I'm seeing Little Women tomorrow! Can't wait!
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I think the movie would work for people who can still unconflictedly be all "STAR WARS WOOOOO"
That's definitely me, at least for some aspects. I bring my own woo, and then I use the movie as woo fuel.
I know a bunch of people who are unconflictedly WOO for Star Wars, my eldest niece among them, and I get their love, but it ain't for me. The only reason I'm going to see SW:ROS is because my BF wants to talk about it, and talking about with her will probably be more enjoyable than seeing the movie.
I grew up as an unconflictedly WOO Star Wars kid, but later some conflicts edged in. TLJ turned out to be exactly everything I'd been craving out of a Star Wars movie all my life without knowing it, which makes me extremely reluctant to see ROS.
For those interested, I'll be spending 2020 blogging the entirety of cinema history, looking at one decade (or so) per month from the 1890s on. As part of this project, I'm inviting people who want to fill in their cinema history gaps to watch three new-to-them films per month from each decade (or so).
Part of the goal is to come up with a final list of "essentials" that is perhaps a little more varied and a little more entertaining than something like the Sight and Sound 250. I made a starter list, but my idea is that, as we move through each decade, I will be refining this list partly based on the input I get on these selections and other interesting films people might come across in their own explorations.
For January, I'm looking at the years 1895–1909. Each month thereafter will cover ten years, with February being the 1910s, March the 1920s, etc. I'm happy for people to join in whenever it suits them.
Project explanation here: [link]
Essentials list here: [link]
I saw Knives Out and my biggest takeaway is sure, those were nice sweaters, but Chris Evans needs to release his skincare regime as a public service.
(It was really great.)
megan walker, that sounds wonderful, and I'm looking forward to reading your blog!
We saw Rise of Skywalker today, and honestly, the overwhelming thought I was left with was how sad I am that Disney would never, ever let Finn and Poe be Space Husbands. I'm shallow like that. (But they totally ARE.)
Also, is Adam Driver like 10 feet tall? I think he is.
Oh, wait. I really did get teary when Chewie lost his shit about Leia dying. That got me in the feels.
I choked up at your whitefont point, as well, Teppy.
Overall, I enjoyed RoS enough in the moment, but there was plenty of stuff to bug me once I had time to think about it. The plot felt like a 12 year-old's ideas of what should happen after RotJ.
Little Women was phenomenal. I honestly can't find a single bad thing to say about it.