So last night I watched The Village…you know, directed by M. Night Shamylan? I was really into it, i loved it…up until the end, or maybe you can say halfway through. At that point, my sister Julia started saying “I bet they are actually in modern times!” Saying this, after not understanding the entire movie until then, i disregarded it. But then they were talking about Ivy (who might I add, was played wonderfully by the actress, and has a stunning natural beauty) going through Covington woods to get medicine. This completely reminded me of a book I read when I was younger called Running Out Of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix. When the ending came along, and they were actually in present day, but were living in an 1800 style community, I was just a little disappointed. First of all, how could my sister have predicted this, unless it was very obvious…; second, why on earth would this be so remarkably similar to a young adult book that I read when I was in fourthish grade. I can’t get over the similarities and feel a little cheated out of a good movie, because the movie was basically the book with a bit of a twist to the plot. Now, although I thoroughly enjoyed the movie: great acting, good plot, suspense, all the right elements, I was very disappointed when it came to the similarities between Running Out of Time, and the movie. I guess I’ll just have to get over it, but still….I mean really.
As for new years resolutions, I am doing great. I have prayed so much more in the past day and have also done good on eating healthy and drinking water. Go Laura 2.0!
