I learned from Disney
I thought about my life and how many times I had been influenced by Disney movies as well as Disneyland. The movies of old always had a lesson or two. They were also written for adults. As a kid I happened to watch them since there were no dreaded warnings stating that the violence, love, death and scary things were going to warp my young brain. As a matter of fact, it didn't. It instead taught me many things. Bambi taught me the importance of family and friendship as well as preserving the forest. Snow White taught me not to take things from strangers; work is of the utmost importance and true love is out there but sometimes you need to sacrifice for the greater good. At Disneyland I learned music, art, that it is impolite to point, how to behave in public and how to talk to just about anyone in the world. I also learned that the world was huge and diversified. I could go on siting so many examples of how I have been influenced by life lessons and also that there seemed to be no more lessons to learn. I felt that all creativity had dried up and was a thing of the past. Disney kept coming up with remakes of classics and then cleaned them up to be PC. I hadn't been watching any of the movies in the past few years. I instead kept going back to my beloved classics. I just recently watched Lady and the Tramp and I was still mesmerized by the movie.
Last night we decided to pay the bucks and go to the movies. The sticker shock was incredible. But, I was able to come in as a Senior and I saved a few bucks. But of course, it also made me feel so old because I could remember the times of going to the movies and paying only a few bucks to get in. After finding the theatre at the other end of the building, we all sat down and watched a full half hour of commercials and trailers. Shouldn't we be paying less if companies are paying for us to watch their advertisement?
The movie we had decided to see was the Disney/Pixar animated film named "UP". From the moment the movie started, I had a feeling that I hadn't had for a long time, I was mesmerized. The movie dealt with death, love, violence, scary things and there was even a storyline supporting the saving of the forest and wildlife. The movie also dealt with old age. Definetly not written for the youngsters. I sat and watched, I cried, I laughed, I cried again. This movie also taught me a valuable lesson too. It is never to late to have adventures. Life comes at you from every direction and things may not work out the way you planned. But, maybe the way things turned out in your life is the exact way that everything is supposed to be. Also, just because you are old doesn't mean that you can't continue to follow your dreams. Become creative and don't go gentle into that goodnight!
I applaud Disney/Pixar for a brilliant animation that celebrated what Walt Disney worked so hard to express. I would even pay my Senior fortune to see this movie again.
If you haven't seen "UP", I urge you to go. Find a coupon or tell them you are over 55, but definetly go. It is well worth the price of admission.
Last night we decided to pay the bucks and go to the movies. The sticker shock was incredible. But, I was able to come in as a Senior and I saved a few bucks. But of course, it also made me feel so old because I could remember the times of going to the movies and paying only a few bucks to get in. After finding the theatre at the other end of the building, we all sat down and watched a full half hour of commercials and trailers. Shouldn't we be paying less if companies are paying for us to watch their advertisement?
The movie we had decided to see was the Disney/Pixar animated film named "UP". From the moment the movie started, I had a feeling that I hadn't had for a long time, I was mesmerized. The movie dealt with death, love, violence, scary things and there was even a storyline supporting the saving of the forest and wildlife. The movie also dealt with old age. Definetly not written for the youngsters. I sat and watched, I cried, I laughed, I cried again. This movie also taught me a valuable lesson too. It is never to late to have adventures. Life comes at you from every direction and things may not work out the way you planned. But, maybe the way things turned out in your life is the exact way that everything is supposed to be. Also, just because you are old doesn't mean that you can't continue to follow your dreams. Become creative and don't go gentle into that goodnight!
I applaud Disney/Pixar for a brilliant animation that celebrated what Walt Disney worked so hard to express. I would even pay my Senior fortune to see this movie again.
If you haven't seen "UP", I urge you to go. Find a coupon or tell them you are over 55, but definetly go. It is well worth the price of admission.