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movies 2012: Beginners, Away We Go
Feb. 6th, 2012 09:01 pmI thought I might keep track of the movies that I watch this year. Accordingly, so far this year we've watched Beginners and Away We Go.
Beginners is the story of an elderly man (Christopher Plummer) who comes out as gay after his wife's death. It's also the story of his son (Ewan MacGregor) who has to come to terms with his father's announcement and subsequent illness and death, while he also struggles with finding love, partly because of the difficult relationship his parents had while he was growing up. This movie was amazing and I absolutely loved it. The last few minutes made me cry. Highly recommended.
Away We Go is about a young couple, Bert and Verona (John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph), who are about to have a baby and who go on a journey visiting family and friends around North America as they try to decide on the perfect place to raise their daughter. Along the way they encounter some really crazy people and have to face their fears about parenting. I saw the ending coming before F did, but that didn't lessen the emotional impact. This movie was smart and funny and really wonderful, and I got teared up at the end. (I swear, both of these movies are worth tearing up over and it's not just the hormones talking.) I loved this movie too, and the soundtrack was terrific. Also highly recommended.
I don't get to watch a whole lot of movies, but if we can maintain this level of quality, I'll be okay with the frequency.
Beginners is the story of an elderly man (Christopher Plummer) who comes out as gay after his wife's death. It's also the story of his son (Ewan MacGregor) who has to come to terms with his father's announcement and subsequent illness and death, while he also struggles with finding love, partly because of the difficult relationship his parents had while he was growing up. This movie was amazing and I absolutely loved it. The last few minutes made me cry. Highly recommended.
Away We Go is about a young couple, Bert and Verona (John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph), who are about to have a baby and who go on a journey visiting family and friends around North America as they try to decide on the perfect place to raise their daughter. Along the way they encounter some really crazy people and have to face their fears about parenting. I saw the ending coming before F did, but that didn't lessen the emotional impact. This movie was smart and funny and really wonderful, and I got teared up at the end. (I swear, both of these movies are worth tearing up over and it's not just the hormones talking.) I loved this movie too, and the soundtrack was terrific. Also highly recommended.
I don't get to watch a whole lot of movies, but if we can maintain this level of quality, I'll be okay with the frequency.
