Copacabana

As simple as a flower and that's a complicated thing

Gettin' ready to travel to the old hometown tonight to see this man play in concert with some of the fam. Someone told me the other day when I told them about this show that he was "kinda old." Dear Lord help these people understand that the Reverend defies the laws of space and time.

And briefly -- and I hope to have more to say on this later -- I saw the movie Doubt last night. As a Catholic I thought it was a nice exploration of the tricky dualities we humans are constantly grappling with, in this case doubt vs. faith. Here's some light reading on the subject (all those religion classes coming back to haunt...) I'm having a conversation with someone else at the moment about something bordering on this dichotomy -- it's more related to, I think, how something can be both beautiful and tragic at the same time -- but it started me thinking about paradoxes and contradictions and then this film kind of solidified where I was going in my head with all that because you're forced to deal with characters who are filled with faith, doubt, truth, lies -- all simultaneously. I'll have to really work it out before I talk more about it but I do love some John Patrick Shanley, who wrote the play and then the screenplay and, finally, directed the film. He's responsible for Moonstruck as well -- brilliant film ("Do you love him Loretta? "Ma, I love him awful..." "Aw that's too bad...") and one of my top five faves, easily overlooked because the stars are seen as pretty schmaltzy, but I think it's a profound little movie and it makes me happy. It's called Joe Versus the Volcano. I've included my favorite scene -- one of my favorite scenes from any movie in fact. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, bless you for this. Reading the customer reviews ensures hours of hilarity...

posted by Lola @ 12:32 PM