Movies

So I've seen two movies lately that I thought I'd talk up a little.

First, let me tell you something about Ruby. She is so much like her father. She likes things to be predictable and to stay absolutely the same. (Not me, even as a little girl I got antsy if things stayed the same too long.) As a result, she'll watch something like, oh I don't know, The Brave Little Toaster or one episode of Sponge Bob on DVR, over and over and over and over. It takes her a really long time to warm up to a new viewing pleasure.

Okay. So I got tired, I mean really bone tired, of watching Sponge Bob. I bought Meet the Robinsons on Pay Per View. I like buying on Pay Per View instead of renting from the little rack at the grocery store, because you can save it to DVR.

Meet the Robinsons made me tear up. Seriously. And I'm not usually the one to tear up over a kids movie. But there was just something about this misfit little boy with messy blond hair with a brain no one understands, who looks into his future and sees something worth waiting for. (Yes, I know my own boy with messy blond hair and an unfathomable brain isn't an orphan. But still...)

And the message: Keep Moving Forward. And the quote at the end about how Walt Disney built his dream on this one idea. Yeah. I shed a little tear.

Then I took Adrienne and Nick to see Horton Hears a Who. Another little back story. We have one movie theater, with one screen, that plays one movie every one or two or something (like when we got Spiderman 3) three weeks. Everyone sees whatever movie it is, sometimes more than once.

Horton Hears a Who is my favorite Dr. Seuss story. It's so powerful. Just think of the genius of a man who can write a powerful story about an elephant and a speck of dust. Seriously. I really loved the movie. I didn't like Cat in the Hat or the Grinch much, so I wasn't expecting too much out of Horton. But it was really good. I especially loved with all those whos, and the little guy whose dad doesn't get him, start belting out "WE'RE HERE!"

Go see Horton. I promise, you'll love the story. And even though there is an evil vulture and an even eviler kangaroo, I love that all the bad guys redeem themselves in the end. I love that Horton never bends under pressure to be a normal jungle creature. Just go see it.