movie recommendation needed
Barbara Chase
Just tonight my daughter said 'why to they always end the movie with the
wedding?" We had just finished watching "Ella Enchanted." She wants to
see what life after a wedding looks like (Mom and Dad don't count ;-)
Well, I've been thinking about it, and I can't think of a movie that shows
the wedding at the beginning of the movie (except for Shrek II, which
didn't fit the bill for her.) Since there was such a great flurry of
Comfort Movie suggestions, I thought perhaps folks here might have some
ideas for me -- movies showing life after the wedding. Oh, my daughter is
almost 6, doesn't like scary stuff, is OK with lovey dovey stuff, but not
too grown up.
BTW, she really didn't like the Ella Enchanted movie (although the only
"real" problem for her was when Ella had the knife - won't spoil it, just
in case) because she thought the book was soooo much better! We knew this
about the movie before we started, and during the movie she kept
complaining to the TV about how it wasn't really suppose to be this way.
Thanks
--bc--
wedding?" We had just finished watching "Ella Enchanted." She wants to
see what life after a wedding looks like (Mom and Dad don't count ;-)
Well, I've been thinking about it, and I can't think of a movie that shows
the wedding at the beginning of the movie (except for Shrek II, which
didn't fit the bill for her.) Since there was such a great flurry of
Comfort Movie suggestions, I thought perhaps folks here might have some
ideas for me -- movies showing life after the wedding. Oh, my daughter is
almost 6, doesn't like scary stuff, is OK with lovey dovey stuff, but not
too grown up.
BTW, she really didn't like the Ella Enchanted movie (although the only
"real" problem for her was when Ella had the knife - won't spoil it, just
in case) because she thought the book was soooo much better! We knew this
about the movie before we started, and during the movie she kept
complaining to the TV about how it wasn't really suppose to be this way.
Thanks
--bc--
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In a message dated 10/4/04 9:40:26 AM, barb@... writes:
<< Just tonight my daughter said 'why to they always end the movie with the
wedding?" >>
Shakespeare's comedies end with weddings (sometimes double to quadruple
weddings).
Lots of fairy tales end with weddings.
It's not just movies.
Not a movie, but The Brady Bunch starts with a wedding. <g> Maybe not
literally.
Most movies that deal with couples don't show the first of the marriage, but
the after-they-had-kids part.
Sandra
<< Just tonight my daughter said 'why to they always end the movie with the
wedding?" >>
Shakespeare's comedies end with weddings (sometimes double to quadruple
weddings).
Lots of fairy tales end with weddings.
It's not just movies.
Not a movie, but The Brady Bunch starts with a wedding. <g> Maybe not
literally.
Most movies that deal with couples don't show the first of the marriage, but
the after-they-had-kids part.
Sandra
Elizabeth Hill
** Just tonight my daughter said 'why to they always end the movie with the
wedding?" We had just finished watching "Ella Enchanted." She wants to
see what life after a wedding looks like (Mom and Dad don't count ;-)**
Margaret Something Haddix wrote a Cinderella variation called _Just
Ella_, that starts when Prince Charming and Cinderella are betrothed,
and Cinderella comes to live at the palace -- and hates it.
I read the book about a month ago and thought it was well-done. I don't
recommend it for younger or sensitive kids because there is a scene
where Ella is in the dungeon and is threatened that the troll-like guard
might rape her if she doesn't cooperate. (It doesn't happen.)
**Oh, my daughter is almost 6, doesn't like scary stuff, is OK with
lovey dovey stuff, but not
too grown up.**
Oh, shoot, your daughter is definitely too young for the Just Ella
book. But don't some of the Disney cartoons have (cheaply made)
sequels? Pocohontas has a sequel, and so does Cinderella, now.
Betsy
PS Jon Sciezka (sp?) wrote a funny picture book about the Frog Prince
and the Princess right after they get married.
wedding?" We had just finished watching "Ella Enchanted." She wants to
see what life after a wedding looks like (Mom and Dad don't count ;-)**
Margaret Something Haddix wrote a Cinderella variation called _Just
Ella_, that starts when Prince Charming and Cinderella are betrothed,
and Cinderella comes to live at the palace -- and hates it.
I read the book about a month ago and thought it was well-done. I don't
recommend it for younger or sensitive kids because there is a scene
where Ella is in the dungeon and is threatened that the troll-like guard
might rape her if she doesn't cooperate. (It doesn't happen.)
**Oh, my daughter is almost 6, doesn't like scary stuff, is OK with
lovey dovey stuff, but not
too grown up.**
Oh, shoot, your daughter is definitely too young for the Just Ella
book. But don't some of the Disney cartoons have (cheaply made)
sequels? Pocohontas has a sequel, and so does Cinderella, now.
Betsy
PS Jon Sciezka (sp?) wrote a funny picture book about the Frog Prince
and the Princess right after they get married.
Robyn Coburn
<<<<BTW, she really didn't like the Ella Enchanted movie (although the only
"real" problem for her was when Ella had the knife - won't spoil it, just
in case) because she thought the book was soooo much better! We knew this
about the movie before we started, and during the movie she kept
complaining to the TV about how it wasn't really suppose to be this way.>>>>
There's that recent movie I think called "Newlyweds" about a disastrous
honeymoon??? But that is a comedy so probably not very realistic.
Nick and Nora Charles get married towards the end of the first "Thin Man",
but then every subsequent movie they are married, and very supportive of
each other.
She might like "Cheaper by the Dozen" - the original also with Myrna Loy, (I
haven't seen the recent version) and the sequel. The original "Father of the
Bride" (Spencer Tracey, Elizabeth Taylor) ends with a wedding, but it also
has a sequel, "Father's Little Dividend".
How about a truly horrible vision of married life - "Who's Afraid of
Virginia Woolfe"? Or maybe "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". Just Kidding!!! I must
have Liz on the brain for some reason.
Your daughter has just encountered *the* perennial problem of adapting books
to the screen. Remember the threads about LOTR. I still shudder at the
events around Faramir (although I liked the actor in the role), and the
goofy kid quality that Merry and Pippin maintained through all the pics.
Robyn L. Coburn
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"real" problem for her was when Ella had the knife - won't spoil it, just
in case) because she thought the book was soooo much better! We knew this
about the movie before we started, and during the movie she kept
complaining to the TV about how it wasn't really suppose to be this way.>>>>
There's that recent movie I think called "Newlyweds" about a disastrous
honeymoon??? But that is a comedy so probably not very realistic.
Nick and Nora Charles get married towards the end of the first "Thin Man",
but then every subsequent movie they are married, and very supportive of
each other.
She might like "Cheaper by the Dozen" - the original also with Myrna Loy, (I
haven't seen the recent version) and the sequel. The original "Father of the
Bride" (Spencer Tracey, Elizabeth Taylor) ends with a wedding, but it also
has a sequel, "Father's Little Dividend".
How about a truly horrible vision of married life - "Who's Afraid of
Virginia Woolfe"? Or maybe "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". Just Kidding!!! I must
have Liz on the brain for some reason.
Your daughter has just encountered *the* perennial problem of adapting books
to the screen. Remember the threads about LOTR. I still shudder at the
events around Faramir (although I liked the actor in the role), and the
goofy kid quality that Merry and Pippin maintained through all the pics.
Robyn L. Coburn
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realistic or healthy. They mostly supported each others drinking.
Holly
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> Nick and Nora Charles get married towards the end of thefirst "Thin Man",
> but then every subsequent movie they are married, and verysupportive of
> each other.LOL! We love The Thin Man movies but I their marriage isn't very
realistic or healthy. They mostly supported each others drinking.
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Marjorie Kirk
This isn't quite what you asked for, but if you liked the book Ella
Enchanted, you should get _Just Ella_. It's not about after the wedding,
but after Cinderella falls for the prince and goes off to live in the castle
and get married. She becomes very disillusioned with him, and the results
are pretty interesting. We listened to it on tape and all of us really
enjoyed it.
Marjorie
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From: Barbara Chase [mailto:barb@...]
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 2:42 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [UnschoolingDiscussion] movie recommendation needed
Just tonight my daughter said 'why to they always end the movie with the
wedding?" We had just finished watching "Ella Enchanted." She wants to see
what life after a wedding looks like (Mom and Dad don't count ;-) Well, I've
been thinking about it, and I can't think of a movie that shows the wedding
at the beginning of the movie (except for Shrek II, which didn't fit the
bill for her.) Since there was such a great flurry of Comfort Movie
suggestions, I thought perhaps folks here might have some ideas for me --
movies showing life after the wedding. Oh, my daughter is almost 6, doesn't
like scary stuff, is OK with lovey dovey stuff, but not too grown up.
BTW, she really didn't like the Ella Enchanted movie (although the only
"real" problem for her was when Ella had the knife - won't spoil it, just in
case) because she thought the book was soooo much better! We knew this
about the movie before we started, and during the movie she kept complaining
to the TV about how it wasn't really suppose to be this way.
Thanks
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Enchanted, you should get _Just Ella_. It's not about after the wedding,
but after Cinderella falls for the prince and goes off to live in the castle
and get married. She becomes very disillusioned with him, and the results
are pretty interesting. We listened to it on tape and all of us really
enjoyed it.
Marjorie
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From: Barbara Chase [mailto:barb@...]
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 2:42 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [UnschoolingDiscussion] movie recommendation needed
Just tonight my daughter said 'why to they always end the movie with the
wedding?" We had just finished watching "Ella Enchanted." She wants to see
what life after a wedding looks like (Mom and Dad don't count ;-) Well, I've
been thinking about it, and I can't think of a movie that shows the wedding
at the beginning of the movie (except for Shrek II, which didn't fit the
bill for her.) Since there was such a great flurry of Comfort Movie
suggestions, I thought perhaps folks here might have some ideas for me --
movies showing life after the wedding. Oh, my daughter is almost 6, doesn't
like scary stuff, is OK with lovey dovey stuff, but not too grown up.
BTW, she really didn't like the Ella Enchanted movie (although the only
"real" problem for her was when Ella had the knife - won't spoil it, just in
case) because she thought the book was soooo much better! We knew this
about the movie before we started, and during the movie she kept complaining
to the TV about how it wasn't really suppose to be this way.
Thanks
--bc--
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In a message dated 10/4/04 11:31:43 AM, dezigna@... writes:
<< How about a truly horrible vision of married life - "Who's Afraid of
Virginia Woolfe"? Or maybe "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". Just Kidding!!! I must
have Liz on the brain for some reason. >>
I watched The Taming of the Shrew last night.
Sandra
<< How about a truly horrible vision of married life - "Who's Afraid of
Virginia Woolfe"? Or maybe "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". Just Kidding!!! I must
have Liz on the brain for some reason. >>
I watched The Taming of the Shrew last night.
Sandra
Nisha
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<barb@n...> wrote:
She wants to see what life after a wedding looks like (Mom and Dad
don't count ;-)
Father of the bride 2? Not really great, but all I could think of. LOL
nisha
<barb@n...> wrote:
She wants to see what life after a wedding looks like (Mom and Dad
don't count ;-)
Father of the bride 2? Not really great, but all I could think of. LOL
nisha
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I've been racking my brain, and the only one I can come up with is "Coal
Miner's Daughter." Might be too mature...they get married and on the wedding
night Loretta Lynn freaks out because she's just not "ready." She has this
dreamy idea of what life will be like and they split up at one point. They end
up back together and the next scene she's in the kitchen feeding and singing
to 4 kids...definately shows married life's ups and downs...he really
supports her career, but cheats on her once...they stay together though.
It's a GREAT movie...her relationship with her daddy was very sweet...
Nancy B.
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Miner's Daughter." Might be too mature...they get married and on the wedding
night Loretta Lynn freaks out because she's just not "ready." She has this
dreamy idea of what life will be like and they split up at one point. They end
up back together and the next scene she's in the kitchen feeding and singing
to 4 kids...definately shows married life's ups and downs...he really
supports her career, but cheats on her once...they stay together though.
It's a GREAT movie...her relationship with her daddy was very sweet...
Nancy B.
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jenneferh2000
Has she seen The Brave Little Toaster? Perhaps it is too young for a
6 year old (??) But, there are three movies: The Brave Little
Toaster; The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue; and The Brave Little
Toaster Goes To Mars. It's an animation with technological plug in
devices as the main characters. Through out the three movies, 'the
master' is seen as a baby, grows up, goes to college, has a
girlfriend, gets married, has his own baby. My three year old loves
it, and I think it's pretty cute (especially the first one) even
though there are some things that I don't appreciate (like their baby
being bottle fed first thing coming home from the hospital rather
than breastfeeding and the baby sleeping in a crib for example). I
believe the second movie does end in a wedding, but the third movie
could be seen as 'what happens after the wedding'. All in your
traditional sense, of course.
-Jennefer in Oregon
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<barb@n...> wrote:
6 year old (??) But, there are three movies: The Brave Little
Toaster; The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue; and The Brave Little
Toaster Goes To Mars. It's an animation with technological plug in
devices as the main characters. Through out the three movies, 'the
master' is seen as a baby, grows up, goes to college, has a
girlfriend, gets married, has his own baby. My three year old loves
it, and I think it's pretty cute (especially the first one) even
though there are some things that I don't appreciate (like their baby
being bottle fed first thing coming home from the hospital rather
than breastfeeding and the baby sleeping in a crib for example). I
believe the second movie does end in a wedding, but the third movie
could be seen as 'what happens after the wedding'. All in your
traditional sense, of course.
-Jennefer in Oregon
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EugeneAreaUnschoolers
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<barb@n...> wrote:
> Just tonight my daughter said 'why to they always end the moviewith the
> wedding?" She wants to
> see what life after a wedding looks like
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In a message dated 10/4/2004 9:32:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
CelticFrau@... writes:
"Coal Miner's Daughter." ....It's a GREAT movie...her relationship with her
daddy was very sweet...<<<<
I remember he beat the shit out of her. How sweet was THAT?
~Kelly
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CelticFrau@... writes:
"Coal Miner's Daughter." ....It's a GREAT movie...her relationship with her
daddy was very sweet...<<<<
I remember he beat the shit out of her. How sweet was THAT?
~Kelly
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Cynthia
Hi,
If you're interested in the "Cinderella" style movies, a cool movie
with a twist on the typical is "Ever After" with Drew Barrymore.
It's pretty to watch and all, and she does become a princess in the
end, but it has a more "realistic" approach to telling the story, no
magic involved. Nice for a change (nothing against magic)! It's
a "girl power" film, ala Drew B's style. My girls think Drew rocks
so it's a favorite round here.
As far as what happens after marriage, "The Story of Us" with Bruce
Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer comes to mind. Maybe not the greatest
movie, maybe not for your young daughter (?), but it's kind of a
realistic representation of what happens after marriage FOR SOME OF
US anyway :). A kind of cute comedy that I think starts with a
wedding then goes onto the after wedding aspect is "She's Having a
Baby". And I like "Hope Floats", but it's more of an after-marriage
(divorce) movie.
Last weekend I saw "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" with Jim
Carey. That has nothing to do with princesses or marriages, but I
loved it and wanted to recommend it!
Cyndi
If you're interested in the "Cinderella" style movies, a cool movie
with a twist on the typical is "Ever After" with Drew Barrymore.
It's pretty to watch and all, and she does become a princess in the
end, but it has a more "realistic" approach to telling the story, no
magic involved. Nice for a change (nothing against magic)! It's
a "girl power" film, ala Drew B's style. My girls think Drew rocks
so it's a favorite round here.
As far as what happens after marriage, "The Story of Us" with Bruce
Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer comes to mind. Maybe not the greatest
movie, maybe not for your young daughter (?), but it's kind of a
realistic representation of what happens after marriage FOR SOME OF
US anyway :). A kind of cute comedy that I think starts with a
wedding then goes onto the after wedding aspect is "She's Having a
Baby". And I like "Hope Floats", but it's more of an after-marriage
(divorce) movie.
Last weekend I saw "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" with Jim
Carey. That has nothing to do with princesses or marriages, but I
loved it and wanted to recommend it!
Cyndi