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Sunday, November 30, 2008

The Boy in Striped Pajamas

Okay......the last two weeks have been about TWILIGHT and I still refuse to watch it....so....in my quest to find an alternative movie to watch, I stumbled upon a little movie called "The Boy in Striped Pajamas" which was based on a book.

The movie was absolutely one of the best movies I have ever seen...the storytelling was impeccable, and the message was clear...and very emotional. I was in tears..and had to hold it in really bad because I would have sobbed like a baby. I have never been in a movie theater where people sat quietly all through the very end of the credits before they exited in silence. You can hear people crying....and this was no love story. It was a piece of history in the eyes of two 8 year old boys from two different backgrounds.

I saw this with my buddy Joe, while my wife and her friend, Amy were watching Twilight. I have to say that I got my money's worth!

Every now and then...a movie comes along and it just makes you realize why you love watching movies to begin with. And it's not about the special effects.....or the popular movie stars...but it's about the power of a movie to influence you to feel and do something better.

2 comments:

Cade G. said...: I saw this flick too...being Jewish...I was extremely emotional...my girlfriend too...we were just wondering how people were/are so mean to a religious group.......

and the ending.....I didn't want to end like that...but it was real...that is what happened..and you just can't undo history.; December 1, 2008 at 9:36 AM
Anonymous said...: I almost saw this too...but my wife forced me to watch Twilight..and it sucked big time...what a waste of time!; December 1, 2008 at 1:34 PM

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Slow down! Icy Road Conditions!

The picture above shows what happened to the car after I got into car crash on my way to work. I left at 6 a.m. hoping to beat rush hour traffic not thinking about the bad road conditions. I haven't gone to work for a couple of days and I know I needed to get back in the office. it was about 3 miles from my house where I was driving over an icy bridge and I lost control of the car. I don't remember much from what happened other than the fact that I tried to gain control of the car as I was swerving left and right and I missed one car, but another car headed towards me from the opposite direction hit me right on and I spun around. It all happened really fast! I remember checking to make sure I could feel my feet. And then I called 911. A police officer was there within minutes. The trip to the hospital was unbearable even though they hit me with morphine! I laid on that stretcher in the emergency room for hours because they wouldn't move me until all the x rays and scans were completed and evaluated. It was a pretty uncomfortable 5 hours! But I got out of it okay without any major injuries - just a few bruises here and there. I was glad! I am grateful that my life did not end then! I had a few thoughts go through my head as I hit that truck. One thing was: "Did I buy enough life insurance to sustain my family? and "Am I ready to go?" Sadly, the answer to both questions were no. And it makes me realize how short and unpredictable this life is. I really want to be a better person, to really cherish every single minute I have with my family. I love my wife and my son, and the rest of my family, but to go through an experience when it seemed like everything was to be stripped of you, it really opens your eyes to a better perspective of what is truly important in life.