Going the cinema this weekend is the hot activity. As well as going to the multiplex at Courtney Place we are also going to movies via the NZ Film Festival.
Friday evening was Batman and ‘The Dark Knight Rises‘ . It was so well done and a good storyline. Great entertainment for the boys and parents alike. Isaac found it a little too realistic!
Yesterday it was something quite different. A French film Farewell my Queen (Les adieux a la reine) is about Marie_Antoinette around the time of the storming of the Bastille. It is from the perspective of the servants to the Queen and how they see the behaviour of the Queen and her entourage in light of the political upheaval. It gives and interesting twist to the story of M-A and was very enjoyable.
Then today, we went off to Brooklyn to see ‘In Darkness’ a Polish language film about the survival of Jews in a Polish city during WW2. They were helped to survive by lkiing in the sewers of the ity with the aid of a Polish local. It shows the desire to survive and the need to maintain usual human behaviour in the face of massive adversity. It also recounts the dark side of human nature very well. It is a fim to experience. It is so black but still compelling. Based on a true story. A thought provoker.
So trips to cinema: to be entertained and to be provoked.
More coming next week.
