Life Is Beautiful... I truly do not believe that there has ever been a movie as beautiful as this one. A story of a passionate man whose love for his wife and son has no end. Set in the time of the Holocaust, the Italian, Guido, runs into or rather catches his wife, Dora. Guido is a silly man who always wears a smile. Set in Italy, the movie continue to show Guido taking Dora away. Jump ahead a few years, the couple has an adorable son, Giosue. The small family lives modestly with their love and affection filling each and every room. In one scene it shows Guido and Giosue walking and Giosue notices a sign outside a shop that states no Jews or dogs are allowed into the store. What stood out the most was Guido's reaction when his son asked why the owner would say that. Rather than being bitter and hostile, Guido is upbeat and positive. He simply lets his son know that some people just choose not the let certain people into their stores. He then asks his son if there's anyo...
It has been a while... I pretty much forgot that I created this blog almost three years ago. Many things have changed in my life. The fiance I lovingly refereed to is now my husband, and we have a beautiful baby boy. I am no longer teaching (at the moment). Instead, I am raising our son, Sal who is without a doubt the most beautiful baby I have ever seen. Yes, I know, I am biased. I originally started this blog as a place to review movies, literature, and music, so I am hoping to get to do that with any spare time (haha) that I have. Movies: Gifted I really enjoyed this movie. The basis is that of a relationship between a brilliant young girl and her uncle and the absent grandmother who returns to the picture and potentially sets out to separate the pair. The young girl is a genius and basically a mathematician at the age of eight. Her uncle, Frank, has a mysterious edge to him and definitely comes across as slightly damaged. This makes the viewer immediately like him an...