YOUNG VICTORIA

I sat in the theater with Lindsey at my left and Victoria in front of me. I was lost in her eyes and her sheer determination to inherit the thrown. I was enthralled when she looks to Prince Albert and kindly, but sternly said, "You should never have to apologize for your passion...."

Passion is such an interesting thing. If you know me, you know, that down to the littlest fibre of my soul, I am engrained with passion. I either LOVE LOVE LOVE something or HATE HATE it. Lucky for me, I love most things, and people:) If I am committed (keyword) to something, my WHOLE heart is committed. I never to a half-butt job. (side-note to all teachers or anyone who has asked me to do something, and I have never delivered... its because, for some reason, I was not invested in your cause. Its not your fault. Its mine for never seeing your vision of how it would benefit me.)

Growing up my passion was completely out of control. And that last sentence is quite an understatement! I could go on for hours of humiliating stories. But for sake of time, and my dignity (some of you may be saying, "what dignity?") I will keep those stories wrapped up. I came to a point in my life where I hated myself. I hated that I felt so much for everything and everyone. I remember one night sobbing, asking God if I could just stop feeling so much. I couldn't take it anymore.

If you were to ask me today what my favorite thing about myself is, I would tell you my passion. My passion for life, my passion for love, my passion for Christ, my passion for happiness. Years since that experience I have realized, that a life without passion is no life at all.

It has been quite a journey for me turning my greatest weakness into one my greatest strengths. But this journey has been remarkable. It has fulfilled in me the the scripture found in
2 Corinthians 12:9

Autn:reference - http://scriptures.lds.org/2_cor/12/9#9

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.

Young Victoria is filled with grace, love, drama, BEAUTIFUL clothing, and most importantly PASSION. If you are looking for a movie with great acting, beautiful cinematography and a love story that is simple and perfect, do yourself a favor and go see YOUNG VICTORIA. I promise you won't regret it.

Angels and Demons

Remember how I started doing movie reviews? Well I forgot to mention that I will be doing them WAY after they have been released. I don't really make it to the movie theater that much:)

I would give this movie 2 1/2 chickens (I don't want to use stars... everyone uses stars.) Here's my opinion:

P R O ' S

• WAY good dialogue. The conversations between science vs. religion was totally captivating.
• The story line. I did not read the book so it kept me guessing the whole time. I LOVE THAT. Usually I can predict how movies are gonna end... but not this one.
  
• No sex or hardly any swearing.

C O N ' S

• TOO MUCH VIOLENCE. Goodness gracious, people were dying everywhere. It was getting SO old. Plus some of the deaths were pretty gruesome. Not my cup of tea.
• When movies are made about another religion, I am always somewhat sensitive to the material in it. I don't know what's true to their faith or being made up. I don't want to assume weird things about them until I know the facts. Being a Mormon, I can totally sympathize with false doctrine being spread about ones faith.
• The freakin good guy ended up being the bad guy. I hate it when that happens in movies. I get too emotionally attached the characters.

Here was my favorite line from the movie. I find it quite profound:

science and religion are not enemies! There are simply some things that science is just too young to understand. So the church pleads: "stop", "slow down", "think", "wait"... and for this - they call us backward. But who is more ignorant: the man who cannot define lightning, or the man who does not respect its natural awesome power?

Popcorn and a diet coke please!

I love movies. Love them like Robbie, God and my mac... Umm.. So maybe not that much. But its pretty high up there on the list. My love for them has inspired me to start a new segment here on d-e-p. (HA! I totally just made my blog sound 5 times cooler)

I want to feature movies I L.O.V.E. Oldies, goodies, newies:)

Here is my first feature film for today!

SWOON! This movie is my happy place. Its as happy as a big fat slice of cheese cake (from PF Changs of course!).

Growing up, my mom would take a personal or sick day and watch the 6 hour version of Pride and Prejudice. My dad and I always made fun of her and could never imagine why she could get so much enjoyment out of 6 hours of words like Thither, Mischance, Felicity. (Ah that is a line from another movie. can you name it?)

Well if I was to total all the hours I have spent watching this 2 hour movie, I would probably come close to doubling her times of watch the 6 hour version.

I am captivated by the music, the movements of the wind, the enchanting dusk light in so many sceans. I am moved when Darcy looks at Elizabeth, and squeal every time they kiss at the end. I am in my own heaven when I sit and watch the scenery of the skies, and manors, and lakes.

I believe this film is perfect in every way. If you have not seen it, no worries, give me a call and we can watch it together!

Much love,

Jess