Marc and I are going on a date tonight. Dinner and a movie. Marc said he is going to let me pick the movie...any one I wanted which NEVER happens...EVER. Our choices in films differs somewhat and he says I have a history of choosing bad ones. As I was going through the listings this is what transpired.
Marc - Have you seen the trailer for Inglorious Bastards?
Lisa - Nope. Hey I heard The Ugly Truth was really funny.
Pause.
Marc (leaning in to me and whispering very softly) - Bruno..? (side note: I know this one is supposed to be funny but this type of humour doesn't appeal to me in the slightest.)
Lisa (ignoring the not so subtle hint) - What about Julie and Julia...I would love to see this one.
Marc snickers.
Lisa (slightly annoyed) I thought you said I could pick the movie??
Marc - You're right, you're right. Go ahead and choose and I will go to whatever you want.
Lisa - hmmm, I feel like laughing, don't you? What about Funny People?
Marc - It didn't get good reviews. GI Joe?
Pause. Silence.
Marc - Let's just watch the trailer to Inglorious Bastards and then you can decide.
I watch. Admittedly, it does look fantastic. Brad Pitt is just beyond talented. He still looks fantastic and is a brilliant actor but it's just not what I'm in the mood for.
Lisa - Marc, I just feel like laughing. I don't want death and blood.
Marc - Well, I heard District 9 was pretty good. Let's watch the trailer for that.
We watch it. Again, I admit it does look pretty good but there is absolutely nothing funny about it.
Lisa - I don't feel like thinking too much. I just want to watch a silly-not-thinking-or-feeling-too-much-movie. Didn't you say I could choose?
Marc - Oh yeah, the library called. That book you wanted to read is in. 50 Dead Men Walking? Let's watch the trailer to that.
We start watching it and thankfully we are interrupted by dinner time and a fussy baby. I am going to read that book and watch the film as the storyline fascinates me but I am just not in the mood for this kind of movie today.
Later, I sat on the bottom of the stairs and looked at Marc and suggested The Hangover. Thankfully he agreed, although I know he would rather not.
It has been an odd summer. Full of love and fantastic memories and fun times but also of tragedy and sadness. A colleague who lost a baby in the most heartbreaking way. Not a day goes by that I don't think of her and hope she is finding a way to heal her heart. A brother who lost one of his friends to suicide. My heart broke knowing his intense sadness and even more so for the mom and dad who had to bury their son. A special and wonderul family member who was diagnosed with an illness that is painful and unfortunately no cure.
These are my reasons for choosing the movie I did. I want to laugh out loud until tears run down my face. I don't want to think or feel sad or watch a movie full of death and that leaves you feeling hopeless. I want to laugh and feed my heart with nothing but happiness today. May all of you have a day full of the same.
EDIT: I cannot tell you how happy it made me when I just discovered my favourite childrens story of all time, Where The Wild Things Are, is coming to the big screen in October! I watched this trailer and cried...tears of happiness of course. I simply cannot wait!!
UPDATE: OK, so we never made it to The Hangover as it wasn't playing at a time that was good for us (our life with children and babysitters) so I ended up choosing Inglorious Basterds. In one word: FAN-TARANTINO-TASTIC!! I still managed to laugh out loud several times. Despite Quentin's reputation for violence he also has one for humour. I loved it. LOVED it. Thanks for dropping all those not so subtle hints my love. You are still the king when it comes to choosing movies.
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