS0FMHxNg1h_9l4nYYJvU62jwFmGj7sr34cKSZ7rP8O58OZfH6n0LMFJfTvHtKvjKSfHksiXzbDHjmu82YsA/s580/Christopher-Mitchum-as-Michael-McCandles-listening-to-a-lecture-from-an-elder-in-Big-Jake-1971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="580" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5axMRUtvKSaDHAyP-2F3vPSjKgtr4qqxB407HtH45iIg6-KKRWcnDc0Bo9x4JjS6ItpH0Lmh_pqfKGF3FEBAgnlbA5-F7BTX66NIXMeIS0FMHxNg1h_9l4nYYJvU62jwFmGj7sr34cKSZ7rP8O58OZfH6n0LMFJfTvHtKvjKSfHksiXzbDHjmu82YsA/w400-h173/Christopher-Mitchum-as-Michael-McCandles-listening-to-a-lecture-from-an-elder-in-Big-Jake-1971.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Shortly before I watched this movie I thought, "everyone has crushes on fictional characters"...and proceeded to find I could not think of any myself for the life of me; then in rode Michael on his motorcycle. This movie is rough because it's about a family trying to rescue a kidnapped child, and Michael is part of that family as he's the boy's uncle. While the rest of his family has hard edges (typically found in westerns) he has a light and jubilant spirit.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UJsUb2ldx8re37GI8_jnHd-acwpFX_tC9XsegNTTDqqc4ZH2Zd76llsAp7KKQLcF14KFZHizlQ9TK8gaaeD9ji1068A2rgFGdwecgLzEKvvoTQZPTyq-Kv2KA09zJ4cvGebBUTK4DeRzazsBeg1ZklHWXeiiuJV7DnMqi8BdTCGxluww0bvj9oX4fw/s728/4407_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="728" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UJsUb2ldx8re37GI8_jnHd-acwpFX_tC9XsegNTTDqqc4ZH2Zd76llsAp7KKQLcF14KFZHizlQ9TK8gaaeD9ji1068A2rgFGdwecgLzEKvvoTQZPTyq-Kv2KA09zJ4cvGebBUTK4DeRzazsBeg1ZklHWXeiiuJV7DnMqi8BdTCGxluww0bvj9oX4fw/w400-h225/4407_5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He has hope and bravery to make things right again and he is the glue that holds his brother and father together while they search for his nephew. He's smart, knows what he's up against, and knows the assets his family carries: he respects his father and throws in humor, like, "the next time I won't take off my goggles."</div><div><br /></div><div>(I thought 5 sentences would be easy, but one character in and I'm already struggling with writing too much. I am going to be utilizing correct and incorrect uses of colons and semi colons from here on out.)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Don Pedro (played by Denzel Washington) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">from <i>Much Ado About Nothing (1993)</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRg5wGSlE7ltPeghvfmLR1WkykkdUGVOSa4xPpO6qnEW_tls1nTxxbyBqE2mDJPLfrJCTgYuc5AkKYU6ygWu4Zp71y3pDqi7M5pRYlg9Tv6dFt_g8aGej64kEnjEmmapZ6Ldy9IStLaABRTkLt4nxGYVk9b_fYoTjwKN6_ShIbietbHzsYukETdYwzCA/s540/tumblr_8c74d91488f145f39ebb18ce5df793ca_f46e126a_540.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="540" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRg5wGSlE7ltPeghvfmLR1WkykkdUGVOSa4xPpO6qnEW_tls1nTxxbyBqE2mDJPLfrJCTgYuc5AkKYU6ygWu4Zp71y3pDqi7M5pRYlg9Tv6dFt_g8aGej64kEnjEmmapZ6Ldy9IStLaABRTkLt4nxGYVk9b_fYoTjwKN6_ShIbietbHzsYukETdYwzCA/s320/tumblr_8c74d91488f145f39ebb18ce5df793ca_f46e126a_540.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The prince is charming to his core and that charm holds more weight because he knows when to laugh and when to be serious. He isn't perfect as there is a time where he believes what his eyes tells him and is unjust when it comes to condemnation, but he repents for his hasty movements. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwBlhs9GtNFVuJB0u7_BdgqBRP96gIKZ0NsDRimgqyrII948shmCWxyBMUsUDUStTIU6hnSLSnncnSCWxPObuG2TpE0eLXrcMHw7bF0kbf1ov_FZapvbV5K4CvsUB8v69n0rSjqJv-5HwxIRczNIT1eLC0_KzDAVpNP7U-WQ95jVT0nH6CZ7HjVdJXw/s540/tumblr_b0c428d3a1f0d7f9513b8e769f1ce1a2_ab43201e_540.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwBlhs9GtNFVuJB0u7_BdgqBRP96gIKZ0NsDRimgqyrII948shmCWxyBMUsUDUStTIU6hnSLSnncnSCWxPObuG2TpE0eLXrcMHw7bF0kbf1ov_FZapvbV5K4CvsUB8v69n0rSjqJv-5HwxIRczNIT1eLC0_KzDAVpNP7U-WQ95jVT0nH6CZ7HjVdJXw/s320/tumblr_b0c428d3a1f0d7f9513b8e769f1ce1a2_ab43201e_540.webp" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This gif has both my possible love interest and one of my babies....</td></tr></tbody></table><div>His actions are regal and he has loyalty and concern for his soldiers who are all his deepest friends. He helps set up two other couples in this story and is an utter sweetheart. He's also a lonely soul that makes me feel so sorry for him because when times are quiet you can feel the heaviness of his heart, and that comes from more than war and dealing with his brother.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Colonel Fitzwilliam (played by Anthony Calf) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">from <i>Pride and Prejudice (1995)</i> </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5oCUhRASKqrAZTqDkwVXNQ-dPMyw63gLbnSyk8tM5mpwdyFQp8xJKEnar3C8gwA13ljHt-qe9YnJAjp-gzRYIdXUzlD9aHV1Zi8zYxooGu-f5QrHwJ-a9LYt5tiwPlLr2wxNinR7ZjVqtM-KzM0LUXq1FYCaGRIPEKusp6UvrPTeKPT2Y8gy14_Qfg/s308/e6bbc0679d786b2bd463c248e40c6853--jane-austen-pride-and-prejudice-characters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="236" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5oCUhRASKqrAZTqDkwVXNQ-dPMyw63gLbnSyk8tM5mpwdyFQp8xJKEnar3C8gwA13ljHt-qe9YnJAjp-gzRYIdXUzlD9aHV1Zi8zYxooGu-f5QrHwJ-a9LYt5tiwPlLr2wxNinR7ZjVqtM-KzM0LUXq1FYCaGRIPEKusp6UvrPTeKPT2Y8gy14_Qfg/s1600/e6bbc0679d786b2bd463c248e40c6853--jane-austen-pride-and-prejudice-characters.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A common question is, "who's your favorite Austen hero?" with the connotation that that would be "who would you marry?". My favorite is probably Colonel Brandon, but I would not be interested in him, because MARIANNE; the answer to the implicit question is Colonel Fitzwilliam. His one purpose in this story serves to tell Elizabeth the details about Mr. Darcy, but I'm always thinking, why don't we see more of him?? </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZ445p87b6Q1vqGaaq3_7rmnGgMEsSNTwSrsF2rTZMXV5xj9f7tDrboSmPuZWiLB681hSnfOcP-FinIDJD8ODcwg3sv7ERprk6CZTSyheJ1KaMnyLPsYbqdLM6Hhj4PZ-XP7v2zDyPxzEm8Is-A7d2oVCcTHburVWefp2Z8t2k33mtCagbDEisOPHfg/s1280/maxresdefault.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZ445p87b6Q1vqGaaq3_7rmnGgMEsSNTwSrsF2rTZMXV5xj9f7tDrboSmPuZWiLB681hSnfOcP-FinIDJD8ODcwg3sv7ERprk6CZTSyheJ1KaMnyLPsYbqdLM6Hhj4PZ-XP7v2zDyPxzEm8Is-A7d2oVCcTHburVWefp2Z8t2k33mtCagbDEisOPHfg/w400-h225/maxresdefault.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He's sweet, charming, though obviously we are not at the same level because he "has to marry well". He's got pride and ambition, but he's got a jolly spirit and he would always make you smile with his good humor.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lando Calrissian (played by Billy Dee Williams) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">from<i> STAR WARS</i>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgQwCi1MTzr3JZUzlwzcB9F0nGMMvFlCTKZyzzi44RQtjjFsVk9_gHnyrr7gMvOwGH6p0yLpOC9Aj2xOWDrKrg6oXIjmqiNjt8NzHtfpwKLdzDUe153nNXGu7gSpXAeHiGn-H6m90Iy4ZFBtzw3bXUilnTnQcYjlwVF7Yc9olP9FWP_mjggE8G8qB-Q/s750/Lando-Calrissian-Jedi-Billy-Dee-Williams-750x400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="750" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgQwCi1MTzr3JZUzlwzcB9F0nGMMvFlCTKZyzzi44RQtjjFsVk9_gHnyrr7gMvOwGH6p0yLpOC9Aj2xOWDrKrg6oXIjmqiNjt8NzHtfpwKLdzDUe153nNXGu7gSpXAeHiGn-H6m90Iy4ZFBtzw3bXUilnTnQcYjlwVF7Yc9olP9FWP_mjggE8G8qB-Q/w400-h214/Lando-Calrissian-Jedi-Billy-Dee-Williams-750x400.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Lando has a sketchy history like Han, but he has smoothed out more with his gained authority. The characters are upset by his actions in the first movie he appears in (rightly enough), but everything he does is for the people he is governing. Once he learns who keeps their word in politics, his motivations shift to fix the mistakes he made. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8zKy0uLiHqN5sn0yBajj27IA-LJyAPjjDeisa047578Y7QcWT7svCbxTD6fnErH46usdafx18cj9aCJ9UxUAXnmdpaXDNYJPuEUN5-huxbgTAiLXK92NDBszyBimpqtUSMBmskjphoAOtd1FpK7KrqdikL2VimUhUTF-DrgCtV-D-goVzgKTf-aj5g/s2000/image.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8zKy0uLiHqN5sn0yBajj27IA-LJyAPjjDeisa047578Y7QcWT7svCbxTD6fnErH46usdafx18cj9aCJ9UxUAXnmdpaXDNYJPuEUN5-huxbgTAiLXK92NDBszyBimpqtUSMBmskjphoAOtd1FpK7KrqdikL2VimUhUTF-DrgCtV-D-goVzgKTf-aj5g/w400-h266/image.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">He has an epic blue cape, so what's not to love?</span></td></tr></tbody></table>He has a strong work ethic because he helped Cloud City become what it was and also ascends the ranks quickly to become a general. He has charm a plenty and loyalty; when the time calls for it, he is the one you can depend on. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Albert Narracott (played by Jeremy Irvine) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">from <i>War Horse (2011)</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6ufIrt2HnUJjGR9J7qFpJgvGT_lL2oBFWrAetE6NkfdrPVjMxvG1L9UkIB1uTAY2DBQRt7_RxCrp6yyoaNYL-R5xy86HiRReBNq7gCECtEWY6SKouShmZ2DHJrjc95vF_uezbpsP780m8TXGY6ryEkcDDLoN0XHQ6XHpgtxKU-rOASLbvayw-nmqOQ/s1600/1544790948-d8817c761638b7bac9d95f8c31f2ce6dd71527a8.jpg.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6ufIrt2HnUJjGR9J7qFpJgvGT_lL2oBFWrAetE6NkfdrPVjMxvG1L9UkIB1uTAY2DBQRt7_RxCrp6yyoaNYL-R5xy86HiRReBNq7gCECtEWY6SKouShmZ2DHJrjc95vF_uezbpsP780m8TXGY6ryEkcDDLoN0XHQ6XHpgtxKU-rOASLbvayw-nmqOQ/w400-h225/1544790948-d8817c761638b7bac9d95f8c31f2ce6dd71527a8.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>What's more attractive then a guy who just really loves his horse? It's adorable. He's willing to work with Joey and do things that people said was impossible or would kill them both in the process. The earnest pleading that Albert does on Joey's behalf is enough to soften the heart of an officer to ensure the best treatment will be given to Joey. I have to stop talking about this movie before I burst into tears out of my love for it, but yes, a part of that is that Albert is fantastic.<br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2Z8TT5XIML3Ez7o_Q2FkPNjFkXIf9efiUpa7yDABUzzM6pHAyJ2AMLXONuLsjvnCJWQHfNgpZr_tXxN98KBv-9hi83SyA6lXGUV4e1WWORfww7cptb_u__87OKHChytY_4t-l_23dZ4CVqGq6mg577ayGvq7AnAQtWyIgZw-Du4bjq7Ea4voRu3ikA/s648/warhorse_.jpg.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="648" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2Z8TT5XIML3Ez7o_Q2FkPNjFkXIf9efiUpa7yDABUzzM6pHAyJ2AMLXONuLsjvnCJWQHfNgpZr_tXxN98KBv-9hi83SyA6lXGUV4e1WWORfww7cptb_u__87OKHChytY_4t-l_23dZ4CVqGq6mg577ayGvq7AnAQtWyIgZw-Du4bjq7Ea4voRu3ikA/w400-h225/warhorse_.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And yes, Joey's just going to chill in this pictures, too.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div>If, IF, I were to break my rules, it would be for: Neal Caffrey from <i>White Collar</i> (because I still haven't really met Kate I'm not shipping them but what makes Neal so lovable is his devotion to Kate, so that cancels that out...). Or Peter Lawford's character, Johnny, in Easter Parade because Peter Lawford. But yay, we're done with this torturous post (fine, that was a little fun...), so I can stop thinking about it.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Overall, my darling Enjolras sums up a question I ask every day:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjum55dpyDM5q9ljlzSj2EgOwLDYf4q05q40Ir_awg2eVMK8f7IaGMdpokYk-zgnRPfBY4QmHiUVe0yqbGOVu5EPphR_b8v9tAxNDYYKr22ufh_iVOkbNKEG2V4sgK-dkBtA634h8iHo9Eqbc2VOZeVkChyFtyAVxTpQ22FjPOo-qbJXhL4JgOsUffG8Q/s245/AXeo.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="135" data-original-width="245" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjum55dpyDM5q9ljlzSj2EgOwLDYf4q05q40Ir_awg2eVMK8f7IaGMdpokYk-zgnRPfBY4QmHiUVe0yqbGOVu5EPphR_b8v9tAxNDYYKr22ufh_iVOkbNKEG2V4sgK-dkBtA634h8iHo9Eqbc2VOZeVkChyFtyAVxTpQ22FjPOo-qbJXhL4JgOsUffG8Q/w400-h220/AXeo.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not that sensitive to the sufferings of many. Named "love". Happy Valentine's Day, folks.</div><div><br /></div><div>Just like Enjolras is a revolutionary, I'll be one to break the rules and not tag anyone. Because I don't want to shove this on anyone else if it makes them uncomfortable.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you all have enjoyed seeing my squirm, yay. Thank you for reading, though, and I'm impressed if you made it through all my burns and roasts (sorry, had to get one more in with the theme...). Do you guys know any of these characters? How do you feel about them? How often do you fall for fictional characters?</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you Hamlette for helping me break out of my comfort zone and actually get a post up!</div><div><br /></div><div>Do you know what I love? My readers! I hope you guys are all doing well! Take care of yourselves and know that you are fantastic. Ciao!</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-40536586258844725612023-01-02T22:50:00.003-07:002023-01-03T15:54:08.511-07:00Movies I Watched in 2022<div><div>Hello, friends!</div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you guys enjoy this kind of post because it's always one of the highlights of my schedule! It's fun because it chronologically walks you through my year. Anyway, here's the list of all the movies I watched in 2022 that were new-to-me. I rewatch a lot of movies, too, but there are too many to keep track of. </div><div><br /></div><div>Usually I try to keep the comments to a minimum because or else this post gets too long, but there are some scattered through-out. This is especially thick in one area because, well, I lost my journal that I keep track of all of this in. So I started to keep track in a document on my computer and I kept a few extra notes because I could. Then, just a few days ago, my sister found my journal here in our house! So all's well that ends well.</div><div><br /></div><div>Notes:</div><div>Ones with a ~ means I saw it in a theater.</div></div><div><u>Underlined</u> for if I cried during. </div><div>Ones with a caret (^) means I watched it for a class<br /> </div><div>Also, if ones college buys movie theater tickets and offers them to whoever wants them, you can bet that I am the kind of person to accept this deal every single time.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">New-to-me movies:</span></div><div><br /><i>Black Widow (2021)</i><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUG0AvpQJL6Rauzzic14loJtixBaHuEG2_fR1tDJqgP7Mp1nk_y0baQut57GOHH7n3VDtA8U4JjlfTLHnUNpMUh1GcX6cl6bcsDapCpSKULdtyxL-HdVspEfo7msPIZ-h0kxsRokwQNef58YmlXPqYIAfC8XfOD9kiz2Uycd43Asx_JdYGe1jQtdvVQ/s884/Black-Widow-Poster-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="596" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUG0AvpQJL6Rauzzic14loJtixBaHuEG2_fR1tDJqgP7Mp1nk_y0baQut57GOHH7n3VDtA8U4JjlfTLHnUNpMUh1GcX6cl6bcsDapCpSKULdtyxL-HdVspEfo7msPIZ-h0kxsRokwQNef58YmlXPqYIAfC8XfOD9kiz2Uycd43Asx_JdYGe1jQtdvVQ/s320/Black-Widow-Poster-1.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div><i>Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbpq_K28o7jD4nUrRejPka1bJDb6-z7avycnrrcFhJti40M_KPy9AyjqwM26E1SQ0ytZXZ6TnqkCOb0KNZxG_Wt9hYxiXTbp3x-oqw-PBOtx1aCPGHo0recaApDwwa8G9ccIWaXPTcsyjjsB2FChMLH-IfBIRFjL_k7MOaUdocleg0HvZZjz-noT8mQ/s750/1BIoJGKbXjdFDAqUEiA2VHqkK1Z.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbpq_K28o7jD4nUrRejPka1bJDb6-z7avycnrrcFhJti40M_KPy9AyjqwM26E1SQ0ytZXZ6TnqkCOb0KNZxG_Wt9hYxiXTbp3x-oqw-PBOtx1aCPGHo0recaApDwwa8G9ccIWaXPTcsyjjsB2FChMLH-IfBIRFjL_k7MOaUdocleg0HvZZjz-noT8mQ/s320/1BIoJGKbXjdFDAqUEiA2VHqkK1Z.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div><i>Eternals (2021)</i> (Yes, my sisters and I went on a Marvel binge at the beginning of the year. We had to catch up. No, we still haven't seen <i>No Way Home</i>.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovfIWXRnmLWowkFGdEszjX7cF04JN_LXsvCJ16PWsBznEe952gg0BWOwvKKUwsBORodJFQJFLqq8dFFLvcamQddDzZPLc64T9DGf6RHDTFGHBztkX8vTXN-UbLiCe3YJLNQGqBqeKcUz7i56LAbKkA_EHQGuuJiDTCQP9pWsno7riMiY3Ge8GEVWOPA/s2500/MV5BY2Y1ODBhYTItYmJiZi00NjU2LWI2NjktNTcwM2U2NGQ2ZTNiXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTkxNjUyNQ@@._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="1687" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovfIWXRnmLWowkFGdEszjX7cF04JN_LXsvCJ16PWsBznEe952gg0BWOwvKKUwsBORodJFQJFLqq8dFFLvcamQddDzZPLc64T9DGf6RHDTFGHBztkX8vTXN-UbLiCe3YJLNQGqBqeKcUz7i56LAbKkA_EHQGuuJiDTCQP9pWsno7riMiY3Ge8GEVWOPA/s320/MV5BY2Y1ODBhYTItYmJiZi00NjU2LWI2NjktNTcwM2U2NGQ2ZTNiXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTkxNjUyNQ@@._V1_.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div><u><i>Lars and the Real Girl (2007)</i>^</u> </div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGaQYZ6w6xBuhkaU_CLb8lOvd6socDQ_SvT07pWn6AzEeizq5_gHJwCdnESkwJgm5PXDJ2M1DynMLgFMIs34jxFcIDX7jVQk0_9YVb4APtsyF7T8kBsEJxqIDDR0dMxM_2K2CLqeKr7YqmMFL3SrkcKtpCQ1Lpya0dTWos3ZoX3FRDN2ySJ-WmlRn5iw/s350/51Sn3wcuNGL._AC_AC_SY350_QL15_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="245" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGaQYZ6w6xBuhkaU_CLb8lOvd6socDQ_SvT07pWn6AzEeizq5_gHJwCdnESkwJgm5PXDJ2M1DynMLgFMIs34jxFcIDX7jVQk0_9YVb4APtsyF7T8kBsEJxqIDDR0dMxM_2K2CLqeKr7YqmMFL3SrkcKtpCQ1Lpya0dTWos3ZoX3FRDN2ySJ-WmlRn5iw/s320/51Sn3wcuNGL._AC_AC_SY350_QL15_.jpg" width="224" /></a></div>The Royal Treatment (2022)</i> (Judge me all you want, but I was actually interested in watching a cheesy rom-com on Valentine's Day)</div><div><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1J0ZTylMDQsEbxwHxAsI9AEw8r9q5WEUpeFROyE6FhZTkVADSbnUWAo0cIiAGRS4TzUQ37m2ZJfjb1EkKUnTCt1bma68Pm-qJao_OXiUGfmAxnj2ojhju3wNFhfGWx_9fSQuCYduql6wAsd5_u1gs4LRcQXACUfSLC-70kFMLgW0NvwCsNsYk9zCAA/s1350/MV5BNjc5ZTg0MjgtOGFiNy00YjE5LThlZmYtMzE3NjViZWI2OTU2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTkxNjUyNQ@@._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1J0ZTylMDQsEbxwHxAsI9AEw8r9q5WEUpeFROyE6FhZTkVADSbnUWAo0cIiAGRS4TzUQ37m2ZJfjb1EkKUnTCt1bma68Pm-qJao_OXiUGfmAxnj2ojhju3wNFhfGWx_9fSQuCYduql6wAsd5_u1gs4LRcQXACUfSLC-70kFMLgW0NvwCsNsYk9zCAA/s320/MV5BNjc5ZTg0MjgtOGFiNy00YjE5LThlZmYtMzE3NjViZWI2OTU2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTkxNjUyNQ@@._V1_.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><i>Moonfall (2022)</i>~^</u></div><div><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KLkQr4pTSF_8dxTG8b95CIqZaQ7P6IaDnosA7AO_PojYDo8q6FLJUSsnub0Z7k5gJmKi4jrpKlFzF24ltssT4u1sO6frvv6OgFlMQh3Rv78Y34K_5Gkz4vb4qUeN9oAr_565iyiyh9lLwIm-A9htj4g5qDLcTlV5NzhmD9Lyu5phPWjUH9WSc0e8EA/s376/Moonfall_film_poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="265" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KLkQr4pTSF_8dxTG8b95CIqZaQ7P6IaDnosA7AO_PojYDo8q6FLJUSsnub0Z7k5gJmKi4jrpKlFzF24ltssT4u1sO6frvv6OgFlMQh3Rv78Y34K_5Gkz4vb4qUeN9oAr_565iyiyh9lLwIm-A9htj4g5qDLcTlV5NzhmD9Lyu5phPWjUH9WSc0e8EA/s320/Moonfall_film_poster.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><i>Death on the Nile (2022)</i>~</u> (I had been waiting for this movie for 4+ years, so I was very emotional when I finally got to see it)</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HRS2V6uYfYqaUspl_hF4SHfcFF7tbINTKEtacrRt78ccCcInXLUsYwdgR1J_XJmf2tseRrD0QEA5IpdwzmYZ6Rl7NQ8lO4MNBbbG435-9WQSLE9NepkNW55isUesp3CwRrR0fRNhsQ5a_uIdSdBDZZZZOZLc6T1jgBWJwSX3iB7S_rNCvx_CkyzkEg/s3000/MV5BNjI4ZTQ1OTYtNTI0Yi00M2EyLThiNjMtMzk1MmZlOWMyMDQwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTEyMjM2NDc2._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2025" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HRS2V6uYfYqaUspl_hF4SHfcFF7tbINTKEtacrRt78ccCcInXLUsYwdgR1J_XJmf2tseRrD0QEA5IpdwzmYZ6Rl7NQ8lO4MNBbbG435-9WQSLE9NepkNW55isUesp3CwRrR0fRNhsQ5a_uIdSdBDZZZZOZLc6T1jgBWJwSX3iB7S_rNCvx_CkyzkEg/s320/MV5BNjI4ZTQ1OTYtNTI0Yi00M2EyLThiNjMtMzk1MmZlOWMyMDQwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTEyMjM2NDc2._V1_.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><i>Cold Mountain (2003)</i></div><div><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fI-IdUDYUjSWFhl6AVD1ESTSgg1qCInGwE6pzKv6OSPCGsPPkeR0meZG5rb7bdTo3oeln7FSqc8mPbQyhhT37Vqu7-dxMbKX5oGInBAaw3OpJWFu9VLrsIV2cH_uokzwz-4exTcEEoV4TM0xeVxTLGqzu1bm1G0qEhzjcZa_4B_3Y705eNaK5k5nSw/s755/MV5BMTY3NTc5NzcyOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDM0NjQyMQ@@._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="513" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fI-IdUDYUjSWFhl6AVD1ESTSgg1qCInGwE6pzKv6OSPCGsPPkeR0meZG5rb7bdTo3oeln7FSqc8mPbQyhhT37Vqu7-dxMbKX5oGInBAaw3OpJWFu9VLrsIV2cH_uokzwz-4exTcEEoV4TM0xeVxTLGqzu1bm1G0qEhzjcZa_4B_3Y705eNaK5k5nSw/s320/MV5BMTY3NTc5NzcyOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDM0NjQyMQ@@._V1_.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><i>A Beautiful Mind (2001)</i></u></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJp1e6Dg-jZt8dpBziQ0W4SXrFbM2DFZl0uQpXOH6IrP2vlVhN7xm4umJpAH-tK-t95_AndwErEoyithxtAufC1nUAO4ZLCVRzQq6fZotmaqnRiX4-WOQhkdTuqQq3YEcO4vlbVf0hgiO_DtU8HgaIsMdovIBFUVtY_LHUwjF8LbTj1f02Ol2TcYdYRQ/s385/A_Beautiful_Mind_Poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJp1e6Dg-jZt8dpBziQ0W4SXrFbM2DFZl0uQpXOH6IrP2vlVhN7xm4umJpAH-tK-t95_AndwErEoyithxtAufC1nUAO4ZLCVRzQq6fZotmaqnRiX4-WOQhkdTuqQq3YEcO4vlbVf0hgiO_DtU8HgaIsMdovIBFUVtY_LHUwjF8LbTj1f02Ol2TcYdYRQ/s320/A_Beautiful_Mind_Poster.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><i>Just Like Heaven (2003)</i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1013" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigw-aLckwzFAehh8-VZM1jVS0vVHnfCjouiOZ4iV_A7D2wbnRT52zijjAEWTWIOf9G2MJrfinDowutR9dYSnIhuLwY-uympleOo1ZlHWO-zUOyZ1fYkeOWdAmUwqvBHAqEWJ2oHpBe55uc2GjJ69ALcFrfQ0_wbTuyXXxHvwN4tSTPx98kDMaxc7t5Qw/s320/MV5BMTU5Mjc4NTM2Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMjMzMzA5NTM@._V1_.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><i>Ted (2012)</i> (Some friends were all excited about Mark Wahlburg and for whatever reason they decided to watch this. I was forced into it too. I hated every second of it, but also roasted every second of it. Because of these disclosed feelings, I will not be including an image.)</div><div><br /></div><div><u><i>Father Stu (2022)</i>~</u> (I was honestly not impressed? I'll save my critiques for a full on review)</div><div><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXs96GZIyZ7qCWOMkhQu2wGsNg0sPbuHleQdnUXIOhHtGxNQu93Q520gf3krQJvrF1Sncx0JR2tIDj_pVEXrMNodPWxHJDGx07bF8EA94wmCpIFuAASxjziNmEmLM_cS-9e71cycxxXhzMBhNtMJhRDIaP6SXTCT6VnpqnuNhxPzeGTAeVP-YYONYvA/s353/Father_Stu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="282" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXs96GZIyZ7qCWOMkhQu2wGsNg0sPbuHleQdnUXIOhHtGxNQu93Q520gf3krQJvrF1Sncx0JR2tIDj_pVEXrMNodPWxHJDGx07bF8EA94wmCpIFuAASxjziNmEmLM_cS-9e71cycxxXhzMBhNtMJhRDIaP6SXTCT6VnpqnuNhxPzeGTAeVP-YYONYvA/s320/Father_Stu.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><i>The Passion of the Christ (2004)</i></u></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubSC62tP6ilJSjxwj_VVJ5MJN2zT8qj9nCVsxAm195s3JbrROLaYHrdFy9VzGdjucaBdQc1dQwiGc-Hzj-AAKWX0GoQYZtJ8JAHperWodZbksRmB4ex6uqGwK0XE7rQqTr8C03fxUXVCTRwU1twnckThUnZiJpOJpiDRDKV6v1VfIahToVZx4x8UnMw/s384/The_Passion_of_the_Christ_poster.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="261" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubSC62tP6ilJSjxwj_VVJ5MJN2zT8qj9nCVsxAm195s3JbrROLaYHrdFy9VzGdjucaBdQc1dQwiGc-Hzj-AAKWX0GoQYZtJ8JAHperWodZbksRmB4ex6uqGwK0XE7rQqTr8C03fxUXVCTRwU1twnckThUnZiJpOJpiDRDKV6v1VfIahToVZx4x8UnMw/s320/The_Passion_of_the_Christ_poster.png" width="218" /></a></div><i>Free Guy (2021)</i> (My sister said it the best: "All the ads made it seem really dumb, but it was really funny. The ads were just dumb". I watched this with my PM on Easter.)</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVKX2TCLHnWhhJNhOGiAyhUbBd8Sgjs1SfUP9kRMDqYUMSZi1UY0BmLZ1d0LIP0Cmjc7u6KV5NVC52NMhC8qtO1u-LeY84BFkjXHoo08w5vaOTSBMCg9s0aiBA_4IB6PAHp7kjHyifDgbVGAvtX-NnRGQJpCB9JtmWE7E3qEIuBkBdpFJmB-voxJUxg/s3000/MV5BOTY2NzFjODctOWUzMC00MGZhLTlhNjMtM2Y2ODBiNGY1ZWRiXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDM2NDM2MQ@@._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2082" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVKX2TCLHnWhhJNhOGiAyhUbBd8Sgjs1SfUP9kRMDqYUMSZi1UY0BmLZ1d0LIP0Cmjc7u6KV5NVC52NMhC8qtO1u-LeY84BFkjXHoo08w5vaOTSBMCg9s0aiBA_4IB6PAHp7kjHyifDgbVGAvtX-NnRGQJpCB9JtmWE7E3qEIuBkBdpFJmB-voxJUxg/s320/MV5BOTY2NzFjODctOWUzMC00MGZhLTlhNjMtM2Y2ODBiNGY1ZWRiXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDM2NDM2MQ@@._V1_.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><i>Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010)</i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5JWQ3pM8jlUj3TK64Nyjy-vtTpS8u-IjiqqkzKE2kSCiUniS7Z3mH3fgISPb0NoYZcV49seDqORa0RI5ijWnKYZvJuymean8ddpxNXx11MRmD04wSb_7sPzQGNfTzVLKAjzWq2l-iYYDxfAEGnc4wnPGi-7pRUP_p-45McEgTf_vY58yudjt75lEkg/s1492/MV5BODgyYTE1ZDgtYzE4MC00MzliLWI2MmQtZjEzZjA4ZGM2MGNjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTIwMjY0NjQz._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1492" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5JWQ3pM8jlUj3TK64Nyjy-vtTpS8u-IjiqqkzKE2kSCiUniS7Z3mH3fgISPb0NoYZcV49seDqORa0RI5ijWnKYZvJuymean8ddpxNXx11MRmD04wSb_7sPzQGNfTzVLKAjzWq2l-iYYDxfAEGnc4wnPGi-7pRUP_p-45McEgTf_vY58yudjt75lEkg/s320/MV5BODgyYTE1ZDgtYzE4MC00MzliLWI2MmQtZjEzZjA4ZGM2MGNjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTIwMjY0NjQz._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><i>Hitch (2006)</i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wBFcYVAhAggDjklImHWzyi5TXQQOezQCXUgYSSLe-Jxg6bhS8IZYW-Ko4c7Pft8MfYARDnzm0GLUpORrra8EXeHOqEvrqXFPIWDf9n_NmfWlw_koF06jRYRcTzHsrJwJrFuuYsX6jDSkFvWUVsUKVOyWlnEN8ehzpCkWuloetOhZVPkaVzawfrUckA/s2048/MV5BNzYyNzM2NzM2NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjg5NTQzMw@@._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wBFcYVAhAggDjklImHWzyi5TXQQOezQCXUgYSSLe-Jxg6bhS8IZYW-Ko4c7Pft8MfYARDnzm0GLUpORrra8EXeHOqEvrqXFPIWDf9n_NmfWlw_koF06jRYRcTzHsrJwJrFuuYsX6jDSkFvWUVsUKVOyWlnEN8ehzpCkWuloetOhZVPkaVzawfrUckA/s320/MV5BNzYyNzM2NzM2NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjg5NTQzMw@@._V1_.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><u><i>Moxie (2021)</i></u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdHRTE4G4DnZVRF5OyrQmyNKz5_pyiosC2YyGv_xkY1iHkK89Vttg2du37bi5owOofWzB0sg25CqnmBjrec4cKNwAbEDAZeuOubJ66NukTEONFWCc9_YBOyJhYDVDulRvOU3kuw_snlcPFtSYOtlwGXxiAzdiXcRi5YKxv8eQoxYz6ioRupZidfEi5A/s2222/MV5BNjkwYzY2OTgtYjNiZi00YmNiLTk5YTQtZTQyZjM1YzA1ZmMwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTEyMjM2NDc2._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2222" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdHRTE4G4DnZVRF5OyrQmyNKz5_pyiosC2YyGv_xkY1iHkK89Vttg2du37bi5owOofWzB0sg25CqnmBjrec4cKNwAbEDAZeuOubJ66NukTEONFWCc9_YBOyJhYDVDulRvOU3kuw_snlcPFtSYOtlwGXxiAzdiXcRi5YKxv8eQoxYz6ioRupZidfEi5A/s320/MV5BNjkwYzY2OTgtYjNiZi00YmNiLTk5YTQtZTQyZjM1YzA1ZmMwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTEyMjM2NDc2._V1_.jpg" width="216" /></a></div></div><div><u><i>Tick, Tick...BOOM! (2021)</i></u></div><div><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-32xSRO6Rn8oRH07YBy-jkdCmdnQCbI8Xb-FIe227DiBvn_1LQfOmuvZy5XUR15NdbTo5RVWyX0u5VI7ZtVnJl3gs-nD_2iF8hhefY5rL_bnNnO0EX41QhuyrwXWa9XDJ0auCWuKtlTdrxO-aTxva3uvFpQESUgE8u4gV7vRxYCmS-u8fWFsyTkc7w/s1481/MV5BZmMyMmE0M2UtN2E2MC00YzVmLTkwODgtOTVhYjVlOTBhY2RjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyODk4OTc3MTY@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-32xSRO6Rn8oRH07YBy-jkdCmdnQCbI8Xb-FIe227DiBvn_1LQfOmuvZy5XUR15NdbTo5RVWyX0u5VI7ZtVnJl3gs-nD_2iF8hhefY5rL_bnNnO0EX41QhuyrwXWa9XDJ0auCWuKtlTdrxO-aTxva3uvFpQESUgE8u4gV7vRxYCmS-u8fWFsyTkc7w/s320/MV5BZmMyMmE0M2UtN2E2MC00YzVmLTkwODgtOTVhYjVlOTBhY2RjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyODk4OTc3MTY@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><i>Encanto (2021)</i></u></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivx-zbhRkgCJ4LbkiNXSEca-UxKPBeRaGvIsCCRxcGEwrBFCKQgCia-FfvtSC5qX-u43kX_YsoXqbC-fkXTwhwR-kNCISGOWmviCBZ2fUJCZVX25HiuJdGsnhgGp-SpQpKZtfJ3mMRDr0yvtYKGG1OQSIcVCKId8eZ4RrP3vu2t-HYSPXsCg4df242-Q/s810/p_encanto_homeent_22359_4892ae1c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivx-zbhRkgCJ4LbkiNXSEca-UxKPBeRaGvIsCCRxcGEwrBFCKQgCia-FfvtSC5qX-u43kX_YsoXqbC-fkXTwhwR-kNCISGOWmviCBZ2fUJCZVX25HiuJdGsnhgGp-SpQpKZtfJ3mMRDr0yvtYKGG1OQSIcVCKId8eZ4RrP3vu2t-HYSPXsCg4df242-Q/s320/p_encanto_homeent_22359_4892ae1c.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><i>Death on the Nile (1978)</i></div><div><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKJOJbr7AY2_wXy8z_QT_2qexcirPFH-VNQc2MnEGuPAPGeuvPMnwZVl7Z3JEU3vGgpD_uPIY9g0ssmEwYQb-lzadetSElB0y8Yqcu8VXR9GozhsPrGW9exyDZCMLbGIabqxiNFDxxi7zCYNPX-xOrmT75wkOCHAbVwahRCEyOcPVfma4jId2i1yhtw/s1503/MV5BY2EyN2FiMDgtNTAxMC00YTEzLWI1OWMtZjhmODgzMTNhYjllXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjUzOTY1NTc@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1503" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKJOJbr7AY2_wXy8z_QT_2qexcirPFH-VNQc2MnEGuPAPGeuvPMnwZVl7Z3JEU3vGgpD_uPIY9g0ssmEwYQb-lzadetSElB0y8Yqcu8VXR9GozhsPrGW9exyDZCMLbGIabqxiNFDxxi7zCYNPX-xOrmT75wkOCHAbVwahRCEyOcPVfma4jId2i1yhtw/s320/MV5BY2EyN2FiMDgtNTAxMC00YTEzLWI1OWMtZjhmODgzMTNhYjllXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjUzOTY1NTc@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><i>The Patriot (2000)</i></u></div><div><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllar2bnpG8n2WrBZ54rpim2rUrpFuGt5rBNzD8vQ2k5Is07DfsayQ9T_6zjueD1_oiip3CxAe-5BrbL5Mc8-iUexn3iClJNvbY4dGnSeyV3BxAwEpMi1AEtYFFIawpQx2HwcUKO45KMKRyHdvSFsY2V60kVkwLHQ2wLoj_uRclS6dnm2JzZKecSmcww/s400/707162-b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="279" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllar2bnpG8n2WrBZ54rpim2rUrpFuGt5rBNzD8vQ2k5Is07DfsayQ9T_6zjueD1_oiip3CxAe-5BrbL5Mc8-iUexn3iClJNvbY4dGnSeyV3BxAwEpMi1AEtYFFIawpQx2HwcUKO45KMKRyHdvSFsY2V60kVkwLHQ2wLoj_uRclS6dnm2JzZKecSmcww/s320/707162-b.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><i>Des hommes et des dieux (English title: Of Gods and Men) (2010)</i>^</u> (My sister, the French speaker, insists that I'm saying this title incorrectly. I am Ron Weasley and she is Hermione Granger.)</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8Fm2s6GNqaWurQVX5O7qZPOQzZNlPnR6wsTpbfxzlN4z2YGsGoz--3vjk-Y29-ew3NKORaAl5A-OtT2wibc98CgobFmJpDq4d24Ex5KSKzhpPQGTvyrF4zh6qh6Euh85jWWVqKJeLFmJIun6gsTJmwhsebBYAk6ZNVN1gRXudZnRF1WtzETbHemFOA/s1200/71DrPRWb9nL._RI_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8Fm2s6GNqaWurQVX5O7qZPOQzZNlPnR6wsTpbfxzlN4z2YGsGoz--3vjk-Y29-ew3NKORaAl5A-OtT2wibc98CgobFmJpDq4d24Ex5KSKzhpPQGTvyrF4zh6qh6Euh85jWWVqKJeLFmJIun6gsTJmwhsebBYAk6ZNVN1gRXudZnRF1WtzETbHemFOA/s320/71DrPRWb9nL._RI_.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><i>Todas las pecas del mundo</i> (English title: <i>All the Freckles in the World) (2019)</i> (I was not yet familiar with the Spanish movie format, so back then I was so confused but now I would maybe get it?)</div><div><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1M6w5-5dp-jzZajvbAwQK9Zm5lkAd5RvjdKQYk0mkBktmLbrwFvWufUiUN1GFYy07H2ytW3P2YuUau8X9Ag6O5hldsvrwzJVsn_iI9UXfpH4uIpgEUnGw_LK4shK3gnrQmcQeTTUw2ZSLwh-BcP37PT22eClxNi9xE-9AwscweDFzeB43YTkjPek0g/s1280/MV5BZDE2OGM0MTQtODEwZS00N2Y3LWExODYtNzRiYzYyYWY2ZTUwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjIzMDM2MjA@._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="921" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1M6w5-5dp-jzZajvbAwQK9Zm5lkAd5RvjdKQYk0mkBktmLbrwFvWufUiUN1GFYy07H2ytW3P2YuUau8X9Ag6O5hldsvrwzJVsn_iI9UXfpH4uIpgEUnGw_LK4shK3gnrQmcQeTTUw2ZSLwh-BcP37PT22eClxNi9xE-9AwscweDFzeB43YTkjPek0g/s320/MV5BZDE2OGM0MTQtODEwZS00N2Y3LWExODYtNzRiYzYyYWY2ZTUwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjIzMDM2MjA@._V1_.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><i>Belfast (2021)</i></u><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6h_qgYWJTfU33eeyTTaMeNbJqUqtlqKdlfaYXu_7lFB5mJ30OFXewVqFKtqbf0iGmGYGBz2mM6poEvuxlM_6_G-bBHMpemgwysfqKCJqUZNeUstzb9kSCk3tZ2ilDa8DGi2vxI8hBR4gvUqphH_XBBL1js3VQ1QOaK4SJ2-pNExiAax8BCmU4HLSLHw/s315/Belfast_poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="220" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6h_qgYWJTfU33eeyTTaMeNbJqUqtlqKdlfaYXu_7lFB5mJ30OFXewVqFKtqbf0iGmGYGBz2mM6poEvuxlM_6_G-bBHMpemgwysfqKCJqUZNeUstzb9kSCk3tZ2ilDa8DGi2vxI8hBR4gvUqphH_XBBL1js3VQ1QOaK4SJ2-pNExiAax8BCmU4HLSLHw/s1600/Belfast_poster.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><i>Persuasion (2022)</i> (Actually had a blast watching. It's not really <i>Persuasion</i>, but still fun. Was humorous, and I appreciated it, except a few parts where I yelled at the screen.)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3IZobHEJ1ZjjTcfCKYWrTBocRE3M5_IgeGz0FS20YwgmClTFKw-KT1UsxkQIN6yfup3pQiXDvWOWMNe-FGvKngqo4vIso3kUS88wtqcaHbweI7Hw95IY1OB2_Vg3o4A-JTIB2SFAtn1OoSStndZso52gkAyq38i6kN854OiHSOwEhWugzAJqonCa9gQ/s1350/MV5BODJlYmQxNmItYTdlZi00N2ZjLTg3ODUtM2RiMDQ1ZWZmNDk1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTEyMjM2NDc2._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3IZobHEJ1ZjjTcfCKYWrTBocRE3M5_IgeGz0FS20YwgmClTFKw-KT1UsxkQIN6yfup3pQiXDvWOWMNe-FGvKngqo4vIso3kUS88wtqcaHbweI7Hw95IY1OB2_Vg3o4A-JTIB2SFAtn1OoSStndZso52gkAyq38i6kN854OiHSOwEhWugzAJqonCa9gQ/s320/MV5BODJlYmQxNmItYTdlZi00N2ZjLTg3ODUtM2RiMDQ1ZWZmNDk1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTEyMjM2NDc2._V1_.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><i><u>Purple Hearts (2022)</u></i> (Had a scene I very much could have done without, but mixed some tropes I usually hate and I actually enjoyed them. Mostly. The songs are a bop and I listen to them all the time.)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhum2obHkiBq4RCPBAS35iQNMb6Usl0-jy_P8ux3TpyYKwTTTnRX1O5dHh7vMwCIOsCOS16GYvWRTRZuztzua1tWfC5hwOQT3Cb6pNGfgYumq0UTZe2cM1pu0oSwJh1-enUDuFshCVEpCgNoUW4qrLfwvavp1JS1x6VYVmS-h1R1r4OpezFDCGHYW3mxA/s350/PurpleHeartsNetflix_cover.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhum2obHkiBq4RCPBAS35iQNMb6Usl0-jy_P8ux3TpyYKwTTTnRX1O5dHh7vMwCIOsCOS16GYvWRTRZuztzua1tWfC5hwOQT3Cb6pNGfgYumq0UTZe2cM1pu0oSwJh1-enUDuFshCVEpCgNoUW4qrLfwvavp1JS1x6VYVmS-h1R1r4OpezFDCGHYW3mxA/s320/PurpleHeartsNetflix_cover.png" width="229" /></a></div><i>Handsome Devil (2016)</i><br /><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDT_0GS-WRFeRLZOnOML39GMw0FfFR5QK8uMJpWUIu7GXMe3L_jZm_CJK6xqaTrenmn-OH1lF8udnDYjbFxFWNRqkfH2uPXkAqC8ineu-aOw49Y-eMdfEIkOAW_856LHwYZrG4t1JKBn7mpEchtxAvV3cGNV_iX0Ef7cnC7vSU22gHHmmefCSJ7whww/s900/MV5BMTg4NjY0MDItMmI0NC00YWQ1LWEwMTItMjA4N2VhODljMWNiXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTA4NjE0NjEy._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="637" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDT_0GS-WRFeRLZOnOML39GMw0FfFR5QK8uMJpWUIu7GXMe3L_jZm_CJK6xqaTrenmn-OH1lF8udnDYjbFxFWNRqkfH2uPXkAqC8ineu-aOw49Y-eMdfEIkOAW_856LHwYZrG4t1JKBn7mpEchtxAvV3cGNV_iX0Ef7cnC7vSU22gHHmmefCSJ7whww/s320/MV5BMTg4NjY0MDItMmI0NC00YWQ1LWEwMTItMjA4N2VhODljMWNiXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTA4NjE0NjEy._V1_.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><i>Los lobos (2019)</i>^</u> <br /><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTtjhUX2mhBkvbM5wZ-4LLR9WfpoN4MW5Hzr35iq10JQKIuxKgcna210nVFeBYQEYnRuyTvsfjeNI3C2WG7KusKzfvXScWDpANrLdfSuxNDVPS3o2NF_zfyZPaVjHdNIOQJF1gn-2rkQmeZhE-N3-dYySS1en83yLQjklCRRtjajWY1qYNoEUeOy0sw/s1454/MV5BYzVlOWYzNjEtMjcwNi00NjcxLTk5ZDUtZmNlNDI1YTQwMzZjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjM0MTI4Mw@@._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="1014" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTtjhUX2mhBkvbM5wZ-4LLR9WfpoN4MW5Hzr35iq10JQKIuxKgcna210nVFeBYQEYnRuyTvsfjeNI3C2WG7KusKzfvXScWDpANrLdfSuxNDVPS3o2NF_zfyZPaVjHdNIOQJF1gn-2rkQmeZhE-N3-dYySS1en83yLQjklCRRtjajWY1qYNoEUeOy0sw/s320/MV5BYzVlOWYzNjEtMjcwNi00NjcxLTk5ZDUtZmNlNDI1YTQwMzZjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjM0MTI4Mw@@._V1_.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><i>Roma (2018)</i>^</u> (We have no words, not because of awe but because of what just happened. Why. What. What. Why. Huh? Why. After LOTS of class discussion I <i>think</i> I get it, but not really.)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOd-AOu35hneupFhGGkJyN1vXZAlvDPj1fnG3lbrP3qy5NBgmHCh-XCACeRq49c4_Gil9YGIhegE7-7Bwdqiaut795UpxY-SuJcaBJr_FZuTuE4K0dUZzypeUm116kurPIFsL10X_TC-IqKTe5VRPk3CD63PKK4lznTCr-XBU97VR7A-vjU7ynXvbndg/s380/Roma_theatrical_poster.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="260" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOd-AOu35hneupFhGGkJyN1vXZAlvDPj1fnG3lbrP3qy5NBgmHCh-XCACeRq49c4_Gil9YGIhegE7-7Bwdqiaut795UpxY-SuJcaBJr_FZuTuE4K0dUZzypeUm116kurPIFsL10X_TC-IqKTe5VRPk3CD63PKK4lznTCr-XBU97VR7A-vjU7ynXvbndg/s320/Roma_theatrical_poster.png" width="219" /></a></div><i>Tall Girl 2 (2022)</i> (Dare I say, I liked this better than the first one? Not in terms of message, but I thought it was really funny. Plus I was in a musical while watching it, so that amped up my enjoyment.)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Pm9tZXiAG_JhZp1iPn0h08ciDJkByNeOx8FyDuwfrz69u1aBSMnXuiRn7wTF-i3FfJ2zPymwAkFHzeUwXZXbuVuEE0DgTM-G3tC_gRMC4BlexmT4Fa6NF47OhabhM8Q-y8JnrKGk9jkFwk6rDPOyz6vG_-L-Kxz27TlURuKXOe2cBU5X7Lo9T27v9A/s384/Tall_Girl_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Pm9tZXiAG_JhZp1iPn0h08ciDJkByNeOx8FyDuwfrz69u1aBSMnXuiRn7wTF-i3FfJ2zPymwAkFHzeUwXZXbuVuEE0DgTM-G3tC_gRMC4BlexmT4Fa6NF47OhabhM8Q-y8JnrKGk9jkFwk6rDPOyz6vG_-L-Kxz27TlURuKXOe2cBU5X7Lo9T27v9A/s320/Tall_Girl_2.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><i><u>Mother Teresa: No Greater Love (2022)~</u></i> (I don't usually count documentaries, but I saw it in the theater, and my college paid for it, so...)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-KApdQcPAZXka-P5hRv9uZKkgOzsdGSnfLd6ZYaUvJrsjOkOg7nSDjoCSGxN2bjN6ALyy_EXgc3Fk-FQ9cJtb3EyEa7Pf7z9gUleufREQYwBZlql-EUv-8CZvJUSJVomQzvt2KbvPEBaUB-k8-l4dOa2zS3ttjISxpZzUKZbCdcA5YPqKoKt9UvZog/s600/FE-website-thumbnail-1000x1480.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-KApdQcPAZXka-P5hRv9uZKkgOzsdGSnfLd6ZYaUvJrsjOkOg7nSDjoCSGxN2bjN6ALyy_EXgc3Fk-FQ9cJtb3EyEa7Pf7z9gUleufREQYwBZlql-EUv-8CZvJUSJVomQzvt2KbvPEBaUB-k8-l4dOa2zS3ttjISxpZzUKZbCdcA5YPqKoKt9UvZog/s320/FE-website-thumbnail-1000x1480.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><i>La llorona (2019)</i>^<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlMbyI2q5318DniN3ipbFlYCSlMEz42Kpr0Vxy2dXXcCdCAMehdx_PY4otg0QvfEOakt1OdRYol1kZwjz3dsgt8yp-dzh2gs_Gg-e0RW7SrRvXBJO6CvtdYInse5OuM5Ycnrp_N46pL3YC0DuOfDLakRM93sYChbp-ixrRzgSFij6LAK-TRXTyQAmNA/s314/La_Llorona_2019_poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="220" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlMbyI2q5318DniN3ipbFlYCSlMEz42Kpr0Vxy2dXXcCdCAMehdx_PY4otg0QvfEOakt1OdRYol1kZwjz3dsgt8yp-dzh2gs_Gg-e0RW7SrRvXBJO6CvtdYInse5OuM5Ycnrp_N46pL3YC0DuOfDLakRM93sYChbp-ixrRzgSFij6LAK-TRXTyQAmNA/s1600/La_Llorona_2019_poster.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><i>El buen patron</i> (English title: <i>The Good Boss) (2022)</i>~<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUsfXZXyzZyxKbVOOXYUlZ-xlajsj_xIdtk7565S3UVCjAkSgGs7zkWB0vxAZkaHWR28rQ_Fo-JP1UzKVCoIDaY7C9Lx2h7LpZV67fs68qi3gGKos3NhPVpJEd7GsKUhzDaAnVnyige65jT_jYuMEUPVq9UBP0UREF5HPP_9xwLk43huHyBkwuygQHQ/s1481/MV5BYzA3ODM1MDQtMjNkMi00YWIyLWIxOTgtZWM3NjU2ZjM0ZWE0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTM1MTE1NDMx._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUsfXZXyzZyxKbVOOXYUlZ-xlajsj_xIdtk7565S3UVCjAkSgGs7zkWB0vxAZkaHWR28rQ_Fo-JP1UzKVCoIDaY7C9Lx2h7LpZV67fs68qi3gGKos3NhPVpJEd7GsKUhzDaAnVnyige65jT_jYuMEUPVq9UBP0UREF5HPP_9xwLk43huHyBkwuygQHQ/s320/MV5BYzA3ODM1MDQtMjNkMi00YWIyLWIxOTgtZWM3NjU2ZjM0ZWE0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTM1MTE1NDMx._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><i>The School for Good and Evil (2022)</i> (I dug it a lot. And now want to read the books. Was it the best quality/plot/anything? No. But I had a rollicking good time)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVIY8si62DN6F5uVgKm7cnfJPnQzrfi3H3LKh-ULu-CBxugl3uL6ovrF8p3gB3PWTid9FXEJ_A9SAKCCWDXUVNzAn99P5oyH8glqmHm1BaklOBrt7XbY_FD-NIGBYRQKUAU8raqHxlXE4uYPcIwAhJFN-Xw0fArzWWPlV2Mz9uwf7yT4IAqEX_agAfg/s2222/MV5BNzM1ODI4Y2UtMGYxMS00OTUxLWE4NzItNjgxMTM2NzRjZThkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTA1OTcyNDQ4._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2222" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVIY8si62DN6F5uVgKm7cnfJPnQzrfi3H3LKh-ULu-CBxugl3uL6ovrF8p3gB3PWTid9FXEJ_A9SAKCCWDXUVNzAn99P5oyH8glqmHm1BaklOBrt7XbY_FD-NIGBYRQKUAU8raqHxlXE4uYPcIwAhJFN-Xw0fArzWWPlV2Mz9uwf7yT4IAqEX_agAfg/s320/MV5BNzM1ODI4Y2UtMGYxMS00OTUxLWE4NzItNjgxMTM2NzRjZThkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTA1OTcyNDQ4._V1_.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><i>Lo Que Arde</i> (English title: <i>Fire Will Come) (2019)</i>^ (So stinking weird. The cinematography was gorgeous, I mean, I absolutely loved it. It was just so different than anything else I've ever seen. I need to watch it a lot more and actually understand the dialogue.)<br /><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ebf12pSccp0S_t2QbaBmS3uK_FU5UTGXjez06S_EYXzy8b6VPluAQsZKngrrziZWQ8_Y0FoQ9qDGBQQ0RC4rpiUYV2NszsXnm-fO4J46_AY7mA9ONk6BPtDYLUG7ekw3xWJwFPYAmWSKv2vjuZtuSzHHvzTFLSeCf7MNCGGy2_7as_qkXQ0E_yQKbA/s1200/Lo_que_arde-658148396-large.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="839" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ebf12pSccp0S_t2QbaBmS3uK_FU5UTGXjez06S_EYXzy8b6VPluAQsZKngrrziZWQ8_Y0FoQ9qDGBQQ0RC4rpiUYV2NszsXnm-fO4J46_AY7mA9ONk6BPtDYLUG7ekw3xWJwFPYAmWSKv2vjuZtuSzHHvzTFLSeCf7MNCGGy2_7as_qkXQ0E_yQKbA/s320/Lo_que_arde-658148396-large.jpg" width="224" /></a></div>Smile (2022)</i>~ (I'm not putting a picture because it was too scary. When your college gives you free tickets, you take them, though, I may have learned my lesson about that. And that I am a screamer when it comes to horror, but also mostly chant "Oh no, oh no")</div><div><br /><i>Memorias de subdesarrollo</i> (English title: <i>Memories of Underdevelopment) (1968)</i>^ (For the first time when my professor asked us if we liked it, we all yelled back, "no!". This was very disappointing because it was the oldest movie I watched this year by a long shot and I thought it was going to be amazing. It's my professor's favorite movie ever, however.)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_M1TEul0-njmmnrY9MwDlqmAo-qugv8hvVbGfnayVHdUxm8Ref9SL9Uif2GEIti2IwjOrAOMh-HN5aaXwhxFNVZsdlvpLycHKq1ohivcFqd27Cr-KhT7OuLOso06bXc0fjqAhR8sdFw4K66BK4oOlqLK_iPVuQ9IABNlWYGk9Bk9hCE9BZi65A2iDaA/s791/MV5BZjdjY2M0NTAtNjRkYS00ZjUxLWFiYjEtMTY3NDgxOWJkNzlkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="520" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_M1TEul0-njmmnrY9MwDlqmAo-qugv8hvVbGfnayVHdUxm8Ref9SL9Uif2GEIti2IwjOrAOMh-HN5aaXwhxFNVZsdlvpLycHKq1ohivcFqd27Cr-KhT7OuLOso06bXc0fjqAhR8sdFw4K66BK4oOlqLK_iPVuQ9IABNlWYGk9Bk9hCE9BZi65A2iDaA/s320/MV5BZjdjY2M0NTAtNjRkYS00ZjUxLWFiYjEtMTY3NDgxOWJkNzlkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><i>La teta asustada</i> (English title: <i>The Sorrowful Milk) (2009)</i>^ (It was so weird, but after making a whole presentation about it, I dig it.)<br /><u><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MFkikgfNdZLtQkGXBKl3fbN7neE0RH5gt4-3OKxPg2WfsyYMjVWsUX8fjMdfTCfCu_UDHiAFFHi_mHjBEfFEKDtEeLCM0pODNuZVIBT7llgPN90MguggcfW5kJGTpc5PbVeyuSUrSQIECV_2jjZl0bLWcq6en_GGnJugKOiemv79FzUPrcUNwNcDzQ/s2539/teta%20copia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2539" data-original-width="1654" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MFkikgfNdZLtQkGXBKl3fbN7neE0RH5gt4-3OKxPg2WfsyYMjVWsUX8fjMdfTCfCu_UDHiAFFHi_mHjBEfFEKDtEeLCM0pODNuZVIBT7llgPN90MguggcfW5kJGTpc5PbVeyuSUrSQIECV_2jjZl0bLWcq6en_GGnJugKOiemv79FzUPrcUNwNcDzQ/s320/teta%20copia.jpg" width="208" /></a></div>Gifted (2017)</i></u> (I didn't really like Chris Evans's character, but the MATH. The math was swell. One of my best friends is an education major and she had to watch it for a class and she knew I loved math so she roped me into it.)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CUzYGLRomrxtY3G43GNChuyfxuhkov9Pc32Q2afSdJp4PyhieGaNsdfgDTGQwbW9Bdjq4L-gK4XSs-WyWaggZhY0W7tKqSy1qTm67_AuwRj1ikx1Veg-IyLAo_L1pEoKkcU-9lOddDFCeswc9ejtWmwMtHjvyN6FUSiQH9gDjYZIhOgU1BRzDv3eGg/s1481/MV5BMjQ2NDU3NDE0M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMjA3OTg0MDI@._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CUzYGLRomrxtY3G43GNChuyfxuhkov9Pc32Q2afSdJp4PyhieGaNsdfgDTGQwbW9Bdjq4L-gK4XSs-WyWaggZhY0W7tKqSy1qTm67_AuwRj1ikx1Veg-IyLAo_L1pEoKkcU-9lOddDFCeswc9ejtWmwMtHjvyN6FUSiQH9gDjYZIhOgU1BRzDv3eGg/s320/MV5BMjQ2NDU3NDE0M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMjA3OTg0MDI@._V1_.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><i>Pájaros de verano</i> (English title: <i>Birds of Passage) (2018)</i>^. <br /><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_15XI_QfD1l0-kkGo9lq8O2QfrTUaSCL0PwT8YTurdSLVElsV1VXpga4lrNjqKchW_EsaOctTYjMr6H8mH7FjJAZzrzRmbPKFNYNwMZcRivFmM1uz__nqpWESjdL1WmOqHt5RzGfQ0nD9P2y83gTJl8jjPAujL6Sod_3qsv0u9MAy3Oa9Xwhh7dufQ/s320/Prayers_for_The_Stolen_poster.jpg.webp" width="228" /></a></div>Begin Again (2013)</i></div><div><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxikkpNm7trnge-avRziYcDkXda4zrE5VxRXrta0VJYHE7ixBOplcIi5wDIh0ZCsHycmK6FHu-OmV6mN4ISEjfYoSLQrqmAdGWztNyUOgPhUUUUf9QM8PYh6lXVG7beEgtEprgZiUZXkFmBXaI_jlP84iv-9iAYqqQ11WxYjs48D2p4RlbiLy_5fgahw/s383/Begin_Again_film_poster_2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxikkpNm7trnge-avRziYcDkXda4zrE5VxRXrta0VJYHE7ixBOplcIi5wDIh0ZCsHycmK6FHu-OmV6mN4ISEjfYoSLQrqmAdGWztNyUOgPhUUUUf9QM8PYh6lXVG7beEgtEprgZiUZXkFmBXaI_jlP84iv-9iAYqqQ11WxYjs48D2p4RlbiLy_5fgahw/s320/Begin_Again_film_poster_2014.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><i>Ladies in Lavender (2004)</i></u></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="968" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHS7gzW9lHw1LRPcRdg-uEOZwV_UjT5rH64IDCHoP9NIrwJybr-HyfdFsG0ZfDaUGFs7Ix0_QmwCS8348y4Rt6L8ma78oDTHU-nmNk1nPTo_yyKXmtKb9PhSGdZnvXpDOO3Dp_7Mv_E-DNv6iF4QZCqpmvHBcacudXwNDG7E9q0O7gXnv81Ux7A1DTGg/s320/MV5BNWY1MDJkZGUtZTE2OS00ODZiLTlmNzQtMDZjNzM2ZjkwM2QxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTMxODk2OTU@._V1_.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><i>Enola Holmes 2 (2022)</i> (After <i>Death on the Nile</i>, this was my most looked-forward-to movie of the year!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNZoQnjLRqI65xK9xi7im3_eIVj8am2vTfhSUH8X2yWJMf7Fdr7aXlV9jQ1j8sILsVuRbomzS1XRnidlOYAed1RTEqKuI6coLwxiaCnOyuiazKnhE4PH0edD4TlwbOSZt0p-w2RmCTZNkf0BlBSIYlxoVe2QGQ_G4o09axH1DKfMC7UBIGAuDFbBjTw/s1482/MV5BMDI1NWM1ZDItNDFhMi00YWRhLTg1YzItNTNhY2M2N2QzY2FkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTEyMjM2NDc2._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1482" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNZoQnjLRqI65xK9xi7im3_eIVj8am2vTfhSUH8X2yWJMf7Fdr7aXlV9jQ1j8sILsVuRbomzS1XRnidlOYAed1RTEqKuI6coLwxiaCnOyuiazKnhE4PH0edD4TlwbOSZt0p-w2RmCTZNkf0BlBSIYlxoVe2QGQ_G4o09axH1DKfMC7UBIGAuDFbBjTw/s320/MV5BMDI1NWM1ZDItNDFhMi00YWRhLTg1YzItNTNhY2M2N2QzY2FkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTEyMjM2NDc2._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Total:</span></b> 46</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Series/shows I watched in 2022:</span></div><div><br /></div><div>No specific order, but definitely alphabetical (if you get that YT reference, kudos). As I said last year, rewatches are listed here because it requires a bigger time commitment than a movie. My sister thought the old format for this section was confusing, so I switched it up a little based on her suggestion. Thoughts?</div><div><br /></div><div><div><i>Arcane: League of Legends</i>: </div><div><span> </span>Season 1: episodes 1-7 and half of 8. </div><div><i>The A-Team</i>:</div><div><span> Season 1: episodes 1-7. (I think? It feels like I watched more than that)</span><br /></div><div><i>Carmen Sandiego</i>: </div><div><span> </span>REWATCH: Seasons 1-4 (in Spanish)</div><div><i>Cinderella and the Four Knights (2016)</i>: Mini series. (<a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2022/06/first-impression-ramblings-on.html" target="_blank">First Impression Ramblings</a>)</div><div><i>Dash and Lily (2020):</i> Mini series.</div><div><i>Emma (2009)</i>: Mini series.</div><div><i>The Flash</i>: </div><div><span> </span>Season 1: episodes 1-9.</div><div><i>Gilmore Girls</i>: </div><div><span> </span>Season 6: episodes 18-22, season 7: episodes 1-19 (I swear, this show never ends) </div><div><i>Hawkeye (2021)</i>: Mini series.</div><div><i>Heartstopper</i>: </div><div><span> </span>Season 1</div><div><i>High School Musical The Musical The Series</i>: </div><div><span> </span>Seasons 1-3. REWATCH: various episodes from season 1 and 2.</div><div><i>Jane the Virgin</i>: </div><div><span> </span>Season 1: episodes 15-22, season 2, & season 3: 1-14.</div><div><i>LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu</i>: </div><div><span> </span>Season 9: episodes 8-10, season 10.</div><div><i>Levarage</i>:</div><div><span> Season 1: episodes 4-9.</span><br /></div><div><i>The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power</i>: </div><div><span> </span>Season 1: episodes 1-6 (I watched this much with my roommate and LOVED IT. I can't wait to watch the rest and only haven't because of time)</div><div><i>Merlin</i>: </div><div><span> </span>Season 5: episodes 6-13. REWATCH: Season 1, episodes 1-2.</div><div><i>Moon Knight</i>: </div><div><span> </span>Season 1 (Technically there isn't a second season announced yet, but one can hope. Also watched with my PM on Easter...)</div><div><i>Ninjago</i>: </div><div><span> </span>Season 1, episodes 1-13 (They’ve changed Lloyd’s voice! At least, in the Spanish version...)</div><div><i>Once Upon a Time</i>: </div><div><span> </span>Season 1-2, & season 3: episode 1 (I believe)</div><div><i>Sanditon</i>: </div><div><span> </span>Season 2 (<a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2022/08/first-impression-ramblings-on-sanditon.html" target="_blank">First Impression Ramblings</a>)</div><div><i>Shadow and Bone</i>: </div><div><span> </span>Season 1, REWATCH: Season 1: episodes 1-2</div><div><i>STAR WARS: Clone Wars</i>: </div><div><span> </span>Season 1: episodes 8-22, season 2, season 3: episodes 1-17 (I think. My progress is marked on my friend's account because she was making me watch it while she did homework.)</div><div><i>Stranger Things</i>: </div><div><span> </span>Season 1: episode 1 (and part of 2)</div><div><i>Umbrella Academy</i>: </div><div><span> </span>Seasons 1-2</div><div><i>Wednesday</i>: </div><div><span> </span>Season 1</div><div><i>What If…?</i>: </div><div><span> </span>Season 1: episodes 3-5. REWATCH: Season 1: episodes 1-2.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think I watched some <i>Wild Wild West </i>episodes with my dad, but I don't know exactly...</div><div><br /></div><div>I've had a hard time with my attention span this year. I feel often that I use this as an excuse to not try harder? I don't know. Anyway, I started a lot of movies and shows and would quit a few minutes in. Either I love it dearly and is my favorite thing ever (aka OUaT), or I felt mediocre about it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Yow, that's still an awful lot. I think a goal for this year is more books and fewer movies or shows...</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">My 10 Favorite New-To-Me Movies:</span></div><div>1. <i>Encanto (2021)</i>: We don't talk about Bruno-no-no-no. Everything about this is my favorite. I love the songs, the characters, the animation, the meaning, the conflict. </div><div><br />2. <i>Belfast (2021)</i>: All the love, it was amazing, and perfect for movie lovers. Heart destroying. This gave me an old movie feel because it was black and white and set in the 60s (I believe?) and filled me so much. Filled me with happiness and pain and all the things.</div><div><br />3. <i>Los Lobos (2019)</i>: Aka the movie that destroyed me. Yes, destroyed is my word, but that's how I want to feel from all of my stories. This hit so close to home for many people I know. It's a story where nothing much happens, but it's so cute and everything changes.</div><div><br />4. <i>Enola Holmes 2 (2022)</i>: Enola!! I love her so much. My baby boy Tewksbury was brilliant and I'm going to have to watch all of his scenes on repeat because I wasn't appreciating them enough. That's because this was the first movie in FOREVER that all of my family watched together and I was trying to keep myself together from laughing at him and screaming at him how proud I was. Sherlock was fabulous, too. All in all, such a tight sequel, even if I still like the first better.</div><div><br />5. <i>Ladies in Lavender (2004)</i>: My sisters have been putting off watching this for years. If we had known how darlingly cute it was, we would have watched it faster. Such a good combination of laughter and crying like your life depends on it.</div><div><br />6. <i>Death on the Nile (2022)</i>: This was my first Agatha Christie book and they did so much stuff with it to surprise new and old fans alike. I'm not mad, I'm more shocked. And broken. And reeling. AHHHHHHHH. I can't wait to make my sisters watch it.</div><div><br />7. <i>Des hommes et des dieux (2010)</i>: *starts singing Imagine Dragons* "I'm a wreck...". That's how I felt. This revolutionized the way I see things. Based on true story for the win.</div><div><br />8. <i>Lars and the Real Girl (2007)</i>: This could win an award for the weirdest movie ever, but by the end I think most of the class really enjoyed it.</div><div><br />9. <i>Tick, Tick...BOOM! (2021)</i>: Now, the music isn't actually my favorite (I only really listen to "Louder Than Words" on a regular basis) but I think it fits the story so well. Another true story gut punch (I'm actually going to maybe do a post about gut punches in literature. Anyone interested?)</div><div><br />10. <i>Handsome Devil (2016)</i>: It was so cool to have an LGBTQ+ story that wasn't a romance, you know? You don't get that a lot so it was a neat element. It was a kind and caring story. One about people and their struggles and their love of sports, and I thought it was really important. Andrew Scott slayed so hard.<br /><br /></div><div><b>Honorable mentions:</b> <i>Hitch (2006)</i>, <i>Just Like Heaven (2003)</i>, <i>Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)</i>, <i>A Beautiful Mind (2001)</i>, <i>La teta asustada (2009)</i>, <i>The School for Good and Evil (2022)</i>, & <i>Noche de fuego (2021)</i>.<br /><br />I am a little disturbed that all of my favorites are from the 21st century. And all of the honorable mentions. In fact, I only watched 3 movies from the 20th century?? How can I call myself a classic movie fan!?<br /><br /><br />For those of you who are curious, I saw parts of: <i>Dog Day Afternoon (1975)</i>, <i>Cinderella (1997)</i>, <i>Poltergeist (1982)</i>, <i>Charming (2018)</i>, <i>The Kissing Booth (2018)</i>, and <i>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)</i>. Some of those I fully intend to keep watching, one I only saw the end with my grandma and don't feel the need to see any more, and some I will not be continuing.</div><div><br />Also, this isn't an official movie, but have you guys seen the Princess Bride Home Movie? I watched it this year and it was one of the funniest things ever. A real ode to the original.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>How many of these movies have you seen? What are movies you want to see? What are some of your favorites from 2022?</div><div><br /></div><div>Do you want to read reviews for any of these movies? First impression ramblings posts for the shows? I have several of those planned but I would love to hear which ones you are interested in!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you so much for reading! Tell me all your thoughts on this new year, 2023!</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-40774512514389790292023-01-01T16:35:00.001-07:002024-01-12T15:14:45.666-07:00Books I read in 2022<div style="text-align: left;">Happy 2023, friends!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">What does one say for a new year without being cliche? Oh well, I'm going to encounter the cliche whether I want to or not, so I might as well get it over with: I can't believe I haven't written a blog post since last year...as we all say on January 1st.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On a more serious note, I just wish you all the best for this year! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Today I will, as tradition commands, list all of the books I read in 2022. Which is not a lot. Last year I was a little woeful of how few there were...and now I have about half as many. Being a full time college student leaves little time for reading. As ashamed as I am to admit it, I watch more movies or TV shows to relax (which you will see in the post tomorrow!). I don't have any hopes for reading for 2023 but I'm excited to see what happens!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, time to talk about what you're all here for: 2022 books!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you want another opinion, you can check out my Goodreads account <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/19598050" target="_blank">HERE</a>. I count books I read for classes there, but I don't have any nonfiction on this blog. As you may have noticed.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you want to compare this list to the previous years, here are the links for <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/01/books-i-read-in-2020.html" target="_blank">2021</a>, <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/01/books-i-read-in-2020.html" target="_blank">2020</a>, <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/01/books-i-read-in-2019.html" target="_blank">2019</a>, <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/01/books-i-read-in-2018.html" target="_blank">2018</a>, <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2018/01/books-i-read-in-2017.html" target="_blank">2017</a>, and <a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2016/12/books-i-read-in-2016.html" target="_blank">2016</a> (Wow, I've been at this for awhile).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It is a well known fact that I am an intensely emotional person. So, I'm starting a new peek into my mind. If I cried during the book, I will <u>underline</u> it. Now, it's rare that I actually cry during books, but I overcompensate in movies. You'll see that later, but as for now:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">New-to-me books:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><i>100 Days of Sunlight</i> - by Abbie Emmons</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Everything, Everything</i> - by Nicola Yoon</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Six of Crows</i> - by Leigh Bardugo</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Spinning Silver</i> - by Naomi Navok</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Divergent</i> - by Veronica Roth</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Crooked Kingdom</i> - by Leigh Bardugo</div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><i>The Wednesday Wars</i> - by Gary D. Schmidt</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>A Thousand Perfect Notes</i> - by C. G. Drews</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Insurgent</i> - by Veronica Roth</div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><i>Beverly, Right Here</i> - by Kate DiCamillo</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Beowulf</i> - translated by Seamus Heaney</div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><i>Great or Nothing</i> - by Joy McCullough, Caroline Tung Richmond, Tess Sharpe, & Jessica Spotswood</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Rebel of the Sands</i> - by Alwyn Hamilton</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Stargirl</i> - by Jerry Spinelli</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Total:</b> 14</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rereads:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><i>Anne of the Island</i> - by L. M. Montgomery</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><i>Holes</i> - by Louis Sachar</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>A Christmas Carol</i> - by Charles Dickens</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Total:</b> 3</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Grand total:</b> 17</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I warned you that it was unimpressive, guys. I don't even have a good excuse (besides college) like last year, when I read the 1200+ pages of <i>The Count of Monte Cristo</i>. I mean, some of these YA are pretty thick? It is also quality over quantity, because I only seriously disliked one of those books!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That doesn't tell you a lot about my opinions on all of this, so the moment you have all been waiting for:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My 10 Favorite New-To-Me Reads of 2022:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have to say that the top two gave me a run for my money. I have been back and forth on which deserves the top spot. I finally decided on #1 because of the message it carries.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm going to have a sentence or two about why I love each but I hope to review these all one day!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. <i>100 Days of Sunlight</i> - by Abbie Emmons: I had been wanting to read this since 2019 and it paid off big time. I reread small parts of it in the summer and loved it just as much. I got my sister to read it, and she got her friend to read it, so it's a chain of loving it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HkAQ7vuL1SkHjIjr0ogvixKxhkxYhwH4mWjiyX7GA2aPLN9I93nHe5Klnj11g6o2bB_5aJvbcjoZO_VioSK3yQkU3WSJMlLbATmA0EqadM7lrNO_zifnOIEbtBs1TWkbs5uLcAAi-yrPmWRkNqUXFM2YEm4KRhuROKsUcl0uPaMQpg8XtnZN-5aQrg/s1360/716Un-TigUL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="907" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HkAQ7vuL1SkHjIjr0ogvixKxhkxYhwH4mWjiyX7GA2aPLN9I93nHe5Klnj11g6o2bB_5aJvbcjoZO_VioSK3yQkU3WSJMlLbATmA0EqadM7lrNO_zifnOIEbtBs1TWkbs5uLcAAi-yrPmWRkNqUXFM2YEm4KRhuROKsUcl0uPaMQpg8XtnZN-5aQrg/s320/716Un-TigUL.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">2. <i>Six of Crows</i> - by Leigh Bardugo: THE EPICNESS. I cannot even tell you all. If you've read it, you know. I love all of the characters so much and couldn't read it fast enough. I was not a fan of the <i>Shadow and Bone</i> series so I thought this would be much the same, but it's infinitely more complex and incredible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipedBtFIRN_nbaeSGogm-dKQZ11wqtRjIcOFnPD5QpP1WqXaFuoEtV2DSdJQMkU5WZxBeLI-5IBwnZIsuIRpXVRr_XvKbaahEA1qnU_fAvoqsfM6xFDaSl1ow1q7dI7S644MfPko319U1cXV06dqtgYrEK6DodqJvBJjc-A39MwT1VhpRHoMhdJ1Drhg/s475/23437156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipedBtFIRN_nbaeSGogm-dKQZ11wqtRjIcOFnPD5QpP1WqXaFuoEtV2DSdJQMkU5WZxBeLI-5IBwnZIsuIRpXVRr_XvKbaahEA1qnU_fAvoqsfM6xFDaSl1ow1q7dI7S644MfPko319U1cXV06dqtgYrEK6DodqJvBJjc-A39MwT1VhpRHoMhdJ1Drhg/s320/23437156.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">3. <i>A Thousand Perfect Notes</i> - by C. G. Drews: My sister realized that as a side effect of being a math major, my favorite books of the year all have numbers in them. How epic is that? This was my treat for completing spring semester and it broke me into a thousand pieces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-v10XELNqy6rOJEiZ_5xJDulrCdK6q8_Wo13dIVmmFiguxUzpaxcfEPckuwZLjh3FHTHP7lsDdDWovTI38D8ZJQEhT57zkfTqGRXcEszoP77jVg19VcNo_S72clTcdMTrqp_d0QPcCSRIoVM97E1l-QTWSPWmPu8TzVYCviWr6wub0b6xKp1P7H-3IA/s500/51KXYjV4LwS._AC_SY780_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-v10XELNqy6rOJEiZ_5xJDulrCdK6q8_Wo13dIVmmFiguxUzpaxcfEPckuwZLjh3FHTHP7lsDdDWovTI38D8ZJQEhT57zkfTqGRXcEszoP77jVg19VcNo_S72clTcdMTrqp_d0QPcCSRIoVM97E1l-QTWSPWmPu8TzVYCviWr6wub0b6xKp1P7H-3IA/s320/51KXYjV4LwS._AC_SY780_.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">4. <i>Beverly, Right Here</i> - by Kate DiCamillo: The Queen herself. I'm so sad to be done with this series because speaks to friendship and pain and healing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ufEC2Jfrmy_YP32s9sG5itmvlBNrZgPGNx6k9i0gtokkkf5vOzQHuPudy0FZlOi4j8hp_F__TWm7qyrVnu3v018bu2Sl7iXpbY9TjNnsJdk3wC8ezn_dsemN_FKW5aVb-AYNJHmAI7B3739eXg2tN3Pa8XTaxLbKAKX2rxFuYeitYRTWOAs5BFLKTw/s500/41Gs-JWXppL._AC_SY780_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="352" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ufEC2Jfrmy_YP32s9sG5itmvlBNrZgPGNx6k9i0gtokkkf5vOzQHuPudy0FZlOi4j8hp_F__TWm7qyrVnu3v018bu2Sl7iXpbY9TjNnsJdk3wC8ezn_dsemN_FKW5aVb-AYNJHmAI7B3739eXg2tN3Pa8XTaxLbKAKX2rxFuYeitYRTWOAs5BFLKTw/s320/41Gs-JWXppL._AC_SY780_.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">5. <i>The Wednesday Wars</i> - by Gary D. Schmidt: Shout out to <a href="https://samsbookshire.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Sam</a>, <a href="https://onlymildlymad.blogspot.com" target="_blank">The Nutmeg</a>, and <a href="https://sarahseele.wordpress.com" target="_blank">Sarah</a> for making me read this. It brought my Shakespeare love to another level.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNvY_rc34Dz0EIqOJoak_3F6qR0odn8H36yL-hSLRGgHJR1AUgyFzXSPs0RUfj5tEqwRzWpY-uXymoKIU7HzHMIbcBbfmMo5x80PFXVhOQJgxhJlw-Hs6NM3QEW2_QYoJ1bMoSGrIdIvwss947UIuvLBfTa5Mf2LEvSW7tnQYs5K3pLjwQlXSgfF9cg/s500/51pyuujCIWL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="337" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNvY_rc34Dz0EIqOJoak_3F6qR0odn8H36yL-hSLRGgHJR1AUgyFzXSPs0RUfj5tEqwRzWpY-uXymoKIU7HzHMIbcBbfmMo5x80PFXVhOQJgxhJlw-Hs6NM3QEW2_QYoJ1bMoSGrIdIvwss947UIuvLBfTa5Mf2LEvSW7tnQYs5K3pLjwQlXSgfF9cg/s320/51pyuujCIWL.jpg" width="216" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">6. <i>Great or Nothing</i> - by Joy McCullough, Caroline Tung Richmond, Tess Sharpe, & Jessica Spotswood: Fall semester treat and so peaceful yet broken and painful and full of growth. Sister books, man.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuLEur7M0jTObxuEvu2kmJ_mEVAZm-qCDvR0O2VNVNkf-hh5OdhVuZMtcvvVV6S835u9HJIKs2SVs11HyDDAx7B-3EOQepWmR6DSbyzlB7ZfZdYBLA_Ln6xO8NJfp5l2RuiGML3xs4EYQRAdoA3AQ0p5WOpta8Uu08iFn93SU7k8fnKlXlRNjb1Ov2w/s500/51LFjt3nrTL._AC_SY780_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="331" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuLEur7M0jTObxuEvu2kmJ_mEVAZm-qCDvR0O2VNVNkf-hh5OdhVuZMtcvvVV6S835u9HJIKs2SVs11HyDDAx7B-3EOQepWmR6DSbyzlB7ZfZdYBLA_Ln6xO8NJfp5l2RuiGML3xs4EYQRAdoA3AQ0p5WOpta8Uu08iFn93SU7k8fnKlXlRNjb1Ov2w/s320/51LFjt3nrTL._AC_SY780_.jpg" width="212" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">7. <i>Stargirl</i> - by Jerry Spinelli: Cannot wait to now watch the movie because all of Grace VanderWaal's music speaks these themes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HvisI6rEqe7Djby3qBqA7n1rr33Uqa1A7cKQUXSqSSBYtaJJgITT_2Rv3SyC_6yqe6EpIzenJxDMwV1EcBr4lxMpdBya_dWIQSefAhvc7Yv0yoR6g8UOZqkCf8BFN8BJkMMMdUjGm_F3aro9t0ZX9QASyz22vKlIJeDXIfuuRoafsR4vjb3nthU7ow/s450/22232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="308" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HvisI6rEqe7Djby3qBqA7n1rr33Uqa1A7cKQUXSqSSBYtaJJgITT_2Rv3SyC_6yqe6EpIzenJxDMwV1EcBr4lxMpdBya_dWIQSefAhvc7Yv0yoR6g8UOZqkCf8BFN8BJkMMMdUjGm_F3aro9t0ZX9QASyz22vKlIJeDXIfuuRoafsR4vjb3nthU7ow/s320/22232.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">8. <i>Rebel of the Sands</i> - by Alwyn Hamilton: The most brilliant world building ever. I am now so discouraged that my "people who live in the desert with powers" WIP will never be to this level.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdH5QEj4G48IVMQgSvhykz7m41OOjbx1BSmmJdO-KEFu9xrhPrbluU9x1MCcxKfMSGeb309mjXmJbn2N_leRIPrOgG5Wq10kPqN5nr1ZxRYn9yoEHR2PBkrbKvIAKTDfDIC9280UO4b-HuKqcp2-tUQ7CiNAxlZ71U6TkhjxcwiaqKwH5MkAHK6FpmQ/s475/24934065._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="315" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdH5QEj4G48IVMQgSvhykz7m41OOjbx1BSmmJdO-KEFu9xrhPrbluU9x1MCcxKfMSGeb309mjXmJbn2N_leRIPrOgG5Wq10kPqN5nr1ZxRYn9yoEHR2PBkrbKvIAKTDfDIC9280UO4b-HuKqcp2-tUQ7CiNAxlZ71U6TkhjxcwiaqKwH5MkAHK6FpmQ/s320/24934065._SY475_.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">9. <i>Spinning Silver</i> - by Naomi Navok: This goes so low on the list only because there were one or two things that bugged me, but other than that this was AMAZING. It got me through spring semester, guys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJQjc8yn4KkUW_aRt2ysHs9WT2ctm16I5v-UF5J3T8GUMZN4GPbTUivB_06VCXEYAJ-YtId7T71uXV9xHYGmtlQsSWZtSCjaj8zGgX-bEaGQzvPi1PUY7y6nAB2NHSfwDCUJgWY0wMmYP8FRAUjXhXXvBHKMY8pwQjwta-qZ67rKsKwP2MSSpiLSLxA/s500/516KQqmKjzL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="329" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJQjc8yn4KkUW_aRt2ysHs9WT2ctm16I5v-UF5J3T8GUMZN4GPbTUivB_06VCXEYAJ-YtId7T71uXV9xHYGmtlQsSWZtSCjaj8zGgX-bEaGQzvPi1PUY7y6nAB2NHSfwDCUJgWY0wMmYP8FRAUjXhXXvBHKMY8pwQjwta-qZ67rKsKwP2MSSpiLSLxA/s320/516KQqmKjzL.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">10. <i>Crooked Kingdom</i> - by Leigh Bardugo: Such a tight sequel. I was actually STRESSED because of the danger these kids were putting themselves in.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCT-ebsiwQfVNRHceQmdyxFiHvcqhUgMIF_qMFvgKaNZnm6WAl7oYugJ0cOY2908FoYMLV1Uk8U2ub1Kr15HrmokhQ6Aas6aGiX30Al-3ufwzjbwhZ1-rKwDGzbQADif6O7gZrZJvSX0Zzx3yQDweP65QYMTU3n6hwTzU6dt9GjmGAPJYUcaHE3qB26A/s500/51Mu9gRzN2L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="329" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCT-ebsiwQfVNRHceQmdyxFiHvcqhUgMIF_qMFvgKaNZnm6WAl7oYugJ0cOY2908FoYMLV1Uk8U2ub1Kr15HrmokhQ6Aas6aGiX30Al-3ufwzjbwhZ1-rKwDGzbQADif6O7gZrZJvSX0Zzx3yQDweP65QYMTU3n6hwTzU6dt9GjmGAPJYUcaHE3qB26A/s320/51Mu9gRzN2L.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also read most of <i>The Awakening of Miss Prim</i>, but it's not technically enough for me to count.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Usually I talk about blogging plans in my movies post but because I have the extra space here, why wait? I imagine for the next few years that I still will not be up to my old routine because college is a lot of work. But, I still hope to make a bit of a return with some reviews or more frequent posts! I love all the comments on each post and one of my first items on my agenda for this year is to reply to all of you. In the meanwhile, tell me how you're doing! What was your favorite part of 2022, fictional or otherwise?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There you have it folks. 2022! Have you read any of these books? Were would they rank for you? Which of these would you like me to review in more depth?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">What was your favorite book you read in 2022? Any plans for 2023 reading? Speaking of reading, thanks for reading this post! See you all tomorrow for movies! You may have known most of this from Goodreads, but you have no sneak peeks there...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-30393612251633058082022-12-27T13:45:00.001-07:002022-12-27T13:45:00.168-07:00The Winter Wonderland Tag // Revealing My White Witch Side<div style="text-align: left;">Friends!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Merry Christmas to you all! How's it going? I am on break and am having a jolly good time doing nothing for the first time in months. I have too many posts in the works to count, but<a href="https://samsbookshire.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-winter-wonderland-tag.html" target="_blank"> I have been tagged</a>! By <a href="https://samsbookshire.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-winter-wonderland-tag.html" target="_blank">Sam</a>! And it's about winter! So of course I'm abandoning everything else in favor for that.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzr6HkcY9dNi5YUlHqfDgw0_UGYWEwjxnbiP96mXOTa9FvoHnkMdQjWZs8g9bYUSBO-c-puYMEPInRuMoUvfFIiwNa4ofAJzX1t65x5aaz5VF8DIQnCncU5uWVCCEOd2Qh5XBPj1Ju-jEqdy5IoIXXAqI4KNYsYX25cEl8nwVJcxXqDE1fduRhAUZzQ/s500/qUX.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="500" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzr6HkcY9dNi5YUlHqfDgw0_UGYWEwjxnbiP96mXOTa9FvoHnkMdQjWZs8g9bYUSBO-c-puYMEPInRuMoUvfFIiwNa4ofAJzX1t65x5aaz5VF8DIQnCncU5uWVCCEOd2Qh5XBPj1Ju-jEqdy5IoIXXAqI4KNYsYX25cEl8nwVJcxXqDE1fduRhAUZzQ/w400-h215/qUX.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As much as I dislike this movie (too sad!), this is real footage of me.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you're new here, you should know that I am a snow enthusiast. I love it, and it is one of my absolute favorite things. I call myself Jadis the White Witch, Frozone, or Elsa, depending on the day.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>The Winter Wonderland Tag:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Rules:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Link back to <a href="https://thestorybookjournal.blogspot.com" target="_blank">The Storybook Journal</a> (the creator of the tag)</div><div>Answer the questions; think Winter-y thoughts! Include pictures, if you like.</div><div>Tag at least 3 other bloggers, or more if you're feeling ambitious.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">1. Name a few things you love about Winter, and a few things you don't love so much about it.</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>SNOW. I am so obsessed with the snow. I will put up with anything when there is snow.</div><div><br /></div><div>What I don't like that much is driving in it. Not that I ever do that as I have chauffeurs (aka my parents). But, it is necessary where I live to plow snow. And while that is just about my worst nightmare, it is the life I've chosen, so I must be brave. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzqYVKNMdkET22eaX9UaJmm5Q_KkO9Hb4gdooFfg0_RG_8RoTR1T73OqLRds6rkRIFtp9V92dUSmvJrEXn7N8c0BcXYF2fY_e7g_-UtluCaIOELSxe88L7Hhdms-vZ7zMQ6ecc0RT8d07pb4SvQc_OnVY9vM2hEC88eBSucQxNfCYptmO1TihkT_qmQ/s480/giphy-4.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzqYVKNMdkET22eaX9UaJmm5Q_KkO9Hb4gdooFfg0_RG_8RoTR1T73OqLRds6rkRIFtp9V92dUSmvJrEXn7N8c0BcXYF2fY_e7g_-UtluCaIOELSxe88L7Hhdms-vZ7zMQ6ecc0RT8d07pb4SvQc_OnVY9vM2hEC88eBSucQxNfCYptmO1TihkT_qmQ/w400-h225/giphy-4.gif" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>When I first got back, I hadn't driven a car in many months so my plowing was terrible (why is going backwards so confusing?) but a week later I was much better because I wasn't so drastic in all my movements. My dad does all of it besides my futile attempts, but I'm his sidekick, his apprentice.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OPy8TKrX4FAR2hp4wPa8AT52w4TNeeZWECQQyieWqaScxxiW9BxZihWiq2c0rA8R0b2JrmcQeedPJNFjMW7JCymX_3iPdCPVmXgtZx9q6BvqtiDVs58SAUb-CKB0EG3rO7Vls2Mbj2RI6naVMtRUibeXsaTgyZ2NTMt2ZgjNvMvmM36CXLYtHonqsA/s268/tumblr_p60xesNf0w1x0uneyo1_400.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OPy8TKrX4FAR2hp4wPa8AT52w4TNeeZWECQQyieWqaScxxiW9BxZihWiq2c0rA8R0b2JrmcQeedPJNFjMW7JCymX_3iPdCPVmXgtZx9q6BvqtiDVs58SAUb-CKB0EG3rO7Vls2Mbj2RI6naVMtRUibeXsaTgyZ2NTMt2ZgjNvMvmM36CXLYtHonqsA/w400-h400/tumblr_p60xesNf0w1x0uneyo1_400.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVptGTBpn73IDDYBbwmwZmqe-wprYM2yiMYKIdvYkYQyjC3uO8s9gYYQ8ykokDq8ArL2p38PrlWCc2mgg5BJXsSlzF1e8YHSIOetNSu0alXlnVa32jOfd1KEPCpFor1Tjk5irzjMSwChsD5FQyiwjvSui9KWbLfLsmowc3-igqkdsb0XvObrmTXvq4A/s500/tumblr_15b8484ccb0b2291ba5ce908b6ae28d6_fec60c72_500.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="500" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVptGTBpn73IDDYBbwmwZmqe-wprYM2yiMYKIdvYkYQyjC3uO8s9gYYQ8ykokDq8ArL2p38PrlWCc2mgg5BJXsSlzF1e8YHSIOetNSu0alXlnVa32jOfd1KEPCpFor1Tjk5irzjMSwChsD5FQyiwjvSui9KWbLfLsmowc3-igqkdsb0XvObrmTXvq4A/w400-h259/tumblr_15b8484ccb0b2291ba5ce908b6ae28d6_fec60c72_500.webp" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If anyone were to ask...</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">2. When you were a child, did you "believe" in Santa Claus?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>When? Did? Why is this all in past tense, folks? I think the legend of Santa Claus is an amazing tradition. The whole idea is that you have been given so much in life that you give back without any want of recognition or thanks. It is truly a humbling and kind thing. In my house, my parents always taught me that if you do something nice, you don't brag about it. It's a secret. It's hard. That is the message of Santa, so I believe it is an amazing practice.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xKgNLFyGfX4nuW7NIUAuyF8LOGM431uAYvsOijxAmRoRIfFxKXCw34NO0JpsmWiEMOEN_oZRG68ntXDidOIM_NXG8PrDuJuM8PKhGRlpbRYgUw2Ov7UMuFcbtjO8abtXdyCeIktEhq7D58CRlS3jhIDf-aAQzGXdayUEHR6KPyF9vtdmwWfef3j9gg/s498/miracle-on.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="498" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xKgNLFyGfX4nuW7NIUAuyF8LOGM431uAYvsOijxAmRoRIfFxKXCw34NO0JpsmWiEMOEN_oZRG68ntXDidOIM_NXG8PrDuJuM8PKhGRlpbRYgUw2Ov7UMuFcbtjO8abtXdyCeIktEhq7D58CRlS3jhIDf-aAQzGXdayUEHR6KPyF9vtdmwWfef3j9gg/w400-h224/miracle-on.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">3. Is there a book or movie that you really love to read in the Winter as opposed to other times of year?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>I would love to read <i>Spinning Silver </i>- by Naomi Novak again and again in the winter. I started it in January this year and finished it in May, so I would love to read the whole thing in winter months. I also think of <i>Anna Karenina</i> as very wintery (I read it between January and March), and, as basic as it is, <i>The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div>As for movies, <i>Anastasia (1997)</i> is definitely a winter one. And <i>Murder on the Orient Express (2017)</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4H0njaMCQO-fDI_0a4M6wi54NLIVI2gZephe804JB1QPI3ILHq8QqLUsKwJCbntctoGeLYFkwjkML-WGZYXndJRZl54TLcgi4P8ylfNepaxwSo02tZZAcxs-Uif7p0NRur0nC30cGH4bJhLHYZi68d1cupqurCaaZ04sQRh80YsaEAFsWFWRPZRYAw/s540/tumblr_2100851a33d05aaaf7ac9c4f09643e43_d92a5a81_540.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="540" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4H0njaMCQO-fDI_0a4M6wi54NLIVI2gZephe804JB1QPI3ILHq8QqLUsKwJCbntctoGeLYFkwjkML-WGZYXndJRZl54TLcgi4P8ylfNepaxwSo02tZZAcxs-Uif7p0NRur0nC30cGH4bJhLHYZi68d1cupqurCaaZ04sQRh80YsaEAFsWFWRPZRYAw/s320/tumblr_2100851a33d05aaaf7ac9c4f09643e43_d92a5a81_540.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Dancing bears once upon a December, you know.<div><br /><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">4. Is there a particular Christmas movie that you watch EVERY year as tradition?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Well, it depends on who's in charge. If it's my younger sister, it's <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2018/12/movie-review-white-christmas-1954.html" target="_blank">White Christmas (1954)</a></i>. If it's my dad, it's <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/01/movie-review-christmas-story-1983.html" target="_blank">A Christmas Story (1983)</a></i>. If it's my older sister and my mom, it's <i>A Child's Christmas in Wales (1987)</i> (even though usually only they watch it). And if it was up to me, it would be <i>It's a Wonderful Life (1947)</i>. Usually my younger sister (to my mom's dismay) and my dad (to my younger sister's dismay) win.</div><div><br /></div><div>This year, though, we were all a little burned out on those. So we decided to watch a movie that had a Christmas scene somewhere in it. For some reason we landed on <i>Sleepless in Seattle (1993</i>) which I had never seen. I was not impressed, folks.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cl6cY7HuQGd12BpN5i7z_vTUUmIgVy_Snn4bkY37_qbKZFOCIBK1Ndt5VenGEZUUAO0VoBX4JvEO4rZbDfFNmBDVBi3yv-QbqRdbRY7gPZGQ8SxrjW23pK6l2qkYUUFsXNcXOfJJB_tzd6nCbAMWq3rtUrGghScekupy6pZGziPuuutqpXAYi-a4xg/s498/im-not-amused-vision.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="498" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cl6cY7HuQGd12BpN5i7z_vTUUmIgVy_Snn4bkY37_qbKZFOCIBK1Ndt5VenGEZUUAO0VoBX4JvEO4rZbDfFNmBDVBi3yv-QbqRdbRY7gPZGQ8SxrjW23pK6l2qkYUUFsXNcXOfJJB_tzd6nCbAMWq3rtUrGghScekupy6pZGziPuuutqpXAYi-a4xg/w400-h225/im-not-amused-vision.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">5. Do you usually get a real tree or a fake tree for Christmas? Who's in charge of decorating it at your house?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Always real. I'm in charge of helping to get it. In previous years I've dreaded this because it is an all day thing. Usually my dad and sister and I go to our usual spot (out in the woods), find a great one, then spend the next few hours looking around for another one anyway. I will say that I usually write some of my best scenes in my WIP in my head while doing this.</div><div><br /></div><div>This year, though, it was the fastest we've ever gotten one! It was on Dec. 16th (usually we put it up on Dec. 17th so it wasn't that late for us, but usually we've gotten it a few weeks earlier), and we drove around, saw one, snowshoed to it, and voila.</div><div><br /></div><div>We all decorate the tree together, though my younger sister has commandeered putting the lights on. And she's usually the one who does any additional decorating around the house.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9PJAFmmuWGNg3vfF4QVHSRFfeZrosjqysVAmvL3JP9GgPgi-FLS_VpKLdrYnrItW3X9Ytg9p52I6Qr59hTRgTrPPJtZt-o1TnTl0C_VfOV4LefdRW77CQC-CjAHvtwqlnlHUCq13zeaELrnceQ450TWDiq3-Z3bB0f0lVHPl8G0K5SCvgxonRc506w/s540/tumblr_50fa3aef8142fc385a686fd70dfafa88_ed6db9e3_500.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="304" data-original-width="540" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9PJAFmmuWGNg3vfF4QVHSRFfeZrosjqysVAmvL3JP9GgPgi-FLS_VpKLdrYnrItW3X9Ytg9p52I6Qr59hTRgTrPPJtZt-o1TnTl0C_VfOV4LefdRW77CQC-CjAHvtwqlnlHUCq13zeaELrnceQ450TWDiq3-Z3bB0f0lVHPl8G0K5SCvgxonRc506w/w400-h225/tumblr_50fa3aef8142fc385a686fd70dfafa88_ed6db9e3_500.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">6. Does your family usually stay home or go visiting (relatives, friends, etc.) on Christmas Day?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>We have always stayed home. In years past we had some friends come visit us, but usually Christmas is a really chill holiday.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyOpYxSoWYzDbrhxXmfJGTr2dhRsi1woMMxpPtEkkPyi3MYr4CB_CyPv15M5SxQVLPf8hrSwbD0l7xkPBK8E_jKxAcBwLUQQLXcjkK--fV_C37qFI3ZgcqA4j_HpJ0bRfKtp0bxBNl5axhPUbqKv8MF133jqLwmrGnTFV67CniMSinbWPEpILa57uNg/s498/frozone-slide.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="498" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyOpYxSoWYzDbrhxXmfJGTr2dhRsi1woMMxpPtEkkPyi3MYr4CB_CyPv15M5SxQVLPf8hrSwbD0l7xkPBK8E_jKxAcBwLUQQLXcjkK--fV_C37qFI3ZgcqA4j_HpJ0bRfKtp0bxBNl5axhPUbqKv8MF133jqLwmrGnTFV67CniMSinbWPEpILa57uNg/w400-h200/frozone-slide.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Get it, chill?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">7. What does your family usually do on New Years Eve? Any traditions? Do you ever stay up till midnight?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Usually my younger sister and I stay up late while my older sister and mom go to sleep. And my dad wanders around, sometimes joining my younger sister and I in our efforts or sometimes just doing other things.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXf4mbWW1PfeIpBsneTieDZSBvwQOoW2QtILwA1L_xQL_yOwLAalEw2njsCu4hFLMpyAGJpGNuMx_8GmXoV85SAgF-POfIWKPyJzaruObZDOE_MpX-8j8vwAgkoEyGVMF7QdYvTkRRGx7kegcH8HiJ6G5SsDmsT7iSGBxdGjOLO6OUwERRoBEkZ1U2A/s564/47cad0b00ca9b098def0ae59106035bb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXf4mbWW1PfeIpBsneTieDZSBvwQOoW2QtILwA1L_xQL_yOwLAalEw2njsCu4hFLMpyAGJpGNuMx_8GmXoV85SAgF-POfIWKPyJzaruObZDOE_MpX-8j8vwAgkoEyGVMF7QdYvTkRRGx7kegcH8HiJ6G5SsDmsT7iSGBxdGjOLO6OUwERRoBEkZ1U2A/s320/47cad0b00ca9b098def0ae59106035bb.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You've caught me red-handed...</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">8. Do you get snow where you live? If so, have you ever built a snowman and named him Olaf?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>YES, there is so much snow where I am. SO MUCH. There are not places close to us that rival us. I have built many a snowmen, but I don't <i>think</i> I've named one Olaf? Maybe my sister did once? More along the lines of Frosty.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJES-WqNGeBrj8JfyYQBfclIzonN-BrY147G5uKbhbCesv5rG-0ZizJqloL5quodrm1d4RIT21r6WXtcA8z2xRthCcG4hA4nKGn3CVjl62leLEsoGB8CC7su-EPBgIe6spdPOZHz1AGCmS8D5Hq3Ml9wJe5QXT5QvPVOBVSiUNn-9QJ6fpc-SOMYvOw/s590/meet_me-590x308-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="590" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJES-WqNGeBrj8JfyYQBfclIzonN-BrY147G5uKbhbCesv5rG-0ZizJqloL5quodrm1d4RIT21r6WXtcA8z2xRthCcG4hA4nKGn3CVjl62leLEsoGB8CC7su-EPBgIe6spdPOZHz1AGCmS8D5Hq3Ml9wJe5QXT5QvPVOBVSiUNn-9QJ6fpc-SOMYvOw/w400-h209/meet_me-590x308-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">9. If it's snowing outside, would you prefer to go outside and build snowmen and enjoy it, or would you rather stay inside with a blanket and something hot to drink and maybe a movie or a book?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Go outside go outside go outside go outside go outside GO OUTSIDE. As much as people laugh at me, I, an adult, go and roll in the snow. I play in it. I throw snowballs at people. I pretend I'm an explorer. It's one of my tippy top favorite things to do. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5laKDES11cDUOMgw9apCI8hJZhLJV6-j4mzaE98G3PtwUuKRU-hMO-TmsWwTuJVBfFcnB3KAQTgWuKBz_z_i9k21DvulMkfBKhJNCYcFOkTz5r3QXCS3ar3kF_ppa5JObV1Xfd_PwPv_8D0uc0pql8der-b4JisHEE93Q0EiKoDdcciMKHQg6XQVCtA/s498/frozen-elsa.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="498" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5laKDES11cDUOMgw9apCI8hJZhLJV6-j4mzaE98G3PtwUuKRU-hMO-TmsWwTuJVBfFcnB3KAQTgWuKBz_z_i9k21DvulMkfBKhJNCYcFOkTz5r3QXCS3ar3kF_ppa5JObV1Xfd_PwPv_8D0uc0pql8der-b4JisHEE93Q0EiKoDdcciMKHQg6XQVCtA/s320/frozen-elsa.gif" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have been known to sing this at the top of my lungs when I leave the house...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">10. When do you start looking forward to or getting excited about Spring?</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Never. Winter is my favorite season and I actually get a little depressed when it's ending. I do not like seeing my beautiful snow melt away. No, I do not say "Aslan is on the move", even though that would be the one thing that could have a possibility of cheering me up. I'm just too much like Jadis.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ooY16TC9y-TfnOGygSGNhO_6-nahQh4O8knSGw86E9oJdF4qA-CIQnx9-Mgzi7bcB-U4BiaMTm6wXo1aJ2w96x7qPyPkJieuTVH-nCnH3M-sUS8v9g-9e3p6tARkhtv4xunXRBBAHRQM5RcZ3acENangqV4pVcaCJjNDQP0AzUd86d0-RJCzIoglhA/s500/d289cea6ff270cdc7674ebd4effd4ef4.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="289" data-original-width="500" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ooY16TC9y-TfnOGygSGNhO_6-nahQh4O8knSGw86E9oJdF4qA-CIQnx9-Mgzi7bcB-U4BiaMTm6wXo1aJ2w96x7qPyPkJieuTVH-nCnH3M-sUS8v9g-9e3p6tARkhtv4xunXRBBAHRQM5RcZ3acENangqV4pVcaCJjNDQP0AzUd86d0-RJCzIoglhA/s320/d289cea6ff270cdc7674ebd4effd4ef4.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I tag:</div><div><a href="http://meanwhileinrivendell.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Olivia @ Meanwhile in Rivendell</a></div><div><a href="https://thetalesofatriplethreat.blogspot.com" target="_blank">McKayla @ Tales of a Triple Threat</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I would tag more, but, well...</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgnPCwvDY8jlBCRkyKcoY_litr3x-57JO5Td2z33EWS0aVexDSbnNMY6hLct--xAON_L7OXPYQKVvLwWCw30OUJoDCx4YD8sqDqpTyj4jLoJSh_kxtueNIpybu0fCSoSord6xpPrxGC1knn-7HDvHmuq6wS42j9NHtrYFRL5hQ3HvdeboESJszIJN1A/s498/pirates-caribbean-code.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="199" data-original-width="498" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgnPCwvDY8jlBCRkyKcoY_litr3x-57JO5Td2z33EWS0aVexDSbnNMY6hLct--xAON_L7OXPYQKVvLwWCw30OUJoDCx4YD8sqDqpTyj4jLoJSh_kxtueNIpybu0fCSoSord6xpPrxGC1knn-7HDvHmuq6wS42j9NHtrYFRL5hQ3HvdeboESJszIJN1A/w400-h160/pirates-caribbean-code.gif" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I don't want to shove this tag on someone who detests winter, ya know...</div><div><br /></div><div>That's all from me, folks. Do you know anyone who is as obsessed with winter as I am? Besides the fictional characters I mentioned? Any other fictional people I should know about and relate to?</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you so much for reading! I hope to get another post out before the year is over but we'll see if that happens. So much snow to play in before I go back to my other home...(people think we have a lot there, but it is nothing. Nothing, folks.).</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy holidays to all of you!</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></div></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-40938774615428258742022-11-30T20:35:00.001-07:002022-11-30T20:35:00.164-07:00The Give Thanks for ...... Tag! // Movies Edition<div style="text-align: left;">Hello friends!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EQCJ10Pj3hNCs-O32rcaRDLy1AMXQDiU4pNqW3FYIpROyccuiLvFcp0gkpN3lMOsWQQ5YbDiv0OEsvgie8ovQhCst9eljE4iLETKpYoZmn8cAwWOtQI5fO0lQbjeHHidQo0igL-a1Twry-GxRbk8FDgU43YKdVpSEeqlLexfukT6KH-MaQ4OGgfDjw/s500/grinsallaround.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EQCJ10Pj3hNCs-O32rcaRDLy1AMXQDiU4pNqW3FYIpROyccuiLvFcp0gkpN3lMOsWQQ5YbDiv0OEsvgie8ovQhCst9eljE4iLETKpYoZmn8cAwWOtQI5fO0lQbjeHHidQo0igL-a1Twry-GxRbk8FDgU43YKdVpSEeqlLexfukT6KH-MaQ4OGgfDjw/s320/grinsallaround.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy late Thanksgiving! I hope you are all doing well! School is threatening to do me in for good, but besides some especially down days, this semester has been incredible. I am thankful for this corner of the world to return to whenever I need a break from real life!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Something that I am thankful for every day is story. The ability to convey emotions and messages to others through fictional worlds is so important to me, and I can't wait until the day that I get to do those things. For now, I'll just talk about my favorites.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You guys know how college works for Movies Meet Their Match: whenever I get time to write I either do a Top Ten post or a Tag. Today is the latter. Last year <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-give-thanks-for-books-tag.html" target="_blank">I filled out </a><a href="https://theedgeoftheprecipice.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-give-thanks-for-books-tag.html?m=1" target="_blank">Hamlette's Give Thanks for Books Tag</a>, and because that was so fun, I want to do it again. But this is Movies Meet Their Match, so movies time!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyYcO7OUItCtkZF2ee1up7efKD3svk2tnw9nF-MkAtLzLd0kH5Fl_RmDnaDkyvUZqbsMlZu_yf71nRH8IW3su9o0v02iJe6uX4s7ZjTN6fwj1IU3NF8k6J_FiHeLWB-xYGXajcmq2SrBd5CcFr2fFc3x8J5EpqU-12jt4jBuUJvMC1wISkMa0SZ-BQg/s320/Give%20Thanks%20for%20Books%20Tag.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="320" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyYcO7OUItCtkZF2ee1up7efKD3svk2tnw9nF-MkAtLzLd0kH5Fl_RmDnaDkyvUZqbsMlZu_yf71nRH8IW3su9o0v02iJe6uX4s7ZjTN6fwj1IU3NF8k6J_FiHeLWB-xYGXajcmq2SrBd5CcFr2fFc3x8J5EpqU-12jt4jBuUJvMC1wISkMa0SZ-BQg/s1600/Give%20Thanks%20for%20Books%20Tag.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the image from last year.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">(These are the rules from last year, but they probably still apply)</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Rules:</div><div>1. Thank the person who tagged you. (That would be me...)</div><div>2. Fill out the tag. </div><div>3. Share the tag graphic in your post. </div><div>4. Tag four friends.</div><div>5. Provide a clean copy of the tag for easy copying.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Questions:</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">G -- A movie you're Grateful to a friend for recommending</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Most times the world says a movie is generally "good" and I don't usually have people tell me that I should watch a movie based on whether I personally would like it. Except my family. And when it comes to my family, its not so much a "recommendation" as a "forcing me to watch it". But hey, I'm grateful! A few that come to mind are (that I was not going to watch anyway and they really had to make me...):</div><div><br /></div><div>How my mom made me watch: <i>Gandhi (1982)</i> and <i>Belfast (2021)</i>.</div><div>How my dad made me watch: <i>Charade (1963)</i> and <i>The Great Escape (1963)</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXI7mmWv86og8UfUyHPiI3PYcEQZz2A9aCfsUFRwW24j1nAXW8niYXexP5kllMU5w-jv7rbnkFb2tCyrB55yxoE3sYjpmVWMvttD3Pd9O5TwfUeXdFhETcGs1ZOHVG1J9Gej4BVNziK39wOoy6ZiiOkXYQWSGDn-_oAv7bV2sy37_5fbz9y3EfTE_2-g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="678" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXI7mmWv86og8UfUyHPiI3PYcEQZz2A9aCfsUFRwW24j1nAXW8niYXexP5kllMU5w-jv7rbnkFb2tCyrB55yxoE3sYjpmVWMvttD3Pd9O5TwfUeXdFhETcGs1ZOHVG1J9Gej4BVNziK39wOoy6ZiiOkXYQWSGDn-_oAv7bV2sy37_5fbz9y3EfTE_2-g=w272-h400" width="272" /></a></div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">I -- A movie that fires your Imagination</span></b></div><div><div><br /></div><i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/04/movie-review-willow-1988.html" target="_blank">Willow (1988)</a></i>. Guys, I want to write so much fan-fiction for this world because it really gets me going. Which is why I'm so pumped for the series coming out TODAY! Though I probably won't watch it until after finals. I just have to avoid spoilers for that long...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCOmp89mkI-RmsTiyHbeov4LsAV8ZUMJRkL1ugOlIkrJEICnDR-foIWK3zvXvb3KCTG01_n4CZMN3jweQhTRzo8SZ5WcCTEVghbs_tqWRfnXGZ6uSa08g2iDUFM6ryYvP8v8P9jzU6p8lJzS1E5ZlxmprxLS7BPhsCxL96vI2UtE73pDrfoNPLNwyWg/s702/th%20(9).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="474" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCOmp89mkI-RmsTiyHbeov4LsAV8ZUMJRkL1ugOlIkrJEICnDR-foIWK3zvXvb3KCTG01_n4CZMN3jweQhTRzo8SZ5WcCTEVghbs_tqWRfnXGZ6uSa08g2iDUFM6ryYvP8v8P9jzU6p8lJzS1E5ZlxmprxLS7BPhsCxL96vI2UtE73pDrfoNPLNwyWg/s320/th%20(9).jpeg" width="216" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">V -- A movie with a Vivid setting</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).</i> The setting was one of my favorite parts of this movie! Dragons are one of my favorite elements in fiction, so I was already sold by that, but how the WHOLE WORLD is based on dragons? Like, each clan is a different part of a dragon?? I love it so much and it is definitely inspiring my current WIP...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjVbyT65aKzr1UfEvquBTf348H1MAHRXOx613-ghiJ_ME0q3f9Ey3tAUWCInuah4PrB1dlUQTDt9nC3Dage5qoPKWGemtS_FqnsLCEekhjEAgv3OgT2tQhdz3xixPq3q1ujPWKmwEoHkhTE36qFj-B-g_TuI0XIwQmU2o3p-iswWvXF1Cw9tyDyVTCQ/s750/lPsD10PP4rgUGiGR4CCXA6iY0QQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjVbyT65aKzr1UfEvquBTf348H1MAHRXOx613-ghiJ_ME0q3f9Ey3tAUWCInuah4PrB1dlUQTDt9nC3Dage5qoPKWGemtS_FqnsLCEekhjEAgv3OgT2tQhdz3xixPq3q1ujPWKmwEoHkhTE36qFj-B-g_TuI0XIwQmU2o3p-iswWvXF1Cw9tyDyVTCQ/s320/lPsD10PP4rgUGiGR4CCXA6iY0QQ.jpg" width="213" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">E -- An Encouraging movie</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/06/older-vs-newer-review-secret-life-of.html" target="_blank">The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)</a></i>. It inspires you to live your life and admire the world. Finishing watching this movie, my sister and I felt so full of warmth and were ready for anything.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHkLRsiXJKyNV01GgHMBf6aD1Y0SyRf9O0cOWkdjomalIESGriMpvaAgUZm8iHHL5rZN6a7f96kCXE7daf3NP4FzAiVV2eYcuNFYVt9MH44p7UOUIWHBF4TdCnE95Jg-UAFDlxXSDb9-_Vpu31TGWVfsce3lwcV-G4Mbfl403bPPjg57VtCfhJWfTIg/s402/th-14.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="279" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHkLRsiXJKyNV01GgHMBf6aD1Y0SyRf9O0cOWkdjomalIESGriMpvaAgUZm8iHHL5rZN6a7f96kCXE7daf3NP4FzAiVV2eYcuNFYVt9MH44p7UOUIWHBF4TdCnE95Jg-UAFDlxXSDb9-_Vpu31TGWVfsce3lwcV-G4Mbfl403bPPjg57VtCfhJWfTIg/s320/th-14.jpeg" width="222" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">T -- A movie that Taught you something</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/05/movie-review-amazing-grace-2006.html" target="_blank">Amazing Grace (2006)</a></i>? I can't even pinpoint one thing that I've learned from this movie because the entire film taught me everything. It taught me about history, and compassion, and bravery, and justice, and standing up for what's right, and determination, and faith, and love. All in all, this movie puts in a good day's work.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QlbS1kcIVJE3Dh5DsDv7F_qIxI53e15axY78POwuQ6Lc7kGuPzg0hSBRm4qqz3CdmGuL60Tx9eKUVZujuXXg8CLKACuHWOESbVMlq6yQ9I4nbRn0LwrVV52sKMuG3BYSBUhbun7MVaWqFDFT3cBe9cjyYRWLd6n0G5BVQ9jdaUimS8IawQik3GTs-A/s1600/71RMykg5hgL._RI_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1148" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QlbS1kcIVJE3Dh5DsDv7F_qIxI53e15axY78POwuQ6Lc7kGuPzg0hSBRm4qqz3CdmGuL60Tx9eKUVZujuXXg8CLKACuHWOESbVMlq6yQ9I4nbRn0LwrVV52sKMuG3BYSBUhbun7MVaWqFDFT3cBe9cjyYRWLd6n0G5BVQ9jdaUimS8IawQik3GTs-A/s320/71RMykg5hgL._RI_.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">H -- A Happy movie</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>I love that this question immediately prompted me to think of movies that a bawl during. Because the happiest movies to me also have gut-wrenching moments. But, I decided not to talk about those, but to find a movie with minimal crying (which is hard for me). Then I came up with two. One that makes ME happy (not that it would make everyone else happy...) and one that is pretty happy for anyone (while also making me cry only a tiny bit).</div><div><br /></div><div>The one that makes me happy: <i>Flipped (2010)</i>. If you don't know my love for this movie, just stick around for a few seconds. This movie is one of my all time favorites and I am saturated with joy whenever you get me started on it. It's adorable and life changing, and I wear the stupidest grin on my face the entire time I watch it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNWWL1DNzUZ-9h49qznkiBbqPO5sWuo4w1IXyCvTgYl9Kx991z2h63eSCDVKsiTQgpBhMkmxzjro0KSOoNLaVm6AkAWXKWjSv_9K4YvLyxvRhNG510DItEe5FJgS8hDRMUbm4BLeqb8mMyH0phWRqbnQO6G_bBsFG2zTb9eQI7ZViOMc69IpEQHGxnQ/s300/th.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="202" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNWWL1DNzUZ-9h49qznkiBbqPO5sWuo4w1IXyCvTgYl9Kx991z2h63eSCDVKsiTQgpBhMkmxzjro0KSOoNLaVm6AkAWXKWjSv_9K4YvLyxvRhNG510DItEe5FJgS8hDRMUbm4BLeqb8mMyH0phWRqbnQO6G_bBsFG2zTb9eQI7ZViOMc69IpEQHGxnQ/s1600/th.jpeg" width="202" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>One that is happy for anyone: <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/11/book-vs-movie-review-babe.html" target="_blank">Babe (1995)</a></i>. Aka one of the cutest movies of all time.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENGhyMICi5pGWsXQzs0tkWwYJEcWWMlllr7dQgJIvwY9TVpo70ycYKu-dvMSnLTKhhnsxhnb2OY66DY0PTIOg8QrE7g49vBjQuDy9HtW6A8KhXrECqXiwNDnfUOjb3_EM-eyi1vBaGKJu2WVU_jgJtvX_CZ0SX1eENyNZ2_XuBxZ2Dp0H5VPay_ZGRg/s300/th.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENGhyMICi5pGWsXQzs0tkWwYJEcWWMlllr7dQgJIvwY9TVpo70ycYKu-dvMSnLTKhhnsxhnb2OY66DY0PTIOg8QrE7g49vBjQuDy9HtW6A8KhXrECqXiwNDnfUOjb3_EM-eyi1vBaGKJu2WVU_jgJtvX_CZ0SX1eENyNZ2_XuBxZ2Dp0H5VPay_ZGRg/s1600/th.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">A -- An Amusing movie</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>I don't know if you guys are going to judge me for this, but I don't care because <i>Kung Fu Panda (2008)</i> is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. It never fails to make me laugh and put me in a good mood.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWrbLzfGpx9LN7u4H3nWRcQTf7z-Mil8eZW3v9E3qGhqlhEZx_XU_EXtX6nuxUuU37w7iAnHNXz2OgD8er6dgKYMba5y_9Apgh6c9prEoDJA_CGnT9jcQ8TCQjMd0uVjpo3nqXgqqmKV_kVCiQrh3Y8JTmRlcdJc7BeG4ZbxecFEibDn8l-DM_sDONw/s2100/ad03653e-70a3-4383-b5ee-43565d53dfc4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWrbLzfGpx9LN7u4H3nWRcQTf7z-Mil8eZW3v9E3qGhqlhEZx_XU_EXtX6nuxUuU37w7iAnHNXz2OgD8er6dgKYMba5y_9Apgh6c9prEoDJA_CGnT9jcQ8TCQjMd0uVjpo3nqXgqqmKV_kVCiQrh3Y8JTmRlcdJc7BeG4ZbxecFEibDn8l-DM_sDONw/s320/ad03653e-70a3-4383-b5ee-43565d53dfc4.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">N -- A New-to-you movie or director you discovered this year</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Los Lobos (2019)</i> directed by Samuel Kishi. This movie was so incredible. I cried a lot. Even thinking about it makes me fall apart inside.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZAkhOdAP-Zp-JiN2Haah1jTf9p6KuFrzchDjW-BiY7yGkTCQgNxY4DJDn1FrqCo3KIunN7fRhWpv4kr1s3pETAaoB4rjH8bUd062FeEacyupP2MrGHVCLZ0bK9TlBwRAArbekJIjyVc2wj9qVt_xZz4z19G0mNpGUcl_GKfFnREwgzRBZ2hcGvRCcQ/s384/Los_lobos.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZAkhOdAP-Zp-JiN2Haah1jTf9p6KuFrzchDjW-BiY7yGkTCQgNxY4DJDn1FrqCo3KIunN7fRhWpv4kr1s3pETAaoB4rjH8bUd062FeEacyupP2MrGHVCLZ0bK9TlBwRAArbekJIjyVc2wj9qVt_xZz4z19G0mNpGUcl_GKfFnREwgzRBZ2hcGvRCcQ/s320/Los_lobos.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">K -- A fictional character you feel a Kinship with</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Luisa Madrigal from <i>Encanto (2021)</i>. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0sD5SWhEM-azVrhGP-TsH36qP_GnY87Pl7sPwZZzvVfXT5iMTkrhbM5BkNdga6Nk283g6D_jvT5v7eD1rakxJJ_XPXjJU8uJ7jF28BQNpb2kqSOhluPZ_ZcjZ7THi3mMNLVYUeqdyvyaHZVYFxnoiymmOJT1viV4n3eZ6hwugWPu6OUsNk9SHvRTIA/s385/Encanto_poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="260" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0sD5SWhEM-azVrhGP-TsH36qP_GnY87Pl7sPwZZzvVfXT5iMTkrhbM5BkNdga6Nk283g6D_jvT5v7eD1rakxJJ_XPXjJU8uJ7jF28BQNpb2kqSOhluPZ_ZcjZ7THi3mMNLVYUeqdyvyaHZVYFxnoiymmOJT1viV4n3eZ6hwugWPu6OUsNk9SHvRTIA/s320/Encanto_poster.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The thing about tags is that they give you guys a sneak peak into what fictional stories are currently taking up residence in my brain. All those stories are working hard on writing their own posts, I just haven't gotten around to it. All that is to say that I probably have a post about each of these movies planned in my brain. So you'll hear more about Luisa later. But for now know that "Surface Pressure" was my anthem all summer and helped me through it.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmonNxwfP5wtLI_x9cQCqmRa2zo6grLL_Yb2dcrfKlEQ19ijLD_fTQ452rGCb2MotLqvxDbeAtwxV4VTVj-6SnZ0F7FSzRJCc5-FYgOQfDBN7iVrXrdcpWTSGFEko6w3CiMJ3k29F_72BgWdxPqtb09EJXsV6Y-vEEFUvPZMgViRIyPUufDadhT0wuQ/s860/Screenshot-1916.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="860" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmonNxwfP5wtLI_x9cQCqmRa2zo6grLL_Yb2dcrfKlEQ19ijLD_fTQ452rGCb2MotLqvxDbeAtwxV4VTVj-6SnZ0F7FSzRJCc5-FYgOQfDBN7iVrXrdcpWTSGFEko6w3CiMJ3k29F_72BgWdxPqtb09EJXsV6Y-vEEFUvPZMgViRIyPUufDadhT0wuQ/s320/Screenshot-1916.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">S -- A movie you want to Share with others</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Something about old movies makes me watch to watch them with other people. Probably because there is something so nostalgic and comforting about them? Okay, technically I haven't seen the whole movie (I missed a lot of the beginning), but I'm going with <i>You Can't Take It With You (1938)</i>. It touched me when I saw it a few years ago and I've wanted to watch it again with as many people as I can because I think it has great messages. And I know NO ONE who has seen it. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDa1uHSlx-LXolDYj9pBQXiM9vKjI33Hfg34UZJisj5rml4-xGGOfHy2_YF_i7GIC58FfsarR-alz7lXnslZsJMctyOQpwGYlU_HeI6cCowRkbBfu2jZ-vcp-tnzZjiBboBWgJLJ8N1-pZLInKBRSc8Lw83iO5qVjoOkfrPToBhbmI2IBORpA-KmPbQ/s500/51KkFmg9UiL._AC_SY580_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="346" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDa1uHSlx-LXolDYj9pBQXiM9vKjI33Hfg34UZJisj5rml4-xGGOfHy2_YF_i7GIC58FfsarR-alz7lXnslZsJMctyOQpwGYlU_HeI6cCowRkbBfu2jZ-vcp-tnzZjiBboBWgJLJ8N1-pZLInKBRSc8Lw83iO5qVjoOkfrPToBhbmI2IBORpA-KmPbQ/s320/51KkFmg9UiL._AC_SY580_.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>(Y'all should be happy that I don't want to share the saddest movies. I do, but I just don't list them here. This one did make me cry, though.)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I probably can't tag anyone with this version I have concocted, but if you want to do it, consider yourself tagged! Like, if you're procrastinating school work...</div><div><br /></div><div>Clean Question List</div><div><div>G -- A movie you're Grateful to a friend for recommending</div><div>I -- A movie that fires your Imagination</div><div>V -- A movie with a Vivid setting</div><div>E -- An Encouraging movie</div><div><br /></div><div>T -- A movie that Taught you something</div><div>H -- A Happy movie</div><div>A -- An Amusing movie</div><div>N -- A New-to-you movie or director you discovered this year</div><div>K -- A fictional character you feel a Kinship with</div><div>S -- A movie you want to Share with others</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you so much for reading! Tell me my dear readers, how has the last month been for you? Only a few more weeks for me and school is done for the semester! I'm so ready, but I'm sure I'm going to miss it once I get home.</div><div><br /></div><div>What are some stories you are thankful for? Why? Give me all the reasons! And if you've watched anything recently that you think I would enjoy, let me know!</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm thankful for all of you, my readers. Hang in there.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-78521147837456221852022-10-31T23:40:00.003-06:002022-10-31T23:40:00.148-06:00Top 10 Movies that Give Me Autumn Vibes<div style="text-align: left;">Hello, friends! Happy Halloween!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;">This semester has been absolutely wild so today scrambling to get at LEAST one post this month in. How have your lives been? Let's chat!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't know if you guys know this, but the word "vibes" is one of my favorite words. I think it's awesome and evocative of the perfect thing. It is a trend around the blogging world to recommend our favorite stories that perfectly fit a season, and I believe autumn is the most popular. That's because the weather is ideal for cuddling up and experiencing stories while also being reminded of the time of year that it is. In fact, recently I've seen both <a href="https://samsbookshire.blogspot.com/2022/10/5-books-which-should-be-read-in-october.html" target="_blank">Samanthawise Gamgee</a> and <a href="https://sarahseele.wordpress.com/2022/10/02/books-for-autumn/" target="_blank">Sarah Seele</a> post about books that are the epitome of fall. Check out <a href="https://samsbookshire.blogspot.com/2022/10/5-books-which-should-be-read-in-october.html" target="_blank">5 Books Which Should Be Read In October</a> and <a href="https://sarahseele.wordpress.com/2022/10/02/books-for-autumn/" target="_blank">Books for Autumn</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm going to do the same thing today. Except...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">MOVIES.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Because this is mainly a movie blog. (Sorry, Sam).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 56%; position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://giphy.com/embed/1wgWg37SF9FZS6tCCJ" style="position: absolute;" width="100%"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/disneyplus-disney-wandavision-dplus-1wgWg37SF9FZS6tCCJ">B</a>y the way, anyone have a guess for my Halloween costume this year? It's not Wanda, but it is Marvel.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;">When I told my younger sister I was going to do this, she couldn't believe it. In fact, she told me:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjmMFe1g4oOelK0U9URjT_Q20CSPGDZBBxvhCrJNraLDlnQHfcXO6VXcWqB96c5FIrZQ7h1YF6bT2q3HdNt1qDSqV9xgrs4DCmBMX1cHSBrH51_UqjOoZ58KTDG5jmZFLOfmGa0T8jv0KF3eiow3eAKMpiP6NDTDSU43WETrecJ6v4ScqC21Cjv0i8w/s268/Basic2.0.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="268" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjmMFe1g4oOelK0U9URjT_Q20CSPGDZBBxvhCrJNraLDlnQHfcXO6VXcWqB96c5FIrZQ7h1YF6bT2q3HdNt1qDSqV9xgrs4DCmBMX1cHSBrH51_UqjOoZ58KTDG5jmZFLOfmGa0T8jv0KF3eiow3eAKMpiP6NDTDSU43WETrecJ6v4ScqC21Cjv0i8w/w400-h397/Basic2.0.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well, I think it's a good idea. In the past I did not have extended experiences of fall, so I may have laughed at the idea of an autumn aesthetic. But, two years of living in a new place and seeing INCREDIBLE fall weather with gorgeous leaves and the sun beating down on it all...I'm a changed person. So I'm going to talk about it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had planned to do this a few days ago, but then yesterday I watched a horror movie and nearly made myself switch subjects. Again. I won't tell you how long it took for me to think of this in the first place, so no way am I changing now. But, I will add a rule for myself: avoid anything that takes place around an autumnal holiday. Examples:</div><div style="text-align: left;">-How <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/11/book-vs-movie-review-to-kill-mockingbird.html" target="_blank">To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)</a></i> has a pivotal part of the story happen around Thanksgiving, so obviously it is going to feel like an autumn movie. Though, you wouldn't expect how much of a black and white movie would do that to you until you've seen it...</div><div style="text-align: left;">-How <i>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)</i> is the most autumnal of the Harry Potter series, but it also seems that stuff happens around Halloween? Like the cool choir version of "Double, double, toil and trouble?" I could be making it up... Does anyone else think it is implicitly Halloween in that movie? Also, I typed up many musings on <i>Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) </i>before I realized that it takes place on Halloween, dash it all. You'll get those thoughts at some future date.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>-How <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/11/movie-review-coco-2017.html" target="_blank">Coco (2018)</a></i> and <i>The Book of Life (2014)</i> take place on Dia de Los Muertes. Even though I love those and they absolutely SCREAM fall to me, they are disqualified because the story is vital to November 1st. You should still watch them.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdTVTnSDV8DbLjezUOvRVtg61JiNzKX33rocejQ5CDMEsNcdpQLlFHTWj1c2WAzaRKpstBnNmtNa3_alTGesPBqcHUc-4z8mjtspYjgmH7Hr9WB7qbj0zQpEEMZgVVOPmOV8xnXjaiCxRVW1QEYhm7fN8nsoj55Dt2Bhv0_n7_nPi2vb0ccMf4vUEug/s540/292762343e5b0b0b23110c735a229733.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="540" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdTVTnSDV8DbLjezUOvRVtg61JiNzKX33rocejQ5CDMEsNcdpQLlFHTWj1c2WAzaRKpstBnNmtNa3_alTGesPBqcHUc-4z8mjtspYjgmH7Hr9WB7qbj0zQpEEMZgVVOPmOV8xnXjaiCxRVW1QEYhm7fN8nsoj55Dt2Bhv0_n7_nPi2vb0ccMf4vUEug/w400-h193/292762343e5b0b0b23110c735a229733.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mwahaa, out of context quotes.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I'm going to be talking about 10 movies because I think it is a delightful number. But I also have honorable mentions because I'm bad at making decisions. I'll say all of those then get into the 10 themselves, building up suspense and leaving the best for last...</div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Honorable mentions:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/03/movie-review-bridge-on-river-kwai-1957.html" target="_blank">The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)</a> </i>(but this may be just because I watch it in fall? I admit, I have a hard time separating those. The weather seems to be quite warm in this movie), <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/11/book-vs-movie-review-guernsey-literary.html" target="_blank">The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)</a> </i>(can't decide if this is spring or fall), <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/09/movie-review-spirit-stallion-of.html" target="_blank">Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)</a></i>, and <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/09/movie-review-tolkien-2019.html" target="_blank"><i>Tolkien (2019)</i></a> (I literally talked about it in a whole--albeit short--post <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/10/inklings-october-2020-tolkien.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>). </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Starting at number 10:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">10. <i>Lo Que Arde (2019)</i> (aka <i>Fire Will Come</i>).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtK-6lMNtd-arn3cLdhTCCwarx_n8h4q6gA40IEkBic5KqhpQHPKzPB06p3EdygdshdDMgMQ5JvG9BbFh2SKcdg8daRHPoZrpMNAsZ5XYJx85BRsnoGvL1eFF7dwzfLY9cD0kAKuv0GhqWWvzjAa12G8GfaFpIq9p40QodX4nj648DJMcuITQpSXL8UQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="839" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtK-6lMNtd-arn3cLdhTCCwarx_n8h4q6gA40IEkBic5KqhpQHPKzPB06p3EdygdshdDMgMQ5JvG9BbFh2SKcdg8daRHPoZrpMNAsZ5XYJx85BRsnoGvL1eFF7dwzfLY9cD0kAKuv0GhqWWvzjAa12G8GfaFpIq9p40QodX4nj648DJMcuITQpSXL8UQ=w280-h400" width="280" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I probably can't talk about this because I just saw it for the first time the other day, and therefore unlike most of the other movies on this list, I've only seen once. BUT I was so overwhelmed by the fall aesthetic that it has to go on this list. It's 10, so don't pick on me too much.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Guys, I had trouble paying attention to what was going on in the story (which was not good because I was supposed to be watching it for a class and then my homework was to comment on the story) because I was thinking "PRETTTTTTTTY" during every shot. I wanted a warm beverage and to cuddle up and just LIVE in the autumn of this world forever. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then it rudely changed to spring/summer (and other...). But, the majority was still fall, so I'm counting it! It's my blog, I can do what I want! The fact that it made me want to enter this world when I was operating on minimal sleep (from almost pulling an all-nighter to finish a project) is impressive.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I couldn't find ANY good images of the gorgeous fall scenery, so you'll just have to believe me. Or watch it yourself.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">9. <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/11/book-vs-movie-review-princess-bride.html" target="_blank">The Princess Bride (1987)</a>.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zn8rsWxm7juZHASOeo-4kyutiRMThXkvplywyDnv8psKxTtJnlNappPrhfqb0pk3dNJmT9Vu92e4n9eoTefirIk2y9k5mcueqzpdrcH39euyYzJjkXu3k11LlHqrUW-yWkTPCOZuGF1YkayDma3iiPFs71pOW4cTEfhmV-igHFi9KzJkHUMxYGIEng/s2109/princessbride.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2109" data-original-width="1592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zn8rsWxm7juZHASOeo-4kyutiRMThXkvplywyDnv8psKxTtJnlNappPrhfqb0pk3dNJmT9Vu92e4n9eoTefirIk2y9k5mcueqzpdrcH39euyYzJjkXu3k11LlHqrUW-yWkTPCOZuGF1YkayDma3iiPFs71pOW4cTEfhmV-igHFi9KzJkHUMxYGIEng/s320/princessbride.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><blockquote>"Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles..."</blockquote></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">All that tells me that it's perfect for fall. The weather in this movie feels crisp, doesn't it? So many things could happen if they aren't stopped, and something about that tension fits this season.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RQdV_oswZyKL-m-R2ZQRKa-bpScvUr-FezHo_VWnsR9Bx1w_gjBuW-a0U6iBbLULsWgApxA2aSRogibvv1tsVhJaBqPyUniBDI47w2ZwoqWcbbR2L-R199Z_-CSQTGQb5SLnHu79jew-NgH4z4Z5n-BVSAXIhpJNHG1asJ6AmTVww9iq915cxgnOPA/s1800/the-princess-bride.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1013" data-original-width="1800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RQdV_oswZyKL-m-R2ZQRKa-bpScvUr-FezHo_VWnsR9Bx1w_gjBuW-a0U6iBbLULsWgApxA2aSRogibvv1tsVhJaBqPyUniBDI47w2ZwoqWcbbR2L-R199Z_-CSQTGQb5SLnHu79jew-NgH4z4Z5n-BVSAXIhpJNHG1asJ6AmTVww9iq915cxgnOPA/w400-h225/the-princess-bride.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think I've said enough. If you guys aren't convinced, let me know. Point me in the direction of someone who hasn't seen this (Maybe Tessa Dickinson?) and I'll launch into something eloquent.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">8. <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/10/movie-review-spirited-away-2001.html" target="_blank">Spirited Away (2001)</a></i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">MC, why are you including an animated movie when talking about aesthetics? Because animated movies are fantastic and you can't argue with me on this. This is one of my favorite movies to watch for Halloween--even thought it has nothing to do with it--because it is spooky and filled with spirits and just makes you feel like it is the dying of a season as there is suspense to escape it all. It is absolutely brill (sort/slang for brilliant. No one ever gets it when I just say that).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Studio Ghibli has a movie for every single season, and this is 100% the one for fall. <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/03/book-vs-movie-review-howls-moving-castle.html" target="_blank">Howl's Moving Castle (2004)</a></i> could also be argued to fit here, but my sisters and I agree that that is more of an August movie. Here is animation at its finest.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXhUDqV9kBDa4Z9dwmf7TcYqgJJIzJyXO2VIruUsOvpreVc29DrCSSUXQ-4Rh6z292T9KyS04khtZ3inVg-Vskpaikc2Q7C_oVxjRVFutGPhGr5KhbgiaIJtL83CaIy0arquKhYsTOgpyC2O-Sfz_4ImA7Rj_iL8I0yinbYZYC7tW7jg-KN9eC_SL7A/s498/studioghibli-haku.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="498" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXhUDqV9kBDa4Z9dwmf7TcYqgJJIzJyXO2VIruUsOvpreVc29DrCSSUXQ-4Rh6z292T9KyS04khtZ3inVg-Vskpaikc2Q7C_oVxjRVFutGPhGr5KhbgiaIJtL83CaIy0arquKhYsTOgpyC2O-Sfz_4ImA7Rj_iL8I0yinbYZYC7tW7jg-KN9eC_SL7A/w400-h215/studioghibli-haku.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There is rippling water, but you also get a chill in the air anytime you leave the hot bath house and despite its chill you prefer that to working your life away. Y'all, it's magic. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you should check it out.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">7. <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/04/movie-review-willow-1988.html" target="_blank">Willow (1988)</a></i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This movie is one of my absolute favorites, so I will talk about it at any occasion I can. Today's excuse is how it shines out autumn from every scene. So many epic quests take place in the fall, don't they? That's because it's too hot to do anything in summer and too cold in winter? I don't know. I personally would probably go on an adventure in the fall, too. It kind of puts a time limit on your journey because you want to get it done before it turns too cold, and one can always think back on how warm home is. That's what you call motivation to keep going.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzfykKxtaxUu2lmb21k_NLiSugVDXbcbvBxH7BotJ15XLxTBPnIT7UCSPpZ9YRemw5M4D-gLMJIiiiyn4o30U8WChhAI8U90XPNmyfi8wiQ-VW6-KdlfQEy6G9wmc5kB59QVI3oIefjSeeGxEBWCgwIbpFDoZe5Zqi2qZ_EmhMoqKJzcLs8KzlROdmQ/s1024/willow-whysoblu-11-1024x618.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="1024" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzfykKxtaxUu2lmb21k_NLiSugVDXbcbvBxH7BotJ15XLxTBPnIT7UCSPpZ9YRemw5M4D-gLMJIiiiyn4o30U8WChhAI8U90XPNmyfi8wiQ-VW6-KdlfQEy6G9wmc5kB59QVI3oIefjSeeGxEBWCgwIbpFDoZe5Zqi2qZ_EmhMoqKJzcLs8KzlROdmQ/w400-h241/willow-whysoblu-11-1024x618.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In addition to that you can wear cool outfits and feel awfully accomplished as you make it across the barren land.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm going to stop trying to convince you guys with my words and instead just show pictures of the pristine fall vibes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9J6gGdEs00nSkLTQs5jwcQs3lAungDvFKvDvlIu-4AR0IbKcD5SDSUkgwI_uFo3gNnzhJKdNIMHJCw0r71ahMDSjHqfHmJbACCfE6_ppezSLU8S1w7awp4KGw1ugOXZutHsW_ShXF0QttDHPuQBoqjbmVK62gkqXAl5QkL1ki58J5CErn6hUJ51LRQ/s450/th%20(8).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="450" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9J6gGdEs00nSkLTQs5jwcQs3lAungDvFKvDvlIu-4AR0IbKcD5SDSUkgwI_uFo3gNnzhJKdNIMHJCw0r71ahMDSjHqfHmJbACCfE6_ppezSLU8S1w7awp4KGw1ugOXZutHsW_ShXF0QttDHPuQBoqjbmVK62gkqXAl5QkL1ki58J5CErn6hUJ51LRQ/w400-h269/th%20(8).jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">There is some snow in this movie, so it's more late fall, when you are starting to get some snow. You know? Winter means DEEP snow, not light stuff. When they go up into the mountains you can really feel the change and it's so cool.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_LxQ2QZDpkHkR3zTzYlcHGk3dTu1vn_jH_hN4BXORaAfU_2TJzBYgl04EWhfSLIlqLJNtVmMU1-X875k1_qe-JkG-XJqUwlwrSE4DYLIpDYa_Yc7i-U2hSbtIGW8AdGGu5ZxKXUJMLu-2wo8FHWtZ9K8kK_MIMczc8oOPJ0SqMK9jqUqxb_Xt2y9Mw/s1920/willow-movie-screencaps.com-.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1920" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_LxQ2QZDpkHkR3zTzYlcHGk3dTu1vn_jH_hN4BXORaAfU_2TJzBYgl04EWhfSLIlqLJNtVmMU1-X875k1_qe-JkG-XJqUwlwrSE4DYLIpDYa_Yc7i-U2hSbtIGW8AdGGu5ZxKXUJMLu-2wo8FHWtZ9K8kK_MIMczc8oOPJ0SqMK9jqUqxb_Xt2y9Mw/w400-h166/willow-movie-screencaps.com-.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strike>Not going to mention it not going to mention it not going to mention it </strike>AND THEY'RE MAKING A SERIES. I am counting the days, friends. I am so psyched. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">6. <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/06/movie-review-man-from-snowy-river-1982.html" target="_blank">The Man From Snowy River (1982)</a></i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPRJx3pmwshsiWFtPJwtU50M5X-DtXLU0NmeSzW4SI_p52B1EJ0D0OF95r_ZPIkx2_mdaVb84WA8vqGq72hKHVLA0lV_EpglPJmucRX0mINqBUKRnkjs9Nao8fx6UkiSqP_CEORF2dBXS1TnI6SeRz18bmcONdcykqTkoDj-nF8zOq4yuqhQ2llFA7w/s300/th-4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="199" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPRJx3pmwshsiWFtPJwtU50M5X-DtXLU0NmeSzW4SI_p52B1EJ0D0OF95r_ZPIkx2_mdaVb84WA8vqGq72hKHVLA0lV_EpglPJmucRX0mINqBUKRnkjs9Nao8fx6UkiSqP_CEORF2dBXS1TnI6SeRz18bmcONdcykqTkoDj-nF8zOq4yuqhQ2llFA7w/w212-h320/th-4.jpeg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not familiar with Australian weather, so this could be happening in what we call spring here in the States? I don't know. But, regardless, it makes me think of fall.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There is the comfort of a ranch amidst the ruggedness of the wilderness. Danger is present, hanging on the edge of a cliff, you know, so stakes are high. But then you go drink tea or coffee around a fire. The stampede of horses. The thrill of heights. The mountains are darkly welcoming.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_T6iCPhPbfJh4xKA4Ek1d9bWWq99UEVBZwlrIqRIJ7o267g0p8k5mDGiRUScbUcQC6RJnjzr6OmASDTQbAHg2esiI8-VxITO4zd2Yr3iH0gbGcaDnrdGpDzgkQrAQ9WmPzTG_Mp5E4rihkv3IH55r24Nu0ipVNfNz5q_BjSj-NbJKoDMClZxTP86cg/s720/the-man-from-snowy-river.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="720" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_T6iCPhPbfJh4xKA4Ek1d9bWWq99UEVBZwlrIqRIJ7o267g0p8k5mDGiRUScbUcQC6RJnjzr6OmASDTQbAHg2esiI8-VxITO4zd2Yr3iH0gbGcaDnrdGpDzgkQrAQ9WmPzTG_Mp5E4rihkv3IH55r24Nu0ipVNfNz5q_BjSj-NbJKoDMClZxTP86cg/w400-h266/the-man-from-snowy-river.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">MC, how many times are you going to have a version of this picture on your blog? As many times as I want because it is one of my tippy top favorites. I love these two and will never get over them.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Usually westerns feel dry and dusty, but this has an earthy feel that is totally autumnal. I know it has snowy in the title, but I don't think we ever see snow? That's because it's not what it's about, people. It's about horses. And darling Jim.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkh-cykUPiFZNl4PPsk8mAG1nVem8ofJYZzGv5d-GN-bQG-foS09_WaYuS0mMEysenkItTbOYPLB6hDxIC7m753-IiqSEEElIPYNiU5hgLp6x-8onv7SYwjBRfpE2CNaqmyeWdELpQijs14G2hhuTn4zS_DEGo76q880-QzN8qK8fhklgUIaArIJ2KA/s287/HorseWhisperer.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="287" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkh-cykUPiFZNl4PPsk8mAG1nVem8ofJYZzGv5d-GN-bQG-foS09_WaYuS0mMEysenkItTbOYPLB6hDxIC7m753-IiqSEEElIPYNiU5hgLp6x-8onv7SYwjBRfpE2CNaqmyeWdELpQijs14G2hhuTn4zS_DEGo76q880-QzN8qK8fhklgUIaArIJ2KA/w400-h245/HorseWhisperer.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">5. <i>Fly Away Home (1996).</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPUeuKQfGJvvEM2xsZLBO88zZ93bBoQtygR2QVWlE1LIz2Xdadg7z1V8koRbX47Y6SPCCiwXs9GFPA9HUzlbDkEjLo3TNWCDAGmTZFUdufqUPefQY01ZEy7UhbeaCBlHZOw3YTq5KBFCz38X3IboTMAXX332_u8dHBI1awQgVu_Hch4XOCe_QNzbTHg/s475/51NKNPSYWJL._AC_SY780_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPUeuKQfGJvvEM2xsZLBO88zZ93bBoQtygR2QVWlE1LIz2Xdadg7z1V8koRbX47Y6SPCCiwXs9GFPA9HUzlbDkEjLo3TNWCDAGmTZFUdufqUPefQY01ZEy7UhbeaCBlHZOw3YTq5KBFCz38X3IboTMAXX332_u8dHBI1awQgVu_Hch4XOCe_QNzbTHg/s320/51NKNPSYWJL._AC_SY780_.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Have I never mentioned this movie on this blog? Time to fix that! The first time I watched this, I think it was in summer, but it has such a fall feel that I was immediately transported to that season. And so that is how it lives--what's the new phrase younglings are using nowadays?--rent-free in my mind.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There is a good dose of spring because there are eggs and baby geese (I swear, I can't think of what they are called. Help, anyone?), but autumn takes over all of that. This is on the edge of breaking my rule because it passes through Halloween and we see the characters carving pumpkins, but I don't think there is any dialogue during it? Anyway, it is not a plot point, so we are saying this is in the rules.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeQHBMHn6doNzjvAN0mGU3uKPQaRIi-KLnG4xwJNJwPdgnZU7mM0sqOCqOAnTPPVFkjrrg0fFnSJDIAVf7LnIchX0Y4PlxjVWaXGME57LTjtTAT-7R0Ho4iZsJ9wAHJaLtNUFAJYDWHhPqpypPNArFvyIfQgHcenS1uIDwwdH2_yRDjz_gtoXHtDDag/s736/original-12255-1443881714-8.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="736" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeQHBMHn6doNzjvAN0mGU3uKPQaRIi-KLnG4xwJNJwPdgnZU7mM0sqOCqOAnTPPVFkjrrg0fFnSJDIAVf7LnIchX0Y4PlxjVWaXGME57LTjtTAT-7R0Ho4iZsJ9wAHJaLtNUFAJYDWHhPqpypPNArFvyIfQgHcenS1uIDwwdH2_yRDjz_gtoXHtDDag/w400-h213/original-12255-1443881714-8.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The father-daughter bond, the haunting lyrics of "10,000 Miles", soaring through the air, the honk of geese and roar of machinery. This checks all the boxes. Vibes are intact for sure.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">4. <i>The Illusionist (2006)</i>.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7i6HmbopbLQA4qbhnH_W06d5J2ZtsbpL9erbkGxUeYDzY1TfToD35qHxIVrxbB6Nis4NPG1fCu1ipma8__rP33vrDp0imqdOED1lppIuiG5YpuZk8a2iv0CtGDDaD0fb0CP1fYsK_g68YhlqwZuycpuMo-fVRAacTixPDyz_r3Y7qTsXMPQmqK96oXQ/s300/th-10.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="203" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7i6HmbopbLQA4qbhnH_W06d5J2ZtsbpL9erbkGxUeYDzY1TfToD35qHxIVrxbB6Nis4NPG1fCu1ipma8__rP33vrDp0imqdOED1lppIuiG5YpuZk8a2iv0CtGDDaD0fb0CP1fYsK_g68YhlqwZuycpuMo-fVRAacTixPDyz_r3Y7qTsXMPQmqK96oXQ/s1600/th-10.jpeg" width="203" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The genius of this movie's plot is...it's so good I don't have words for it. It is haunting in every way. The cinematography plays with lights and tints of colors that twist your mind. It looks at the past and unravels mysteries while at the same time making them larger than ever before.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tvYjnHCGWlSAH4ntycsxUiEz0HYQVTZXlJ9HKG8r9f_ymrl-SpK56E_r_xTZrEcp5uPR_7gpaS-9zIrVunyemgwUc8Mq2ahPaAV3XxsEfmPbfeY69d381AvGk0qavcjTSH9-SClegJn3rW-kYQknH1vRKarxTlT9mCZ-h-LM9rbzderBUQuIByGb4g/s853/the-illusionist-20100621044517089-3244466.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="853" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tvYjnHCGWlSAH4ntycsxUiEz0HYQVTZXlJ9HKG8r9f_ymrl-SpK56E_r_xTZrEcp5uPR_7gpaS-9zIrVunyemgwUc8Mq2ahPaAV3XxsEfmPbfeY69d381AvGk0qavcjTSH9-SClegJn3rW-kYQknH1vRKarxTlT9mCZ-h-LM9rbzderBUQuIByGb4g/w400-h225/the-illusionist-20100621044517089-3244466.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">From this and the next two movies on my list you could conclude that I just associate mystery with fall. You are absolutely right.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There is betrayal and ghosts and a detective trying to figure it all out. I really can't say anything about it because everything impacts everything else, but if you love jaw-dropping and complex things, this is for you.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Splendid, SPLENDID, I repeat. I applaud this movie endlessly. It's one of my dad's proudest moments that he was the one who introduced it to me and how much I love it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IdQFliJFN-yEt0pDpdn78e3ebwVLFF60q4BY0iDTfg7pyjkw0_XHQ36haXNzuCxSlWBkfJzh0O-RipiD2VfmJzVVdlyMHgCrKJ44andxBO3Gn4o1Htez2FpEfUWuThL-20yF4-J-m-yAzyN6emzQVfkDvA1v-YkRxTFTPtPTHecM75KWZx54X9bKqg/s1273/the-illusionist.png.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="1273" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IdQFliJFN-yEt0pDpdn78e3ebwVLFF60q4BY0iDTfg7pyjkw0_XHQ36haXNzuCxSlWBkfJzh0O-RipiD2VfmJzVVdlyMHgCrKJ44andxBO3Gn4o1Htez2FpEfUWuThL-20yF4-J-m-yAzyN6emzQVfkDvA1v-YkRxTFTPtPTHecM75KWZx54X9bKqg/w400-h221/the-illusionist.png.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">(There is a scene in this movie that I really would prefer not to be there, so I close my eyes. Just warning you guys so you don't go into it without that knowledge)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">3. <i>Nancy Drew (2007)</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSb9Xw0-Dr5IAacVjErTDE4ziKL7Oy00KK8MsGDDdYCFh4cZzkHdHGSJmlbRz25q8exuaTmk8q1XWjB4Juz9MW5gaLPV8TMA0AxFWcgjFMJ-El7KG10RJHSrJoQ4rZ80v0mFU3XnXEqj8watEBBTOeC7zeOtHik1ngkibOfiP4XKX6S70MhrASyfLP7A/s2100/Nancydrewmoviecircle.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSb9Xw0-Dr5IAacVjErTDE4ziKL7Oy00KK8MsGDDdYCFh4cZzkHdHGSJmlbRz25q8exuaTmk8q1XWjB4Juz9MW5gaLPV8TMA0AxFWcgjFMJ-El7KG10RJHSrJoQ4rZ80v0mFU3XnXEqj8watEBBTOeC7zeOtHik1ngkibOfiP4XKX6S70MhrASyfLP7A/s320/Nancydrewmoviecircle.webp" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">NANCY DREW. I watched this movie a few years after it came out (2011, I think?) and it has been in my favorites ever since. It never gets old even though I know the mystery inside and out.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAT4St0BA0J0WI5jhHvzuCqGqsIo_PBd6cfIswWtjFBBfRFcPNx-EGrgfov3lAVtsI-gC0jJROxK28uCBqk0OmDhj2cgGrXVp0u1j9rrr5daeUpjpuOWB3Sg4mWV4mBwqQrN8PR80py-1wZkGMiY2kpRxnufmIia0W5zLcMiJrKEjbTqhKZiSTuYtPA/s675/nancy_drew_photo_28-689564184.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAT4St0BA0J0WI5jhHvzuCqGqsIo_PBd6cfIswWtjFBBfRFcPNx-EGrgfov3lAVtsI-gC0jJROxK28uCBqk0OmDhj2cgGrXVp0u1j9rrr5daeUpjpuOWB3Sg4mWV4mBwqQrN8PR80py-1wZkGMiY2kpRxnufmIia0W5zLcMiJrKEjbTqhKZiSTuYtPA/w400-h266/nancy_drew_photo_28-689564184.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So, as I was saying, there's a mystery, but also school and fall in the city. And a girl who is trying NOT to solve a mystery, because that keeps putting her in danger. Nancy gets rude death threats and prank calls all the same. It is the kind of weather that you can ride around in a convertible in, but also have scarves and jackets. There's a creepy old house that is almost a museum, but is seeping mystery out of its seams. There is school drama and giving in to the want to discover the puzzle.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKLm_ijokbDwEdKTI2SEeJaVyAUpw76j4flL7VsVh6jhFmQIl_RbSf2ctuQ_cahXvcIFNypdiWUzDMXx5MW8IVu9-ofvmRC9DTeLwc40K6GbPzP0nMlTO2gv384ku0iS0u90s97JMnlFPQ6GXTOhB_FoI-Q4EFMvh6nrW32gJ4GUj9jkbZG-Ysw8Hsw/s1280/large-screenshot2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="1280" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKLm_ijokbDwEdKTI2SEeJaVyAUpw76j4flL7VsVh6jhFmQIl_RbSf2ctuQ_cahXvcIFNypdiWUzDMXx5MW8IVu9-ofvmRC9DTeLwc40K6GbPzP0nMlTO2gv384ku0iS0u90s97JMnlFPQ6GXTOhB_FoI-Q4EFMvh6nrW32gJ4GUj9jkbZG-Ysw8Hsw/w400-h164/large-screenshot2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's classy and fun and I love it. It has Ned and Corky in addition to Nancy and oh boy is there a bitter winter wind between them... Such dorks!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/05/movie-review-knives-out-2019.html" target="_blank">Knives Out (2019)</a></i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYJ0kJ1OaL8VTZiqfpEczXtagyXZKxQz94ANF1DFHvLzIWqGVxNrlCYgKqeJ_03IGKhWyZTuIizv69pk8n9uY07tqVwn9m0RhoAcPBXsIaBIJtm1utU7Qo4drtAn12zvGwGz8azp20GcIzpU7PZhrCp9KHkTjmXy-z5L9rB9Jw_TnzOqaTFhhnxRC6A/s2048/5zMiji6nLQPW0N6rocXYVbQuJXo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYJ0kJ1OaL8VTZiqfpEczXtagyXZKxQz94ANF1DFHvLzIWqGVxNrlCYgKqeJ_03IGKhWyZTuIizv69pk8n9uY07tqVwn9m0RhoAcPBXsIaBIJtm1utU7Qo4drtAn12zvGwGz8azp20GcIzpU7PZhrCp9KHkTjmXy-z5L9rB9Jw_TnzOqaTFhhnxRC6A/s320/5zMiji6nLQPW0N6rocXYVbQuJXo.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">From the first few minutes of this show, the aesthetic is hammered into us. If mysteries are so important to the fall atheistic, so are foreboding mansions.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeub6ll_bbjpDum97_ClCGzLcffvXONBSOJuIkzmzLKb4J-qiJQBi6kPh9MWD9iYexVU4tQuhQp2NPhgjVsOuuQDH4vF1D9ag19-IRtEjQaaKjMaNWF48zGDESFbCpgG4-ZMbs_aUau19K55RozN4FUqcAI3bLKrHYA8ejjxkoPCsJL33E7poAQSYSg/s343/th-4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="184" data-original-width="343" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeub6ll_bbjpDum97_ClCGzLcffvXONBSOJuIkzmzLKb4J-qiJQBi6kPh9MWD9iYexVU4tQuhQp2NPhgjVsOuuQDH4vF1D9ag19-IRtEjQaaKjMaNWF48zGDESFbCpgG4-ZMbs_aUau19K55RozN4FUqcAI3bLKrHYA8ejjxkoPCsJL33E7poAQSYSg/w400-h215/th-4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Sweaters and warm beverages and darkness and donuts and fear and muddy footprints and fire and violins.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This mystery is set from a different perspective than any other I know. I feel like most fall movies to me have a slower pace, but not this one. This one is rapidly changing as secrets are always at the risk of being exposed. Maybe it's Benoit Blanc's drawl that makes this feel like autumn? Maybe it's the knives? Maybe it's the ivy climbing the side of the house along with people? Maybe it's the family reunion and grief aspect of it all? Maybe it's the battle of greed vs. justice?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTU5Eol0nckwpY8nvwkRoPtft7m0-jLGvIKJjG9KwvqFnu1KDN-asa68lPsl-TOPaTeOedjIwJyOilUbvHfT3TSEdPeLdwXI1PsLTUY0kpE4GhdfKQPVO6EsTKhiSFQ_GzjivinK5VkwU-VHxYn3uc6P2PCwthNqZe9ud4x3ZKoVSnKEVRyHb6lYlDMA/s2000/image.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="2000" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTU5Eol0nckwpY8nvwkRoPtft7m0-jLGvIKJjG9KwvqFnu1KDN-asa68lPsl-TOPaTeOedjIwJyOilUbvHfT3TSEdPeLdwXI1PsLTUY0kpE4GhdfKQPVO6EsTKhiSFQ_GzjivinK5VkwU-VHxYn3uc6P2PCwthNqZe9ud4x3ZKoVSnKEVRyHb6lYlDMA/w400-h214/image.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The filmmaking and the story tie it together so that this is 100% fall. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKb0D04Hiu6Oy8WsdSeOP1MYqtEORwdZtb2fqaDmAnewNk9ISEMmB38fGWaHzBxKp8T0-HbloNP8S_jvhc5VeieugbkwoZwQ4HwL0SROHw9QQVxNZ_hImxgi5W3gPLffLynAat9W-kcwYHFfRYg9e7Up026W7X4x6CFMDbVg0WS9glVSbl1iqNbdgMA/s498/ransom-drysdale-knives-out.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="498" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKb0D04Hiu6Oy8WsdSeOP1MYqtEORwdZtb2fqaDmAnewNk9ISEMmB38fGWaHzBxKp8T0-HbloNP8S_jvhc5VeieugbkwoZwQ4HwL0SROHw9QQVxNZ_hImxgi5W3gPLffLynAat9W-kcwYHFfRYg9e7Up026W7X4x6CFMDbVg0WS9glVSbl1iqNbdgMA/w400-h214/ransom-drysdale-knives-out.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This is my face every time I watch this movie.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And now for the number one...which is probably never as surprising as I have built it up to be...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">1. <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/10/movie-review-penelope-2006.html" target="_blank">Penelope (2006)</a></i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvqXMRgkgb5_UryIjC7sR4v9ch0LhrJGSBRUBhb8ooFyrrMIDQ9ZE2CIPJUBJHdprzyUVRaQq40PJYDXsjokUVea84ReyfqIdLzOFxeMQGUNppTg6gvhx-NrbwoYuK9yE_lQrB-a3gpTE4DN8tsTRkk3lmi6jI_4aMqJ2PFNkPqDNz9JZLco40Zgpvw/s1800/penelope-928998.jpg.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvqXMRgkgb5_UryIjC7sR4v9ch0LhrJGSBRUBhb8ooFyrrMIDQ9ZE2CIPJUBJHdprzyUVRaQq40PJYDXsjokUVea84ReyfqIdLzOFxeMQGUNppTg6gvhx-NrbwoYuK9yE_lQrB-a3gpTE4DN8tsTRkk3lmi6jI_4aMqJ2PFNkPqDNz9JZLco40Zgpvw/s320/penelope-928998.jpg.webp" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Guys, at this point my blogging is me just seeing how many times I can talk about the same thing and get away with it. How many times have I mentioned that this is the ultimate fall movie? I know at least once, but quite probably more.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6j8pK2SkGObk4o1WKgLQQEd3y5NWQ3WCrvugdmLbkkOpsVP4Pqln_BQs7YvW120VTFBqwO5cJGBERijOtBXms4dnA1GEWs5ciDyi0TKUH6vWwPBMKtBwlsFDMm7zAzHkffRg7uQ35R0dsxIqyPtj8srLP9p8g7sa-InmrtjRevLWwVdl5DhLqtFNOQ/s485/MV5BMTIxNDIxODY4Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNTIwMjE3._V1_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="485" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6j8pK2SkGObk4o1WKgLQQEd3y5NWQ3WCrvugdmLbkkOpsVP4Pqln_BQs7YvW120VTFBqwO5cJGBERijOtBXms4dnA1GEWs5ciDyi0TKUH6vWwPBMKtBwlsFDMm7zAzHkffRg7uQ35R0dsxIqyPtj8srLP9p8g7sa-InmrtjRevLWwVdl5DhLqtFNOQ/w400-h268/MV5BMTIxNDIxODY4Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNTIwMjE3._V1_.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yet another big, beautiful house, but more than that, it's being trapped inside of it. Then breaking out into the world beyond. A world with parks. And melancholy pianos and a vespa with wings. A world where a scarf can give you the ability to do everything you've ever wanted to. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOq230gFZVe7K3729rqLlC_xY9Hy4gdyTynOmJVnuHb8LoYRQ5bQopeP6Z81ftNDCUn4ppXJ-lriJa4zJVB4dE9uh51C8CxsBtS-su8EZvSGyRrg80qRbu0qe4ZVlPZnG8WsHKYigBEfpZloTopDOfyVZ8wFA2JiXDe3HRZJdoHTG2g6G1NnhHBMfu2Q/s620/74f416935e38fbce9e5919953cb5db73.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="620" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOq230gFZVe7K3729rqLlC_xY9Hy4gdyTynOmJVnuHb8LoYRQ5bQopeP6Z81ftNDCUn4ppXJ-lriJa4zJVB4dE9uh51C8CxsBtS-su8EZvSGyRrg80qRbu0qe4ZVlPZnG8WsHKYigBEfpZloTopDOfyVZ8wFA2JiXDe3HRZJdoHTG2g6G1NnhHBMfu2Q/w400-h266/74f416935e38fbce9e5919953cb5db73.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, this is on the list for the scarf. And the coat. Which I talk about constantly. I'll know you get the point when you all tell me that you've seen it. Then I'll give it a break until next fall.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZ0-S5G9j5iBTwQ04o-19BfM3zAtaSv-5S7Klc5A33Q9QBybGV30U4oIIPtVJQOZ4b4WwunIIOfuSze9TEEf9BwMKQYGf76IBStlyd993jJAD-MYpsKjV6k8OQZwxTojWCOIrkdkLNuPVkS8Rdo2YbjpT2E3WOY3BXRFXWIuGCuOozhPRCPtFEe_S1g/s245/tumblr_nmbpareSFh1trz3y8o6_250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="120" data-original-width="245" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZ0-S5G9j5iBTwQ04o-19BfM3zAtaSv-5S7Klc5A33Q9QBybGV30U4oIIPtVJQOZ4b4WwunIIOfuSze9TEEf9BwMKQYGf76IBStlyd993jJAD-MYpsKjV6k8OQZwxTojWCOIrkdkLNuPVkS8Rdo2YbjpT2E3WOY3BXRFXWIuGCuOozhPRCPtFEe_S1g/w400-h196/tumblr_nmbpareSFh1trz3y8o6_250.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And yes, I am aware that the movie has a Halloween scene. And it is kind of a big turning point. But I don't care I'M PUTTING IT ON THIS LIST (that's a lie, as I do care very much because it's one of my favorite scenes because it is so adorable and just everything I love in a story). The WHOLE movie has a feel of autumn before that, so it just makes sense they added a Halloween scene. I started this whole post to talk about this movie and forgot about the Halloween scene (how could I!?) so we're plowing forward.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpfQO8SZv1uyyjqz6a5Gn5HKx83Vp3CG7Td_NlOmsCU1KBtflskqmxZkdDUb0NTPxO-5l4QCDMuJubLrut5Sly7VE6QzuxZpqFUjHfwtE11wWInSa9KnrTtbN2p-d4ZcXSl_m3kDF0zcDZym4cmfMCwgGJjy1732MF_wEfgHTSOkddhMIdnkGfqy_Jw/s320/a-penelope-max.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="214" data-original-width="320" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpfQO8SZv1uyyjqz6a5Gn5HKx83Vp3CG7Td_NlOmsCU1KBtflskqmxZkdDUb0NTPxO-5l4QCDMuJubLrut5Sly7VE6QzuxZpqFUjHfwtE11wWInSa9KnrTtbN2p-d4ZcXSl_m3kDF0zcDZym4cmfMCwgGJjy1732MF_wEfgHTSOkddhMIdnkGfqy_Jw/w400-h268/a-penelope-max.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a movie that I've actually made it a habit to see every fall. Because it is that perfect. Autumn is a season of change, and the change in this movie is so personal because it's about how you see the world and people. That is the beauty of this season, and it is a masterpiece painted here.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3hDMixI1u2fIES2_n03yv384ShI3IqDqpz8wWCN9yARTKCL-LgnMACR72cFsOogBLXyywQe8w9En5Zo1zRUtk0o3l2fcEGfwhGimwm3wRC20xi4IGBttVgPfAI7J-c0TvdmUOipU9GKHpYlGklGWSX3PqN-vvUPjdHdyJXe6jXbON8OF1fI_VSjTEQ/s236/f0062107def407254cad26f5db2c070d--tire-swings-gifs-anime%CC%81s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="236" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3hDMixI1u2fIES2_n03yv384ShI3IqDqpz8wWCN9yARTKCL-LgnMACR72cFsOogBLXyywQe8w9En5Zo1zRUtk0o3l2fcEGfwhGimwm3wRC20xi4IGBttVgPfAI7J-c0TvdmUOipU9GKHpYlGklGWSX3PqN-vvUPjdHdyJXe6jXbON8OF1fI_VSjTEQ/w400-h198/f0062107def407254cad26f5db2c070d--tire-swings-gifs-anime%CC%81s.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Debate with me! If you think one of these movies isn't fall themed at all but SPRING or one of the other seasons, then let me know! I will say, for me winter means there <b>must </b>be snow. Therefore, anything slightly dreary but without snow is automatically fall. Are any of you surprised that <i>Penelope (2006)</i> is number one? My sister wasn't at all.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I just started watching <i>Stranger Things</i> for the first time to give me a boost of fall, so what else should I watch?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for reading! You've made my day. I hope you all are doing well! Let me know what you've been up to! Here's to all the treats and none of the tricks!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></div></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-25157192371903575582022-09-26T22:20:00.000-06:002022-09-26T22:20:00.143-06:00My Ranking of all the Into the Woods (2014) Songs<div style="text-align: left;">Hello, friends!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Who's in the mood to listen to musical songs? If you know me, I'm always in the mood. Though it has to be the right kind of musical, as the standard "musical theater" formula bothers me. Someone who was a genius at writing musicals in a meaningful and dynamic way was the one and only Stephen Sondheim, who passed away last year. He wrote the absolutely fabulous <i>Into the Woods</i>. If you have no idea what that is, then I am thrilled to be able to enlighten you because fairy tales are the absolute best. They are my favorite storytelling formula. But what does <i>Into the Woods</i> have to do with fairy tales? Everything.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrC5pF8-8-i98GT0nqnKtp3eDG4IUBDIqou_pTELzYhLBv4RHzUMdlcLntbbdKg37dp0jtwZQDooMjpmP3wSu9KDgLd3UBz5QNBtgjCaVxdfAPoUGI3OesIcxjBu5B5ASvnbBh1mrhvdv2cWL4aExXhlznuJ9ePuMV9LwWsLRWD41mNkurVWhfc1rUlg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1378" data-original-width="1270" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrC5pF8-8-i98GT0nqnKtp3eDG4IUBDIqou_pTELzYhLBv4RHzUMdlcLntbbdKg37dp0jtwZQDooMjpmP3wSu9KDgLd3UBz5QNBtgjCaVxdfAPoUGI3OesIcxjBu5B5ASvnbBh1mrhvdv2cWL4aExXhlznuJ9ePuMV9LwWsLRWD41mNkurVWhfc1rUlg=w368-h400" width="368" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Originally premiering in 1987, <i>Into The Woods</i> is a connection and mix of classic fairy tales. The Woods are not the safest place, as there are wolves and giants about. But, a Baker and his wife have to go because they are sent there by a Witch to break a curse. They have three nights to find four ingredients, or they will never have a child, and the Witch will never be beautiful again. Surrounded by fairytale characters it shouldn't be too hard to find a cow as white as milk, a cape as red as blood, hair as yellow as corn, and a slipper as pure as gold. Right? Well, as each story crosses the paths of others, they get mixed up and realize what their wishes will cost.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This story beautifully mixes magic, self-discovery, wonder, wishes, and consequences.</div><div><br /></div><div>But, now that you know <i>what</i> it is, you should go watch it. At least, you should stop reading this post at once because <b>SPOILER ALERT</b>. I will be talking about all of the songs in this story and why I love each of them, which will lead to details about what I like about each one and its vital placement in the story. <b>I know you don't want to go, but you have to though.</b> And then you'll understand why want to rhyme everything now.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Hello little friends who stayed.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sLdpla0zY7sTMSapInwqA_iYDuq8bZPXKmDNYFzeQa1F-RBz3goBj7a92iHERAq2RbpG_bQpJ5lillcidWXcEvYAV5oKJxVjSbwuWSJO0bvwVbUbO8czHE9CvL5k6MnGzvkaxEg4EL2_8iTZqL_V4INFNrqFw59fg_iRYRAet4iPx_fEM6y4Zv8Sdw/s500/tumblr_static_f3ml3lqhssg00occc84g8c408.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sLdpla0zY7sTMSapInwqA_iYDuq8bZPXKmDNYFzeQa1F-RBz3goBj7a92iHERAq2RbpG_bQpJ5lillcidWXcEvYAV5oKJxVjSbwuWSJO0bvwVbUbO8czHE9CvL5k6MnGzvkaxEg4EL2_8iTZqL_V4INFNrqFw59fg_iRYRAet4iPx_fEM6y4Zv8Sdw/w400-h200/tumblr_static_f3ml3lqhssg00occc84g8c408.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I should give you some background on my experience with <i>Into the Woods</i>. It is one of my mom's favorite musicals (she loves Sondheim and does not like Andrew Lloyd Webber or Oscar and Hammerstein). When our library got the 2014 version, she plopped us down and had us watch it. My sisters and I were obsessed. I love it tremendously. I've also seen a live production of Into the Woods, and I LOVED it, but it was very different. For the movie, they cut the "Agony Reprise" and the character The Mysterious Man, and I'm not mad about it. It helps distinguish each one for me, because those changes make it very different. Today I'll just be talking about the movie. I always forget how much I love it until I watch it, then, WOW do I love this movie. It's stunning visually in addition to everything else, so get ready for a burst of photos and gifs. As usual, I went overkill and downloaded 33 pictures. And then I had to chose. Which gave me a lot of <i>torment</i> especially for one song. You'll see.</div><div><br /></div><div>The track I'm listening to on Spotify mixes the soundtrack and score, so it's hard to sort out the two. I officially count 16 songs on the soundtrack. But, some of them are very close together, so I'm combining them, and therefore am ranking 13. This isn't to say the songs aren't original--far from it!--but to say that some of them go so well together that you can't separate them for any reason. Especially when they flow nicely into each other. I don't want to break my own heart by going between them. Let's get into it!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ycjGCzfDgabvTMx1jqs-_lDA9KnyKOHencfPO12BXTuGeIFZf13--5mPmkhKkGerGdMJmWzQDK8ef7G1o0_FybJDBKcO33wCR1HyBkQj6BRPK0B50LSkEboED3OfV_DvMsc1rlF7pq7uSaURxP9kioq2o0_POJAfMrViOwvZX2VuhTBW85L-74eo0w/s500/302-Into-the-Woods.gif.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="207" data-original-width="500" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ycjGCzfDgabvTMx1jqs-_lDA9KnyKOHencfPO12BXTuGeIFZf13--5mPmkhKkGerGdMJmWzQDK8ef7G1o0_FybJDBKcO33wCR1HyBkQj6BRPK0B50LSkEboED3OfV_DvMsc1rlF7pq7uSaURxP9kioq2o0_POJAfMrViOwvZX2VuhTBW85L-74eo0w/w400-h165/302-Into-the-Woods.gif.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">13. Any Moment/Moments in the Wood</span></div><div><br /></div><div>This is last because I hate Cinderella's Prince so much. Which, you're supposed to. He's a very well written character. I mean, the line "I was raised to be charming, not sincere" is reverberated in society so much, that every time I hear it, it hurts. Still, he goes last. "Moments in the Wood" has a good lesson, but at this point in the musical I am very sad and I just can't deal with it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote>"This is ridiculous! / What am I doing here / I'm in the wrong story!"</blockquote></div><div>Anyway, it's about realizing what you have and stopping "wishing"--a huge theme of the musical. One should look for the best and can wish and dream, but realize what your wishes take.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote>"Just remembering you've had an "and" / When you're back to "or" / Makes the "or" mean more / Than it did before"</blockquote></div></div><div>It's about how making decisions gives things value.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">12. I Know Things Now</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Starting now, I love all of these, so having them ranked high vs. low speaks nothing of their quality. They are all so well done! Only my personal preference.</div><div><br /></div><div>This song speaks so much to growing up. Life is exciting, but scary. Don't fear it or be foolish with it, but be prepared.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote>"Isn't it nice to know a lot! / And a little bit not"</blockquote></div></div><div>I also love the way it is filmed, because compared to the elaborate set pieces for everything else, it speaks to a childlike imagination. Shadows are a big part of stage productions, so I like how they worked it in while going on a new route.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">11. Stay With Me/The Witch's Lament</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQcj_5MumlqXBt14xNasKCR_7ViPqnbSeJ6sh2JFTZpW7gOKvebjfQDfCMrETpz2AIgfZKzB2t3KkhQajwyKmEWQrGk_XVabcYddNYGlvyxHEimceufXWhtiaVKHhdXswucawAAM9CbVukqzHdLPfyrvbmNgw9FJwJiaDzuYpHWHS65J2IqFXA5St5gQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQcj_5MumlqXBt14xNasKCR_7ViPqnbSeJ6sh2JFTZpW7gOKvebjfQDfCMrETpz2AIgfZKzB2t3KkhQajwyKmEWQrGk_XVabcYddNYGlvyxHEimceufXWhtiaVKHhdXswucawAAM9CbVukqzHdLPfyrvbmNgw9FJwJiaDzuYpHWHS65J2IqFXA5St5gQ=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>This one is heartbreaking. Don't get me wrong--Rapunzel makes the right decisions for her safety. I just pity the Witch because she's doing everything wrong. You can see how much she <i>thinks</i> she loves her "daughter", she is struggling with letting her go, something every parent needs to do. I would love to read or watch a story about more of her backstory, because there is a lot there!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj27tY6rUZG2pxPJ7_ik9wGpkjcNDAI0j_qZz4Au_ggw5cv-TbAg62xZMJsdlKnoHNudmW7YMY1S4sDpwGyqgMh10ijwXnJlXRyqM7WxqDFHI19Wacz92pPfONwtB_r6TQC3uB5nwCvkehn_MLYoNW4gE_gTrCuiq0MxQRtr8tsm8yH389zsCIpMsd8Rw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="536" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj27tY6rUZG2pxPJ7_ik9wGpkjcNDAI0j_qZz4Au_ggw5cv-TbAg62xZMJsdlKnoHNudmW7YMY1S4sDpwGyqgMh10ijwXnJlXRyqM7WxqDFHI19Wacz92pPfONwtB_r6TQC3uB5nwCvkehn_MLYoNW4gE_gTrCuiq0MxQRtr8tsm8yH389zsCIpMsd8Rw=w400-h283" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div>She's so wrapped up in her appearance, she doesn't even consider her actions as being harmful. It is her downfall. Love is not always protection, but freedom. There is a middle ground between isolation and banishment when it comes to how you connect with your children. Don't do either of those.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote>"Children can only grow / From something you love to something you lose"</blockquote></div><div>This is partially true, but not something to despair about. This is the end goal! To release them into the world! It can be hard, but it is a moment of celebration! That's the beauty of a good musical, where the themes are so written in that they set up perfectly to be resolved. Which is just the case here.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPZxDs_TEowt1RuwI41G-nsPk_DOwbkwoAYrWaQ6SWjzQ8KzanCcI2JmBAbFml4LLvqV4Mjr97hpf35VNKToHDkWd7ucpzXDmSYKWLKfJDSVD5o_IZeTj-P4WNACRZnQpc0JJFm5tiy9uDFwHe7X0f230T1uhBqknJ4gWJX8PirssBSng4eNesEihw3Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="728" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPZxDs_TEowt1RuwI41G-nsPk_DOwbkwoAYrWaQ6SWjzQ8KzanCcI2JmBAbFml4LLvqV4Mjr97hpf35VNKToHDkWd7ucpzXDmSYKWLKfJDSVD5o_IZeTj-P4WNACRZnQpc0JJFm5tiy9uDFwHe7X0f230T1uhBqknJ4gWJX8PirssBSng4eNesEihw3Q=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">10. Finale/Children Will Listen (pt. 2)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Part 2, MC? Why are you combining so many songs, but splitting this up from whatever part 1 is? I didn't chose the titles, okay? I just think these two are very, very, very different. This is more akin to the opening, but with a different vibe. I mean, I don't know if others even consider this a song because we never see anyone sing it, it is just there for the credits. But, I'm not anyone, and as the author of this blog I am deciding on this.</div><div><br /></div><div>The whispering nature give such a theater ambience, I love it. I get shivers from it! It perfectly wraps up and encompasses the whole story.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">9. Finale/Children Will Listen (pt. 1)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>As I talked about before, should I separate this from the previous one? Probably not, based on how I'm combining so many others. But, to me, they are very different.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote>"Sometimes people leave you / Halfway through the woods"</blockquote></div><div>Sometimes songs break me. Frequently.</div><div><br /></div><div>As a writer especially, the idea of capturing everything in story speaks to my soul. It is nurturing the future. You don't have to be good or bad, but just calm. That can be enough for the people you are taking care of.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote>"Careful the wish you make, / Wishes are children / Careful the path you take, / Wishes come true. / Not free."</blockquote></div></div><div>This is my opinion for all the songs, but this one especially makes me vote this as James Corden's best role. Because he makes me cry.</div><div><br /></div><div>I don't know what to say besides that it is magnificent.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. Hello, Little Girl</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilERcRu7UWNn-TIPQkoghisHwcAWR0h0hVSujHlgyr33VxzEBheji3lpjRr140DglqsnHbb3oev3fcMkwVOoekh9VpKgvna3D1Kb0Hz5o2Ay-Lc0pkgL6lSjrmgoSRizGJeEh9fybUIwru32WA2MWGZtYM6aqoNZbr5Rl3S3Dgs6py6SjQRyWlDyJfuA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="1296" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilERcRu7UWNn-TIPQkoghisHwcAWR0h0hVSujHlgyr33VxzEBheji3lpjRr140DglqsnHbb3oev3fcMkwVOoekh9VpKgvna3D1Kb0Hz5o2Ay-Lc0pkgL6lSjrmgoSRizGJeEh9fybUIwru32WA2MWGZtYM6aqoNZbr5Rl3S3Dgs6py6SjQRyWlDyJfuA=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I love how differently it is from what you think when it starts. It's so jazzy! Peppy flutes and frivolous things compared to the warbling melody Little Red Riding Hood sings while she's struggling with following rules. It's almost a parody or satire? Look at these lines:</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">"There's no possible way / To describe what you feel / When you're talking to your meal!"</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Out of context that would be horrifying. And it is, but in rich layers of metaphors for life. Who are the wolves? There is so much to this song, I love it.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHpJ2oEzp-SEgQij5W1IEfRtXwqVI4g55qJeefLnY_FhjPD3hNHmrs_Ve9IKBJrBjcRw4OJY-mgX39o0Hku2VnJvTsTtk_K1oswTUK_9iUzri_LEErL8BuUZoyuksz8RauMULUl3xOE2ElS68w1c77FV6FPbOnAMW92KoGo6Gc_a7j1aHAGPlPBJYV5Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="480" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHpJ2oEzp-SEgQij5W1IEfRtXwqVI4g55qJeefLnY_FhjPD3hNHmrs_Ve9IKBJrBjcRw4OJY-mgX39o0Hku2VnJvTsTtk_K1oswTUK_9iUzri_LEErL8BuUZoyuksz8RauMULUl3xOE2ElS68w1c77FV6FPbOnAMW92KoGo6Gc_a7j1aHAGPlPBJYV5Q=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. Prologue: Into the Woods</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2CF908ZiXbHFZG6PiwJUiQBXC-BzunVTHbH4Gj_tCqPieJPYtNFig5z_D8eQMWLvKU0Vfe0xfpN5ebvRU-yvoLsDkcKZv8dV0qfj4CCL2HajsfUv-pkSeOXIBOWUNhOYXVmXPxT1tSqnMdxkbOLLkItGP5wizpEjQSUjvdDM8otFNr1D3nsZ_5USz3g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="1484" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2CF908ZiXbHFZG6PiwJUiQBXC-BzunVTHbH4Gj_tCqPieJPYtNFig5z_D8eQMWLvKU0Vfe0xfpN5ebvRU-yvoLsDkcKZv8dV0qfj4CCL2HajsfUv-pkSeOXIBOWUNhOYXVmXPxT1tSqnMdxkbOLLkItGP5wizpEjQSUjvdDM8otFNr1D3nsZ_5USz3g=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Someone who stumbled across this on Spotify would probably be terrified and run for their life. Purely because it is 14 minutes long. Yes, sometimes setups take awhile. Plus, there's a lot of narration here.</div><div><br /></div><div>The way each of the characters are introduced with their desire and obstacles is writing 101. For some, it gives glimpses into something, leaving us eager for more. Like:</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote>"When bang! Crash! A lightning flash! / Well, that's another story, never mind, anyway"</blockquote></div></div><div>Wait, what? I want to know more about the Witch! She's also talked before kings and queens? What are the other ways she's tried to break the curse? Tell me all of it!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQ0X6crekEvsmbyV52zdy7TdbWPytaWg_5U6Pv-meXrqBKTwHtkomoxWvtTp_Rx86cl5LYI2U6id7tztevO_AW_wdxp9-rI8FQffEkAtlo_s7A1LEUQ8yihyx_ZZauUh89km6wbUrV1JTvcWIS-S2iwpNOheifVCB4nEn8oQx29g3kS34DEdgkr-jfTw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2563" data-original-width="3840" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQ0X6crekEvsmbyV52zdy7TdbWPytaWg_5U6Pv-meXrqBKTwHtkomoxWvtTp_Rx86cl5LYI2U6id7tztevO_AW_wdxp9-rI8FQffEkAtlo_s7A1LEUQ8yihyx_ZZauUh89km6wbUrV1JTvcWIS-S2iwpNOheifVCB4nEn8oQx29g3kS34DEdgkr-jfTw=w400-h268" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>I love that Jack's Mother is the one who starts us on the classic line explaining the title of the musical itself. Then, everyone proceeds "Into the Woods", and it is fantastic.</div><div><br /></div><div>That's the word you can think of after 14 minutes, MC? Fantastic? Yes. It describes it perfectly, okay?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. It Takes Two</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVyER-3hPokUG1pZ9feuKB3vidV7oN4gICpcT9IuAvC3PPF0ZwLTuqenGDjP6HnO45qxVchkCP-rNsuX-qoPy-uzfBPlLq7yzoWHaGAYvVsuZ3I7-UD4ZaBAnyYGFiezITSjRjxyh5vObPfKoJNL7AR_VwPDJHx5t_jr5wsMq1OKYJOZJLab-bSx8PQw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="700" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVyER-3hPokUG1pZ9feuKB3vidV7oN4gICpcT9IuAvC3PPF0ZwLTuqenGDjP6HnO45qxVchkCP-rNsuX-qoPy-uzfBPlLq7yzoWHaGAYvVsuZ3I7-UD4ZaBAnyYGFiezITSjRjxyh5vObPfKoJNL7AR_VwPDJHx5t_jr5wsMq1OKYJOZJLab-bSx8PQw=w400-h240" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I think this song is really sweet. It talks about balance and partnership and equality and care. And it's that time of night where I can only think of adjectives and the word "and" instead of writing actual descriptions. It's just what we need at this point of the movie, and I think it's darling.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote>"It takes care / It takes patience and fear and despair / To change"</blockquote></div><div>One has to have a goal and work towards it, and through that work our lives rotate and change. It is quite beautiful, because we are always ourselves, but stronger.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. On the Steps of the Palace</span></div><div><br /></div><div>In the dressing room of the show I am in (read to the end to hear more about that), some people were listening to musical songs (as one does) and this came on. Someone asked, "What's this from?" and I basically shrieked "<i>INTO THE WOODS</i>".</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqpZphOpTmEv4Nz5uUJcO5-vFXedGusMuMBSviGbtcDf1f3MQw3_6pPItY4glUge3sUy4v6Q34Mo7U4TP6HmrL2cd7DHFu9YcGZYyP8wjMKym6adOcl84V4KoSC814GlXqy4Uh2ILGAtf8JOCZNqBTCXsp_p_Thqt-ZqOB6qoZqzZuVs4vWEITAU8D1w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="936" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqpZphOpTmEv4Nz5uUJcO5-vFXedGusMuMBSviGbtcDf1f3MQw3_6pPItY4glUge3sUy4v6Q34Mo7U4TP6HmrL2cd7DHFu9YcGZYyP8wjMKym6adOcl84V4KoSC814GlXqy4Uh2ILGAtf8JOCZNqBTCXsp_p_Thqt-ZqOB6qoZqzZuVs4vWEITAU8D1w=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>Do you guys have "driving songs"? Like, often when you're driving a long distance a specific song will come into your head? For example, mine are "Lane Boy" by Twenty One Pilots (are we surprised? No) and "Bad Liar" by Imagine Dragons (which I always turn into "Bad Driver" accidentally.) Anyway, the point is that this song is my mom's "driving song". Which, since my sisters and I learned about this, we have loved to "turn on". When there is silence in the car for a while one of us will start singing, "He's a very nice prince". We think we're hilarious.</div><div><br /></div><div>This song is so high because besides being a great ear worm, it is so relatable.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote>"I know what my decision is / Which is not to decide"</blockquote></div><div>Honestly, same. I do not like making decisions, so I would probably do the exact same thing. All of these stories are about discovering oneself, but I feel like Cinderella takes especially big strides. And I look up to her for it.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. Your Fault/Last Midnight</span></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not going to say too much about this one, because I actually want to write a whole blog post about it. Yes, a blog post about a song. And how incredible the writing and storytelling are shown through it. Stay tuned.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhucJ0aIBGPtKj4RjWlmxQW49dslWTHfXYzB4uQeyDinZWR1GI8iK7yoC2uqDFtaUk5xY7tK7XXTMhm6jEiZ6Vby1odtFfvF2YAPpy7tszEtfH4H8ELpiFGVopZHU8M6AJbuRAP1n8e9aLsVUqdCfBl_iTDxi4wJFdc9xNY3NfGfVXnPJgg5TspbyiUZw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="1920" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhucJ0aIBGPtKj4RjWlmxQW49dslWTHfXYzB4uQeyDinZWR1GI8iK7yoC2uqDFtaUk5xY7tK7XXTMhm6jEiZ6Vby1odtFfvF2YAPpy7tszEtfH4H8ELpiFGVopZHU8M6AJbuRAP1n8e9aLsVUqdCfBl_iTDxi4wJFdc9xNY3NfGfVXnPJgg5TspbyiUZw=w400-h169" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Meryl Streep's voice is incredible here. That is all (for now).</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. Giants in the Sky</span></div><div><br /></div><div>This song is probably one of the most vocally amazing. It expresses such a sense of awe and wonder and is different than any others. It gives me a rush of emotions: homesickness while being welcomed and nostalgic, the thrill of adventure, loneliness, relief, and joy.</div><div><div><blockquote style="text-align: center;">"The roof, the house and your / Mother at the door. / The roof, the house and the world you never thought to explore"</blockquote></div></div><div>It's this kind of writing that makes me wordless. I get a physical heartache that simultaneously empties and fills me while listening to this song. It's truly gorgeous, and I don't know a single other song that does that to me.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-gVJnRWsTDDITVX4aJSlF6cRuRjDp6e1JOpmPEDrsk58XMNeQQchX2XjcQylYRKTm3SCoMqOEV5UkuN4T5DssdN9J0r9tZzMRr9PLQC7KQ2QGva25jpEADFclQ7UCW8GyTd9yqok5SpDoUuO76ZS6BmJqur5c-jnAnVt89QQ3WcOR2YOijqwjkQRXtg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-gVJnRWsTDDITVX4aJSlF6cRuRjDp6e1JOpmPEDrsk58XMNeQQchX2XjcQylYRKTm3SCoMqOEV5UkuN4T5DssdN9J0r9tZzMRr9PLQC7KQ2QGva25jpEADFclQ7UCW8GyTd9yqok5SpDoUuO76ZS6BmJqur5c-jnAnVt89QQ3WcOR2YOijqwjkQRXtg=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. Agony</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCc3ND46MYWBhGytChdE5Wvl1G63HbL8AB46BeYFTXDV6XBFJyWGrtee2srhVg60hCLs-StLuBcmTaKNQj2iSkKCZhm_RjQsgR3_QDkHCqd1lne9-mKhkoGRaSweY3G3B4PoieCTmE_DdV2R669c0kohll60qyP7PBjwIOkHtY3OngiA0qlYVq4RAP2A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="629" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCc3ND46MYWBhGytChdE5Wvl1G63HbL8AB46BeYFTXDV6XBFJyWGrtee2srhVg60hCLs-StLuBcmTaKNQj2iSkKCZhm_RjQsgR3_QDkHCqd1lne9-mKhkoGRaSweY3G3B4PoieCTmE_DdV2R669c0kohll60qyP7PBjwIOkHtY3OngiA0qlYVq4RAP2A=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Seriously, MC? This is at this place because it is so funny. It is one of my absolute favorite scenes in the whole movie because they went 200%. The cinematography only heightens the hilarity.The whole competition nature of it makes me die of laughter as each brother tries to best the other. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaxDKO92hoCebUSsDo66_44jUo5QlJSTbmnzoviiGwkq-LoZbSbGlicLKF0DF_OhG56qjHTVd2O1kieR8tve5khKu-3mzPRaJ9WDhmo4psienWiep7CliweKPzvegviIIYTo6G9GyuAwg6MFtbfQ1w7Bmq8qWZHA2ZEJPRRbNBHbM3KczqmW04YuPJnw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1409" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaxDKO92hoCebUSsDo66_44jUo5QlJSTbmnzoviiGwkq-LoZbSbGlicLKF0DF_OhG56qjHTVd2O1kieR8tve5khKu-3mzPRaJ9WDhmo4psienWiep7CliweKPzvegviIIYTo6G9GyuAwg6MFtbfQ1w7Bmq8qWZHA2ZEJPRRbNBHbM3KczqmW04YuPJnw=w400-h230" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div>This is one of my favorite lines: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote>"You know nothing of madness until you're climbing her hair."</blockquote></div><div>Can't deny that.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4ILpwBa6O_U1Ikc2BfDCkmoFAumd1WzCt95HBAv8xv1-AHeCtExra2rVLfNk1MgjPzkHjiMdFA4IM16zOtxIcXPJoA_XfQx5aJ6ohCcEsflVC0kGq0E9A7V25nohLprFyXMS0O0rYjkcvDXaIZzPSsn3nPbOtZXjNEPBZN5cl8n-X7WpdahPgfl7Pg/s500/IMs1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="500" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4ILpwBa6O_U1Ikc2BfDCkmoFAumd1WzCt95HBAv8xv1-AHeCtExra2rVLfNk1MgjPzkHjiMdFA4IM16zOtxIcXPJoA_XfQx5aJ6ohCcEsflVC0kGq0E9A7V25nohLprFyXMS0O0rYjkcvDXaIZzPSsn3nPbOtZXjNEPBZN5cl8n-X7WpdahPgfl7Pg/w400-h160/IMs1.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This sums up the scene perfectly.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>This is not <i>technically</i> canon, but I believe Rapunzel's Prince is so much better than Cinderella's Prince. If you watch, I think he is trying to keep up with his brother, but his heart is different. I love him a lot and will not be taking comments and criticism at this time (actually, please, tell me all the thoughts). I love seeing this song performed because the audience cannot help but be into it.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8N7YfDD5817y2Yjf8MwTNR0VdJ3p00QaEvROPx0II0dyTWjkDPw6_bffgcpR2l2I3GoBDGsf_tkTcN3Uf_94CaRBRKxeHWsRgD2DK2L3I_rssrT0qQKqQe0XFEpsbPr8dvQ-pg8TIRocj8revuTCWnijjSaoUOjAgPIEDXxXr4_KtsuXnYiwITFPaw/s268/tumblr_nhcrsdpBVE1u251cbo6_400.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="268" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8N7YfDD5817y2Yjf8MwTNR0VdJ3p00QaEvROPx0II0dyTWjkDPw6_bffgcpR2l2I3GoBDGsf_tkTcN3Uf_94CaRBRKxeHWsRgD2DK2L3I_rssrT0qQKqQe0XFEpsbPr8dvQ-pg8TIRocj8revuTCWnijjSaoUOjAgPIEDXxXr4_KtsuXnYiwITFPaw/w400-h299/tumblr_nhcrsdpBVE1u251cbo6_400.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I can't fight it and I don't want to.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>But most importantly:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. No One is Alone</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBQaIR2cbIGkWG24_tFj1gZAJJbXZ6EWEqDgap0wLbzy7ooi1pOFfsORY6NT2fUPG3xVE5KQjTTJhqBTNEShB9XejWJZtY7PuB3A3EStHIIznLEyE8z0eBdjCSARFGHVgrQf0jDL26yqop0d1CdYzlTKLwnXOVGbjW5TXFSSOcc39GrMb2L7ech6a9jg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="315" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBQaIR2cbIGkWG24_tFj1gZAJJbXZ6EWEqDgap0wLbzy7ooi1pOFfsORY6NT2fUPG3xVE5KQjTTJhqBTNEShB9XejWJZtY7PuB3A3EStHIIznLEyE8z0eBdjCSARFGHVgrQf0jDL26yqop0d1CdYzlTKLwnXOVGbjW5TXFSSOcc39GrMb2L7ech6a9jg=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>Guys. This stinking song makes me cry every single time. It is such a comforting song and at the same time gives you so much perspective.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oZmI7zVE1mxup_FrHu9hFB402ridFJsUG5b7FhoQbTp2q2QKSkXCZrcVHXyP3Y9DlOIT2SUOSA-KjGk9ZLs1ZRTDkezuRy-T5CrO_Ng4E1dqc-kAGeSyBWZd3l69oF3RXRJtPuJBH2QieS2Wew8l8CnDPfquA3_-jLS_HZhWrT5ZK1toShgIee2vSg/s245/tumblr_nhfmp8GM2U1rkkmedo2_250.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="140" data-original-width="245" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oZmI7zVE1mxup_FrHu9hFB402ridFJsUG5b7FhoQbTp2q2QKSkXCZrcVHXyP3Y9DlOIT2SUOSA-KjGk9ZLs1ZRTDkezuRy-T5CrO_Ng4E1dqc-kAGeSyBWZd3l69oF3RXRJtPuJBH2QieS2Wew8l8CnDPfquA3_-jLS_HZhWrT5ZK1toShgIee2vSg/w400-h229/tumblr_nhfmp8GM2U1rkkmedo2_250.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote>""I wish..." /"I know""</blockquote></div><div>You are not alone and neither are the people around you. Your opinion is shared. Everyone is trying to do their best. Sometimes we, or the people we love, fall short. We should not discard them, but recognize them. Recognize the life that brings and takes away. We learn from them, and are formed them, so we should honor them, even when--and especially if--we are different.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote>"While we're seeing our side / Our side / Our side / Maybe we forgot / They are not alone"</blockquote></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<div><div>This is my contribution to <a href="https://takinguproom.com/2022/09/23/the-broadway-bound-blogathon-has-arrived/" target="_blank">Rebecca of Taking Up Room's Broadway Bound Blogathon: Fabulous Five Edition. </a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRAZAd_cfRMpDThLIlIsSQ2E9IdLEOOPdVgMuDFaMsLA5V_PvEn2vUi8SB2zYUgfEu9JPwxlyPgw743ZlT85y2ArWor3sUzke9el1l9ysBcduZzftOqW0CaFykxjmBrfBwNqUOChoeD351rEapCGDxrHMl7S_psh-hEUHLzHWE2iT7p2eakGdJkz8ZWw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRAZAd_cfRMpDThLIlIsSQ2E9IdLEOOPdVgMuDFaMsLA5V_PvEn2vUi8SB2zYUgfEu9JPwxlyPgw743ZlT85y2ArWor3sUzke9el1l9ysBcduZzftOqW0CaFykxjmBrfBwNqUOChoeD351rEapCGDxrHMl7S_psh-hEUHLzHWE2iT7p2eakGdJkz8ZWw=w400-h209" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>She's been hosting this for five years! And it's my first time joining in! Unbelievable! And I'm late! Even with my best time management and planning skills being put into place, I couldn't fight it.</div><div><br /></div><div>I had planned to write a review of this instead of talking about the songs, but...time this fall has been very rare. I'm in a student production at my college of a musical that was on Broadway and it is exhausting. I'm only in ensemble, so I can only imagine how all the leads feel. It is super fun, and would definitely recommend, but know that blogging diminishes to the way side. Maybe next year I'll write about what I'm in now...</div><div><br /></div><div>Because of this milestone of five years, I would like to mention my five favorite characters in the musical. At first I was only going to talk about my five favorite songs, but I thought it would be more fun for you guys to get a ranking of all of them.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, the top five characters:</div><div><br /></div><div><div>The Baker</div><div>Jack</div><div>Little Red Riding Hood</div><div>Cinderella</div><div>The Baker's Wife</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Reading through my rankings, I think you guys can guess why I love these characters the most. If not, please ask, as I will love to tell you all about it!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Remember, this is just my opinion, so please tell me all your own thoughts below! Do you guys love "Agony" as much as I do? Can you describe how "Giants in the Sky" makes you feel?</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you to Rebecca for hosting! Make sure to check out the other participants <a href="https://takinguproom.com/2022/09/23/the-broadway-bound-blogathon-has-arrived/" target="_blank">HERE</a> or <a href="https://takinguproom.com/2022/09/26/broadway-bound-2022-wrapup/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks to all of you for reading! What are some of your favorite musicals? Have you ever been in one?</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-84304631076263552172022-09-05T15:30:00.001-06:002022-09-05T15:30:00.159-06:00 The Running Wild In Impractical Outfits Tag // Seeing if I Have Any Sense of Style<div style="text-align: left;">Greetings, friends!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I am not know for being good at making decisions. Over a year ago I was tagged for the <a href="https://foxesandink.blogspot.com/2021/06/running-wild-in-impractical-outfits-tag.html" target="_blank">Running Wild In Impractical Outfits Tag created by Elizabeth</a> (thank you, thank you, thank you!), and it has taken me this long to fill it out. Guys, it takes me, like, 15 minutes to decided what I'm going to wear every day, so we shouldn't be surprised. Lately I've been trying to find my own style and while I'm making some progress I still have a long way to go. This was very good practice for that! Welcome to my fantasy wardrobe. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 66%; position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://giphy.com/embed/3o7TKFJgZFfnlepFYs" style="position: absolute;" width="100%"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/sherlock-bbc-pbs-3o7TKFJgZFfnlepFYs">I</a> never considered it, but I think I could make that work.</span></p>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><b>The Rules I guess</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">- Put a link to my blog (<a href="https://foxesandink.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Autumn Ink</a>)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">-Put a link to your post in <a href="https://foxesandink.blogspot.com/2021/06/running-wild-in-impractical-outfits-tag.html" target="_blank">the comments</a> (You don't have to, but I'd love to see your answers)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">-Tag people if you want (this tag has <a href="https://foxesandink.blogspot.com/2021/06/running-wild-in-impractical-outfits-tag.html" target="_blank">me as it's creator</a>, it was never going to be done well) (I think you've done very well, Elizabeth!)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">-Have fun with the tag and feel free to add things, change locations, or whatever you want.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">-The outfits you choose can be from anywhere you like (movies, books, shows, real life, etc.) and they can be as practical or as impractical as you'd like. Choose with as much flagrant disregard for custom or rules as you choose.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">-You have to bring a different fictional character of your choosing to each location</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 50%; position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://giphy.com/embed/8OVGTolhkO0EF3GGmH" style="position: absolute;" width="100%"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/netflix-fashion-outfit-8OVGTolhkO0EF3GGmH">I</a>'m not quite to Esme level in my clothing choices, but you never know what the future will bring.</span></p>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">I am choosing each of my outfits from movies, because why not. In hindsight, this was maybe because I was already thinking of that character I just wanted to take them with me. It's probably weird if I'm stealing her wardrobe then making her come with me. But I think most of them would be up for it.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbQ_hVu2h7CKqpG-C6qBPx8bMvIYda-kBbWK5KVf8j1OlQk0v3-5r2H7a_-XQctNdlq1nBgos00MrhiuzgyqAgp7SUhjAx99T1TrSAKVzgUQzDfXGKDBkNNYAo-Ej5w2_B0QmzLl4rOnDx4tM3i0SPKslknJOvSUAEr1xOhFvH58jCzuWLQp1m2JGpQA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbQ_hVu2h7CKqpG-C6qBPx8bMvIYda-kBbWK5KVf8j1OlQk0v3-5r2H7a_-XQctNdlq1nBgos00MrhiuzgyqAgp7SUhjAx99T1TrSAKVzgUQzDfXGKDBkNNYAo-Ej5w2_B0QmzLl4rOnDx4tM3i0SPKslknJOvSUAEr1xOhFvH58jCzuWLQp1m2JGpQA=w539-h640" width="539" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">At the Beach (Or the Holiday House from the song 'the last great american dynasty- Taylor Swift')-</span></u></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">I'm taking inspiration from <a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/02/movie-review-defense-of-little-women.html" target="_blank">2019's <i>Little Women</i></a>. I'd wear what Jo is wearing because, let's be honest, it's blue. Blue-ish.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjV-LIqT_74WyHTk9cDv-qMQSC2-3qzx1KtMGap_akey1slXmTJWYNzNsPwIFcU12SxcpOYdajwy_7IN49IM-7sDQRkOnbuI1h7oqE-6ZhwG665-SrdwvFjmlpYHUMR99fB79VLY7YNDrUjWOSLj4T_o01nDrf4g6Hri47Uo7OJlOzfoi5ExtMAUbiw_g" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjV-LIqT_74WyHTk9cDv-qMQSC2-3qzx1KtMGap_akey1slXmTJWYNzNsPwIFcU12SxcpOYdajwy_7IN49IM-7sDQRkOnbuI1h7oqE-6ZhwG665-SrdwvFjmlpYHUMR99fB79VLY7YNDrUjWOSLj4T_o01nDrf4g6Hri47Uo7OJlOzfoi5ExtMAUbiw_g=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just as a heads up, all the images in this post are really big. Because a. that's my vibe right now and b. I can't really see that well and this helps.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">I'm taking Miss Penelope Lumley, the three Incorrigibles, and Simon Harley Dickenson from <i>The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place</i> books. One of the books takes place at the beach/ocean, and it's my favorite in the series, so of course we're going there again.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Car Wash-</span></u></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">What does one wear to a car wash? I guess I'll wear any of Eun Ha-Won's outfits from <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2022/06/first-impression-ramblings-on.html" target="_blank">Cinderella and the Four Knights</a></i> because she's always summery? </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinxiilb4n9mJg52gfT9a9FqRe3bUyC8amc0S3MkWIU5Pd0UAOFRmyCBmcSvzNs59Ud7pOjUL9LVMt6m0hIqCnPj9jb_l_FKjSGuVW3fBKSAQwnAzQDcnq0M5qPRvTl3psl3QaU0kT6iIvdxiYYmBuLIA7Cj0pVgfr_r6QEP57c0Hhp3bULDQog4I0a5Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinxiilb4n9mJg52gfT9a9FqRe3bUyC8amc0S3MkWIU5Pd0UAOFRmyCBmcSvzNs59Ud7pOjUL9LVMt6m0hIqCnPj9jb_l_FKjSGuVW3fBKSAQwnAzQDcnq0M5qPRvTl3psl3QaU0kT6iIvdxiYYmBuLIA7Cj0pVgfr_r6QEP57c0Hhp3bULDQog4I0a5Q=w560-h640" width="560" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">As for companions, I'm taking the Phantoms--Luke, Alex, and Reggie. Because I think they'd have a blast messing with people. Writing in the soapy water and whatnot, you know. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin_YFvjOu6WTovIsnse5irWVfold--UPxFa6bVq9e_s6Wm2RykfzH4H7gWPZo5ayufrfQgC2ckBK2c-HAZq6egZBAgTcBII2TImnLvQKL7AIaIQ_K4A77HpNHzp4eChED5AQeJBMQrSp47hGAwj7C7A9ol-Fb6K8ePUh9Mg1QVq3D27GZkA6n5pasCQQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="622" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin_YFvjOu6WTovIsnse5irWVfold--UPxFa6bVq9e_s6Wm2RykfzH4H7gWPZo5ayufrfQgC2ckBK2c-HAZq6egZBAgTcBII2TImnLvQKL7AIaIQ_K4A77HpNHzp4eChED5AQeJBMQrSp47hGAwj7C7A9ol-Fb6K8ePUh9Mg1QVq3D27GZkA6n5pasCQQ=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">These dorks are dying--er, they're already dead, so they are pleading with their puppy eyes--to get into trouble.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">University of Glasgow-</span></u></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">Anything Nancy wears in <i>Nancy Drew (2007)</i>. Her outfits are very studious. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzSrPuSnpeGG0xINDrMiCSLk3luqtXxNOb_7wieJuicmk8quJLhTex1TkyF1mZJyi5fSIMNegyBLE5NatihT2Daa9khkNoLuNWyt4QRAIlXeR2kht97fBrVCmM5A-r1fqwhzKsBwHo0y50bTh5HHoZ6xovuCdxFww8L4cOziBzHEWNrkC6sX_yNviUWQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzSrPuSnpeGG0xINDrMiCSLk3luqtXxNOb_7wieJuicmk8quJLhTex1TkyF1mZJyi5fSIMNegyBLE5NatihT2Daa9khkNoLuNWyt4QRAIlXeR2kht97fBrVCmM5A-r1fqwhzKsBwHo0y50bTh5HHoZ6xovuCdxFww8L4cOziBzHEWNrkC6sX_yNviUWQ=w248-h640" width="248" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLS8-tBIxICEU6BL6nICCrOAYQZ3SKEhH7VZuxrgmesmg1XvI9WoMDnL0jo63bdGkB11FoCO6xdZ_gT2SWI3LYvynm0EedMC1wmJAx9x6eaY7J6U6MYUCy1QlE4yPh9qEVxN3R4CDu9remC6_gcBW5PKvtMWyjhduW0Pv6dTOmo0vkoyHPDAPtB2zZ7w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLS8-tBIxICEU6BL6nICCrOAYQZ3SKEhH7VZuxrgmesmg1XvI9WoMDnL0jo63bdGkB11FoCO6xdZ_gT2SWI3LYvynm0EedMC1wmJAx9x6eaY7J6U6MYUCy1QlE4yPh9qEVxN3R4CDu9remC6_gcBW5PKvtMWyjhduW0Pv6dTOmo0vkoyHPDAPtB2zZ7w=w557-h640" width="557" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">And I'm taking Billy Tranter with me. He is living chaos so it would be a wild trip, but he would be so inspired. I just hope we won't get banned because of him, but either way he'll have a lot of ideas for his inventions. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">I love him a lot, but my computer doesn't. I lost count of how many tries it took for me to upload a picture of him. And then, MWAHAHA, I got a gif to work.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7GfMQv5FZN-FFv9R1M60YBrWJ-jMNmY1KSYX0Z3dPiWxaYA1sUZEkb-BEse9rL-zxodtoOhurjuzV0a7HJMjAEuAdowO89xbWrc8k1bNkWI85xDWavuuxIy5JyIxtvBFfSCkzhoEdgifpzFrFGLbwizr9_-ci8LWVHSgUt0V4h9H_3rwLHNhuFPtxZg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="498" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7GfMQv5FZN-FFv9R1M60YBrWJ-jMNmY1KSYX0Z3dPiWxaYA1sUZEkb-BEse9rL-zxodtoOhurjuzV0a7HJMjAEuAdowO89xbWrc8k1bNkWI85xDWavuuxIy5JyIxtvBFfSCkzhoEdgifpzFrFGLbwizr9_-ci8LWVHSgUt0V4h9H_3rwLHNhuFPtxZg=w640-h356" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Abandoned Castle-</span></u></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">Anything Marian wears, because then I would feel like I'm in <a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/08/movieseries-review-robin-hood-bbc-2006.html" target="_blank">Robin Hood</a>. (Okay, not anything, because I don't want the camo jumper). But look at this promo shot! I love it!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUourcvDo6GRZoASd_RzEoFH_Gvqt0LB4BIJjFvrG2sGturz4lYLhllQGqoaigU5iM02sHmexltVpWlQqcBTPWFtdyVoqAVy_a5jx5EPDfiqZL9otxCIcsnwo05L_w0qH22GT-lETO0xymAJbKHhsPsFIOk83qbEsdUGK5jeYFWkAoownp7VFb7rrYUA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUourcvDo6GRZoASd_RzEoFH_Gvqt0LB4BIJjFvrG2sGturz4lYLhllQGqoaigU5iM02sHmexltVpWlQqcBTPWFtdyVoqAVy_a5jx5EPDfiqZL9otxCIcsnwo05L_w0qH22GT-lETO0xymAJbKHhsPsFIOk83qbEsdUGK5jeYFWkAoownp7VFb7rrYUA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">Now who to take? Merlin? Merlin! Gwaine! Arthur! Yep, I'm taking all of them. It's one of my top favorite episodes when they all are exploring an abandoned castle, okay? I need Strength, Courage, and Magic with me. If you think that's too many and I need to take just one, know I originally was planning on taking all the knights of the Round Table. I rounded down, if you will. (*laughs chaotically from own joke*)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZJgGSsWMDbAWjCI3_st1I7JDh00TWY1SeqUfct8SOJmfu3jln4Xcn2D346iulyi3s7ev1_Pr4RJeYxUKO8wfHNcBL7_i1Oaf4DVIQKt9-VyC5I7b9I_z3Y-9jqe_oL1vLuM4YChTQ80H2A1EMAsmTmrPXYWJKyEpkKngWAd3Ble8GA8-K_5dbGxNZug" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="1159" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZJgGSsWMDbAWjCI3_st1I7JDh00TWY1SeqUfct8SOJmfu3jln4Xcn2D346iulyi3s7ev1_Pr4RJeYxUKO8wfHNcBL7_i1Oaf4DVIQKt9-VyC5I7b9I_z3Y-9jqe_oL1vLuM4YChTQ80H2A1EMAsmTmrPXYWJKyEpkKngWAd3Ble8GA8-K_5dbGxNZug=w640-h482" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Look at the lovable sweethearts! I love how differently they react to things.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">A Fictional Place of Your Choosing-</span></u></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXEDcb2YfdaK4iecqiagnsezc1E0m-o3hF_jxtRYfY77skk1UBCK31CWCMl-zJdMq5qkiQPndIYSKpYnjcjKtvgU3ubw7yE88KQUsvNjsEEba6YqEOZMebuFl2obcBEuFXWpwYskZK5MLVC2bSZRQd6Y1GkxXS8HlUNN3UhDtNJqM3dTnsVjy_Q3UMyw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="357" data-original-width="564" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXEDcb2YfdaK4iecqiagnsezc1E0m-o3hF_jxtRYfY77skk1UBCK31CWCMl-zJdMq5qkiQPndIYSKpYnjcjKtvgU3ubw7yE88KQUsvNjsEEba6YqEOZMebuFl2obcBEuFXWpwYskZK5MLVC2bSZRQd6Y1GkxXS8HlUNN3UhDtNJqM3dTnsVjy_Q3UMyw=w640-h406" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">There is no question, guys. It's Narnia, and I'm wearing Susan's dress. Okay, maybe there is a bit of a question, because I also kind of want to go to <i>Once Upon a Time</i>'s Enchanted Forest. Either way, I'm taking Henry with me because he is always up for an adventure. He very much wants to explore another world and no one will let him.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNZndR-V4dQ2fFE1qeUQmr_rIA0CTpg1oo7GjEs35URnw-gJ9M_SbQCB6Jai7PmnMihaXB78bxY1w1Uj_H3a7ktOZ5lQ_MaVBL2Ki2cRC7SGxjMvcXelZXsw_Pb3gzm715KP9KfrfC_1XUaX96TrztvqN3sWCVGDTS3q_wxyvNm-d5lUQyB36Jjul0Q/s1100/henry-pic-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="1100" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNZndR-V4dQ2fFE1qeUQmr_rIA0CTpg1oo7GjEs35URnw-gJ9M_SbQCB6Jai7PmnMihaXB78bxY1w1Uj_H3a7ktOZ5lQ_MaVBL2Ki2cRC7SGxjMvcXelZXsw_Pb3gzm715KP9KfrfC_1XUaX96TrztvqN3sWCVGDTS3q_wxyvNm-d5lUQyB36Jjul0Q/w640-h360/henry-pic-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Picnic-</span></u></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">My sick brain is having a hard time even picturing what one would wear to a picnic. Even though I would not pull it off at all, let's go with the standard dress in <i>Much Ado About Nothing (1993)</i>.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUITtUXvNaZpljfJb9HEIQaC_ELwqqgwT9BUc9F15Gff0rpW589hkMz8FHkqGkgvYXqgiCBnaLF72ibO21KlArRAgOnU5b5xIANXE_zw6VMdL_GgwAi66bZ-N_NmJ07rvRhds17WwCIyJDxQM5Ed7JPq0U1KedPouR_nMZ19Jm9LARzwg5XqtgdHjXLw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUITtUXvNaZpljfJb9HEIQaC_ELwqqgwT9BUc9F15Gff0rpW589hkMz8FHkqGkgvYXqgiCBnaLF72ibO21KlArRAgOnU5b5xIANXE_zw6VMdL_GgwAi66bZ-N_NmJ07rvRhds17WwCIyJDxQM5Ed7JPq0U1KedPouR_nMZ19Jm9LARzwg5XqtgdHjXLw=w445-h640" width="445" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">I'm bringing Anne Shirley because she would come up with names for anything and everything we would see. I just want Anne to be my bosom friend, okay?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Summer Roadtrip-</span></u></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">All of Kit's clothing from <i>Unicorn Store (2019)</i>.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOvBAr1t8k_KTYQvHU03ai3P0-2DPifalQWQ-MS8JKBko-ai9uuHqaMfkb0jnMpk_72QBKM7EFZCj7R6eJ2IPI7ytl3s8Ml4fj1YQVUmJDtPoP0vY4rt9tGPFhnYdmv4F6SmnNQ_J2BR_pIbLiGayCE7y_SoVTH-KH3-Mm_5KyOwmzX2cL2fQhT_f_ow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="495" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOvBAr1t8k_KTYQvHU03ai3P0-2DPifalQWQ-MS8JKBko-ai9uuHqaMfkb0jnMpk_72QBKM7EFZCj7R6eJ2IPI7ytl3s8Ml4fj1YQVUmJDtPoP0vY4rt9tGPFhnYdmv4F6SmnNQ_J2BR_pIbLiGayCE7y_SoVTH-KH3-Mm_5KyOwmzX2cL2fQhT_f_ow=w400-h348" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwR-rHPQgvMW23NhBEHxLyhWAhw-Wj6N7LAMusq5LeBF6mXlKy2-hWkcJCAwTqdN4bGEONDNmtHaPVPM3Eo0jWUvtqvoUZtdkjnxF4T_qOvx2s2qK5Ka5CcRJnfxmOGO9fhcst1ECCY3u7TS7tl3mAiNu1FdVrBtDdVGGKZvVjNOXEOY_HtaVW3yGhoQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwR-rHPQgvMW23NhBEHxLyhWAhw-Wj6N7LAMusq5LeBF6mXlKy2-hWkcJCAwTqdN4bGEONDNmtHaPVPM3Eo0jWUvtqvoUZtdkjnxF4T_qOvx2s2qK5Ka5CcRJnfxmOGO9fhcst1ECCY3u7TS7tl3mAiNu1FdVrBtDdVGGKZvVjNOXEOY_HtaVW3yGhoQ=w427-h640" width="427" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">Without a doubt I want to go somewhere with her and Virgil. Is this because their scene in a car is one of my favorites? Maybe. I wouldn't mind living it over and over again is all I'm saying.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZx9KR9FFqwc4u3D_an-1PptgdPPFdv05_MM5-6PSfSy1Xkh7d6shZpolBKnVB_diuaVDQuxTdu-9JDqac5HTy_ikGhz4DrnyJaQ3xgoeVqs-fjSXRa2ec45NKi1UZ2bQEP4319XxA8VwhVBnMh86E-E1Y1GcihPGFrfrFiiF6adWYObi4agwsG54UXA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZx9KR9FFqwc4u3D_an-1PptgdPPFdv05_MM5-6PSfSy1Xkh7d6shZpolBKnVB_diuaVDQuxTdu-9JDqac5HTy_ikGhz4DrnyJaQ3xgoeVqs-fjSXRa2ec45NKi1UZ2bQEP4319XxA8VwhVBnMh86E-E1Y1GcihPGFrfrFiiF6adWYObi4agwsG54UXA=w640-h266" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Is it because I ship them muchly and just want to watch their adorable interactions? Stop asking questions before I reveal everything!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">In the Woods-</span></u></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">Anything Snow wears in <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/12/movie-review-mirror-mirror-2012.html" target="_blank">Mirror Mirror (2012)</a></i>. Either the yellow hood or the cool blue outfit. Actually, why not both?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTaZZX9KzPGe1t8PMmnO8rlTVz0BpDDdJXYhdPSBfPnR1s-FLsJ--mr-hKZRGVYvUaYKwC3_vGFZv0WqsdCXvH-PPGyy17tGyMXRc06n3YLztkNvtJX6hzgoiRseJOsv3Ac2D2If-eJBLG88Y6L96xkXtUd11RRRvwv0hXe0zp5efsXbp27f2CT5Zbcg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTaZZX9KzPGe1t8PMmnO8rlTVz0BpDDdJXYhdPSBfPnR1s-FLsJ--mr-hKZRGVYvUaYKwC3_vGFZv0WqsdCXvH-PPGyy17tGyMXRc06n3YLztkNvtJX6hzgoiRseJOsv3Ac2D2If-eJBLG88Y6L96xkXtUd11RRRvwv0hXe0zp5efsXbp27f2CT5Zbcg=w339-h640" width="339" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQ5RV5lUfJT9d6TNcJyWbDMhDuVRnffC0uvqg47EB2wlbfs33CzBk1CUyHQpmNHIBkrLWvnhER4cOBRq-UzrLqdVwusI5teYFTQM5a_1LQOGxoN9L_HLVG6rJiRF96AwWSiAi9sSuWfKHGz8xaoILVUn2EKMUb6wz_pHCRdboY9Cb5BCQXsfgvZTRFgg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQ5RV5lUfJT9d6TNcJyWbDMhDuVRnffC0uvqg47EB2wlbfs33CzBk1CUyHQpmNHIBkrLWvnhER4cOBRq-UzrLqdVwusI5teYFTQM5a_1LQOGxoN9L_HLVG6rJiRF96AwWSiAi9sSuWfKHGz8xaoILVUn2EKMUb6wz_pHCRdboY9Cb5BCQXsfgvZTRFgg=w448-h640" width="448" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">And I'm going with Merida. If we're brave enough. Though one of my nicknames is "Bear" I don't think we'll have that much trouble. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxCfZOQcb8wIJGBsXIhwZa2yj82piJ_QZULF9YB_vZp_ozHQyZAKdD-VG1tgEQVYgzTEsrPCbR-lhUjs-QO-AMNxzQfpINU5YPu7vEaaYNPuana-vrAwtJKBXa4v3o-vUx5FueRxP4nlblu1xuBnzrQpnOBykvhwARE-Pv369MWjkOyAvupxgz8S-y5A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="247" data-original-width="510" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxCfZOQcb8wIJGBsXIhwZa2yj82piJ_QZULF9YB_vZp_ozHQyZAKdD-VG1tgEQVYgzTEsrPCbR-lhUjs-QO-AMNxzQfpINU5YPu7vEaaYNPuana-vrAwtJKBXa4v3o-vUx5FueRxP4nlblu1xuBnzrQpnOBykvhwARE-Pv369MWjkOyAvupxgz8S-y5A=w640-h310" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Dancing in the Rain-</span></u></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">I don't know WHY this question is so hard. But hey, the tag is all about "Impractical Outfits" so who cares if these clothes get wet?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">Because I want to mention Julie's outfits sometime, now is as good as any. I love all her clothes and style. I actually wear a ton of bracelets (right now I have on 5, and that's about the minimum) everyday (in the school year. I can't when I'm working) and my sister and I give all credit to Julie for inspiring it.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-IAkZzI_Eqmwh1mW0_8xq_crc0Hkraia2RKV9nAiVwNRBdUGDHTaqoRTCUJFP2N31ot7b8yw_YmUYzYVJOvPMnUY9t87G0jez81Ehfs-asr8gx1YWdx5v97lVc20GlSMTjqaPX3yzPg7EtRf3_I30Ewx8deRlk0eYgY-Tp60_IhCkDhgzzv7Rn_siGA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="1128" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-IAkZzI_Eqmwh1mW0_8xq_crc0Hkraia2RKV9nAiVwNRBdUGDHTaqoRTCUJFP2N31ot7b8yw_YmUYzYVJOvPMnUY9t87G0jez81Ehfs-asr8gx1YWdx5v97lVc20GlSMTjqaPX3yzPg7EtRf3_I30Ewx8deRlk0eYgY-Tp60_IhCkDhgzzv7Rn_siGA=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">Yeah, picturing myself dancing in the rain in these outfits is not hard.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">I'm taking Juli Baker (other Julie. The one who's wardrobe I'm borrowing is Julie Molina from <i><a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/05/tv-series-review-julie-and-phantoms.html" target="_blank">Julie and the Phantoms</a></i>. Juli Baker is from <i>Flipped</i>. All clear on that?) with me because she sees the beauty in the small moments and I think she'd have a lot of fun.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUGeB8g3jHEgJY5jewXp9ijvDWqu512-ZEPJiDG3vg-STH3F2nKI5BO64yVU07IFgYBreNKq-7CqyNq29wthLkPY7biDx-dXF-CXKOE_IQbVcyrHB47jR9LmGdXCWUEgPXIp9InPSaegSQUHfy2H2Opwu2xsaK3O0j0JuNzHYLtDjrkSOTrjiY8X3v2w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="512" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUGeB8g3jHEgJY5jewXp9ijvDWqu512-ZEPJiDG3vg-STH3F2nKI5BO64yVU07IFgYBreNKq-7CqyNq29wthLkPY7biDx-dXF-CXKOE_IQbVcyrHB47jR9LmGdXCWUEgPXIp9InPSaegSQUHfy2H2Opwu2xsaK3O0j0JuNzHYLtDjrkSOTrjiY8X3v2w=w640-h358" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Paris-</span></u></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjcYXtR-Gc_EN4HpdWg-kQ6t98u74oZOMFo3Ar3BuUMlVA77FmeoLEgsUvutFySRKFf0b-RanfZUaqVglUgKreGF85i99xLfnC0X3hJn4605PLpJAkUJnxhF3nvESr6P5nk65ypiHW15OXKWLDjJxyAiFeq-K4prfkrCSooyp9zSarTtqmTRBis7Wqvw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="564" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjcYXtR-Gc_EN4HpdWg-kQ6t98u74oZOMFo3Ar3BuUMlVA77FmeoLEgsUvutFySRKFf0b-RanfZUaqVglUgKreGF85i99xLfnC0X3hJn4605PLpJAkUJnxhF3nvESr6P5nk65ypiHW15OXKWLDjJxyAiFeq-K4prfkrCSooyp9zSarTtqmTRBis7Wqvw=w640-h428" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">I'm taking Jack from <i>Mary Poppins Returns (2018)</i>. The important question is, what are we going to be doing in Paris? Because I'm with Jack we'll probably be exploring all the backstreets, so I'll wear anything Penelope wears in <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/10/movie-review-penelope-2006.html" target="_blank">Penelope (2006)</a></i>. The coat and scarf combo especially, but everything else, too. Plus, Penelope knows how to speak French, so maybe it will rub off on me? That's not how that works, but it can't hurt to hope, right?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6PgsO-di69EFrsYka1Sl8j8eHINs7VUHWefCVScd8wFWx-LgpCTClpfoyfjsBP43uH6XQ0CyF38mEz7MOwjR0Q-TumTEkvhmEE6ZM7NjYPyqYuyBRwZcBGMBjnDq9MeWgh85a5ba9z_DyOsxu3OY1yg2H1nd_fDb-mSzjgDZxxEUCbL2dFumbzzX_zw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="317" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6PgsO-di69EFrsYka1Sl8j8eHINs7VUHWefCVScd8wFWx-LgpCTClpfoyfjsBP43uH6XQ0CyF38mEz7MOwjR0Q-TumTEkvhmEE6ZM7NjYPyqYuyBRwZcBGMBjnDq9MeWgh85a5ba9z_DyOsxu3OY1yg2H1nd_fDb-mSzjgDZxxEUCbL2dFumbzzX_zw=w448-h640" width="448" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I<span style="font-size: x-small;"> love the color, I love the mismatched buttons, I just love everything about it.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJqGxfHyBAPFH8Id7ZEodKKolfCCuFwoNKjhZo4rj-7dc2FBLRTU9ZitsddNBZsNQUIEEFs3hHtEKsHHJMc-mq-J4mqCpbkcUpNSKLqYXOyPM3eob5NSYvVcifHm03wGyOc1Kin924g0c0HYZ-xnMx5kZZUUSUkscun_10yimus8ATLne8O8WKjQpuCQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJqGxfHyBAPFH8Id7ZEodKKolfCCuFwoNKjhZo4rj-7dc2FBLRTU9ZitsddNBZsNQUIEEFs3hHtEKsHHJMc-mq-J4mqCpbkcUpNSKLqYXOyPM3eob5NSYvVcifHm03wGyOc1Kin924g0c0HYZ-xnMx5kZZUUSUkscun_10yimus8ATLne8O8WKjQpuCQ=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/659847782911352081/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">In a cottage with a garden-</span></u></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">I'm taking Bella's outfits from <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/05/movie-review-this-beautiful-fantastic.html" target="_blank">This Beautiful Fantastic (2017)</a></i>. No, it is not too drab for a garden. We're admiring the flowers, not whatever I'm wearing, okay?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2knz0ofMT8j7aDlmtW5-8krW4bxeqbkBNTsISYLr3Y8aZiprfkPQF4PozhekLGig9QaH2aYmHVKwdJtuUKCuXmSN7lRN1O3SZXcLGn62h-C_vDzlzIbmvQKVB6iU1-JdqovPZGerM_UcMmTBCpmmrHIeYUSmIT5RHrlVEx6tjf75JTP2nmYUcPQrgog" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2knz0ofMT8j7aDlmtW5-8krW4bxeqbkBNTsISYLr3Y8aZiprfkPQF4PozhekLGig9QaH2aYmHVKwdJtuUKCuXmSN7lRN1O3SZXcLGn62h-C_vDzlzIbmvQKVB6iU1-JdqovPZGerM_UcMmTBCpmmrHIeYUSmIT5RHrlVEx6tjf75JTP2nmYUcPQrgog=w392-h640" width="392" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I know this is not what she gardens in, but who said I had to garden?</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">Taking Tewksbury with me so he can tell me all about the plants. And so I can enjoy his darling goofy company.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmhskDjA1QXZp3i7pgvVBxdn3DI2wkIYh7mFm_V_G6r_3L0OVyhOUf1ssTvMHDVg2UDLLtshCQbFnZ5OKOIh8hC2fBM1RBBOWpqKrCY6WnHrM4m0TvPb084XhA-dJWCkMsNtlpke3oaRsB6Fe6SYtOkTYaE-re41vJli7c2CWy9XxUUVGtgUpH6AsAlA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="968" height="533" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmhskDjA1QXZp3i7pgvVBxdn3DI2wkIYh7mFm_V_G6r_3L0OVyhOUf1ssTvMHDVg2UDLLtshCQbFnZ5OKOIh8hC2fBM1RBBOWpqKrCY6WnHrM4m0TvPb084XhA-dJWCkMsNtlpke3oaRsB6Fe6SYtOkTYaE-re41vJli7c2CWy9XxUUVGtgUpH6AsAlA=w640-h533" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Circus or Masquerade-</span></u></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">This is hard because I've been looking at too many dresses that could go so well here.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">Though I was not a fan of the movie, I want Diana's dress from <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2018/11/movie-review-wonder-woman-2017.html" target="_blank">Wonder Woman (2017)</a></i>. It has a sword in case anything goes wrong. With Eliza's "wrap" from <i>My Fair Lady (1964)</i> in case it gets cold.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiveQNFabwmGld6Mf6ZvIDSXL0lzRedoOgPkSHPskQdMzVkKlMzw6z_39u5w4Z1Eaz-WcYUU51pxzH7aPSl-mIjHdR2L-ZWaKfgHd25B7NrXXChr-hUkuZWM1l6WZGkg_5iHBtmL_eWTo4qanCg-kLxUyD6SzYwzT-_s5EHLvNxZM2IR_ue9jepUEvhww" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiveQNFabwmGld6Mf6ZvIDSXL0lzRedoOgPkSHPskQdMzVkKlMzw6z_39u5w4Z1Eaz-WcYUU51pxzH7aPSl-mIjHdR2L-ZWaKfgHd25B7NrXXChr-hUkuZWM1l6WZGkg_5iHBtmL_eWTo4qanCg-kLxUyD6SzYwzT-_s5EHLvNxZM2IR_ue9jepUEvhww=w427-h640" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVpCQE_-SK39aigdncele1oaABOPOnDJEpz1uxNvOxj2jJWfifseOsInIRN6URPg5P8AanOB4Vwm7jV_1nHVvbjhUo3HPg1N-AoEUS2-NvgL-HK2-0IK3QAjegnFcEYjrNTVqQqm0E6iYCnZEa6mNLixDX1hhyZhVslok18GmJDEthZJ5FZp_YreYS8w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVpCQE_-SK39aigdncele1oaABOPOnDJEpz1uxNvOxj2jJWfifseOsInIRN6URPg5P8AanOB4Vwm7jV_1nHVvbjhUo3HPg1N-AoEUS2-NvgL-HK2-0IK3QAjegnFcEYjrNTVqQqm0E6iYCnZEa6mNLixDX1hhyZhVslok18GmJDEthZJ5FZp_YreYS8w=w640-h320" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDnafzhC5Mp2eiI5gVmLEdhZ4oI-yRL7kZZKyQMnjT7d5VZ06qsjP7RwOaWmduB5o9h9ephO5H5lJlcnFMFbOiU6BGnh6EuD4lxj8_vjtAeVXrDWkJqrpZtvUWLbrRQal3Z--h5tXnjjl_YhHzOl-Oeok6jnfN_3edG6huiT9s09HVNXKpadjeZR8wYw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDnafzhC5Mp2eiI5gVmLEdhZ4oI-yRL7kZZKyQMnjT7d5VZ06qsjP7RwOaWmduB5o9h9ephO5H5lJlcnFMFbOiU6BGnh6EuD4lxj8_vjtAeVXrDWkJqrpZtvUWLbrRQal3Z--h5tXnjjl_YhHzOl-Oeok6jnfN_3edG6huiT9s09HVNXKpadjeZR8wYw=w488-h640" width="488" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">Or anything Ella from <i>Cinderella (2021)</i> would design for me. I'm down for custom.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">I'm taking Chayse with me, from <i>Falling Snow</i> - by Skye Hoffert. He has worked at a circus for ages as his mother runs one so he would know the ins and outs. While I hope no circus or masquerade is that dangerous, I have a fear of circuses that warns me otherwise. Plus, he has fire, so...</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">I have a slight preference for a masquerade because they are the coolest thing ever. I just wrote a story involving one and soon I'll get to act one out. I'm pumped, guys.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">(Fun fact: it has taken me over a year to fill this out, but I immediately knew I wanted Chayse for this question.)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">On the Moor (a tract of uncultivated upland)-</span></u></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVfKia-ydWmOBH556XsIWmE4Ul3NnB26dorVTNhFvigtGOT1pc-NK74F91Xqs_xiwo6mpJSQZd0LMs68pkETYS_fm6fqvR_Dmtz7JiRMq6XX_CwL73qRFwzDVeiMh-4waNNmC9hDWNWcPR_R1kxGtbDfbXy2QEmtBGW4TOwDg5tfjHuGdqgxAmoM1-kQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="500" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVfKia-ydWmOBH556XsIWmE4Ul3NnB26dorVTNhFvigtGOT1pc-NK74F91Xqs_xiwo6mpJSQZd0LMs68pkETYS_fm6fqvR_Dmtz7JiRMq6XX_CwL73qRFwzDVeiMh-4waNNmC9hDWNWcPR_R1kxGtbDfbXy2QEmtBGW4TOwDg5tfjHuGdqgxAmoM1-kQ=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">I am totally going to be traveling with Madam Simsa from <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/01/movie-review-sherlock-holmes-game-of.html" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)</a></i>, because then I can have her outfits. She helps Sherlock find things to wear that aren't "too British" so I'm sure she would share. We would also have horses which I would love. She is so fantastic (I just talked about her more, <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2022/08/5-favorite-female-characters-tag-sneak.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>).</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLvOyegQbxCT5qXRoCi9QOcdruwiHK8C6TI7SiuJ7HKFB8UsERj31mjUHAuqzy_JU5nZAvvZCvp5bCkOlP_RlD7oNNSXKyEh2x_tdHy7EodFyMLVgswnsEyK-j5_SaRHQhP15ODQumtn8PncHaDaa5nQ4-LyWazd1Tto6hv8WCGL3DTe0Q23siLEW0qg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLvOyegQbxCT5qXRoCi9QOcdruwiHK8C6TI7SiuJ7HKFB8UsERj31mjUHAuqzy_JU5nZAvvZCvp5bCkOlP_RlD7oNNSXKyEh2x_tdHy7EodFyMLVgswnsEyK-j5_SaRHQhP15ODQumtn8PncHaDaa5nQ4-LyWazd1Tto6hv8WCGL3DTe0Q23siLEW0qg=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yes, I just had basically this exact same picture in the other post. I'm sorry, that was poor planning on my part. But it shows what I'm talking about!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Fun Bonus Question-</span></u></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's the 20's (or some other era) and your husband's been murdered. What's your outfit?</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">I'm going with this one of Mary Debenham's from <i>Murder on the Orient Express (2017)</i>. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidXOoNDhJ-ZXSwv6jILhniIAnene7l54HQEqTCJ2XRS0r4PYF6jo6K5RkWJr7EzaUrfBPBIaxrmANabokb_X8-6kjeCRrHnXEThhO6KSUVngtdGUgdSIqLu3kd2EqYGidQlLhXNurxPTNkrU0JTRnnp7WEBxskUrq6_IcbLVk2lrcZk4DhqcodxN3_jQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidXOoNDhJ-ZXSwv6jILhniIAnene7l54HQEqTCJ2XRS0r4PYF6jo6K5RkWJr7EzaUrfBPBIaxrmANabokb_X8-6kjeCRrHnXEThhO6KSUVngtdGUgdSIqLu3kd2EqYGidQlLhXNurxPTNkrU0JTRnnp7WEBxskUrq6_IcbLVk2lrcZk4DhqcodxN3_jQ=w475-h640" width="475" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yo, I just realized how menacing this zoomed in picture is.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">Taking Doctor Arbuthnot with me. A doctor seems handy when there's been a murder. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjotgXkViZ86mtL1aUyOvBIrSV9ZrfUfjAI-G5o5gtZhQQsLbmvT2iJ8cHMl6lTJMYHgp46Oo35iq5Lub3-yfGCCgyiYevKKMTvtteqahv-7BA8g97Pcty9RiFrlu5RaCQTCA7mUmRn-BDh-4R6WweSwQ-t9RtQeIAssZ3Vzvxbd0uNimozzOWdlLHyyg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjotgXkViZ86mtL1aUyOvBIrSV9ZrfUfjAI-G5o5gtZhQQsLbmvT2iJ8cHMl6lTJMYHgp46Oo35iq5Lub3-yfGCCgyiYevKKMTvtteqahv-7BA8g97Pcty9RiFrlu5RaCQTCA7mUmRn-BDh-4R6WweSwQ-t9RtQeIAssZ3Vzvxbd0uNimozzOWdlLHyyg=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">And, fine, I'll admit it: once I picked Mary's outfit he was the only natural choice for a partner. Because yes, we are now partners in crime. Not literally, I didn't commi---</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">That got out of control quickly.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">I tag:</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://rs-loft.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rachel @ R's Loft</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://meanwhileinrivendell.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Olivia @ Meanwhile in Rivendell...</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://iamcharlesbakerharris.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Katie Hanna @ I'm Charles Baker Harris and I Can Read</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://hamlette.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Hamlette @ Hamlette's Soliloquy</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://maidensofgreengables.wordpress.com" target="_blank">Katherine and Grace @ The Maidens of Green Gables</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">That was a ton of fun! What do you guys think of my style? Is there one word to describe it? Is this what you thought I would wear? </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">Why can I never think of fictional characters from books? I must watch too many movies. This has been pointed out to me lately. But hey, I was <i>trying</i> here, <a href="https://samsbookshire.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Sam</a>. There were...3.5 answers involving characters from books. That's a good start right? (To other readers: we are very much messing with each other, but it's healthy. XD)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">Also, guys, The Silmaril Awards started today! Check them out <a href="https://www.silmarilawards.com/2022-silmaril-awards-nominations-are-open/" target="_blank">HERE</a>! If you have no idea what that is, check it out anyway because the hosts explain it marvelously.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">Thanks for reading!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></div></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-17595739433409693012022-08-27T20:50:00.000-06:002022-08-27T20:50:00.155-06:00First Impression Ramblings on Sanditon {Season 2}<div style="text-align: left;">Hello, gentlemen, ladies, and humans!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back in June I gave you guys my <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2022/06/first-impression-ramblings-on.html" target="_blank">first impression ramblings for <i>Cinderella and the Four Knights</i></a> (which, tl;dr: I loved). I typed that all up and decided to make it a series. Well, a few weeks ago I was going through some texts with my older sister Em, and found something. In April I had spent time between studying by watching the second season of <i>Sanditon</i> and sending her updates. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx1tJGiJXI5CR0vj1Y0AHmfRxfffGrq8TKZNRYk3-noyCQL9fO2rbXrSi1IDfHA7OSbJxEzPg6TFJDEK0f9jiRA1DdYkgtYhFJUYJtJuFuhFo2o4HhsmuT01At46Xg6mQGZjlGflfhUrwg1rT8REJrCEfMKT9Kpgn5dwNMPnqP5K0BEfMYTZzT22LuLg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx1tJGiJXI5CR0vj1Y0AHmfRxfffGrq8TKZNRYk3-noyCQL9fO2rbXrSi1IDfHA7OSbJxEzPg6TFJDEK0f9jiRA1DdYkgtYhFJUYJtJuFuhFo2o4HhsmuT01At46Xg6mQGZjlGflfhUrwg1rT8REJrCEfMKT9Kpgn5dwNMPnqP5K0BEfMYTZzT22LuLg=w267-h400" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>If you guys don't know, <i>Sanditon</i> is one of Jane Austen's unfinished works. Starting in 2019, Masterpiece decided to make a series out of it and finish the story. Then make a second season utterly unconnected to anything Jane Austen did. For context, you should know that my sister and I HATED the first season. We were so disgusted about everything. Especially how they made the main love interest a combination of all Jane Austen's heroes, but demolished them.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was annoying.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So I really just wanted to put myself through pain when I decided to watch the second season.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is different from my other <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2022/06/first-impression-ramblings-on.html" target="_blank">First Impression Ramblings pos</a>t because I'm just sending you the conversations my sister and I had. Which is mostly my initial reactions. All original comments will be in standard type like this, but any of my comments while I was writing this post will be in <b>bold</b>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There <b>aren't any spoilers</b>, per se, because I didn't want to tell Em anything. Mostly, it's a bunch of stuff out of context. And I don't remember what it means in half of these instances. I hope you guys get as much a kick out of this as I did when I reread them!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I should give a little disclaimer: I sound very different when texting my sister because we are constantly making jokes. Sorry if this is a little weird! Like, when I break into talking like Jar Jar Binks...</div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm keeping all my poor grammar and spelling because a. it is funny, and b. it shows you what a hurry I was in to tell my sister stuff and not wait to check everything.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{The lead up}:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">MC: </div><div style="text-align: center;">I think I'm going to watch Sanditon if I can.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Em: </div><div style="text-align: center;">Ooh 😶 you'll just have to tell me if Young Stringer and Esther are back, there's no point w/o those narratives for me.... unless there's someone new who you like. 😄</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{Episode 1:}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">MC: </div><div style="text-align: center;">10 minutes in it is very shocking and very quiet. I haven't seen Young Stringer or Esther yet, but I think I saw Esther's name in the credits...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Em:</div><div style="text-align: center;"> 🧐😮</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">MC:</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">WHAT</div><div style="text-align: center;">NO</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think they just wrote Young Stringer out of the story completely in a lame 2 seconds!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{If you guys can't guess, "Young" Stringer was my favorite character from the first season. He is precious in a million ways. I don't know why I kept watching after this. But, I did find someone else who was quite lovable, as you will see later}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">WHOA. Did they just throw a straight up Emma reference???</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">THAT LINE WAS STRAIGHT UP P&P PLAGIARISM. THE OLD LADY (Esther lives with) JUST SAID A MRS. BENNET LINE. I mean, I was already thinking it implicitly, but she said it </div><div style="text-align: center;">E. X. A. C. T. L. Y.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is so painful. 😠</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gosh, we are not sticking with the time period AT ALL based on how many conversations or inappropriate meetings there have been. At this point I'm just laughing from the ridiculousness whilr banging my head. I'm also really uncertain of the time jump? I thought it the beginning it was saying 3 years, but now 8 months?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, this is an annoying subplot we just introduced.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sad!!! 😭</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Yeah, in case you haven't noticed, you're getting all the updates. Don't panic, this is just fiction, not real life)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{She freaks out when I spam her because she thinks something is wrong. So I had to give her fair warning}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think that line is a little more disguised so I can't recognize it immediately, but I think it was originally said by Marianne!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They should just make it a straight up parody, none of this wishy washy in between proper stuff.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Reminding me kind of Poldark.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Em: </div><div style="text-align: center;">Whoa, you better be able to <b>{join a group call}</b> later just based on how much Sanditon you have time for... 🤣 Also, we're going to have to talk about these specific quotes.... I'm kinda sad we're not roasting it together 😥😈</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">MC:</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was like 15ish minutes while eating food. I wasn't just goofing off. XD Mesa isa verya sadsa notsa tosa besa watchingsa withsa yousa!! {<b>rambles on about unrelated stuff, like tutoring}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Em: </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sounds good 😁 wait,all that was 15 minutes??? 😬😶</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">MC:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Exactamente! It's INSANE how BAD it is in such a short time!!!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{Episode 2}:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You know what, I just realized that in general I don't like the "governess falls in love with employer" trope. Or the "person falls in love with employer" at all. This explains a lot.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Em: </div><div style="text-align: center;">I mean, it's just an imbalanced power relationship, so no bueno.... how does this explain a lot?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">MC:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Exactly! It's why I HATE <i>The Sound of Music</i>! XD <b>{This is kind of explicitly stated here, but I HATE <i>The Sound of Music</i>. The story, the songs, everything. We watched it a lot when I was little because my sisters loved it and I got burned out, okay? I've had people tell me I just need to watch it again and let me tell you, no, no I do not.}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Em: </div><div style="text-align: center;">Ahhh. Yes. You know, it's probably good that I haven't rewatched that in a long time. Although, in that case, she was already going to marry her employer.... she just changed employers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">MC:<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_o5z0hONgitnSteY6kBiRzFB-h2Pkwor2EB90BcqdVTaV_ynyacXKCw856EriBJhh4aOObgpWmWNYU_ugjf0knZUYuk8M-ZX9Y6aLCixcYBAzy4Lwqo5mfn8BB70XGmu-qL5iGRXrE7lFgzuT2YlZCxZWtPdPM6jeUIzKGRoUoA_k6twQWbMhwJbB1g" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_o5z0hONgitnSteY6kBiRzFB-h2Pkwor2EB90BcqdVTaV_ynyacXKCw856EriBJhh4aOObgpWmWNYU_ugjf0knZUYuk8M-ZX9Y6aLCixcYBAzy4Lwqo5mfn8BB70XGmu-qL5iGRXrE7lFgzuT2YlZCxZWtPdPM6jeUIzKGRoUoA_k6twQWbMhwJbB1g=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>{original gif sent}</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">BRO. THAT TOOK ME WAY TO LONG TO GET.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was like, what is this part of the story that I'm forgetting. 🤦</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Em: </div><div style="text-align: center;">Cryptic, to the last. 😁</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">MC:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh. My. Goodness. 😶 I am going to go be disturbed in mind now.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Em: </div><div style="text-align: center;">What? 🤣 Don't be disturbed in mind....</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just find....</div><div style="text-align: center;">Your dream! 🎵🎵🎵</div><div style="text-align: center;">😜</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">MC:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Any attempt for any malice right now is not working because I don't get it. 😝</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{Malice is common because we all try to annoy each other with the things the others don't like. For Em, I sing "Level of Concern" and anything Shawn Mendes. She likes to torment me with <i>Les Mis</i>. All fun sister stuff}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Em: </div><div style="text-align: center;">Climb every mountain, ford every stream, follow every rainbow til you find your dream - just the big aria. Nothing too crazy. 😉</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">MC:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ah, the famous one. Gotcha. 😆 I probably wouldn't have even figured out what it was called besides running up a mountain. 🤪</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{This was before the other running up a hill song became so popular, haha!}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{Episode 3:}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRERRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHJJHHJHJ. HOW CAN IT STEAL FROM EVERY SINGLE BOOK AND BE ALL OF THEM AT ONCE WHILE BEING HORRIBLIY HORRIBLE. IT TAKES AWAY THE MEANING AND PURPOSE OF IT ALL. IT WILL BE THE DEATH OF ME.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Our newest female character I like to call Marianne Dashwood. CUZ IT'S THE SAME. Though Charlotte's having a bit of it too with the people near her.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Em: </div><div style="text-align: center;">Heywood already has enough Marianne, why can't they pick on someone else?! 😖😝</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">MC:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, it is a Heywood. It's Charlotte's sister, Addison (the MOST Regency name I've ever heard) <b>{*cough* It's actually Alison *cough*}</b>. Like, bro, you can see it coming from a mile away. 😖 indeed. Cool! You've really found your niche! <b>(what does this mean?? Was it something else I was talking to my sister about?)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPFb0E3SGMbOnAm8M_URLBVaDZ_2NCKNPMd8n72t4RSBEov45qzxc5O2w6XzSB-Axu5ukHr5wwRhDvQaK9nXtKT28qcnlDQccbWJWn0-WTyteG3HkxSSW41ObVCDM4T5qu9k28BBHua50JTNFgzsN835mZIfGmvPlWhrgxgNYU2TUr7UmUgYEOnNs8g/s500/gif.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="500" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPFb0E3SGMbOnAm8M_URLBVaDZ_2NCKNPMd8n72t4RSBEov45qzxc5O2w6XzSB-Axu5ukHr5wwRhDvQaK9nXtKT28qcnlDQccbWJWn0-WTyteG3HkxSSW41ObVCDM4T5qu9k28BBHua50JTNFgzsN835mZIfGmvPlWhrgxgNYU2TUr7UmUgYEOnNs8g/w400-h223/gif.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>{new gif for your viewing pleasure}</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{Episode 4}:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{The archery in this episode was straight up pain, but it was archery so I loved it}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't even know what to complain about. The bloody <b>{channelling my inner Ron Weasley, this is about as intense as my "swearing" gets} </b>script is atrocious. We literally went through this whole ordeal where a dude was like, "I have no heart!"<b> </b>and a girl was like, "I'm sure you do!" {<b>I believe the exact lines were, "I'm sure there is a beating heart in there somewhere" "You will search in vain". Or something like that} </b>only to have her say 10 minutes later, "I knew you were brutish, -------, but I didn't know you were heartless." LIKE, WE JUST. WENT. OVER. THAT. YOU. NITWIT. (The girl, not guy. The guy is my squishy and I will call him squishy). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIsZ-f1m5j1qZuOVZkrwix6Y2Q9OWWmBgarwlrEu5coS-afVzv9Dx89PhAvVE19fC-gYj-_K1k83cSiCpvDBUgD7MtalvWCysdRhj7DZN5fKELAx4vF5iR2PhHAIp7qWNk2OAKJl8S-iEWdfxOwqsmDx3py8_kKNk43VA2RTJzNHCuw6c_muCHUE0qFA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="221" data-original-width="498" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIsZ-f1m5j1qZuOVZkrwix6Y2Q9OWWmBgarwlrEu5coS-afVzv9Dx89PhAvVE19fC-gYj-_K1k83cSiCpvDBUgD7MtalvWCysdRhj7DZN5fKELAx4vF5iR2PhHAIp7qWNk2OAKJl8S-iEWdfxOwqsmDx3py8_kKNk43VA2RTJzNHCuw6c_muCHUE0qFA=w400-h178" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{<b>new gif to show you the reference I was making}</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm not one to yell bad stuff, but I have called someone else a turd this episode. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{You guys are seeing the dark side of MC in this post...}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{For the record, my Squishy does indeed have a heart.}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggiswJQ9CDBfOOEIX6clRbBExrgxnA0lxpXfyF1Y4XOmQFls_Vpnv8iV92p08FkPs_TA0n3QBdBvnkqOKvODLJJQketE3N_Gymg_c9j3R6HMo9xLidmWx95WNPzvh0aMH7JFPeotbjzVX2_wPC5LF7kx0Cc4RIy5lBWPysvoGzPlpJl9i54O5-Z6Acgw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggiswJQ9CDBfOOEIX6clRbBExrgxnA0lxpXfyF1Y4XOmQFls_Vpnv8iV92p08FkPs_TA0n3QBdBvnkqOKvODLJJQketE3N_Gymg_c9j3R6HMo9xLidmWx95WNPzvh0aMH7JFPeotbjzVX2_wPC5LF7kx0Cc4RIy5lBWPysvoGzPlpJl9i54O5-Z6Acgw=w362-h400" width="362" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>{original image sent}</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I make fun of it, but I love it. THESE PEOPLE NEED TO "SOCIAL DISTANCE". They are standing WAY too close to each other. It's a freakinga mea outa.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">“I cannot forget the follies and vices of others so soon as I ought, nor their offences against myself... My good opinion once lost is lost forever. - Fitzwilliam Darcy”</div><div style="text-align: center;">THEY JUST BLOOMING TWISTED AND REPURPOSED THAT QUOTE AND I THINK I'M GOING TO BE SICK.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You would not like either of the guys I slightly like. You would call them scruffy. And I don't like the one really bc he's a rip off, but he's the better of the options.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have we got some glares going.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{Not S&S 2008 level, but still impressive}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pirates of the Caribbean. <b>{I love how random this is, because when I type this it means one of two things. Lets all be happy it is what it is and not the other!}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">CREEP. I HATE YOU EVEN MORE NOW. I had an inkling already, but that was overstepped some boundaries.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*accidentally called my favorite character a creep, too* Sorry, bro! You all look the same from the back!</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"You knew and you said nothing." Sweetheart, he's said so much but you just don't know how to listen. <b>{Here, I said some names for the first time because I couldn't stand my sister not knowing. So we had a long call where I told her the events of the story and the names of the new characters. I'm cutting it for spoiler reasons, though}</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{Episode 5}:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What they're doing to Esther is OUTRAGEOUS. (Outfits are great, though)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{Guys, everything about Esther broke my heart! It wasn't fair!}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{I took out this line because I know my sister knew what I meant, but with everything on the internet I think it could be misunderstood easily. I didn't mean to be rude at all, I was being sarcastic about behavior, not anything else. But you guys don't need to worry about it because I'm not showing you.}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"What in heaven's name is wrong with you!? Find a remedy!": best line of the show.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am loving the girl squad even if two of them are blind and useless.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And then there's DANCING! 😍 Such a plot device, but don't really care. Plus there was a bodhran. <b>{For those of you who don't know, that's an Irish drum. One that I'm trying to learn how to play}</b> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hate you <b>{character, not my sister. Usually when I say "you" I'm talking to characters}</b>, but that was smooth.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">NO NO NO NO NO. Don't you DARE attempt that. 😤 No consent was given!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not the time, bro, not the time. Give her some SPACE.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Annnnnnnnnnd you. I find it hilarious that my first thought when seeing you is "precious:. XD</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Simple is not plain" Awwww!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{Also, bros, this lady finds this gent rude, but she was rude to him first! He never did anything!}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Poor acting, but okay.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not aGAIN. Poor ducky is stuck in the middle. <b>{I have do memory of who I was calling "ducky" but now I'm really curious}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#awkward.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Someone's jelly...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That was a pure moment, so I applaud it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{I almost want to watch this show again just to watch my favorite parts with my favorite character because he is a sweetheart. I don't understand WHY he likes/"loves" the character he does, because she is ANNOYING, but I love him. I shouldn't be surprised, because it takes two of my favorite tropes, so of course I love it.}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">PLOT TWIST. Did not see that coming.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Uh oh...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Poor thing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Has a name, you know...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">😳😱😳😱🥺😵😵💫😭😭😭</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{Whatever this was got quite the reaction out of me}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Charlotte. Do. You. Realize. What. You. Are. Saying.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Better...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ugh, they needed to hire extras as chaperones. <b>{*raises hand* I would be willing to do that}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What a place to end it. 🙄 (I just found this emoji and I am a fan)</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{Episode 6}: </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Baby, learn from P&P05 Mr. Bingley, swearing is not romantic.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgC3HzqENq7iYnrASXmzoJv2QSutcebIy7uTy7sbawcQ1OI6oCmN7_t0rYQbqCTen_RuF29o4mpXFQMVRD9t2VnTAylSoHdFicXulWiFHmqIITDaGr2fTbhVx0Jn0ayEyQxFQ_0jpjih-1DnZhvmbHkdsuVQRR1J7gDOSo1ARJTqDzwcaF8HmcMJtMfqg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="306" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgC3HzqENq7iYnrASXmzoJv2QSutcebIy7uTy7sbawcQ1OI6oCmN7_t0rYQbqCTen_RuF29o4mpXFQMVRD9t2VnTAylSoHdFicXulWiFHmqIITDaGr2fTbhVx0Jn0ayEyQxFQ_0jpjih-1DnZhvmbHkdsuVQRR1J7gDOSo1ARJTqDzwcaF8HmcMJtMfqg=w400-h261" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>{new gif for your viewing pleasure}</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">'"I was thinking and realized that last night I said too much. I pray that you never speak of it." </div><div style="text-align: center;">"I won't breathe a word!"'. That really is silent as the grave level studd because she already told two people who gossip everywhere. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdHMVzuwvhTbBOm__b-kupxEl6Xb-kDqjums2bCbTiNkmV2XvIn5C2kPcE2UgLs1rHRZR-BrAF3q_PE5-96yESaNYEgWHiX1Ggu357WCksPugokZU3SsBLdm_3Rtm6nN29jf3bPlrPRUElKKPno-0fC16U6Rnqgv_eHVz0h6OgNxhDoeHfc46Z_lDdCw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="400" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdHMVzuwvhTbBOm__b-kupxEl6Xb-kDqjums2bCbTiNkmV2XvIn5C2kPcE2UgLs1rHRZR-BrAF3q_PE5-96yESaNYEgWHiX1Ggu357WCksPugokZU3SsBLdm_3Rtm6nN29jf3bPlrPRUElKKPno-0fC16U6Rnqgv_eHVz0h6OgNxhDoeHfc46Z_lDdCw=w400-h217" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{<b>new gif to show you the reference I was making}</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Whoa! That was forward and mouthy!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{For the time period. Not for life.}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Huh, that's some interesting conflict to develop. Cool.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">NO. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE THE WORD ARDENTLY, CREEP.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{Really, y'all, how dare someone use that word who is not Mr. Darcy}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"We may be preposterous, but we are honest and sincere.": might become my new motto.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{I'm roasting this show brutally, but there were a few things I enjoyed. Like the previously said trope.}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's a nice glare.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nice shots with a horse. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is weird.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Clapping for hugging. I do it, too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That ripped easily. <b>{What did? XD}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Brothers, giving each other hilarious looks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Breaking promises! Tsk, tsk!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I do not think that word means what you think it means.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0uHqrM50Lv4YBkT0yl8R05zPQDAndN3GkPpmPwwLqVuLrZoZdbnbyZ9gnqD5aeKNiLd0xojfMSBe8J2bGrhHWq1rNmovue8JRz1y6C8CR2h4DmTWO8-DNFLHqAjrrkjguZvN0Y1lFYohGN7ToosZyskcFXzsqWzoNALj0Mde7pP7FGhrCCMA3sF10g/s498/princess-bride-you-keep-using-that-word-1.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="498" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0uHqrM50Lv4YBkT0yl8R05zPQDAndN3GkPpmPwwLqVuLrZoZdbnbyZ9gnqD5aeKNiLd0xojfMSBe8J2bGrhHWq1rNmovue8JRz1y6C8CR2h4DmTWO8-DNFLHqAjrrkjguZvN0Y1lFYohGN7ToosZyskcFXzsqWzoNALj0Mde7pP7FGhrCCMA3sF10g/w400-h226/princess-bride-you-keep-using-that-word-1.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{<b>new gif to show you the reference I was making} {Though I think most people know this reference}</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, that was sad.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">No you didn't!!! Watching that again. Of course you are, precious! Why didn't I realize it until now?? <b>{I'm not sure if I'm happy or sad about whatever is happening?}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Terrible breach of trust." That's what I said!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They're all listening. XD XD XD XD</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This show is still terrible. It doesn't take away from that. But it does make it worth it. {<b>I have no memory what this was now. I just remember the terrible and not the worth. XD Unless it was my Squishy. It probably was my Squishy.}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Did not see that coming even though I should have.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can't use that! That's a Fiddler on the Roof line!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, man! Snaps for you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That was rude.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How are they going to wrap this up??</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That was the most emotionless acting I've ever seen.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">NO NO NO NO COME ON YOU CAN'T GET ME HOOKED THEN DO THAT. <b>{I have no memory of being hooked}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">4 minutes left to this season. Which means there's going to be another one. *bangs head*</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She's not wrong...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Does this man have a JACKET?? The informal look is killing me. <b>{This was an ongoing complaint. It just took me until the last episode to mention it}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">See the following gif for my feelings summed up. And Charlotte's. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">😍🥰</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">WHO ARE YOU?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">NOOOOOOOOOOOOO. 😱😱😱 I feel like Agnes!!!! Fly! 😎 ¿Que??? How is this a bad plan??? Come on, just tell me why this is a nightmare??? <b>{There is so much happening here, I don't even know where to begin. I think I remember what I was upset about, but who is Agnes? And who was looking fly? Was it Squishy?}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Okay then...what, pray tell, IS THE BLAZING POINT??</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbiBy_Gp2dorqxtrf3llEwFBH4U6uOWiWrF2e2XKqKK4nLpKI2sawY6Mk6Yj4X4tBWJ0mFc6kczsmBsm0GCm130RN8CF4KRVMYNQCiXs9WeUS4ImXrZLjqw4hyXq2rvQy9NQxQWcSLvQ9-6K2p9baCiAbxj1CzSUErum2C6_y0gpNH-adAS0A8i4-zYw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbiBy_Gp2dorqxtrf3llEwFBH4U6uOWiWrF2e2XKqKK4nLpKI2sawY6Mk6Yj4X4tBWJ0mFc6kczsmBsm0GCm130RN8CF4KRVMYNQCiXs9WeUS4ImXrZLjqw4hyXq2rvQy9NQxQWcSLvQ9-6K2p9baCiAbxj1CzSUErum2C6_y0gpNH-adAS0A8i4-zYw" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>{original gif sent}</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is back to MC in current time. Well, I felt rather strongly about it all, didn't I? So, yeah, I think there is going to be a third season. I don't know if I'll watch it. I probably will, just for the hope of Young Stringer. If I do, I'll probably send my sister updates and therefore you guys.</div><div><br /></div><div>Have you guys seen Sanditon? Do you know who my Squishy is? Do you ever release your unfiltered thoughts on an unsuspecting friend through text? What do you think of the format of this First Impression Ramblings Post?</div><div><br /></div><div>What shows have you guys been watching lately? Tell me all the news!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-4169214334989537922022-08-21T17:25:00.004-06:002022-09-25T22:45:04.171-06:005 Favorite Female Characters Tag // A Sneak Peek of What's to Come<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Hello, friends of the internet!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 50%; position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://giphy.com/embed/1oJJWkfXlcvJ78FWMk" style="position: absolute;" width="100%"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/netflix-hello-hi-1oJJWkfXlcvJ78FWMk">Y</a>eah, Carmelita is NOT one of my favorites...I just wanted to use this gif. Not that ANY of you are "cake sniffer"s.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;">In June of 2021, I wrote a post about some of my favorite fictional male characters, and ever since then I've wanted to do one for women. I have written pages of the names of wonderful female characters, but never have found the time to write down why I love them so much. There's just so much to say! When I saw <a href="https://thetalesofatriplethreat.blogspot.com/2022/08/5-favorite-female-characters-tag.html" target="_blank">McKayla fill out this tag</a>, I wanted to do the same. I'm not cutting the list down, I'm giving myself 5 more options! You'll see another list full of 10 sometime in the future, but this is just a taste of what's to come. The appetizer to the entrée, if you will.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For awhile I debated if I wanted to talk about more famous characters here, or more obscure. Finally, I've gone with the top five that I really wanted to write about, who actually lean more on the obscure side. They're all my favorite though, all my number one. I couldn't possibly rank these wonderful ladies!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 56%; position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://giphy.com/embed/3o6gE8r6VMk7oCGQCI" style="position: absolute;" width="100%"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/sherlock-england-mrs-hudson-3o6gE8r6VMk7oCGQCI">T</a>hat's how I feel about all of these characters. If they left, their respective worlds would fall!</span></p>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ella (from <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/02/older-vs-newer-review-cinderella.html" target="_blank">Cinderella (2015)</a></i>)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSV4dfKMoKPWO4g549443n3xvf0GQo4m6bsKXrMlplr_ilVfFXFjLJLiH65Q7mEwr6X7bGjmWTqwBycpsULNGVSXrXEvUe4C3ssCedDlcY8eT5KNqiEpwZiFe6toGYqYhcXN6_v0Le3GMptH5aY5joMz4E8-HVKTv9KCr2tjp6-NxDA9WQa5PMgrd-bA/s500/A-Dream-Is-a-Wish-Your-Heart-Makes-Lily-James-Lyrics-Cinderella-2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="500" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSV4dfKMoKPWO4g549443n3xvf0GQo4m6bsKXrMlplr_ilVfFXFjLJLiH65Q7mEwr6X7bGjmWTqwBycpsULNGVSXrXEvUe4C3ssCedDlcY8eT5KNqiEpwZiFe6toGYqYhcXN6_v0Le3GMptH5aY5joMz4E8-HVKTv9KCr2tjp6-NxDA9WQa5PMgrd-bA/w400-h246/A-Dream-Is-a-Wish-Your-Heart-Makes-Lily-James-Lyrics-Cinderella-2015.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">She is the heart and compassion and bravery, which makes sense because her motto is "have courage and be kind". She is so full of grace. I've talked about before how I want to be her. She gives smiles freely. She makes the best of her situations. Some may say she just takes what is given to her and doesn't try to improve her life. I argue with that, because she does exactly what us writers do: she dreams. We can go through life bitter about what we don't have, but Ella doesn't. She remembers better times, and if she could go back to when her mother and father were alive she would, but she does not let that get in the way of living. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2Fz4aP9yqnTqfsSZIuStyyU65wQD-Er6WZqCzQx4QbF3aIyQZHYE-w4FtdAj0hg3HgH7ZXVVGVBpuyU7n9sXsmvK99HMCMDQwfZlRy6qflWFsr8lhX9DLbGAchZBD-9j1Y903cJci9TObLRTwQj7BUPVYrvu8elnxLHGihycB_TCCR34Qe8z_ZM8Aw/s529/cinderella-georgian.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2Fz4aP9yqnTqfsSZIuStyyU65wQD-Er6WZqCzQx4QbF3aIyQZHYE-w4FtdAj0hg3HgH7ZXVVGVBpuyU7n9sXsmvK99HMCMDQwfZlRy6qflWFsr8lhX9DLbGAchZBD-9j1Y903cJci9TObLRTwQj7BUPVYrvu8elnxLHGihycB_TCCR34Qe8z_ZM8Aw/w378-h400/cinderella-georgian.png" width="378" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope is essential for me, and Ella lives in hope. It's not as valued in this society, but it's what gets me through my days. She revels in the moment whether it's admiring a paper butterfly, reading a story, or going to a ball, she lives it to it's fullest. Her beaming smile is what changes the whole room, not what she's wearing. It's her energy that brings the people around her to life. Can you blame Kit for falling in love with her? (Yes, I had Kit in my list of favorite men. They are also in my favorite couples. They are just amazing, okay?)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxt7RNPLWgFJWglG1cQM8vwuN7eNSWN2Y6ZF-podX4kkRbBw2SNsbiRrIkUJqojSHpNp9ybgmjK_VhKbWOh-d5Vui0a3eLq6cg7gI0PCdczU2yKuHIi_GDOMrEpAUSTDXXgtUbaKoHvxX2TO8e0rO61nxlqdVHLoJ32HJd79LI7T4bPwxGXx7zT1iElw/s245/3625f09b8a129f587416877cc8c05924.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="245" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxt7RNPLWgFJWglG1cQM8vwuN7eNSWN2Y6ZF-podX4kkRbBw2SNsbiRrIkUJqojSHpNp9ybgmjK_VhKbWOh-d5Vui0a3eLq6cg7gI0PCdczU2yKuHIi_GDOMrEpAUSTDXXgtUbaKoHvxX2TO8e0rO61nxlqdVHLoJ32HJd79LI7T4bPwxGXx7zT1iElw/w400-h376/3625f09b8a129f587416877cc8c05924.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ugh, now I want to watch this movie again.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ella (from <i>Cinderella (2021))</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfl0o-rNQKnEwIcus1tLQf9TkbWbanMQfAcZrwDHBoElCEvh6b_MVp0Gh48ImJ7xH5K7QMvS3QgRyT9_4PcS3MwYvu7rcBl8qyuVS_Pll2RknYqYttBwr9zle_UzLnwwXzteqEz6OgjRACkAiDgRj5eR2VUExtelVSPCscxf5e3bw6Ty3gMI4YHCNP6w/s200/200w-1.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfl0o-rNQKnEwIcus1tLQf9TkbWbanMQfAcZrwDHBoElCEvh6b_MVp0Gh48ImJ7xH5K7QMvS3QgRyT9_4PcS3MwYvu7rcBl8qyuVS_Pll2RknYqYttBwr9zle_UzLnwwXzteqEz6OgjRACkAiDgRj5eR2VUExtelVSPCscxf5e3bw6Ty3gMI4YHCNP6w/w400-h400/200w-1.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Uh, MC, you JUST talked about Cinderella. I did. But I also want to talk about Ella from the newest movie version of Cinderella, the 2021 Amazon jukebox musical. I'm planning to do a review on this, so I won't say too much, but I'll just keep it to the main character.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ella here is SO DIFFERENT from the 2015 version, and I also want to be like her. I want to have the heart of 2015 Ella, and I want the energy of 2021 Ella. They are basically opposites, but that does not make either of them bad or wrong. They are both so wonderful, especially because they are both so kind to all around them. 2021 Ella has goals in life and is willing to work hard for them. She chooses herself and her capabilities instead of falling into the role the world has assigned to her. She is not someone to be rescued, but someone who has purpose. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NW6RG0Rnh8cIq_FHgB1Jkm7OisiKnDHhPYDaLp-8I57rEgiyG1DPaluVBGDYm7glA6NcZe-5_R7Nmelat9Ki5FbJcDOtI8Jnywb4uwvWpuuzTCUSgDI2V-Z-VQfqYDzLluolyaTuKnxNWOVtorK51qusEdjKUSjGXFsrLo3beioAbj9qL99dBSu12w/s1214/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-21%20at%204.31.29%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="1214" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NW6RG0Rnh8cIq_FHgB1Jkm7OisiKnDHhPYDaLp-8I57rEgiyG1DPaluVBGDYm7glA6NcZe-5_R7Nmelat9Ki5FbJcDOtI8Jnywb4uwvWpuuzTCUSgDI2V-Z-VQfqYDzLluolyaTuKnxNWOVtorK51qusEdjKUSjGXFsrLo3beioAbj9qL99dBSu12w/w400-h268/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-21%20at%204.31.29%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">She is the dictionary definition of spunky and just so fun to listen to (which is what makes Robert attracted to her initially, and can I just say I LOVE THIS. Because why wouldn't he be??). She is clever, has great banter, but is never cruel or demeaning in her humor. She is on a mission to bring her art to the world, and as a writer I admire her determination. She does not give up on her dreams. She is looking to change the view of women in the world (which, as a business person, this movie speaks to me deeply). Also, she gets so excited about everything. There are some people who think one shouldn't get thrilled at small things, like clothes, but are you living a boring life? Are you not seeing wonder in the smallest things like caterpillars and mice?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 70%; position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="70%" src="https://giphy.com/embed/3WnYqeuocgYHlkwqu5" style="position: absolute;" width="100%"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Prudy (from <i>Support Your Local Sheriff (1969)</i>)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilzeAbCMcUfB5PtIb_fo3hVVw_Ksr8KE0lDBOMV_JqTyvnWMO2inx4sGTZWvOgrRu1_qLIlp8O88-_4xqNU4W0wOntp34HHb86909yLVEhwzqVbUdVMdIDYQ-dQ6pfidm0Rs-n_t9mSlK6h1RH1DFB9j-4MnD6ae_XA_-qOsKXX5pwtrKzYdixYInzdA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="281" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilzeAbCMcUfB5PtIb_fo3hVVw_Ksr8KE0lDBOMV_JqTyvnWMO2inx4sGTZWvOgrRu1_qLIlp8O88-_4xqNU4W0wOntp34HHb86909yLVEhwzqVbUdVMdIDYQ-dQ6pfidm0Rs-n_t9mSlK6h1RH1DFB9j-4MnD6ae_XA_-qOsKXX5pwtrKzYdixYInzdA=w400-h255" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>All the western talk last month got me thinking about how much I love Prudy. She is no nonsense. She has a clear head even when no one else does, especially about what is mature. Something I love about her--and something I think a lot of people love about Anne Shirley, myself included--is how many messes she gets into. She sits in a tree dripping wet. She sets her skirt on fire. I get into those kinds of scrapes all the time and she is so relatable. She's also admirable because she tries to explain herself in those situations, where I would just run and hide for the rest of my life. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzfYI_5in9Y4WXOSj7hXo7uCtlEi8oocZaBW9oKUdDzWllfVn99XjT9xl4o9PZbKahy7M8yHExyBAbq0s2CHLHW4RlvikJ9dOfI76mSsrEMVuDCrLUuFPtC_9CQSPSoyNVoNSRzpYi6E0Zy8Y1GuHeNqdevrXb_0DEgMeXHGaqB_Rzoqqyc45t2FbyJg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="550" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzfYI_5in9Y4WXOSj7hXo7uCtlEi8oocZaBW9oKUdDzWllfVn99XjT9xl4o9PZbKahy7M8yHExyBAbq0s2CHLHW4RlvikJ9dOfI76mSsrEMVuDCrLUuFPtC_9CQSPSoyNVoNSRzpYi6E0Zy8Y1GuHeNqdevrXb_0DEgMeXHGaqB_Rzoqqyc45t2FbyJg=w400-h211" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Prudy says what she's thinking. She's plucky. She will get a job done when no one else will. She takes action, and by that is the richest girl in the territory. A lot of people discount her as the mayor's silly daughter who says and does silly things, but I think she is absolutely charming. Charming in a rustic way, and I love the combination.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_4XE1Fh3UN5gJEs9_--hHjh96fttd03AcrvAcz7u69xRa4sn4y3_I9fZuw4yOARYfOiQTDU9nH9oIXjwbRA5my8uKGFgLgBhXZcVXb5Hg9poEnu3S_V65vlpNSioqYBoBDGweVuHPzGQbqfPSkV5uC9kRSjXYYZnfPGV9PGxmSHOaPK35Vfn19UvN-g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="550" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_4XE1Fh3UN5gJEs9_--hHjh96fttd03AcrvAcz7u69xRa4sn4y3_I9fZuw4yOARYfOiQTDU9nH9oIXjwbRA5my8uKGFgLgBhXZcVXb5Hg9poEnu3S_V65vlpNSioqYBoBDGweVuHPzGQbqfPSkV5uC9kRSjXYYZnfPGV9PGxmSHOaPK35Vfn19UvN-g=w400-h211" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Penelope (from <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/10/movie-review-penelope-2006.html" target="_blank">Penelope (2006)</a></i>)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaTHS4Fg9lO4g1RqVSisj6mZtStI6Gib4ypi55WgX-Sp9G923bQ233z8_S0ZiauzstdVyBiwvg-Alc5KpYMC_X5-DBN7eQvBvv6fFgKHfH8_qdwffCcBt65C573plIw8WN_B6OCKZl1u44V7BF1AHj1POOPAGPjjGDfEqY2jl9JmDkidJYM2ddQzuaKg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaTHS4Fg9lO4g1RqVSisj6mZtStI6Gib4ypi55WgX-Sp9G923bQ233z8_S0ZiauzstdVyBiwvg-Alc5KpYMC_X5-DBN7eQvBvv6fFgKHfH8_qdwffCcBt65C573plIw8WN_B6OCKZl1u44V7BF1AHj1POOPAGPjjGDfEqY2jl9JmDkidJYM2ddQzuaKg=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>I like to watch this movie yearly every fall, so I'm purposely hyping myself up. I love Penelope so much. All her life she's been told something is wrong with her: her nose. Her family was cursed and she bears the brunt of it. But, she doesn't see what the big fuss is about. And frankly, I don't either. Penelope is so stinking cute! Do you guys see these pictures? The real curse is the way she is treated, locked up away from the world, always on the search for the person to break the curse. But that doesn't stop her from trying to interact with the world. She learns French. She loves horticulture. She is naturally curious and wants to see what the world has to offer. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuupJ7biYrWDc-tuoiLGyZy3hjf-0-5nQAtwCtx-jK_ue7CgHtY8BjEM_2D_6w_8gRPz8tT-1DaCiAecv4C_cY4ehAiOn9-4Y_SPlVrUmmJ4EAAXDROxGbUNbOEghVdqZjV7ctQwXRCYA2N4srB4B9zWP8A_s_y-E5rFurznyxgwNiaAp4TU4ZzGS_Tg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="560" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuupJ7biYrWDc-tuoiLGyZy3hjf-0-5nQAtwCtx-jK_ue7CgHtY8BjEM_2D_6w_8gRPz8tT-1DaCiAecv4C_cY4ehAiOn9-4Y_SPlVrUmmJ4EAAXDROxGbUNbOEghVdqZjV7ctQwXRCYA2N4srB4B9zWP8A_s_y-E5rFurznyxgwNiaAp4TU4ZzGS_Tg=w400-h268" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>This movie is so much about self discovery as Penelope breaks out of the box the world has put her in. She learns to cast off the descriptions people have written for her, and write her own story, forming herself to be what she wants. And what she wants to be is who she has always been: a girl with a beautiful heart and face. Whereas most of the world only looks skin deep, she finds the deeper part of people and finds their worth, even when they don't see hers. She's funny, talented (beats people at chess, you know), and gives people chances. She is a sweetheart in every way. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8ja_8Kg2eBmEutOwxgsCoH2eQgsIqYj3TMD6mUQHx2_F84oP35mkKWfqWCyoYLGlp7hQa-QOswk6FM6cSfjJBfMRDOV40BR14CHnrWOrwpz8GnXItqd9KTLAMBz-R7HHbuSLWnBD5Q2Z1h8XcB0_U2zgYGlAj6xO3wGDydRWNN-TAZU-BrY6Vyut64A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="485" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8ja_8Kg2eBmEutOwxgsCoH2eQgsIqYj3TMD6mUQHx2_F84oP35mkKWfqWCyoYLGlp7hQa-QOswk6FM6cSfjJBfMRDOV40BR14CHnrWOrwpz8GnXItqd9KTLAMBz-R7HHbuSLWnBD5Q2Z1h8XcB0_U2zgYGlAj6xO3wGDydRWNN-TAZU-BrY6Vyut64A=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Madam Simza (from <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/01/movie-review-sherlock-holmes-game-of.html" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)</a></i>).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHRAl-5lO8GH-0YgHxcBxraWik5iLT6qMZbMrMU6uNKORvBG5TLU8JpE7QWeoA0ceFrESOOzD14YZaRXQMz0IiDefGqL-U-ux6T9tUKWDz8vrP10Ojz0w3hXr6KqdPkwwWvVvT5Wh4kU7cNA-ZaFosOb3zRFzGG3XVg4005CZvVj6j41XEPN6eTgv-Bg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="720" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHRAl-5lO8GH-0YgHxcBxraWik5iLT6qMZbMrMU6uNKORvBG5TLU8JpE7QWeoA0ceFrESOOzD14YZaRXQMz0IiDefGqL-U-ux6T9tUKWDz8vrP10Ojz0w3hXr6KqdPkwwWvVvT5Wh4kU7cNA-ZaFosOb3zRFzGG3XVg4005CZvVj6j41XEPN6eTgv-Bg=w400-h168" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>I admit it: I don't know why I love Madam Simza so much. She's gorgeous, caring, and prepared for anything. Her life as a gypsy has made her resourceful. Some would think she's a small side character in this movie, but she, Sherlock, and Watson are a golden trio. They are in the action together and she is vital to the plot. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAsy-IhXrzGFA2swZ-jSYqy9KE1F3DwSJSrV8FD9UpWs1LdjsVWkxi8_j3Pf5EBbtQWVUj6nbvmjq7tvm5n_Ajtqj53bOdvsdsFjW884I46cvtdcoX2jYiBT-nXSizN8ZvK733sARrOIIX_iNEE1is7chPy8lR6LgHCNL4AqvbI_nOCnWuH5D412Z6Cg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="245" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAsy-IhXrzGFA2swZ-jSYqy9KE1F3DwSJSrV8FD9UpWs1LdjsVWkxi8_j3Pf5EBbtQWVUj6nbvmjq7tvm5n_Ajtqj53bOdvsdsFjW884I46cvtdcoX2jYiBT-nXSizN8ZvK733sARrOIIX_iNEE1is7chPy8lR6LgHCNL4AqvbI_nOCnWuH5D412Z6Cg=w400-h261" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>She'll allow people a certain degree of unbelievably (someone's going to read <i>her</i> fortune instead of the other way around? Good luck with that), but she also trusts these strange detectives when no one else does. She cares deeply about her brother and will do anything to find him. The heart of a revolutionary, she has mellowed to find what she can change, and life has taught her the difference between recklessness and honor for a cause. I'm out of words, guys, but just understand I love her a lot.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg47JfiPWulcXwR4wuVoehxXSXhS0lxr3VkCArID9RxiAcLNwIo0AaNArQch0nM6xNhmjzxtdVaySFUnsOi-VQAD2BItlqCQZkfVf00humf_9jlrhUutiVi1rZmvGtrPQgkM4BvyBMsncUtLAAyyPHtIabXQItiWTSQEyc8APgTa02NtuVkFb72X5F1GA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg47JfiPWulcXwR4wuVoehxXSXhS0lxr3VkCArID9RxiAcLNwIo0AaNArQch0nM6xNhmjzxtdVaySFUnsOi-VQAD2BItlqCQZkfVf00humf_9jlrhUutiVi1rZmvGtrPQgkM4BvyBMsncUtLAAyyPHtIabXQItiWTSQEyc8APgTa02NtuVkFb72X5F1GA=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br />There you have it! I quick peek at some of my favorite female characters. Any guesses for who's on my other list?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My sister made me a new header, and I'm putting it up this month because August just screams Studio Ghibli to me. Do any franchisees do that to you guys?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sHmyhVLC7bghoeCFwCa5sBNoywLbFABTWdUdvwPxrXwi03plwlm-FgbCFAFuYuvQyATCnGe8WFVZhyTWrwDdNihYcOGqZ_FOe7-nHQCixjKlCLsf5cBxl8ddlr0j2GWjGoRU1gF0LGxdE8Jej05djLTb7ETTdPRhc22grGUxa9fz4b_QQdbVxzOWIw/s1640/IMG_0404.JPG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sHmyhVLC7bghoeCFwCa5sBNoywLbFABTWdUdvwPxrXwi03plwlm-FgbCFAFuYuvQyATCnGe8WFVZhyTWrwDdNihYcOGqZ_FOe7-nHQCixjKlCLsf5cBxl8ddlr0j2GWjGoRU1gF0LGxdE8Jej05djLTb7ETTdPRhc22grGUxa9fz4b_QQdbVxzOWIw/w640-h360/IMG_0404.JPG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Do you know and love any of these as much as I do? Do you ever love characters without having any reasons? Do you like more than one version of the same character? Who plays your favorite version of Cinderella? That story has been a lot on my mind recently.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for reading!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-43272023333762313212022-07-29T23:10:00.001-06:002022-07-29T23:10:00.153-06:00The Legends of Western Cinema Week 2022 Tag: Two Lies and a Truth<div style="text-align: left;">Saddle up for some fun!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8v5Bk07QqYx5JxHwnPPUw8M7kq2GEG8jTmfQhEKxb6DIIyQeDbwg83CoA4leUgxK59jqk9SUfd5r7pGpk9aDoBA78AEWZXK7GPsQ3aSrX5CIvwcg9FeRLu5gZesYTmqw0GPw69ap3atMg2E_wgNjiPBpS2juSovS_nzOCoIoNG5flR6DgXMRabuc_lg/s585/ForcefulMajesticCrownofthornsstarfish-size_restricted.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="585" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8v5Bk07QqYx5JxHwnPPUw8M7kq2GEG8jTmfQhEKxb6DIIyQeDbwg83CoA4leUgxK59jqk9SUfd5r7pGpk9aDoBA78AEWZXK7GPsQ3aSrX5CIvwcg9FeRLu5gZesYTmqw0GPw69ap3atMg2E_wgNjiPBpS2juSovS_nzOCoIoNG5flR6DgXMRabuc_lg/s16000/ForcefulMajesticCrownofthornsstarfish-size_restricted.gif" /></a></div><br />If you guys didn't know, this week was Legends of Western Cinema Week! It is just wrapping up, so I'm trying to get in just in time. This event is hosted by <a href="https://hamlette.blogspot.com/2022/07/legends-of-western-cinema-week-2022.html" target="_blank">Hamlette</a>, <a href="https://ladyofanorien.blogspot.com/2022/07/legends-of-western-cinema-week-2022.html" target="_blank">Heidi</a>, and <a href="http://meanwhileinrivendell.blogspot.com/2022/07/legends-of-western-cinema-week-kick-off.html" target="_blank">Olivia</a> (click on their names for the links!) every year and is quite the celebration of all your favorite fictional cowpokes, outlaws, and wranglers. I had big plans for reviewing some things, but manual labor got in the way. Thankfully, I was in the shade so I didn't feel like I was out on the prairie, but I can only participate in the tag this year.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIiBA7BXiQsZQs8XWepGVAo4t2hoJs4Bwl4juEU2NNfOLD2r5BqM0qZdxuoKfu5b1wIandApXXvRHxuyc64I8ylGaEZrzcHWSQPk-tfDANXm-AQKRliaS-NyofOrryAT_ffCeQg_l39GTVcAYqjGPZFNUk1qm6GuC3LBRJ3EN27xeZgyYl9DrLEGfH5g/s400/2022%20Legends%20of%20Western%20Cinema%20Week%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIiBA7BXiQsZQs8XWepGVAo4t2hoJs4Bwl4juEU2NNfOLD2r5BqM0qZdxuoKfu5b1wIandApXXvRHxuyc64I8ylGaEZrzcHWSQPk-tfDANXm-AQKRliaS-NyofOrryAT_ffCeQg_l39GTVcAYqjGPZFNUk1qm6GuC3LBRJ3EN27xeZgyYl9DrLEGfH5g/s16000/2022%20Legends%20of%20Western%20Cinema%20Week%201.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Also, I have only seen 34 westerns (give or take). Which, compared to any other genre, sounds like a lot, but, as far as the participants of this party go, I'm on the light side. I often just stick to the same ten over and over again anyway. I'm quite predictable! And I am so boring. Because of that, I'm putting my own spin on the tag this year. You've all heard of "Two Truths and a Lie"? Well, for each answer I will have "Two Lies and a Truth". I may have seen some of the movies in each question, but there may be red herrings that I've only heard of. Or some I detest. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There are two wild card answers here, though: For one, I haven't seen any of them (in their entirely, only parts), and for another there is no lie.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfDl3gked66t8So_eRIagvy3-d4ZeGGiRI5u0szOHzsJ-4Uu_IsxOihpc999gmeKkK_ZQ-KU7WDhICf79CKj9PTJgd2kkdMhBAcmqqwAkmW_FupkggUF_1T68cvkz5fgVYiCFU_yWZQ6IhyTZRytl-EkUvHrX1R2Eq_nEAYAGzkUwXZos9mqqpCYplA/s200/200w.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfDl3gked66t8So_eRIagvy3-d4ZeGGiRI5u0szOHzsJ-4Uu_IsxOihpc999gmeKkK_ZQ-KU7WDhICf79CKj9PTJgd2kkdMhBAcmqqwAkmW_FupkggUF_1T68cvkz5fgVYiCFU_yWZQ6IhyTZRytl-EkUvHrX1R2Eq_nEAYAGzkUwXZos9mqqpCYplA/w400-h300/200w.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pay no mind to the gifs and pictures. They aren't clues, I'm just trying to spice the look of the post up.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> What are you readers supposed to do? Nothing, actually! You can just smile smugly if you can easily spot the truth. These questions are fabulous, but my answers are just another plate of cold beans. This is quite wild, I'm sorry, but it's what I come up with when I'm digging holes for hours... No more dillydallying, let's get to dishing out some tall tales!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Legends of Western Cinema Week 2022 Tag:</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>1) Favorite western focused on a lone hero? </b></div><div><br /></div><div><div><i>Destry Rides Again (1938)</i>, <i>The Man From Laramie (1955)</i>, <i>The Man Without a Star (1955)</i>.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>2) Favorite western focused on a group of compadres?</b> </div><div><br /></div><div><i>The Magnificent Seven (1960)</i>, <i>Rango (2011)</i>, <i>The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>3) Favorite western with a female main character?</b> </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWBbBVbnHb2Kc8qjr0CKBbfY_lX-HXEhdY9wPSbTfotrPeiRQiXWCunfN8PfHUGKE3mcubqmLKc0R0mJ3fP7W-PTtViOXNxwybG7pz-7rdlvbc5uV738q3J9_uZutUGiIyGaWz63NMdJ57Z5Y3uBtiFAA2yYmzasKMhZR1ZjLUkW2hJ5RQe0J2TrLng/s668/MV5BMTI0ZmRlOGMtZmViMS00YjVmLTljODItMmYwZTFkODhhNjUwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNTQxMTIxMTk@._V1_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="668" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWBbBVbnHb2Kc8qjr0CKBbfY_lX-HXEhdY9wPSbTfotrPeiRQiXWCunfN8PfHUGKE3mcubqmLKc0R0mJ3fP7W-PTtViOXNxwybG7pz-7rdlvbc5uV738q3J9_uZutUGiIyGaWz63NMdJ57Z5Y3uBtiFAA2yYmzasKMhZR1ZjLUkW2hJ5RQe0J2TrLng/w400-h300/MV5BMTI0ZmRlOGMtZmViMS00YjVmLTljODItMmYwZTFkODhhNjUwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNTQxMTIxMTk@._V1_.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><i><div><i><br /></i></div>The Angel and the Badman (1947)</i>, <i>The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)</i>, <i>The Proud Rebel (1958).</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>4) Favorite western with a POC main character?</b> </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Duel at Diablo (1966)</i>,<i> The Magnificent 7 (2016)</i>, <i>Wild Wild West (1999)</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhscigtpfAr081CZB6WNeXYBGGlZEGOmaDjujd7GHI7wO7inkxj0VHlaIxuTu0YjoTClD8LVAQvt1wneZzYKQiy3yqh08AS_ru-AQeR1DCt3NDavJZM-gho0Fap-XJ7C96nyEToOkA2h_-qlSgNv8_6e76d2xoaUNtV6mC0nrv0ExnjmcwquytAGcpLUA/s400/2022%20Legends%20of%20Western%20Cinema%20Week%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhscigtpfAr081CZB6WNeXYBGGlZEGOmaDjujd7GHI7wO7inkxj0VHlaIxuTu0YjoTClD8LVAQvt1wneZzYKQiy3yqh08AS_ru-AQeR1DCt3NDavJZM-gho0Fap-XJ7C96nyEToOkA2h_-qlSgNv8_6e76d2xoaUNtV6mC0nrv0ExnjmcwquytAGcpLUA/s16000/2022%20Legends%20of%20Western%20Cinema%20Week%202.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><b>5) Favorite western with kids in it? </b></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Albuquerque (1948)</i>, <i>Big Jake (1971)</i>, <i>True Grit (1969)</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>6) Favorite western set somewhere other than the United States?</b> </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1966)</i>, <i>The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (1966)</i>, <i>The Man From Snowy River (1985)</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrbz_8t1yfrhgTKfpyZBmgnezxScDqRIIzw2rgrOrSNAbSG0HoIHajhQqCU9JVOZb_OHNRATtmToG54-HFoRhU0WT8T_xxrcYpf6y7o5E5Ts_cGz3_1L2Xd2_c7hMEdgEuVJkyt3vmtQ_NlHj65JN6SbSciy4GMxc95SrsARUoTpTpS50p72Zgt-T0w/s500/e29814691e3b49aaf268e79195e3995c.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="203" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrbz_8t1yfrhgTKfpyZBmgnezxScDqRIIzw2rgrOrSNAbSG0HoIHajhQqCU9JVOZb_OHNRATtmToG54-HFoRhU0WT8T_xxrcYpf6y7o5E5Ts_cGz3_1L2Xd2_c7hMEdgEuVJkyt3vmtQ_NlHj65JN6SbSciy4GMxc95SrsARUoTpTpS50p72Zgt-T0w/s16000/e29814691e3b49aaf268e79195e3995c.gif" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><b>7) Favorite "western" that doesn't fit the genre's dictionary definition? </b></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Back to the Future Part III (1990)</i>, <i>Home on the Range (2004)</i>, <i>Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)</i>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>8) Favorite funny western? </b></div><div><br /></div><div><div><i>Shanghai Noon (2000)</i>, <i>Support Your Local Sheriff (1969)</i>, <i>Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)</i>.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>9) Favorite tragic/sad western? </b></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Dancing with Wolves (1990)</i>, <i>Night Passage (1957)</i>, <i>Whispering Smith (1948)</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>10) Favorite western TV show?</b></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Gunsmoke</i>, <i>Have Gun--Will Travel</i>, <i>The Wild Wild West</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Some of those are right, some are wrong. The world will never know (unless you ask nicely for the answers. Then, of course, I'll tell you immediately).</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HYOzfazCQqp_kv6BK_vmwVnEf1ccn0dyggTYXA205afASTj4jR7TrtSmllhIhFHEK8pyBQENT2PouxaD3a03T1U1YZazCyBJ_9EMF2WRQGT-K1J0vUwrNRIWNfl3cwqx8QKZ6fTSqpFcBXSM53zRoFyMURCtUPjV5rQWYm8Js2ItRDpZ1WMIV3_-Xw/s333/200.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="333" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HYOzfazCQqp_kv6BK_vmwVnEf1ccn0dyggTYXA205afASTj4jR7TrtSmllhIhFHEK8pyBQENT2PouxaD3a03T1U1YZazCyBJ_9EMF2WRQGT-K1J0vUwrNRIWNfl3cwqx8QKZ6fTSqpFcBXSM53zRoFyMURCtUPjV5rQWYm8Js2ItRDpZ1WMIV3_-Xw/w400-h240/200.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you so much to the three wonderful hosts! This is always a treat! My dear partners (aka readers), you must read all of the other posts for this event as soon as possible! Links are above.</div><div><br /></div><div>Is this too easy? How well do you guys know me? What would lies to these questions be for you guys?</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-68008375842318266942022-07-19T18:20:00.001-06:002022-07-19T18:20:00.160-06:00Six Years Ago: Movies Meet Their Match + Behind the Blogger Tag<div style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoZvc5KmS6BFFARCBHYxiAboY6SL05gk4oKftAN_z58CZzVeFlpTg9VbAJIIBuYIUFuDw2US1r6lyaWqQ1p__G-0GhL5qEIv5x0aInq5CrPjkGx0Y3Z62VZilF6zbXMivwznkeyUIAljFk8NO4hUnxmyO17eGxRGpRGkSI91EZ4oV6-ifxo9_gtbb-w/s480/giphy.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="480" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoZvc5KmS6BFFARCBHYxiAboY6SL05gk4oKftAN_z58CZzVeFlpTg9VbAJIIBuYIUFuDw2US1r6lyaWqQ1p__G-0GhL5qEIv5x0aInq5CrPjkGx0Y3Z62VZilF6zbXMivwznkeyUIAljFk8NO4hUnxmyO17eGxRGpRGkSI91EZ4oV6-ifxo9_gtbb-w/w640-h365/giphy.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br />BOOM BABY.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's that time of year. In fact, it's that exact day: My blogoversary. Six years ago, Movies Meet Their Match was started. Insane! You guys are fantastic readers and every single comment puts me on cloud 9. Thank you so much for being here! It's been a year that I've been known as Chloe the MovieCritic, and I can't believe that long a time has passed already.</div><div><br /></div><div>As per tradition, this post is all about reminiscing and looking towards the future! I have lots of goodies for you guys in this post, so I won't dillydally on this intro too much or I'll get emotional.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you want to visit my past, here all the blogoversary posts I've done previously. This post you're reading is the most relevant, but there are some hilarious stories and happenings in the past ones...: </div><div><a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2016/07/hello-movie-and-book-fans.html" target="_blank">Hello book and movie fans (Original first post)</a>, <a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/07/one-year-ago-movies-meet-their-match.html" target="_blank">One Year Ago</a> (2017), <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2018/07/two-years-ago-movies-meet-their-match.html" target="_blank">Two Years Ago</a> (2018), <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/07/three-years-ago-movies-meet-their-match.html" target="_blank">Three Years Ago</a> (2019), <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/07/four-years-ago-movies-meet-their-match.html" target="_blank">Four Years Ago</a> (2020), & <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/07/five-years-ago-movies-meet-their-match.html" target="_blank">Five Years Ago (+If I Was A Fictional Character) (2021)</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Stats:</span></div><div><b>Followers:</b> 74. You guys rock! </div><div><br /></div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 64%; position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://giphy.com/embed/2ZMWFw8kM2HRkBQmGo" style="position: absolute;" width="100%"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/leroypatterson-disney-plus-hawkeye-2ZMWFw8kM2HRkBQmGo">Y</a>ou all are seriously the best.</span></p><div><b>All time page views:</b> 114,655</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Posts: </b>485 (this is the 486th!)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Top 3 most popular posts:</b></div><div>1. <a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/12/book-vs-movie-review-summer-of-monkeys.html" target="_blank">Book vs. Movie Review: <i>Summer of the Monkeys</i></a></div><div>2. <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2016/10/emma-read-along-week-1-discussion.html" target="_blank"><i>Emma</i> Read-Along: Week 1 Discussion</a> (why this one, guys?)</div><div>3. <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/09/movie-review-despicable-me-2010.html" target="_blank">Movie Review: <i>Despicable Me (2010)</i></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>My 5 favorite posts:</b></div><div>1. <a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/02/movie-review-defense-of-little-women.html" target="_blank">Movie Review (& Defense Of): <i>Little Women (2019)</i></a></div><div>2. <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/10/how-i-am-like-luke-skywalker.html" target="_blank">How I am like Luke Skywalker</a></div><div>3. <a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/05/book-reviews-featuring-world-war-ii.html" target="_blank">Book Reviews Featuring World War II King Arthur Legends, A Boy Named Jinx, and a Skilled Dressmaker</a></div><div>4. <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/11/movie-review-lawrence-of-arabia-1962.html" target="_blank">Movie Review: <i>Lawrence of Arabia (1962)</i></a></div><div>5. <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2022/01/my-top-ten-fictional-characters-who.html" target="_blank">My Top Ten Fictional Characters Who Need to be Protected at All Costs aka My Children, My Sons, My "Babies"</a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 56%; position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://giphy.com/embed/HC0xuGRxLVIcw" style="position: absolute;" width="100%"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Strutting while talking about my posts.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Changes:</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">Each year as I review things I refine my system more. Well, that didn't happen this year because I did not review anything from July 19th 2021 to July 19th 2022. I talked about my plans for this in the future <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/08/presenting-votes-and-requests.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> and <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/p/votes-and-requests.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>, so check that out! I will be reviewing again, just when I have time and not during college. I have actually been working on a post for a few weeks that I want to publish in August of one of my reader requests, so watch for that!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;">One of the biggest changes from last year is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxWvd5_TK1uVcZn3MAZ9EKA" target="_blank">my YouTube channel</a>! I only wrote 26 posts between this year and last (which--wait for it, I'm a math major--averages to one post every other week), and that is explained by college taking my time and how I've focused a lot on this channel. I currently have three videos up, with more on the way. Check it out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxWvd5_TK1uVcZn3MAZ9EKA" target="_blank">HERE</a>! I make fan videos/edits for some of my favorite fictional characters. For your viewing ease, I've linked all three of them here for you to watch. SPOILERS FOR THESE CHARACTERS.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Kylo Ren (<i>Star Wars</i>)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WOSTQxwVJmg" width="320" youtube-src-id="WOSTQxwVJmg"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Loki Laufeyson (<i>Marvel</i>)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6dpMj2DLd6c" width="320" youtube-src-id="6dpMj2DLd6c"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rapunzel + Eugene (<i>Tangled</i>)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZAEixJ1x-T8" width="320" youtube-src-id="ZAEixJ1x-T8"></iframe></div><br /><div>On Sunday, *cough* when I should have been working on the aforementioned review *cough*, I created a header to go with my YouTube channel! As you can see, some of the characters I've already made videos for are on there, so reasoning goes that the remaining characters will be in future videos...Maybe. I'm not confirming or denying anything. Maybe I just love these characters and their gorgeous faces. You'll have to stick around to find out.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tJJaMZcZ6gtKY3Xxl2l-NCee_Phvcauljg_bhTWD-q6LUamOu2xHqS03_97kiAH7GYAfduyk-uiTFxX8h9EL0b1gKJZDjI3901LQ2qd4AT9SC9PKSwcw4c7GEKXoiFMM6nPeIfvT_keyatT733KHmsUYfPDkwrGVeqdUfCl-afXvqoN6kAG1zvmkzg/s2550/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-17%20at%206.02.24%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="2550" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tJJaMZcZ6gtKY3Xxl2l-NCee_Phvcauljg_bhTWD-q6LUamOu2xHqS03_97kiAH7GYAfduyk-uiTFxX8h9EL0b1gKJZDjI3901LQ2qd4AT9SC9PKSwcw4c7GEKXoiFMM6nPeIfvT_keyatT733KHmsUYfPDkwrGVeqdUfCl-afXvqoN6kAG1zvmkzg/w640-h360/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-17%20at%206.02.24%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>(I designed it, so it's...very square. I love geometry, okay? If my sister had done it, it would be more aesthetic, but for the moment I dig it. Do you guys know any of these characters?)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Now for the most important thing (if it's that vital, why did you put it at the bottom, MC? It's my blog, I do what I want). </div><div><br /></div><div>ANNOUNCING...</div><div><br /></div><div>My new schedule!</div><div><br /></div><div>Wait, MC, did you <i>have</i> a schedule before this?</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, sort of. I mostly posted when I wanted to, but I would plan things out in advance. I still love this carefree air, but I've found I should hold myself more accountable than that. I have so many ideas, I want to get them all out to you guys! The new schedule is once a week in the summer/break seasons on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, and once or twice a month on those days during the school year (I'm giving myself a strict schedule with wiggle room. What else would you expect?). This is the only post you're getting this week because there will be two next week with <a href="https://hamlette.blogspot.com/2022/06/announcing-legends-of-western-cinema.html" target="_blank">Legends of </a><a href="http://meanwhileinrivendell.blogspot.com/2022/06/announcing-legends-of-western-cinema.html" target="_blank">Western Cinema</a><a href="http://ladyofanorien.blogspot.com/2022/06/legends-of-western-cinema-week-2022.html" target="_blank"> Week 2022</a>! Blogathons are an exception along with any time I feel spontaneous.</div><div><br /></div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 56%; position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://giphy.com/embed/XHLHAyLNJ3GmNosdeL" style="position: absolute;" width="100%"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/disneyplus-the-princess-bride-theprincessbride-XHLHAyLNJ3GmNosdeL">M</a>e, being ready for anything.</span></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Currently about me:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><b>I am reading:</b> <i>Insurgent</i> - by Veronica Roth.</div><div><b>I am watching</b>: <i>Umbrella Academy</i>. I'm about to start the third season and am terrified.</div><div><b>I am rewatching:</b> <i>High School Musical The Musical The Series</i>. All in preparation for the third season! Did I just watch this for the first time in April? Yes. I love it a lot, okay?</div><div><br /></div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 56%; position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://giphy.com/embed/HrCPqcP2PMe4Dlb20y" style="position: absolute;" width="100%"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Me whenever I talk about anything I love.</span></p>
<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>My Top 5 Favorite Books:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Anne of Green Gables</i> - by L. M. Montgomery</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Holes</i> - by Louis Sachar</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>North & South</i> - by Elisabeth Gaskell</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/06/book-vs-movie-review-pride-and.html" target="_blank"><i>Pride & Prejudice</i> - by Jane Austen</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Anna Karenina </i>- by Leo Tolstoy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>My Top 5 Favorite Movies:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2016/08/movie-review-singin-in-rain.html" target="_blank">Singin' in the Rain (1952)</a></i></div><div><i>It's A Wonderful Life (1946)</i></div><div><i><a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/05/movie-review-star-wars-iv-new-hope.html" target="_blank">STAR WARS IV: A New Hope (1977)</a></i></div><div><i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/09/movie-review-star-wars-viii-last-jedi_25.html" target="_blank">STAR WARS VIII: The Last Jedi (2017)</a></i></div><div><i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/05/movie-review-amazing-grace-2006.html" target="_blank">Amazing Grace (2006)</a></i></div><div><br /></div></div><div>Neither of those favorite lists have changed since last year, but all the same keep an eye on the <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/p/my-favorites.html" target="_blank">My Favorites</a> page for any updates.</div><div><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Last year I did a tag during this blog birthday celebration to make it more exciting. I'm doing that again today with the Behind the Blogger Tag! Thanks to <a href="https://samsbookshire.blogspot.com/2021/04/behind-blogger-tag-meet-book-blogger-tag.html" target="_blank">Sam</a> and <a href="https://violettesuniverse.blogspot.com/2021/05/behind-blogger-tag.html" target="_blank">Violette</a> for choosing me!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 56%; position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://giphy.com/embed/iLZaR9LSIu4Yo" style="position: absolute;" width="100%"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/disney-anna-emperors-new-groove-iLZaR9LSIu4Yo">I</a>'m ready for my close-up.</span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div><b>Rules:</b></div><div><div>Thank the person who nominated you.</div><div>Answer the questions.</div><div>Ping back to the creator:<a href="https://allonsythornraxxbooks.com/2019/02/20/the-behind-the-blogger-book-tag-an-original-tag/" target="_blank"> <b>Ellyn of Allonsythornraxx</b></a></div><div>Nominate 5+ bloggers to do the tag.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Why did you start blogging, and why have you kept blogging?</b></div><div><br /></div><div>I started blogging because I loved talking about movies and learning facts about them. My family kept suggesting blogging to be an outlet for this. I'm up to six years, so here's to six more! I have since expanded to books and stories of all kinds, but the name Movies Meet Their Match has stuck. You don't want to get me started...too late!</div><div><br /></div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 59%; position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://giphy.com/embed/kFWjojQsWdSAU" style="position: absolute;" width="100%"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Words have power my dudes. AND I'M THRIVING ON THEM.</span></p>
<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>What is your favorite kind of blog post to write?</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Since January I've really enjoyed my "<a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/search/label/Top%20Ten" target="_blank">Top Ten</a>" posts! I get to spread the love of my favorite stories in fun little ways. I've only done one "<a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/search/label/First%20Impression%20Rambings" target="_blank">First Impression Ramblings</a>" post, but I have SO MANY planned for that category, you'd better hope I enjoy writing it! Then, of course, <a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/p/reviews.html" target="_blank">writing reviews</a>! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>What are your top three favorite blog posts?</b></div><div><br /></div><div>I already listed my top five, so this is just an excuse to list more and talk about myself. I'm so exposed...</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/05/movie-review-knives-out-2019.html" target="_blank">Movie Review: <i>Knives Out (2019)</i></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/04/book-reviews-featuring-colorful-castle.html" target="_blank">Book Reviews Featuring a Colorful Castle, Fairy Tale Crocodiles, & a Lionhearted Math Genius, oh my!</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-fantastical-and-felicitous.html" target="_blank">The Fantastical and Felicitous Fictional Character Blog Tag</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>What are some of your favorite things to do to relax?</b></div><div><br /></div><div>I don't know if I have things that I specifically do to <i>relax</i>. I do stuff because I have deadlines to meet or I'm being lazy. There is no in-between. Whenever I'm worked up and need to calm down I usually listen to music, so let's count that!</div><div><br /></div><div>Then there's the daydreaming, reading, watching something, and writing.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>What are three of your favorite things?</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Favorite <i>things</i>? That's a big category! I'm taking that in the literal sense of material objects not people or animals. These are things that might be surprising to my readers...</div><div><br /></div><div>Board/card games, puzzles, and water.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>What are your proudest blogging moments?</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Any time someone says they watched/read something because of my review/recommendation. It makes me all fluttery and happy! If you've done this and haven't told me, then I would love to hear it! That and reading posts I wrote awhile ago and they are still "good". I've changed so much since I started blogging (both in my style and my personality) that I usually cringe. When I don't, that's a win!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>What are your hobbies outside of blogging?</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 56%; position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://giphy.com/embed/eJA6MBQ0HQDVlHUHpd" style="position: absolute;" width="100%"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/marvelstudios-hawkeye-marvel-studios-tv-show-eJA6MBQ0HQDVlHUHpd">W</a>hat do you guys think, should I make sword fighting a hobby? Archery already is one of them, which explains why I love this character.</span></p><div>Not counting ANYTHING related to stories: swimming, doing sudoku or any math, talking with friends. I used to think I was boring because I didn't have many hobbies, but I've found I actually have a lot!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Describe your personality in three words</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Sensitive (*cough* caring too much about everything *cough*), friendly, tired (it is a part of my personality, okay?).</div><div><br /></div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 56%; position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://giphy.com/embed/Sv9yaqOMqQzVxhI30i" style="position: absolute;" width="100%"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/disneyplus-the-princess-bride-robin-wright-theprincessbride-Sv9yaqOMqQzVxhI30i">C</a>ome on' MC, you could have come up with something better!</span></p>
<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>What are your top three pet peeves?</b></div><div><br /></div><div>People touching their hair in public.</div><div><br /></div><div>People saying "I know" before listening to what someone has to say.</div><div><br /></div><div>People not obeying traffic rules by waving other drivers to go when it would all be so much faster and easier if everyone did what they were supposed to.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>What is something your followers don't know about you?</b></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh man, I've been trying to reveal my secrets this whole post! How am I supposed to come up with something else?</div><div><br /></div><div>Legos have pretty much been my favorite thing since I was born. It has now paid off in math and construction studies...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>I tag:</b></div><div>The first five people to comment on this post! This tag is a bit of an older one, otherwise I would tag specific bloggers.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And, that's me!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 61%; position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://giphy.com/embed/CptgzXrClgwtG" style="position: absolute;" width="100%"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/the-princess-bride-westley-CptgzXrClgwtG">A</a>t your service.</span></p><div>Thank you guys again and again for reading this post, and post over the years! Did I reveal anything you didn't know about me? What is something most people don't know about you? What are your favorite kinds of posts that I do, and if you're a blogger, what are your favorite to write?</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a great day!</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></div></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-54975331291884149442022-07-11T23:38:00.001-06:002023-08-17T17:23:00.856-06:005 Lessons from Cosmo Brown on How to Be the Perfect Best Friend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_71T35TdxCvIEfKnpdkTXl9_rCrwP2GDGoLlZeDmW0IsDKKVQVXsWe3QlFGtYbJIv_wWwqcntxWlyMW6qWl4nkmz1p5U5BCnT4JIHmRHxNwOYYFS36Gq7peDTCieZY6LaP7hHXBelUBKc-YuQjeXpsnrlF7DaPKAxcNP2eMtcY2q8kFcUZD1zI9FjkQ/s494/giphy-downsized-large.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="494" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_71T35TdxCvIEfKnpdkTXl9_rCrwP2GDGoLlZeDmW0IsDKKVQVXsWe3QlFGtYbJIv_wWwqcntxWlyMW6qWl4nkmz1p5U5BCnT4JIHmRHxNwOYYFS36Gq7peDTCieZY6LaP7hHXBelUBKc-YuQjeXpsnrlF7DaPKAxcNP2eMtcY2q8kFcUZD1zI9FjkQ/s320/giphy-downsized-large.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">"Ladies and gentlemen,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I can't tell you how thrilled" I am to be talking about my favorite movie of all time. If you've stuck around for a while, you have probably heard me mention this fact--<i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2016/08/movie-review-singin-in-rain.html" target="_blank">Singin' in the Rain (1952)</a></i> is my favorite movie period-- a few times. I think it was 2014 or 2015 when I first saw it (if not longer ago!) and ever since it has been a real challenge for movies to even come close to it. It's not everyone's jam, but it's a movie about movies and as a movie critic it really can't get much better than that. But it is, it's pure comedy gold.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ever since I saw it all those years ago, I've had a favorite character. I mean, you can't help but love Don and Kathy, but there is someone else who pushes this movie over the top into my heart.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Big ol' blue eyes, Cosmo Brown.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0P8rTDj0jOclx4nvj2KJGTo1H6QgKD8kK1bUmDI4Qbbr4Pk4y5ap6EPRxFiGCSqASNRf4TgQWHKmBLfyad9qfKYTOZRA0csVs1H2gllx6bjx3_HPrH-gvS6WU8B3QPJfpzt_j7LWT2Al-Zk1SdEB-8ahGcvnwFkkDGIAtDqJG1JhqdesIdEcvZDf9eQ/s1488/Singinrain-movie-screencaps.com-7783.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1488" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0P8rTDj0jOclx4nvj2KJGTo1H6QgKD8kK1bUmDI4Qbbr4Pk4y5ap6EPRxFiGCSqASNRf4TgQWHKmBLfyad9qfKYTOZRA0csVs1H2gllx6bjx3_HPrH-gvS6WU8B3QPJfpzt_j7LWT2Al-Zk1SdEB-8ahGcvnwFkkDGIAtDqJG1JhqdesIdEcvZDf9eQ/s320/Singinrain-movie-screencaps.com-7783.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Some people will tell him "Well! What do you know about it? You--you--piano player! Are you anybody?", but he is the heart of this movie. Steadfast and sure, you look for him in every scene. He makes dancing look like such a joy, you can't help but watch him (and his marvelous facial expressions) over anyone else in the shot. He's billed second, so his character is important and the movie wouldn't be the same without him. He doesn't really have an agenda/motivation besides supporting Don, but we love him for it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">He and Don Lockwood are the dictionary definition of "best friends", and today I'll show you all how. I mean, if you've already seen the movie, you know. I've learned a lot from him, and you can, too. These tips can help you "from looking ridiculous at any cost."</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /></div><div>Well, Cosmo himself says "No one's got that much money."</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Want to be the dictionary definition of "best friend" yourself? Try these five things.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Disclaimer: I don't know if these are <i>spoilers</i>, per say, as that really depends on your definition. But, I think a lot of this won't make sense if you haven't seen the movie <i>Singin' in the Rain (1952)</i>. Save reading this post until you have! In order to get the most enjoyment out of it, you know.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-size: large;">5: Be There for Your Friend.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtkBID-U8fW_qDAYtqHXpPCKiwEGvJp1-UjaDtxwOvP7TtVUJ_SxV8ROXT_8zXVsoSsFyintr-k2Hk3xOrjrG8oE3svfOc9_-5n4EBTu0YNI0ienjJyGShbVSV9izKN_Ka7Cb8ZNA03eRb0YezWvyG-9U6lG9cb8bvnSyuIB34TiysN-fCRYhMwa8Jg/s2388/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-11%20at%208.34.32%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="2388" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtkBID-U8fW_qDAYtqHXpPCKiwEGvJp1-UjaDtxwOvP7TtVUJ_SxV8ROXT_8zXVsoSsFyintr-k2Hk3xOrjrG8oE3svfOc9_-5n4EBTu0YNI0ienjJyGShbVSV9izKN_Ka7Cb8ZNA03eRb0YezWvyG-9U6lG9cb8bvnSyuIB34TiysN-fCRYhMwa8Jg/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-11%20at%208.34.32%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><blockquote>"Well, to begin with, any story of my lifetime career would have to include my lifetime friend, Cosmo Brown! We were kids together, grew up together, worked together!" </blockquote></div><div>You don't have to have known your best friend from when you were little kids. That would discount a lot of wonderful people! I only met one of my best friends last year. Don and Cos have been friends for ages, but their friendship speaks volume because they are still as tight as ever. Being in the same business, they were able to travel with each other across the country--like to Oatmeal NB--and stick together. But, you don't have to live in the same town to be friends. If that was a requirement I would be out of luck.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp69JiiptJVnDgPp4BRs5r08nowuPCgVfWcYEMUSur4Vc2UAfFfDpDBH6hNh83izl_Oei-al7yV90TwKW2at568-nAJHhqSjIKXO1nXGe4W14ypK-5oXUsdgJfN5FhMdZlxzgsOFOwL0T3pyQmUdOSz6YTXf3RcVWY7G6j3NY3Q0JVLd7VrXCpGX9t6Q/s268/tumblr_d992f06c1477d70ee17366972d215195_140e0ccd_400.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="268" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp69JiiptJVnDgPp4BRs5r08nowuPCgVfWcYEMUSur4Vc2UAfFfDpDBH6hNh83izl_Oei-al7yV90TwKW2at568-nAJHhqSjIKXO1nXGe4W14ypK-5oXUsdgJfN5FhMdZlxzgsOFOwL0T3pyQmUdOSz6YTXf3RcVWY7G6j3NY3Q0JVLd7VrXCpGX9t6Q/s1600/tumblr_d992f06c1477d70ee17366972d215195_140e0ccd_400.webp" width="268" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When Don got into bigger roles in movies, Cosmo could have moved on but he stayed and "He plays piano on the set to get Don and Lina into those romantic moods." This isn't to say that you should sacrifice your goals in life to be insignificant next to your friend! Not at all! Don't worry about Cosmo, he's going to "stop suffering and write that symphony."</div><div><br /></div><div>But, what is this, MC? You're telling us all the stuff we <i>don't</i> need to do. What <i>do</i> we need to do?</div><div><br /></div>
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<div>Be there. Cosmo is there for every one of Don's big events in life. He is the ultimate cheerleader and supporter. Notice what are milestones for your friend and give them encouragement if you aren't able to gift them with your presence. Cosmo is there even when Don can't be with his girlfriend due to publicity.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm mostly here to talk about Cosmo, but a true friendship needs two or more people to be involved, and Don carries his part splendidly. At the start of the movie, people have waited eagerly for Lockwood and Lamont to arrive, and Cosmo has had to suffer their disappointment. When people want to hear from Don, he immediately gives credit to Cosmo. Our Cos is rewarded for his loyalty. Don shakes hands with him (which the reporter isn't too happy with) and puts his arm around Cosmo's shoulder when they walk away. Together.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4: Have your Friend's Back</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjmRXuqKXurV8qc-V1cKJwQnNOjvDDM3MuRw2srIzp3jA8mIX57do4RS4_om_OkZ-OScCciWk38KjnXgx5QW2KNcr68lMi8_yt9oZ5ly4zJkXEHchc0f-vLu7DpO6ft7T9nb2Lx96h_T10URH7MYp3LoAWh78piD3nF3Xp3wsXv24lGe7Ogr6zgHG-g/s540/tumblr_pcwj3nRPhY1vhel8co2_1280.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="304" data-original-width="540" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjmRXuqKXurV8qc-V1cKJwQnNOjvDDM3MuRw2srIzp3jA8mIX57do4RS4_om_OkZ-OScCciWk38KjnXgx5QW2KNcr68lMi8_yt9oZ5ly4zJkXEHchc0f-vLu7DpO6ft7T9nb2Lx96h_T10URH7MYp3LoAWh78piD3nF3Xp3wsXv24lGe7Ogr6zgHG-g/s320/tumblr_pcwj3nRPhY1vhel8co2_1280.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5ALfKPOqIIvca9TfPqNmlcALu2zHOchO-GdmY2DICLdlJWpMKwJpfzaVKWwy1VFZ5qNZDD48njB3cSjvyj3KUkjXzGfiBXDsHxl70Z3SVuOEpJEmaE2c12N264NQqrBzfQ2mLZ_g_Vb4NlYR-z7AWU0ev2tUfORUMCnKKK5nNsEUr963QEtjrtodYg/s540/tumblr_pcwj3nRPhY1vhel8co1_1280.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="304" data-original-width="540" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5ALfKPOqIIvca9TfPqNmlcALu2zHOchO-GdmY2DICLdlJWpMKwJpfzaVKWwy1VFZ5qNZDD48njB3cSjvyj3KUkjXzGfiBXDsHxl70Z3SVuOEpJEmaE2c12N264NQqrBzfQ2mLZ_g_Vb4NlYR-z7AWU0ev2tUfORUMCnKKK5nNsEUr963QEtjrtodYg/s320/tumblr_pcwj3nRPhY1vhel8co1_1280.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is an example of Cos messing around, but seriously, though, Cosmo is a great wingman. He sees Kathy first in the "Beautiful Girl" number, and immediately runs of to get Don. We don't see it, but we know Cosmo has been there every step of the way because he says, "Gee I'm glad you turned up, we've been looking in every cake in town." Without the above gifs, Don wouldn't have even met Kathy, so we have Cosmo to thank for all of this.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdi6kiZ49s10AQ7qLgtdxZBtCVIMHQUZuY0VEQvPSWUPdL0LEdz0beQbYD5svdm3jtC3tLWrJhM51lnq3Lj032BLYaWrwzII-yrtQ3ytQCwiyMsIfJhXW70hpa3gQA__2smwXV-o6ee50P3jCj_OSLOy00KpEMmyyQYSjOZixYfDg7bRjMvVK-OUNuyQ/s640/MV5BMTYzMzQ3NDU4N15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzY5MzA3NA@@._V1._SX640_SY472_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="640" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdi6kiZ49s10AQ7qLgtdxZBtCVIMHQUZuY0VEQvPSWUPdL0LEdz0beQbYD5svdm3jtC3tLWrJhM51lnq3Lj032BLYaWrwzII-yrtQ3ytQCwiyMsIfJhXW70hpa3gQA__2smwXV-o6ee50P3jCj_OSLOy00KpEMmyyQYSjOZixYfDg7bRjMvVK-OUNuyQ/s320/MV5BMTYzMzQ3NDU4N15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzY5MzA3NA@@._V1._SX640_SY472_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Cosmo cares because Don cares and supports him even when everything seems hopelessly messed up. He looks for honor in the people Don deals with.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote>"Simpson, I once gave you a cigar. Can I have it back?"</blockquote></div><div>He and Don have the spontaneous part of life perfected. They can throw out stories and improvise like no one else. The "Fit as a Fiddle" scene proved that to us. They always back each other up. It's hilarious, the things that you notice in a movie when you aren't watching the person you're supposed to be watching. For example, the way Cosmo reacts when Don says "dignity". He's not going to argue that point, that would be not having his friend's back, but he is marking it down for later.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyd7J2dOGBsVgHH6TpXODUYCy5vpamTushQv24tulANNCL_F2TBgz03quEoJ4SKpfF9cGe_FSgTQvs3EzPV5nUeBCTxI0XbsKgvGYDxTZmQGr4VOg7YoGlYc0b7e5Krw_E6Ck1CMUbknuKy96JPmXlGL5yg9LGIGVN3n3LOyi7YBD5vqd6ExCsn7q8Q/s500/PerfumedPerfectHarpyeagle-size_restricted.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="500" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyd7J2dOGBsVgHH6TpXODUYCy5vpamTushQv24tulANNCL_F2TBgz03quEoJ4SKpfF9cGe_FSgTQvs3EzPV5nUeBCTxI0XbsKgvGYDxTZmQGr4VOg7YoGlYc0b7e5Krw_E6Ck1CMUbknuKy96JPmXlGL5yg9LGIGVN3n3LOyi7YBD5vqd6ExCsn7q8Q/s320/PerfumedPerfectHarpyeagle-size_restricted.gif" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cosmo's face says, "Wait a minute..."</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3: Be Honest and Encouraging</span></div><div><br /></div><div>After Don goes through an embarrassing situation, the first thing he does is consult Cosmo.</div><div><div></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;">'"Listen, Cos, tell me the truth: am I a good actor?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Well, as long as I'm working for Monumental pictures, you're the greatest of them all!"</div><div style="text-align: center;">"No, no kidding, Cos. You're my pal, you can tell me."</div><div style="text-align: center;">"What's wrong with you? Of course you're good!"</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Well, maybe you better keep telling me from time to time. I feel a little shaken."</div></blockquote><div></div><div>Cosmo is humor in a living form, but he can drop it when he sees his best friend is down. He knows when Don needs shaking up, and after all their years of friendship, he knows exactly how to do it. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;">'"Have you ever seen anything so idiotic as me on that screen tonight?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Yeah, Lina."</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Well, I ran her a close second."'</div></blockquote></div>
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<div>There isn't a scene that Don starts out discouraged that he doesn't leave a little more hopeful after Cosmo talks to him. Cosmo reminds Don that things aren't Don's fault and that he does the best he can do. And that is good enough. Which really, is some of the best things a friend can say to you.</div><div><br /></div>
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The show must go on!'"</blockquote></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2: Help Your Friend Out of Boring Situations</span></div><div><br /></div><div>You know those pesky situations where you have to take diction classes because every actor is having to do it? Think of the joy when your best friend comes and gets you out of that situation to have fun. In a musical way, of course. First, you must help your friend say "sniped his snifter" correctly. Then distract the diction coach. Then sing and dance. It's the natural order of things. I don't even have to talk about this as the following speaks for itself.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xDu1DPmix22My0AZbw6YhQacOfly29Yo3O_7b_erBiNoPxRfcDL1vtqjdIRJJpwl9Z5t_HCzBMxOf7WUHFG0-N-Yf-3mPV4jjgUh6r0BkbunQH1hmr1xI_OQdA8SZmSthMRcqaqF4cY1VfWNc2hSmurfYCOQAqg3Hi-vHRj3fL7UEQfw1pLjFNHgPw/s300/tumblr_e45a7a3d79b74f2afc4b343c6100b54f_b595529d_400.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="268" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xDu1DPmix22My0AZbw6YhQacOfly29Yo3O_7b_erBiNoPxRfcDL1vtqjdIRJJpwl9Z5t_HCzBMxOf7WUHFG0-N-Yf-3mPV4jjgUh6r0BkbunQH1hmr1xI_OQdA8SZmSthMRcqaqF4cY1VfWNc2hSmurfYCOQAqg3Hi-vHRj3fL7UEQfw1pLjFNHgPw/s1600/tumblr_e45a7a3d79b74f2afc4b343c6100b54f_b595529d_400.webp" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTjYK3CA2K4ghE7MBhq6_c-0q8QmQsOWd6R0d7q6CZ1yvSEELuegNy3C5axZoM6eTzvPo069MD6n4OktCTDC644YuxBmOb25vdSS7BHbgU2p0R1Wla65i5oepWRdSPqSRU2Ka_YsYj0tn0Ue6l8VcjKyGuomwGYq8G0F0_Wl1JFiFxzPaJFKZom2nIg/s284/tumblr_ecd32eaad49759de74cd1f0cac50c0ee_dd5134d2_400.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="284" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTjYK3CA2K4ghE7MBhq6_c-0q8QmQsOWd6R0d7q6CZ1yvSEELuegNy3C5axZoM6eTzvPo069MD6n4OktCTDC644YuxBmOb25vdSS7BHbgU2p0R1Wla65i5oepWRdSPqSRU2Ka_YsYj0tn0Ue6l8VcjKyGuomwGYq8G0F0_Wl1JFiFxzPaJFKZom2nIg/s1600/tumblr_ecd32eaad49759de74cd1f0cac50c0ee_dd5134d2_400.webp" width="284" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Only the best of friends would do this with you.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLLkbLUd4cRJLU55PstZ4RjLRKd_ZaRsaTRYoJ578RrJHd57gflFKYXvXqAxXZDxYcc9LuC9TFsEVmVDdSF5rhKu2tyFVP3vil-PDnoxRD5acHc7vMviAdDal7NM4hJXJgHm3OkrYFayxHfCrgfRjxNMdeNAOqNaNmeYEpRSqm5AM59slWIqXANWPCQ/s500/d15bf4481ed3f635a3f07d3b335f3c6a.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="500" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLLkbLUd4cRJLU55PstZ4RjLRKd_ZaRsaTRYoJ578RrJHd57gflFKYXvXqAxXZDxYcc9LuC9TFsEVmVDdSF5rhKu2tyFVP3vil-PDnoxRD5acHc7vMviAdDal7NM4hJXJgHm3OkrYFayxHfCrgfRjxNMdeNAOqNaNmeYEpRSqm5AM59slWIqXANWPCQ/s320/d15bf4481ed3f635a3f07d3b335f3c6a.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYT2-__2bzWTgzVOkEPMdSX-OT44X6F1q_V9c5yveoUxy6NKng1mqyvLkG5XQQ1GAcsE4GS1iwg7qDu3OnGUpgd0zGn_RoDdrq3wjM6U96xR4topBLnwfOJdFUMJAHnE2yVB2MI79vTasl1XgeN6KHk8K_neRgnR5TEnmRHuNrQrRE5HDgqxsWJ-A3A/s768/03.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYT2-__2bzWTgzVOkEPMdSX-OT44X6F1q_V9c5yveoUxy6NKng1mqyvLkG5XQQ1GAcsE4GS1iwg7qDu3OnGUpgd0zGn_RoDdrq3wjM6U96xR4topBLnwfOJdFUMJAHnE2yVB2MI79vTasl1XgeN6KHk8K_neRgnR5TEnmRHuNrQrRE5HDgqxsWJ-A3A/s320/03.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>But most importantly,</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1: Make 'Em Laugh.</span></div><div><br /></div>
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<div>Don't you know the whole world wants to laugh? This goes along with encouragement, but it is cheering people up. It is reminding them of the joys of life. Cosmo has quick responses for everything and is hilarious. He can turn the rainiest day into sunshine.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-KTdCuMqYpt-lqK_NFTjSy02O4oo7H4-U6ZumAW7Mi0ICI2Tjz3pNLH-UXcxwUfGThDJ-qHvLeeIyZvGpwuaE_nLk0IXvf8bfbt-uduk6pyiNz_XxqAH8LgFeOHy6KTtYQ3OCzq3fr4uihofHTV1COdnW8q9c8UUa-bBxZBh9-kDfozVPCsZoSghkw/s600/cosmo_brown.png.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-KTdCuMqYpt-lqK_NFTjSy02O4oo7H4-U6ZumAW7Mi0ICI2Tjz3pNLH-UXcxwUfGThDJ-qHvLeeIyZvGpwuaE_nLk0IXvf8bfbt-uduk6pyiNz_XxqAH8LgFeOHy6KTtYQ3OCzq3fr4uihofHTV1COdnW8q9c8UUa-bBxZBh9-kDfozVPCsZoSghkw/s16000/cosmo_brown.png.jpeg" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;">'Don: "Anyway, I'm through fellas."</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kathy: "Don, you're not through!"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cosmo: "Of course not! Why, with your looks and your figure, you could drive an ice wagon or shine shoes."</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kathy: "Block hats."</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cosmo: "Sell pencils"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kathy: "Dig ditches"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cosmo: "Or worst still, go back into Vaudeville."'</div></blockquote></div><div>We have the whole "Make 'Em Laugh" scene, but that is not the only time Cosmo performs to turn Don's frown upside down. When the show has been a bust, he makes both Kathy and Don laugh after a reprise of "Fit as a Fiddle". He has a true gift. Everything he does has a touch of slapstick which never fails to brighten Don's day. (And mine. Mostly mine.)</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;">'"Don you're a genius!"</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Hm, I'm glad you thought of it."</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Oh, Cosmo."</div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63xcsZW7anHKZT0NVNpNylfvdBH4TzQzGUEaxuI_4XhGZDuTgjnxv-IlrfQ_rltrCZNo3zeS0mx0MHT4-F7lWJHJJwVfb4s68hJvUdfWr85uevVrPiue0FUt-t5QbK8cZ0e6WqvvZcuEPupLJ2aIYl1FFE97Bq8zYuwl5HYmRYiM5FoRNp9jErIkdVg/s220/singing-in-the-rain-don-lockwood.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="220" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63xcsZW7anHKZT0NVNpNylfvdBH4TzQzGUEaxuI_4XhGZDuTgjnxv-IlrfQ_rltrCZNo3zeS0mx0MHT4-F7lWJHJJwVfb4s68hJvUdfWr85uevVrPiue0FUt-t5QbK8cZ0e6WqvvZcuEPupLJ2aIYl1FFE97Bq8zYuwl5HYmRYiM5FoRNp9jErIkdVg/w400-h300/singing-in-the-rain-don-lockwood.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;">'"I can't get her out of my hair! This cooked up romance just for publicity..."</div><div style="text-align: center;">"The price of fame, Don! Now you've got the glory, you gotta take the little heartaches that go with it. Now look at me, I got no glory, I got no fame, I got no big mansions, I got no money, but I've got--what have I got?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">"I don't know, what have you got?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">"I gotta get out of here!"'</div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I gotta get out of here too! This is my entry for <a href="https://theclassicmoviemuse.com/2022/07/08/welcome-to-the-singin-in-the-rain-blogathon-70-years-of-that-glorious-feeling/" target="_blank">The Classic Movie Muse's The Singin’ in the Rain Blogathon: 70 Years of That Glorious Feeling</a>! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76tvUpL6QDmS5Zm44Oh89GWvuJgCDuswjEc2J1Fc-4K4KIy5HcH8-vY3bWBE42D5Hzwn7mTJ35gP5nJJqKN2bFR06YHWERg49kUqbpral_1D_tVb2_VHBTjHi3ZvNn5ecV6QWpZ5etFmDfM5nlakimNeRBSQ4-uIZ2KiNFtfV209zQQxaPgMklOQW0Q/s1080/singin-in-the-rain-2.png.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76tvUpL6QDmS5Zm44Oh89GWvuJgCDuswjEc2J1Fc-4K4KIy5HcH8-vY3bWBE42D5Hzwn7mTJ35gP5nJJqKN2bFR06YHWERg49kUqbpral_1D_tVb2_VHBTjHi3ZvNn5ecV6QWpZ5etFmDfM5nlakimNeRBSQ4-uIZ2KiNFtfV209zQQxaPgMklOQW0Q/s320/singin-in-the-rain-2.png.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">That's right, this movie has been around for 70 years, and we're sure glad it has been. Make sure to check out all the other entries! I'm at the last minute, it's almost like I came by way of Australia...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for reading! Does anyone else love Cosmo as much as I do? What are some lessons you've learned from him? What are your favorite fictional best friends? Until next time,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkcCv4TdFrntSeur9a6YDYQmPW27IHzSVAhxr5jqRJzinZEd-uU81e2GSvhVSlHQNVidtpC9vJk34k6ymMjMOLyEJBFfQvIRlTsckhwUq2GjNJPjpBfW9BG8F6KsXuwmpTXbCorEaT4aBjcFPXwNgruin58nJ3Y39xZ17b2X0_TeV1ZTU5O2THR_qIw/s220/bless-lina.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="220" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkcCv4TdFrntSeur9a6YDYQmPW27IHzSVAhxr5jqRJzinZEd-uU81e2GSvhVSlHQNVidtpC9vJk34k6ymMjMOLyEJBFfQvIRlTsckhwUq2GjNJPjpBfW9BG8F6KsXuwmpTXbCorEaT4aBjcFPXwNgruin58nJ3Y39xZ17b2X0_TeV1ZTU5O2THR_qIw/w400-h400/bless-lina.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-66289736631427013692022-07-05T23:20:00.000-06:002022-07-05T23:20:00.157-06:0010 Words Stories "Ruined" For Me<div style="text-align: left;">Hello, friends!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ages ago (I just looked it up and apparently it's over two years? Huh, that's where all my lost time has gone) <a href="http://legendofawriter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Nicole Dust</a> did a post called <a href="http://legendofawriter.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-few-of-my-ruined-words.html" target="_blank">A Few of My Ruined Words</a>. In it, she talked about how some "normal words" now prompt a different line of thought whenever they are mentioned. Basically, they are forever imprinted into our mind with a different meaning. Thanks a lot, stories!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYDesM0qVsEMbJYbVX-CCxGzBG0Vo3WxIQbGX7qKUV0rdjkFSLgLTF8LWsZ6sTsdqzkI35SuH7HFByYv8IM1V2G7acMJESnHx7lHKiTd4kULfJaJcg86p3aMWaKnNpRlR2ZnMFH5DcPG4FLNsCT1nkLef5U_8jc8QqzyTJtMwIPoZAzjwS1c6K7Awog/s640/benedick-double.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="640" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYDesM0qVsEMbJYbVX-CCxGzBG0Vo3WxIQbGX7qKUV0rdjkFSLgLTF8LWsZ6sTsdqzkI35SuH7HFByYv8IM1V2G7acMJESnHx7lHKiTd4kULfJaJcg86p3aMWaKnNpRlR2ZnMFH5DcPG4FLNsCT1nkLef5U_8jc8QqzyTJtMwIPoZAzjwS1c6K7Awog/s320/benedick-double.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br />As you can guess from the title of this post, I have my own words that do that! Ever since I read her post I've been slowly collecting them, but with a twist. I have tried to find words that no one else (besides my sisters) would find "ruined". This shows a really specific range of what I watch and how deeply I attach myself to them. Well, not intentionally, as most of these I can't help it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://legendofawriter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Nicole</a> had them all in a dictionary definition, which was super clever. I'm going to try to do that, but I'm not that clever so I'm also going to directly tell you what it is from and what situations pop up from that word being "ruined".</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">(If I have a least favorite word in the world, it is probably "ruined", but this idea is so fun I will accept it in this case)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">assets</span></div><div><i>plural noun</i></div><div><br /></div><div>1. Your brains, Fezzik's strength, my steel.</div><div>2. Why didn't you list [a wheelbarrow] among [them] in the first place</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirAKYYlnkHupUWnN7Sw8hGgX_3MXFZzDGP8XWiyoJlNIovNNYzQISVLODDP3cCLHmEBijcJXNbXzU9UwpMeEd1lYPkCV-ToT6UxMrR97thIGgdnmUVdpdlZMdSLnOiKXPPVRgR7r6GlFV0LGYWmN0gO6Cn0YN8dzcAO4S7TjtAep9Dt_A8AXKU6dPog/s600/3byqyl5u48131.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="600" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirAKYYlnkHupUWnN7Sw8hGgX_3MXFZzDGP8XWiyoJlNIovNNYzQISVLODDP3cCLHmEBijcJXNbXzU9UwpMeEd1lYPkCV-ToT6UxMrR97thIGgdnmUVdpdlZMdSLnOiKXPPVRgR7r6GlFV0LGYWmN0gO6Cn0YN8dzcAO4S7TjtAep9Dt_A8AXKU6dPog/s320/3byqyl5u48131.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I've been watching <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/11/book-vs-movie-review-princess-bride.html" target="_blank">The Princess Bride (1987)</a></i> for as long as I can remember, so it is engrained into my personality. Especially this word for some strange reason. It doesn't come up in common conversation frequently, but when it does I think of Westley.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Brad</span> </div><div><i>proper name</i> or <i>noun</i></div><div><br /></div><div>1. Someone who does a job because he was trained to do it, not because he loves it.</div><div><br /></div><div>(see: <i>nails</i>, <i>General</i>)</div><div><br /></div><div>
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<br /></div><div>Sometime I want to do a version with just names and what they make me think of. For example, if someone says Peter, what is the likelihood that I will think of a fictional character? This is just a sampling of that, but I have it in this list because it is a common object that always brings it to mind.</div><div><br /></div><div>When I'm working with my dad, he'll sometimes have me go get some brads, which are a special kind of nail. Five minutes later, I wonder why I'm thinking about the movie <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/04/movie-review-patton-1970.html" target="_blank">Patton (1970)</a></i> when I didn't even like it! Well, my favorite character was someone named Brad. What can I say, even my own mind is a mystery to me.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">mature</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><i>adjective</i></div><div><br /></div><div>1. As opposed to childish and shot full of holes</div><div>2. Instead of almost any other man who would have to stick around to prove that they are a man and get a whole town shot up to boot. </div><div>3. Taking a job then when the going gets tough he sneaks out (clarify whether in the day or the night).</div><div>4. I don't believe it</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBZl4i2PkMsAwscdi0Nao4PvvP44Jjnvl1azX8B5EtQu8RbCmvMY5yKHJBiT71d2c59SqzRaLb99kPeL3G5KEJlDELPuCvOt8AF-jYi4gIqvB0WDylz0PrZ-cIFgvF__63xeXZn33m_RchwOpejuvaryNFpjJhbk8s5wJeYGFwJjFH0F17B4rUDX7bg/s600/SUPPORT-LOCAL-SHERIFF--1-%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="600" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBZl4i2PkMsAwscdi0Nao4PvvP44Jjnvl1azX8B5EtQu8RbCmvMY5yKHJBiT71d2c59SqzRaLb99kPeL3G5KEJlDELPuCvOt8AF-jYi4gIqvB0WDylz0PrZ-cIFgvF__63xeXZn33m_RchwOpejuvaryNFpjJhbk8s5wJeYGFwJjFH0F17B4rUDX7bg/s320/SUPPORT-LOCAL-SHERIFF--1-%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Really anything Prudy says in <i>Support Your Local Sheriff (1969)</i> is my favorite ever and sticks with me.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">olives</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><i>noun</i></div><div><br /></div><div>1. Something to tempt one away from one's grief if one cares for them.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5DejUVbYHKd4414E87AWkx_3PUv3lYtAW1HN32kaE0SHV5KND4WlxLXz6VJNFcI7jKWgPWLl73dOVg0j3enf4MhAlcBzL5PU0VtsvT8KwTuyHvneVzDN6VUeHw60HsspLreVX0HWjATi6vqrfsPKKC9NzrGUbKIyOjIn2MnTD5f1qTJqUPiGTTz1tg/s2874/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-05%20at%2010.23.39%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2874" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5DejUVbYHKd4414E87AWkx_3PUv3lYtAW1HN32kaE0SHV5KND4WlxLXz6VJNFcI7jKWgPWLl73dOVg0j3enf4MhAlcBzL5PU0VtsvT8KwTuyHvneVzDN6VUeHw60HsspLreVX0HWjATi6vqrfsPKKC9NzrGUbKIyOjIn2MnTD5f1qTJqUPiGTTz1tg/w400-h214/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-05%20at%2010.23.39%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Guys, you must be wondering what this even is. Mrs. Jennings says olives for all of two seconds in <i>Sense and Sensibility (1995)</i> yet EVERY TIME the word pops up, my sisters and I ask each other, "Does she care for olives?"</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">plastic</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><i>adjective</i></div><div><br /></div><div>pronounced: (plaz * tek)</div><div><br /></div><div>1. They're just people.</div><div><br /></div><div>(see: <i>toys</i>)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSNFZ6h3qRGmBpnDs5am0yRqbea-CwR9TMpPawzgjCStRYygcqUqJ6tHvki7wzKJ4gf8F2ZPfWGlnMTVJ8BvnZIhjHWdoiso0megx3lvYwSyQGFCR3UqSzuN_hMMyUYZ9e9GOuHIo3NLpSoVlc0XzNLCXdyvDeqSfakzggOtOaQerSLsLK2M9mnZqFw/s2414/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-05%20at%2010.30.36%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="2414" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSNFZ6h3qRGmBpnDs5am0yRqbea-CwR9TMpPawzgjCStRYygcqUqJ6tHvki7wzKJ4gf8F2ZPfWGlnMTVJ8BvnZIhjHWdoiso0megx3lvYwSyQGFCR3UqSzuN_hMMyUYZ9e9GOuHIo3NLpSoVlc0XzNLCXdyvDeqSfakzggOtOaQerSLsLK2M9mnZqFw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-05%20at%2010.30.36%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I found a video on YouTube calling this scene the Best of <i>The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)</i>, and it really is. How can one word be so quotable? When it's said a certain way, of course.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">popular</span></div><div><i>adjective</i></div><div><br /></div><div>1. Gusteau's</div><div>2. Surprising because someone left a review condemning it to the tourists.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkyAqwZTBQQUHl4Q2tyWUIkleYs9a2ykAY89Vua8aBaWcbHvLtQsrsUlOionweYC53yR4Ax4UaenhulT-Fm04x--IS-PQF52_9jWoupTR7GEioYZqLxhphSPys2pMttxa2ENAjmeXv8Rcy1DF3GECU9ziRy0_9Mr1FDNKNQO-8UZIwfQLx6LKcuXzZuw/s480/How-could-it-be-popular.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="480" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkyAqwZTBQQUHl4Q2tyWUIkleYs9a2ykAY89Vua8aBaWcbHvLtQsrsUlOionweYC53yR4Ax4UaenhulT-Fm04x--IS-PQF52_9jWoupTR7GEioYZqLxhphSPys2pMttxa2ENAjmeXv8Rcy1DF3GECU9ziRy0_9Mr1FDNKNQO-8UZIwfQLx6LKcuXzZuw/w400-h166/How-could-it-be-popular.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br />I have more that I can do with <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2021/02/movie-review-ratatouille-2007.html" target="_blank">Ratatouille (2007)</a></i>, so look for those in the future. Who here thinks I'm like Anton Ego? *raises hand*</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">priorities</span></div><div><i>plural noun</i></div><div><br /></div><div>1. killed, or worse, expelled. </div><div>2. Something she needs to sort out.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRv7TNCT-pwTScQDiEw2kvVZ12POHI_RiX_kDkNciKTpTGQV3L0KeWGitn8_2XhZdFx6hyKdK2dASnUSIcd9SGeeJ_4-8po3vkXMp5OAWTpqAmwE3ypOelf7VH9GcpvRlVazI6cNQZGR5zBYHrIexj6A9Drzb5kTO5Vae8YlSrP0b8j5pOqXmdHysrZg/s498/hp-priorities.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="498" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRv7TNCT-pwTScQDiEw2kvVZ12POHI_RiX_kDkNciKTpTGQV3L0KeWGitn8_2XhZdFx6hyKdK2dASnUSIcd9SGeeJ_4-8po3vkXMp5OAWTpqAmwE3ypOelf7VH9GcpvRlVazI6cNQZGR5zBYHrIexj6A9Drzb5kTO5Vae8YlSrP0b8j5pOqXmdHysrZg/s320/hp-priorities.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Like <i>Ratatouille</i>, there are several words <i>Harry Potter</i> has set aside in my mind, so here's a taste. I'm starting to see a pattern of characters making the words so memorable, so does a rose by any other name smell as sweet? (Translation: If they said different words at these times, would THOSE stick with me? Sorry, I'm tired and have been working on this all day, so sense is long gone)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">soy sauce</span></div><div><i>noun</i></div><div><br /></div><div>1. cleaning material? Does not, in fact, remove spots</div><div>2. Mrs. Meers swears by it.</div><div><br /></div><div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 100%; position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://giphy.com/embed/30gNAgO65DFXW" style="position: absolute;" width="100%"></iframe></div><p>Keep in mind that just because it is on this list, that doesn't mean I like the movie. It is just stuck in my head. It's surprising because I only saw <i><a href="http://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2017/05/movie-review-thoroughly-modern-millie.html" target="_blank">Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)</a></i> for the first time a few years ago yet it's already made impressions.</p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">specialty</span></div><div><i>noun</i></div><div><br /></div><div>pronounced: (spe * shi * ality)</div><div><br /></div><div>1. Scaring.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAvvTt16H1L3m1bgSzOnxRivIdXm9E6c8N9RQ4la76B9T-JwNsBJTtWwIbzSo9bMFC-Sqx0fQIdHXTIy3YgXh1Qp4JyZKTgL2nU-z0B7ORrC23VbSA8DsK-WFhtnwszXldeR7g_VB4S01VIbKB2EtaETwMs0-UQoV885SrAA8xeyXtxKE5ItCW-tzqg/s268/tumblr_pbnuoom4gh1weod29o1_400.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="268" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAvvTt16H1L3m1bgSzOnxRivIdXm9E6c8N9RQ4la76B9T-JwNsBJTtWwIbzSo9bMFC-Sqx0fQIdHXTIy3YgXh1Qp4JyZKTgL2nU-z0B7ORrC23VbSA8DsK-WFhtnwszXldeR7g_VB4S01VIbKB2EtaETwMs0-UQoV885SrAA8xeyXtxKE5ItCW-tzqg/w400-h224/tumblr_pbnuoom4gh1weod29o1_400.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Should I love <i>Descendants 2 (2017)</i> as much as I do? Probably not, but I don't care. Harry could say "cheese" and it would be terrifying. My sisters and I always say "speciality" like he does and it annoys our mom because she doesn't get it.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">yar</span> </div><div><i>adjective</i></div><div><br /></div><div>1. Easy to handle, quick to the helm, fast, bright.</div><div>2. Everything a boat should be. Until she develops dry lot.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOA9ErKYbzvsBEoP9opGAaZJssfYC_qubL9trk0XOSU09hxK-yOF6PyGA7FkkXg4J7pzCb39q-x_ZUn6X8OVwd4dY7Zjaau-icrJDSUPezJ6O5MmNq85DsDlu-cZIiB6Gu4Q1nluYS3mh/s1600/th-4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="225" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOA9ErKYbzvsBEoP9opGAaZJssfYC_qubL9trk0XOSU09hxK-yOF6PyGA7FkkXg4J7pzCb39q-x_ZUn6X8OVwd4dY7Zjaau-icrJDSUPezJ6O5MmNq85DsDlu-cZIiB6Gu4Q1nluYS3mh/w400-h300/th-4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>MC, how often does "yar" come up in normal conversation? Okay, not that often. But, when people say "arr" like a pirate, my brain usually goes to <i><a href="https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2019/10/movie-review-philadelphia-story-1940.html" target="_blank">The Philadelphia Story (1940)</a></i>. It's also a great Scrabble word, even though my dictionary doesn't recognize it.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>There you have it! I just love this idea of Nicole's and want to thank her a lot for the inspiration. And thanks to all of you for reading! Are any of these words "ruined" for you in the same way? What about different ways? Any other words you feel like mentioning?</div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you all have a happy July!</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Chloe the MovieCritic</span></div>Chloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com1