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tarotgalI just watched Pride. All I knew about it going in was the basic story (a gay & lesbian group supporting the miners in the UK in the '80s) and how the DVD cover in the US was edited to omit the gay & lesbian banner from the front... which is freakin' hilarious because the title is pretty obvious in and of itself, even if the hope was to market it to a mainstream audience. I had no idea about the brilliant cast, so seeing both Bill Nighy and Andrew Scott was a great and pleasant surprise (Imelda Staunton was amazing as well), but the whole cast was spectacular. And the movie itself was EXACTLY perfect. Well done to everyone involved in it. Well done.
Okay, so I'm a wee bit biased, considering my Mom worked for union organizers and I was brought up to believe in fairness and equality and to help people who need it. I'm an unapologetic left wing Hufflepuff. And this movie spoke to my heart so strongly. I loved every bit of it. I cried, like, a dozen times throughout with happiness (and, okay, a moment or two of not so much happy when I may have shrieked or gasped). I love that this story was told, and the way it was told absolutely just stole my heart.
On a mostly unrelated note, I watched Geography Club for, like, the 8th time the other day. LOL And I'm marathoning Merlin again. Oh! Last night I watched Zodiac. OMG could there have been more amazing actors in that? What a cast! And I saw Whiplash in theaters on Wednesday. It was emotional and intense and made me quite glad that I was rubbish in band class. LOL
Tomorrow's going to be a terribly busy day. I'm going to be rushing from event to event without a second to spare or eat or stop. Everything's timed down to the second. I'm pretty nervous about that. But, if all goes well, I'll be volunteering in the morning at the library, then going to my first Ace meetup in DC, then back to VA for a 5-hour concert with some of my favorite WRockers from all over the east coast, including a friend I haven't seen in over a year. There's going to be a lot of Harry Potter music, Sherlock music, all-around geek music. Good times. Hope TWG plays his Merlin song... I've had it stuck in my head for three days now. Whoops, there it goes again...
Okay, so I'm a wee bit biased, considering my Mom worked for union organizers and I was brought up to believe in fairness and equality and to help people who need it. I'm an unapologetic left wing Hufflepuff. And this movie spoke to my heart so strongly. I loved every bit of it. I cried, like, a dozen times throughout with happiness (and, okay, a moment or two of not so much happy when I may have shrieked or gasped). I love that this story was told, and the way it was told absolutely just stole my heart.
On a mostly unrelated note, I watched Geography Club for, like, the 8th time the other day. LOL And I'm marathoning Merlin again. Oh! Last night I watched Zodiac. OMG could there have been more amazing actors in that? What a cast! And I saw Whiplash in theaters on Wednesday. It was emotional and intense and made me quite glad that I was rubbish in band class. LOL
Tomorrow's going to be a terribly busy day. I'm going to be rushing from event to event without a second to spare or eat or stop. Everything's timed down to the second. I'm pretty nervous about that. But, if all goes well, I'll be volunteering in the morning at the library, then going to my first Ace meetup in DC, then back to VA for a 5-hour concert with some of my favorite WRockers from all over the east coast, including a friend I haven't seen in over a year. There's going to be a lot of Harry Potter music, Sherlock music, all-around geek music. Good times. Hope TWG plays his Merlin song... I've had it stuck in my head for three days now. Whoops, there it goes again...
