So, tomorrow is the big day and I survived all homework assignments, tests and quizzes. Mom and I even managed to watch on more movie last night: "The Kids are All Right". This one is nominated for best picture and Annette Bening is nominated for best actress. So, we seen three movies, so far. That's pretty good.
I was reading the blog on Oprah.com and must say that my hopes are dashed a little. A lot of people complained about the expense of the trip and the long wait in lines without food to see 40 minutes of taping. I had posted earlier that I was more hoping to experience a taping in Chicago at Harpo Studios where there is no bad seat and where Oprah won't look like a dot on the stage. I'm worried now about my mother and the long walking/standing/waiting in line. Lord, please let this experience be worth it.... especially since I am leaving the most important people in my life. I remarked earlier about how strange I get when it is time to leave my husband and kids. I can't help the images of motherless children and Morris going through my belonging after I'm gone. I know... "stop it". When I make it back, I am going to have to see someone about this insane fear.
Anyhow, I am thankful for the opportunity and more thankful of the time it will allow me to spend with my mother. This is definitely a "once in a lifetime" moment and we are going to live it up. I hope that out hotel is nice and that the weather is decent. I won't be able to blog while in LA because I am not taking a laptop. Maybe there is some way that I can update via my phone. I will have to check that out.
Now the movie: I thought that it was awful!! If I had been watching it alone, I wouldn't have gotten through it. That is saying a lot because I am the kind of person that has to get to the end of the book and watch the movie to see what happens. I can't recall a movie that I've been so un-invested in before this movie. I tried to find something positive about this movie and it is a hard stretch. It wasn't even that I couldn't relate to the lesbian marriage. I've watched movies or tv programs before about lesbian relationships and I have been able to relate in some way. I've been able to draw parallels between their relationship and my own marriage or heterosexual experiences. Not this movie. I couldn't even muster any feeling when witnessing the despair of being betrayed. That's universal, isn't it. I've seen lesbian relationships on film before where I didn't like the characters (Monster) and I couldn't even get that in this money. I wanted to feel something even if it was disgust. I just had indifferent boredom.
Furthermore, I don't know how this movie is a comedy. I didn't laugh or giggle one time. I am at a loss as to how this is garnering any Oscar attention. Even when the teenage daughter went to college, I felt little. Surely any emotion that involves kids usually get me. For some reason, I felt like the characters weren't involved. I couldn't wait for the movie to end. I'm disappointed that we watched this one at all. This movie can't win best picture, but I won't be surprised if Annette wins for best actress.
Well, tomorrow is the big day. Mom and I got our eye brows arched yesterday and we are getting our hair done tomorrow. Gotta be cute for Oprah! See ya.
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