Movies: Months in Review {March/April 2018}

Okay, full disclosure: the past two months have not been stellar movie-wise.  I only really loved one of these movies, and most of the others were pretty 'meh' for me, even if they were 'good' historically or technically or whatever.

But, in the span of eternity, that's certainly not a big deal, is it? ;)

Big Fish (2003)

Okay, can I just say that apart from a few things (like the occasional, random nudity, the witch, the language, and the elephant poop), this movie is like 300% my aesthetic and I loved it?!  I mean, Edward Bloom.  ("Ma'am, my name is Edward Bloom, and there's some folks would like to see your eye." << I think that was the exact moment I fell a little bit in love with this character.)

I've liked some of the music from the musical for a while ("Daffodils" is like the cutest, sweetest thing ever, and "Fight the Dragons" is a very fun on-the-road song), so it was fun to finally see the movie. :)

Darkest Hour (2017)

This was very good, but didn't thoroughly captivate me the way I thought/hoped it would.  I'm not really sure why??  Maybe by the time I watched it, I'd already seen so many of these characters/situations in The King's Speech and The Crown, so I was too busy comparing all the different portrayals that I didn't really focus as much as I should have?  Who knows.  I did like watching Churchill, his wife, and Lily James's character.

Joy (2015)

This was . . . kind of strange.  I think the aesthetic is nice -- I'm a little unsure, but I think it is -- but the story itself felt lacking.  I mean, it's based on a true story, and I'm sure "that's very edifying," but . . . personally, I just didn't feel like I gained much of anything after watching it.

(I was also sorry that Joy and her husband divorced -- that's not really a spoiler because you find out about it in the first few minutes of the movies -- because they seemed to really love each other.  But at least they stayed close and did care for each other.)

Queen of Katwe (2016)

I liked seeing the depiction of the African culture and the poverty where Phiona lived, because it's sobering and just kind of helps to put things in perspective for a first-world country dweller, but other than that . . . again, I was kind of underwhelmed, I'm sorry to say?  Maybe it's because I'm not a chess player.

Tangled: Before Ever After (2017)

(Don't judge me. ;-P)  I did like seeing the Tangled characters again, even if I felt like the plot was kind of under-developed and weak.  (And what was that ending??  I have confusion???  Also, is this just part of a TV series??)

The Decoy Bride (2011)

This was harmless (in my opinion), fluffy fun.  It was cool to have a chick-flick set in a Scotch/Irish-type of setting.  It was nothing life-changing, mind you, but it was cute enough. :)

The Post (2018)

I enjoyed watching this, and the acting is good, but I couldn't help but keep comparing it to Spotlight.  See, that was a journalistic investigation movie that really drew me in and made me care.  This one, not so much.  But it did make me determined to learn more about the Vietnam war, since I know practically nothing, which isn't good, all things considered.  (Warning: lots and lots of pretty strong language in this one.)