What a day ...
Posted by Carolan Gladden at 4/11/2009 7:25 PM 
Categories: People, Passions, Surprises, Life, Male - Female, Ideas, Experiences
Categories: People, Passions, Surprises, Life, Male - Female, Ideas, Experiences
On this cold grey day -- way more like Portland than San Diego -- I had intentions of being out 'n about, But I couldn't quite get motivated and so have spent the day emotionally immersed in an amazing movie trio.
Back to back on the Encore Love channel were: Come See the Paradise, Say Anything and Innocence.
I got hooked quickly on interracial love amid the disturbing little-known details of the WW II round-up and imprisonment of American citizens who happened to be of Japanese descent. (The only thing I ever knew about this was the one Japanese guy in my high school, who we knew had been in the camps as a little boy.)
And then the adorable puppy-dog appeal of then 20-something John Cusack and Ione Sky with a first love that just had to conquer all.
And finally I cried my eyes out at love rediscovered at a certain age. And marveled at the assemblage of talented writers, director, actors and musicians that came together in a story that was by turns beautiful, happy, poignant, horrific. One with indelible ideas:
"The most important thing in the world is love -- all the rest is rubbish!"
"My god, love at her age -- how could she?!"
"The best love is to love everything and everybody equally."
Positively,
Carolan
Back to back on the Encore Love channel were: Come See the Paradise, Say Anything and Innocence.
I got hooked quickly on interracial love amid the disturbing little-known details of the WW II round-up and imprisonment of American citizens who happened to be of Japanese descent. (The only thing I ever knew about this was the one Japanese guy in my high school, who we knew had been in the camps as a little boy.)
And then the adorable puppy-dog appeal of then 20-something John Cusack and Ione Sky with a first love that just had to conquer all.
And finally I cried my eyes out at love rediscovered at a certain age. And marveled at the assemblage of talented writers, director, actors and musicians that came together in a story that was by turns beautiful, happy, poignant, horrific. One with indelible ideas:
"The most important thing in the world is love -- all the rest is rubbish!"
"My god, love at her age -- how could she?!"
"The best love is to love everything and everybody equally."
Played: 12 | Download | Duration: 00:04:56
Positively,
Carolan
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