P2 - Choice #1

Choice blogs are my favorite kind of blogs because I can go on about whatever I feel like writing about. I am going to suggest some movies this week. I watch a lot of movies, some better than others. I, personally, am attracted to Dramas because I like the cinematic suspense that comes with each story. I don’t think I will do all drama this week though; I’m going to select a few one older drama and one comedy/drama I just recently watched. Get ready, they’re good.

Okay so the first movie I’m going to suggest is The Color Purple; Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey.

Shug: I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don't notice it.

I’m suggesting The Color Purple because of the story line. It was originally a book (which I’ve never actually read) and I think that this adaption of the film is incredible. This is a really good take on the slavery that went on in the early 1900s. The characters are remember-able and influential to any movie buff like me. Follow Celie, pregnant at 14, by her father, for the next 30 years through a life that no one would even think about living, if they could help it.

Celie: The jail you planned for me is the one you're gonna rot in.

In Bruges; Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Elizabeth Berrington

After shooting an innocent child, the hit men Rey and Ken are sent to Bruges, Belgium by their boss Harry Waters. Rey has no interest in staying in Bruges, and all Ken wants to do is sight see. The two wonder the streets of the beautiful town. Rey comes upon the beautiful Chloe when he walks by a film shoot, and he begins to see Bruges a little differently. Chloe’s co-star is an American Dwarf, Jimmy, and Rey tries his best to make friends with the both of them. While it works, things seem to get worse for Rey and Ken when the memory of shooting a child affects all aspects of his life.

 Ken: Coming up?

Ray: What's up there?

Ken: The view.

Ray: The view of what? The view of down here? I can see that down here.

Ken: Ray, you are about the worst tourist in the whole world.

Ray: Ken, I grew up in Dublin. I love Dublin. If I grew up on a farm, and was retarded, Bruges might impress me but I didn't, so it doesn't.

If you are going to watch a movie, these are good ones to watch. The Color Purple is a rainy Friday night movie, and In Bruges is good for a Sunday afternoon.