Anyone who has been to the movies over the past two months has no doubt seen the preview for the upcoming movie Stop-Loss. Being that the preview made me cry, I will no doubt go see it even though Ryan Phillipe's accent makes me want to throw thing. I don't necessarily like the plot of the movie but there is a love story and if all else sucks...you can't go wrong with Channing Tatum. But that is not my point.
The preview features two songs. Bodies by Drowning Pool which someone like me cannot get away with listening to...and Open Up Your Eyes by Snow Patrol.
I have never been a fan of Snow Patrol and therefore didn't even know who was singing the song that hooked me immediately. I didn't worry though...because Ask Yahoo would be able to provide the answer and sure enough...within 24 hours of hearing that song, it was on the Millie iPod.Its lyrics are haunting and romantic. I have been listening very closely to it and I think that I like it a little bit more each time. It is song about love standing up for love. It is not entirely realistic but that is okay. Romance rarely is.
The opening line is a winner in my opinion. It is exactly what an opening line should be. "All this feels strange and untrue and I won't waste a minute without you." How hot is that? It also happens to be the last line of the song which strangely enough I really like. The fact that they start and end with the same line makes it even hotter. This guy is not going to be without his love anymore...
The next part of the song that gets to me is the line "Get up, get out, get away from these liars, cause they don't get your soul or your fire." First let me say that I don't think that we are all surrounded by liars. The thing is that I know that I am surrounded by people who don't really know me but might think they do. It is a lie that they believe and that I allow them to believe because I don't let just anybody into my wacky little world. The belief that there is one person who has could venture into the inner workings in my brain and appreciate it in all of its insanity is an overwhelming thought. So when I hear this line, I believe that somewhere out there is someone who does get my soul and my fire, there is someone who is completely honest with me and therefore I can be completely honest with in return... and that is an intoxicating thought. It goes on to the line "Take my hand, knot your fingers through mine." That is only symbolic because I hear that is that same special someone is rescuing the damsel in distress. You know what a sucker I am for that sort of thing.
But here it is...here is the line that seals the deal. Here is the line that made me fall in love with the song. The line is "I want so much to open your eyes cause I need you to look into mine." It would require an amazing amount of trust to allow someone to "open your eyes". I think it is because we are often scared of what we will see. To find someone that special would be worth risking much for. It is extremely rare to find someone who is willing to take the time to open another's eyes to new things, to train them, and nurture them. What a feat it would be to look into someones eyes and see the same thing is in your own.
The song often repeats the line "Tell me that you'll open your eyes." I hear that is that someone asking the other for complete trust. To be willing to blindly follow and to be open to whatever he has to show and teach her. To demonstrate completely loyalty and to follow with no hesitation.
There is only one promise throughout the song that is that in the end, eyes will be open. There is no promise of forever, just that there will change. As I said before, to take that chance would be risky but honestly...one would be crazy not to.
Forgive the delay in the posting...as well as the writing itself. I have spent the past three hours writing papers for school. I thought that it would be easy to write a 1,500 word essay on why Jon Bon Jovi is a prime example of the American Dream but I was sorely mistaken. So if this post seems dragged out it is only because I have been dragging words out all evening. The good news is that I am done with homework for the weekend and therefore free to focus on other, more fun tasks.
--And because I cannot resist pointing it out...today Brett was quoted saying " To go the Superbowl and lose would almost be worse than anything else. Anything less than a Superbowl win would be unsuccessful." I point this out because this was one of two reasons that I didn't want the Packers to go to the Superbowl back in 
Flake by Jack Johnson (94) - So this is the song that started me on my Jack Johnson kick. Almost six years later, I still love his music. In spite of the fact that the lyrics don't lend themselves to it, this is a song that I enjoy kicking back to. If you listen to lyrics (which of course I almost always do!), you will find that this is actually a slightly depressing song. Yet the simple, rhythmic beat just makes me want to chill out friends and drink Sangria. It must be the Hawaiian influence in the song. The line: "Just like a tree down by the water, baby, I shall not move even after all the silly things you do."
Sunday Morning by Maroon 5 (88) - Another great song for chilling out to. I have great memories of singing this song with family and a few good friends beside my grandpa's pool in Santa Fe 3 (?) summers ago. This is the type of song that Adam Levine was meant to sing. Songs About Jane has got to be one of the best albums released in this decade. I really need to get back out to Santa Fe soon. The line: "And I would gladly hit the road, get up and go if I knew that someday it would bring me back to you."
Three Little Birds by Bob Marley (183) - It must be time to go hit the karaoke bars because every song seems to makes me want to sing. I would never sing this song unless dared to but boy do I love singing it on my own when no one is around to hear me butcher it. I have actually found myself listening to this song a lot more than usual lately. No matter how stressed out I am this song always calms me down. I am not a big fan of reggae, but there is something about this song that cannot be denied. "Every little thing's gonna be alright." indeed. What a great tune.
Star Mile by Joshua Radin (97) - Joshua Radin cannot sing nor write a bad song. It is almost creepy because he always sings to be singing the secrets of my heart. I am seriously bummed that I did not make the journey to Spokane to see him in concert but oh well. I have been listening to Joshua a lot as I try to fall asleep, which has been good and bad. I try to focus on the lyrics and think of the memories that they bring back. I think that is why I am not sleeping. His songs are a road map to my heart, and that is scary....as I suspect that this might be my kryptonite. The line: "Look down from your tower on high and take in the night, look her right in the eye, she'll listen." There is so much that I long to hear, but no matter how hard one tries, one cannot hear what is never said.
What does it all mean? I don't know for sure but I think that it means that I have forgiven my Yankees. I think that I will return to my status as a loyal fan. It will be hard, but I think that it is possible for me to hate A-Rod and still love the Yankees. We shall see. There is no real loss in watching the Yankees...and we all know why. So in the end...I suppose it wouldn't hurt to give them one more try.
Here is another pic from the My MC & Me collection.
Yet it worked. Scarlett was perfect in role as Mary. Perhaps it was the absence of bright red lipstick that she never without in real life, but she managed to pull off the role as the sweet Mary. And Natalie was perfect as Anne. She managed to pull off of coldness and ruthlessness that her character needed so that it made sense. Dino and I believed it anyway.
I did not buy Jim Sturgess as George, nor did I buy Eddie Redmayne as William Stafford but neither fact mattered. Their screen time was limited and besides...Eric Bana was perfect as King Henry.
He managed to be completely desirable and despicable at the same time. He absolutely made the movie. If King Henry looked anything like Eric Bana, no wonder he was able to get so many women to ruin their lives from him. Of course the crown helped but the good lucks couldn't have hurt.
As I watched the movie, I couldn't help but feel badly for both women. More so for Mary and than for Anne but still, I felt for both of them. It is not easy to be a woman in love with a man who is far greater than she.
The movie did not follow the book completely but it was close. It left out a lot of stuff, but I am sure that it had to for time. It didn't go completely off track and I was grateful for that. I would have been super pissed if Anne would have walked away in the end. I suppose that the fact that it would have gone against documented history is what probably prevented that from happening but I had my doubts for a minute.
