I have been watching more movies lately. For whatever reason, probably because TV has been bad lately and my social life is pretty minimal! Anyway, I tend to buy the DVDs when they are really cheap and Australia does these 3 pack deals and sometimes 5 pack deals that drop the price to lower than a rental. Frankly, I have no idea how movie rental companies stay afloat when buying a DVD costs so little. Anyway I was thinking about movies.
I think that my all time favourite is The Scarlet Pimpernel with Anthony Andrews made about a hundred years ago. It is my favourite for lots of reasons, mostly because of the way he says "Sink Me". I love that I think of my brother Bill who loved it as well and would use the same "Sink Me" regularly. I love movies that make me think about people or even lines in movies that stand out. One such movie for me was Return of the King (the last of the Lord of the Rings trilogy). I remember going to see it the first night it was out. Standing in line with Little Tom (who now towers over me) and the rest of his family. It was the year that Frank had died and I was still struggling. I was struggling with the decision to let him go. I was struggling with a miscarriage straight after that. Then a movie gave me the words, gave Frankie words to give to me. Theoden says;
"My body is broken. You have to let me go"
It helped. OK, I cried, but it helped. It helped to know in the words that Frank never expressed, that there are times that you really do have to let them go.
The other movie that I love for Frank as well is The Court Jester with Danny Kaye. Now if Scarlet Pimpernel was made a hundred years ago, then this one must be a thousand years old! It is really old but it is so much fun to watch. Between that and Disney's Robin Hood, I can see Frankie watching them. I can see him acting them out. I can hear him talking about it and I can remember him, just a little bit more. I love that the most. I love movies that, even for a little while, give me back my brother and my son.
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