Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Makes me want to crawl into the movie, to bask in the warmth, roll in the fields of lushness and snuggle in the sun with Aslan. Even with the battle scenes it is not a "dark" movie. It is peaceful and reassuring. Something about the youth of the Kings and Queens is even comforting. The ruins of Cair Paraveil remind a lot of Ha Ha Tonka state park. The castle ruins at Ha Ha Tonka are built high on a bluff overlooking the water below. The crumbling stairs, stone paths, doorways, vines and columns are beautiful.
Harry Potter
Is much more dark. While we could hardly bear to part ways with Harry, Hermione, Hagrid and Dumbeldore, I never for any moment wished I could jump into that fantasy world. Although, I quite often wish that I had a pensive. It would be so nice to remove my thoughts and store them. Like downloading your brain to a journal, except once you are done you don't have to remember.
That reminds me of an Izzyism "stop sneaking around in my brain"!
Ok - now another topic that I think about a lot is dialogue. One night at a dinner party my friend Greg Tilton mentioned that a certain book was most definately written for women, or by a woman, or both, I forget exactly. Anyway, he said that the book was mostly dialog which is more common in women's books. So, I have been very curious about that statement. It makes sense to me because women tend to talk a lot more than men. I have read a lot of books that would be appealing to both genders, like John Grisham, James Patterson... The thing I find the MOST interesting of all is that while it is possible that I might enjoy reading books with a lot of dialog - I absolutely DETEST writing "he said she said" stuff! REPULSIVE! I tend to write more in a passive voice, 1st person, etc. Anyway, enough of that!
That picture of your girls is SOOO sweet! I hope you have it hanging on your wall in a ginormous picture frame.
ReplyDeleteThey are so grown-up. When are you coming to Dallas? ;)