two movies

[snugglekitty]

My name finally came up on the queue at the library, and I got to watch the animated flick The Incredibles with redjo. (They're not lying about that backlog - I've been waiting for months!)

I liked it a lot, although the suburban middle class didn't appeal to me that much. The visual effects were great, even if the characters were a bit wooden. I especially enjoyed the end. It was a good movie and I'd happily watch it again.

Then, last night, 7j and I went to see Must Like Dogs, with Diane Lane and John Cusack. It was a really fun movie, and funny. It had gay characters, and the main character's dad was poly (kind of). The dogs were cute but their role in the movie was not excessive. Also, the perils of a large and close family were amply demonstrated.

If you like romantic comedy, it's a good one to see.



I really liked the scene where Lane and Cusack have decided to have sex and realize neither of them has a condom, and drive around the city looking for an open pharmacy. However, I would've liked it even more if they had talked about some things they could do safely without a condom. (But then, it was a mainstream movie, so what were the chances of that really happening?)

The scene where Lane tells her father she's worried that her favorite of his girlfriends is going to be hurt by his philandering was touching, it's true. But it bothered me that he said, "I don't want her to get hurt, but I already had the love of my life. Now I'm just passing the time." That felt irresponsible to me. If you really feel like you can never love anyone else again, it's pretty mean to get involved with people, especially without telling them that.
Also, I think that we can always choose to love more, to love again. We have an infinite amount of love, if we allow it in.