I watched this with my son last night. The focus on the episode has moved from that of suicide, though mental health and self harm are still topics, to that of sexual assault and how toxic masculinity is wrong. My son already has his views on toxic masculinity. An interesting theme brought up was consent. This time, over an issue with a photograph being taken once and if this meant consent was given in the future. (See just past two minutes into the video.) Our chat afterwards as another opportunity for us to bond. I am hoping that we get to do that more often.
This is a film that I had intended to mention to my daughter to watch as I thought that she would like it. It slipped my mind but she mentioned it instead.
My wife and I had watched it in the distant past. Considering it came out in 2009, it must have been after we had children. Back then, the humour was more acceptable, as was the choice of music.
It had been the turn of my daughter to go out with friends, and she appeared to enjoy the time with them. Unlike with my son, there was no discussion about how much she was to spend, though I do not think that this was based on gender, but a knowledge that she would not return on some sugar high.
500 Days of Summer was an awesome film back then, and it was great to watch it again. Though watching it about a decade after my wife and I watched it again was nostalgic as we have not been to an IKEA in ages now (and yes, we do consider it a rite of passage for couples). We had intended to watch it as a family film, but in the end the only ones watching it was Leia, my daughter and me. The different take on a love story is one that is enchanting, and the way it begins at the end of the relationship draws you in, as well as the non-linear way of looking at how the relationship developed. This is without doubt, one of my favourite love stories.
When it comes to that test of films, yes, I would have no issues in paying to watch this in the cinema.
Working in healthcare, this episode cuts more than most. I sit in the role of Mr Porter. I know why he acted the way he acted.
And that is not counting being a parent. I have watched this and the other series’s from the perspective of a parent. I never want to experience what the parents of Hannah Baker did. My son understood why I had to hug him for several minutes.
Afterwards we discussed Tony. He had a lot to take on and I wanted to get across that Tony did not need to keep all the secrets without talking to someone. He did not need to share the secrets themselves, but he could have talked to someone about aspects of them, and what it was like to keep them. For the secrets he kept, were in my view, secrets that someone his age should not have had to keep.
On a different topic, while I had a meeting at work, my son went out to meet friends in town earlier today. Sadly for him, not all were able to make it, but he will see them again on Monday, assuming that he or them are not ill (he was at home for two days last week). My wife and I had a discussion about how much money would be acceptable for him to spend. My wife and I disagreed, but he ended up spending the higher amount that had been discussed. One of is I guess did not consider inflation in what children would want to spend. Saying that, a lot of the money was on food and drink.
I woke up and was quickly depressed when I listened to the news about Hartlepool. Fortunately Labour won in our Colchester Council election, but I have damaged a friendship over my choice of who I voted for yesterday. I am hoping that the schism is one that can be repaired for it is a valuable and cherished friendship.
So to top the day, my son wanted to watch 13 Reasons Why. While this is a depressing end to the day, it is one of the few things that he will do with me. And the topic of this is rape. An interesting topic considering the film I watched with my wife and daughter on Sunday.
My son was not aware of the appalling statistics when it comes to rape and convictions. He is now.
I watched this film after a morning vaccinating. It was a long morning and due to NHS England sending more vaccines than the area normally has staff for, it was a busy one. Normally, I would be mixing, but the day started earlier and ended later. So I asked if I could vaccinate instead which meant that I did not have to get in as early. With more people vaccinating, the person mixing the vials has to work faster than normal. When I did this in December, we were vaccinating the elderly and it was cold, which meant that people would come in wearing several layers of clothes and mobility issues were often present. Now the patients are younger, and while the weather is still chilly, it is not as bad as before. The patients move quicker and expose their arms faster than before. It takes me about five minutes to prepare each vial and if I have the energy not to take a break, I can keep up with this, but I often work late on a Tuesday night. And last night was no exception.
Getting home, my son was at home has he had a stomach upset the day before and he spent time looking after Leia. When my daughter got home, she went to revising for her exam on Friday. When Leia did see her, after I had taken her out for an evening walk (I needed the exercise), she was overjoyed to see her.
As noted, I relaxed by watching Love and Monsters. It was an enjoyable film. When it comes to the test of price, I would not have been disappointed if I had paid to watch this at the cinema. In fact, it would probably be best to watch this on the big screen, after all, as the title implies, there are monsters in it. Watching an end-of-the-world film that has nothing to do with COVID was fun as well.
My son has found that he has issues recording the time when it comes to playing Minecraft on the Switch. I wanted to ban him from it for two days, but was overruled. It is a shame as when he is not on the switch, he is more engaging, we walked into town together yesterday as well as on Friday night (though only as far as TESCO).
My daughter is preparing for her GCSE in Religious Education next week. Or rather exams to aid her teacher assessment.
Today, I retuned to the pool where last week, Leia want for a swim. When I got her there, she wanted to chase after things, but was quite patient when I prevented her from doing so.
Anyway, the film. Amazing, dealing with issues some of which are still being faced, such as victim blaming. It was sad, especially when I know it is happening too often. Would I pay for to watch this in a cinema? Yes, with no hesitation. The film draws you in, has characters who are quite believable and while parts are predictable, others are not.
This was a bad film. Just not enjoyable for me. Not terrible, but being a man, I am not part of its target demographic. It is called Friendsgiving in the USA. It is not terrible, just annoying. With the cast it has, it should be much better, and I would imagine that it could be a lot worse without them.
I love Jane Seymour, but her accent was terrible, though it could be argued that with someone living abroad for a time, the accent would not be one or the other.
To be fair, there were no huge holes in the plot, and the characters were played well. But I did not warm to them and when the end came, it was appreciated.
