This week's movie: The English Patient

I have been avoiding watching The English Patient for a long time now-- I knew it was this dramatic, tragic romance and I have a hard time with those considering how single I am.  BUT, last night, I decided I wanted to snuggle up and watch a movie so I pulled it up on Netflix and hit play without abandon.

And it...was...
INTENSE.

First of all, there was Juliette Binoche and her quiet, gentle, funny spirit.  

I learned after watching this that she won the award for Best Supporting Actress, and she definitely deserved it. 

 And then there was Colin Firth's gullible, reckless Geoffrey...

(Also, yes, Geoffrey!)

And, yes...who could forget the doomed romance between Almasy and Katherine?

And though the relationship had its bumps in the road, it was still swoon-worthy.  Ralph Fiennes was a total babe and Scott-Thomas was perfect as the strong, confident, and yet guilty Katherine, the wife of Geoffrey.   

The movie definitely had its tear-inducing moments, like the one above, which takes place after Kip, Hardy, David, and Hana find out the war is over and take the bedridden Almasy out on a stretcher and run him through the rain.  

The ending is hard to watch, and I'm certainly not going to spoil it for you if you haven't seen it already (don't be like me-- get to it!).  If you don't like sad endings, beware-- this one'll get you.  However the story is poetic and moving and each performance is Oscar-worthy in my book.

I definitely loved and recommend this movie, and if you're at all interested in desert exploration before WWII, look up the backstory on this film.  It's an interesting read.  

Happy watching!

Love is in the air...and on the screen.

I love Valentine's day, even if it's only purpose is to give me an excuse to go overboard watching the romantic movies I love the most.  I love romance when it's done right in films...who doesn't??

Because it's the most romantic day of the year and because I just love love, I'm going to post some of my absolute favorite romantic moments in film.  Feel free to comment with your own favorites- I wanna hear 'em all.

Onward ho!!

BIG FISH: "They say when you meet the love of your life, time stops."




LES MISERABLES: "I am lost...I am found."




STRANGER THAN FICTION: "I brought you flours."




LOVE AND OTHER DISASTERS: 




THE LADY EVE: "You really haven't the right to drag me off like this, Hopsy!"



JANE EYRE: "I ask you to pass through life at my side."




I better stop there, I'm getting a tad out of control here.  Don't forget to offer your own suggestions and have a happy, romantic Valentine's Day!

I promise to blog more.

I really do.  It's the whole reason I made this blog, anyway- to get myself more motivated and to get my stuff out there into the world!

So here's my new vlog for this week:


I hope you like it...I've been wanting to blog about this for a while.  There are just too little original ideas in Hollywood and the ones that are being developed aren't getting enough recognition.  I love creativity, y'all!

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I love you all.  Really, I do.  But now I'm going to go back to trying to get used to this crazy semester.

Adios!!