because, i enjoy procrastinating and skirting around the more poignant issues
instead of blogging about my trip, i shall instead start by commenting on all the nice movies i watched on the planes

well, maybe not all the movies
its hard to convey what i appreciate about comedies since humour is opiniated, and blogging about other peoples jokes just seems sort of crass

anyhow, i did watch a few serious solid dramas, 2 oscar nominations and one 1989 oscar winner

on the trip there, i caught Rachel getting married

this would be the first movie to ever give me the impression that anne hatheway is, or at least recently became, a decent actress
a touching potrayal of an ex-junkie, thats actually believable,
it touches on issues of guilt, social pressures, dysfunctional families to name a few
dysfunctional people with real problems
and a reasonably happy ending
maybe too many loose ends, unresolved chemical abuse and emotional problems to make optimists satisfied
but real life's alot like that

on the trip back watched changeling
mmm
didnt connect with it that much, cos i guess i dun have a special affinity for mother-child drama
but yeah
angelina jolie wasnt too bad
a nice contrast to all the hokum and over the top dramatics of recent movies
a good use of silent pauses
spaces
jolie with a tense look on her face

the last film that left a strong impression was cinema paradiso
an italian film that won the 1989 oscar for best foreign film
i shant say much, because its hard to do justice to the subtle nuances and not too subtle nuances of the movie
sure, the various plotlines are kind of cliche,
but its well grounded and very human and wonderful story telling

mmm
so yeah
thats part of my holiday experience i guess
mmm
maybe i'll fill in the more relevant experiences
when im not so jet lagged or lazy