Rose Petals and Faerie Dust: June Movies

We watched the rest of the Thin Man movies our library has (After the Thin Man, Another Thin Man, and The Thin Man Goes Home, so we still need to see Shadow of the Thin Man). I watched the first with sister #3. Then Song of the Thin Man with that sister and sister #4. Sister #2 joined in for the three this month and so all of us at home are now hooked. We've added this series to our buy list. Now murder mysteries aren't exactly my thing, well the murder part anyway. It is one thing to read them, but I grew up with a phobia of bodies and bones. And the first one freaked me out. But I do love mysteries, and the thing about these movies is Nick and Nora's relationship and shenanigans. Sister #2 said Nick and Nora are relationship goals; yep.

I watched Miss Potter by myself because I never could get anyone interesting. It was sweet and sad, and I wish the film showed her other love story. Not a favorite film.

La La Land. I thought the concept of a modern musical was fun (once my sister told me it was modern; I'd thought by the clothes that it was supposed to be set in old times). Granted I didn't like all the party numbers and the first scene reminded me of a silly Disney musical number, but City of Stars and the couple's dance numbers?! I wasn't wowed, but I liked it . . . wondering what the end was and guessing by what my sister said. I knew it was sad, but she said she know how it was sad. Which made me rather guess the ending. Except I wasn't sad. I was mad. Disgusted might me a better term. Here is what I wrote for my Letterboxd review:

"Okay, that ending was absurd. Why bother to make a film about a "love" story that doesn't work out?! That's not "realism" that's absolute flakiness. The ending isn't creative or whatever, its feeble and pathetic. "Not working out" means "someone wasn't that interested" which means the whole love story is a lie. And it made her side of the story that much more silly and flaky. Stereotypical acting dream, stereotypical actor's shallowness and fickleness in relationships."

A sister suggested I just watch it and skip the end. I think I will do that because some parts were SO cute.