i watched this movie with my dad and when the credits rolled i said
"i hope i can write movies like this one day"
my dad told me the idea was already taken. well duh. but its not about the idea its about the feeling. when you finish i saw the tv glow you have so much to sit with. something to think about while the credits roll. a feeling inside of you. for me it felt like a part…
" what if this is the best version?"
constantly we are reminded that we aren't doing our "best". by teachers, parents and even our peers. at the end of the day when we try our best it doesn't always feel the best.
in lady bird i think we see this so clearly. lady bird is always trying her best to fit in, please her mom and get into the schools of her dreams. again and again though she feels like…
DUDE! I NEED A MASSIVE PET POT PLANT WHOS GONNA ROLL ME UP AND SMOKE ME!
Not only does this movie focus on the frustrations and the glume of christmas not feeling exactly like christmas but also the mellow days to come after. the unwinding of the end of 1970 like a ball of yarn. the weight that we carry from all the burdens from the year. the rest of the yarn ball all tangled around our hands and throats, just waiting for it to burn off with the start of a new year. hoping this one might be different
