3 Movies in 5 Days

first off- all the kids are at school today!

Movie 1 Saturday Night
"Hoosiers"

My younger kids didn't understand why I was so "obsessed" (their word) over it. They are not aloud to make fun of it, at all! I was very distressed when NONE of them remembered ever watching it.

So, here is why I am "obsessed". My parents are both from Indiana. My grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great-great-great and so on are from Indiana. My maternal grandma played basketball in high-school. This would be way before "Title X" (my mom lettered in a high school sport, also before "Title X").Grandma played basketball with 6 members on a team playing on a half court. Grandpa also played high school basketball. My grandparents went to all the games for years! This means lots of yelling, cheering and spirit.

Now, imagine seeing "the movie" opening week-end in Indiana with grandma! Indiana IS basketball - this is basketball in Indiana. The whole movie theater was just like at a game- yelling, cheering, lots of clapping and spirit! It was GREAT! A cherished memory.

PS my dad attended the school that is portrayed in the final game they play against, that year, and only that year. (Daddy didn't play basketball for the school, he was football and wrestling) Lettering in high school sports is the start of my parents love story.
PSS Daddy make anyone who wants to marry into our family watch this movie. My obsession is a learned behavior.

Movie 2 Sunday Night
"Indiana Jones and the Lost Ark"

Kids wanted to see it. What's all the fuss over this new PG-13 movie they are not going to go see? So I ask my usual question; "Is it Sabbath appropriate?" "NO" very disappointed. So I justify watching it by saying we can watch it if we study about the "Ark of the Covenant" in the bible dictionary first.

We had fun. No one had dreams of snake, spiders or skeletons.

Movie 3 Wednesday Morning 2:30 AM

"The Kite Runner"
WOW! This was profound. I had to watch it again because I could not place a correct description on it. It is PG-13 and I watched it the second time on "Clear-Play". Much better, but a different movie. It was horrific in one scene.

How could I identify so much with it? I cried and cried. This goes up there with "Hotel Rwanda". Not something I recommend for entertainment but to learn.

I'm trying to think back about how I felt when the Russians invaded Afghanistan and I do remember thinking, as a teen-ager, "Why aren't we going to go stop them?" Where would we be now, if we had? Where would the world be now if we, the USA, or even the UN had gone in then instead of after 9-11?

I could relate to all the characters except one. I have nothing in common and yet identified with something about them. This is a well portrayed movie of some disturbing human choices.