A few weeks ago Terry took me to see Red Dog. As dog lovers, it's a no brainer for us to want to see the film. Oh, it was so beautifully done, the Aussie landscape, the Aussie humour, our mentality and the truth about the relationship between dog and human. I cried and cried but everyone did in the theatre too... We also laughed and laughed. I feel so glad to have seen the Red Dog!
Last night I saw The Help with a girlfriend. Where do I start? The official blurb from IMDb says this "An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960's decides to write a book detailing the African American Maid's point of view on the White families they work for, and they hardships they go through on a day to day basis." I know it is fictional and I am not an expert in American history, but with the little I know, the story is confrontational in an inspirational way. Isn't it just basic to treat one another the way they like to be treated? I cannot understand how these people thought the "maids" were good enough to raise their children, made their dinner but not good to use their toilets!? WHAT? I couldn't help feeling embarrassed about the way some people were treated. As far as stories go, there is triumphs in the end but I wonder how much things have changed since then?
It's about courage to speak up and to do the right thing. And that's an universal struggle still in today's world. Every parents should watch this movie with their teenage children (age appropriate of course) as the behaviour of these characters are no different to modern days bullies and those standing-by....
Pretty deep for a Sunday morning write up but I felt I ought to! On this note, I am off to do some crafting...
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