First I need to acknowledge that I am a sentimental goofball. Because next I’m going to acknowledge that I cried a lot while watching The Sound of Music recently.
Livia and I watched this awesome Christmas present (again, thank you, Jeremy!) over a period of three to four sessions. I’m pretty sure each session involved me folding laundry because the laundry situation around here is just that bad. I was impressed that Livia, lover of animation, stuck it out and watched the whole show with me. Loved that.
Is there anything better than the dramatic score of The Sound of Music? I’m pretty certain is was the soaring musical numbers that got me all teary. Maria in her wedding gown? Goosebumps and glossy eyes. The entire family climbing over the Alps at the end? Definite tear-jerker:
Climb every mountain
Ford every stream
Follow every rainbow
Till. You. Find. Your. Dream.
Such intense moments require singing along, so then I, the laundry-folding mommy, end up with arms raised in triumph in the living room, singing along in my best warbling and dramatic falsetto.
Oh, Julie Andrews, how I love thee.
**January Reflections are writing prompts from the thoughtful and creative Corrin of The Glorious Impossible.
Welcome to Entertainment Week on the Prairie Box. Audience participation required (suggested? demanded?). It’s the first week of August which means summer, as we know it, is quickly coming to an end. So this week I’m interested in what the masses do for fun.
Today’s question isn’t limited to summer viewing though:
What is one of the best movies and one of the best television programs you’ve seen in 2008? And why?
(Only answer why if you can do so without dropping spoilers. Oh spoilers! The bane of my non-cable-watching existence!)
I’ll go first. For movies I’ll pick Wall-E for all its Pixar-y goodness. It was great to see a movie on the big screen that my whole family could really enjoy. And while watching the film, I was very aware that I wasn’t catching every fascinating detail, that there was a lot more to discover during future viewings. Wa-a-ll-eeeee! Ev-ah! Who could resist such charm? For tv shows I’ll go with a recent delivery from my Blockbuster queue: Mad Men. I almost quit watching the show (note that it’s not recommended for everyone) because it got dark and somewhat discouraging. But I love history that comes alive and with Mad Men I’m constantly wondering about historical accuracy as it relates to the show’s central office, a marketing firm on Madison Avenue. It may not be the “best” of 2008, but certainly one of the most interesting programs I’ve seen.