2 Movies & a Book Review

I watched Slumdog Millionaire and Revolutionary Road recently. Both movies were sad in their own ways but they were pretty good movies. For me, any movie that makes me think after it has ended is considered good.

The most memorable and disturbing scene in Slumdog Millionaire was the part where the boy who could sing was blinded so that he could beg for more money. How horrible! It really scares me that there is such inhumanity in this world and that there are many more similar or worse atrocities that occur. I wish I could keep Caitlin at home with me so that I can protect her from all the evil, pain and ugliness in this world.

As for Revolutionary Road, it touched on many issues that made me think. How 2 people can fall in love, build a family together and then realise they have compromised too much of themselves and is actually unhappy with their life. How unhappiness can drive a person to desperate measures. How convention can be so stifling yet feels so safe. How anything that is not considered the norm is perceived as a threat and strange to some people.

I also read The Kite Runner (by Khaled Hosseini) recently. The book was written beautifully but it was quite sad. To read about war and how it ravaged a country, children losing their childhood because of war, migrants losing their identity when they leave their homeland. To read about how bullies get away with their cruel acts, how the weak suffer in their hands, children being sexually abused. It was a real eye-opener.

Well, if you have a chance, do check the above titles out.