rsmarques

I don't really like watching movies. I would pick a good book any day. I would, however, be interested in exposing my avid movie-watching kids to some classics--and reserved some at the library. We will see how it goes. I agree with the author when he says that the contemporary movie culture has become stuck in a rut and uses the same tools over and over (flatulance to get a laugh?!?). Also, I like what the author says in the introduction in regards to teaching kids that old stuff is good. We live in a disposable culture always looking for the next best thing--this can be true with books too. I would like my kids to have respect for things of quality--if it has stood the test of time, there is probably a reason. Eli has read through the illustrated classics, I hope it will give him an appetite for the real deal when he gets older. When Hannah (my neice) was visiting this summer we checked out "What's up Doc?" I didn't know how it would go over. She laughed so hard and said it was the funniest movie she had ever seen.

2020-08-21 22:55