The Mist
Michael and I watched Stephen Kings' 'The Mist' last night for the first time. I guess I was expecting it to be somewhat cheesy - in the made for TV sort of way. The first half of the movie seemed like your run of the mill horror movie....rather predictable....then the second half came along.....and kicked me in the ass. I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it, but it really messes with your head. It goes from being a simple end of the world horror movie to being a psychological mind trip about human nature...and the ending....damn...I'm still a little messed up over it.
I'm not saying it was *the best movie ever* by any stretch of the imagination, but I do admit that it affected me a lot more then I thought it would when I sat down to watch it. I think part of that is being a parent too. Plots that involve a parent/child always have affected me - but now that I am in that parent/child relationship I feel much more involved in the plots. Weird all the things parenthood does to you...
I'm not saying it was *the best movie ever* by any stretch of the imagination, but I do admit that it affected me a lot more then I thought it would when I sat down to watch it. I think part of that is being a parent too. Plots that involve a parent/child always have affected me - but now that I am in that parent/child relationship I feel much more involved in the plots. Weird all the things parenthood does to you...