The Secret Garden 1993 Movie Review

 

Hello and welcome to another movie review. This one is an older film than the ones I have been watching recently. The whole reason I watched it recently was that I had done so much socialising the day before that my energy was just gone; I didn't even feel like playing games, so I watched something I had previously watched when I was younger. Spoilers ahead.

I really like the way the main character, Mary, has inner dialogue. That is something older movies do, but I haven't seen it used too much in newer movies.

Mary also undergoes brilliant character development. Before she leaves India, she doesn't know basic manners, such as "please" and "thank you." She doesn't know how to dress herself. By the end of the movie, she is being nice to the staff, has made her first friend, and has learned to cry. It's a big change of character.

The friend (Dickon) Mary makes is a younger brother of one of the staff working in the house, as well as meeting and befriending her supposedly sick cousin, whom she had no idea existed and vice versa. She learns her cousin (Colin) is sick and has spent his whole life in bed. They discuss their mums and hang out at night, so Mrs Medlock, the woman in charge of Colin's care, doesn't catch them and keep them apart. 

In the end, Colin is allowed to leave the house and visit the Garden Mary, and Dickon replanted and brought back to life. Anytime I think about this movie, it reminds me of both my nans. One of my nans loved gardening; it was her favourite thing to do, and the other nan really likes movies like this one, so it is a pretty great movie in my mind, so for that, I will rate it 10/10. If you are looking for a cozy movie, this might be the one for you. I also found out there are other versions that I have not seen, so I have had to put those on my watch list, too. 

Thank you so much for your time in reading this. I think some of it may have gotten a little carried away, but I hope you enjoyed it. I hope you have a great rest of your day, and I will see you in the next blog post that I end up doing. :)

More Movie Reviews w/ Lilly - Trolls

Hello, all you wonderful people. I know I said I wanted to watch and review a lot of zombie movies, but my choice changed a little bit when I didn't really feel in the mood to watch a zombie movie right before bed. So instead I watched Trolls for the first time. I didn't think I would enjoy this movie when it first came out, so I avoided it. The only reason I decided to watch it was that it has Anna Kendrick playing a main role. 

Anna voiced Princess Poppy; I really liked how she took the lead on a lot of the songs sun in this movie, and there are a lot. So if you are not a fan of musical-type movies, this may not be for you, but I can say with quite a lot of certainty that children will genuinely love this movie. It's an explosion of colour, so much glitter, and there are sides of the good and bad guys, in the end, that actually gets resolved mainly because of what Princess Poppy does.

This movie has adventure, emotion, and some really great characters who end up bettering their character towards the end of the movie. The list of songs in this movie is crazy, and I will list a few of them after this paragraph, but I will say 'The Sound of Silence' was my favourite one, mostly because I never thought it would be in a movie this upbeat, and it really was a beautiful rendition. 

The songs used;

Better Place - Justin Timberlake

True Colours - Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake 

Sound Of Silence - Anna Kendrick

I'm Coming Out - Zooey Deschanel and Anna Kendrick

Get Back Up Again - Anna Kendrick

Can't Stop The Feeling - Justin Timberlake

They Don't Know - Ariana Grande

Hair Out - Gwen Stefani and Justin Timberlake

There were a lot of songs, and to list them all, I would be typing all the names out for a while. I picked some ones that probably encapsulate the movie and are a good few to listen to to see if this might be a movie for you. I think there are 26 songs used in the movie. I am not 100% sure, as it was a late-night watch, but I did try to count, and that is something. 

I have been trying to avoid spoilers, but I still give you as much detail as possible so you can judge if this would be a movie for you. However, I will give you one spoiler: the ending of the movie. When it is decided that the bad guys are no longer bad, they are all happy (the main focus of this movie is happiness). You, as the viewer, do not find out if the two factions of beings end up living together in harmony. I assumed that they would; however, this is not confirmed. So, because of that little fact, I think I am going to rate this movie a 9/10.

Thank you so much for reading. If you watch this movie, I really hope you enjoy it, and I will be back in a week with another movie review (probably) :)

Falling out of love with food and the journey back

 Hello, friends. Welcome back to my ramblings. I know it's been a while, but I don't always have much to say on the things that are going on in my everyday life that would be interesting. But I do now, so buckle up, maybe this is something you can relate to.

For the past month, I have not really found any enjoyment in food. I eat the same few meals on a rotation that doesn't change up all that much. Granted, I will eat them in different orders to add a little more variety. But myself and food haven't ever really gotten on so well. I started being a vegetarian around the age of 16-ish, and it didn't occur to me that I should keep the date. I decided to change my dietary choices in my brain, but it has been a while since I made that choice. 

For the past month, food has just not been satisfying. I am eating, you know, you have to do that to stay alive, but it just doesn't hit the spot. I don't think I could add too many new things to make food hit the spot of satisfaction. I will try to hunt for some new dishes to make, and try to let you know if it changes. I just don't know why my body is saying no, this isn't good enough.

A list of the different foods I have made that didn't hit the spot recently;

Cheese pizza, vegetarian spaghetti bolognese with garlic, oregano, cheese, and raw onion, hash browns with cheese topped with garlic and raw onion, fake roast chicken, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, broccoli and cauliflower, cheese and onion sandwich, cheese on toast, cheesy chips, fake bacon sandwich, cheesy pasta with garlic, oregano, and raw onion.

I had no idea so many of the meals I have regularly, have so much cheese in them, and I am lactose intolerant.  

I don't eat fish, I am not a fan of many different vegetables, but I am still eating fruits. I wanted to say this just in case I got some judgment on the whole meal thing. Maybe one day my palate will mature a little bit to the point of being able to enjoy foods such as ratatouille, eggplant, etcetera.

I have recently tried spinach for the first time. It's actually been a whole week of me putting spinach into everything, I put it on cheese on toast, and pizza. I have even had three sandwiches for dinner this past week, and I have put them in those too. I think I am finally starting to get back to at least being okay with making something, and it actually tastes fine. I think a big part of finding my way back to enjoying the food I am eating was getting my mental health in check and also finding something new to spice things up a bit.

If you feel like you are falling out of love with something, try taking a step back and looking at it from a different angle. It doesn't just have to be food. It could be anything. For example, when I am not feeling great, and I feel like maybe this is the start of a depression spiral, I will do everything I can to not feel like I am falling even further. Having a shower is always something that makes me feel less icky, and tidying up my surroundings can help with that too. Even though tidying/cleaning can feel overwhelming, tackling the task before you can think about it too much might be the best way to go. Wake up and get on with it, don't sit doom-scrolling rotting away. Do the thing that needs to be done because eventually it will feel like a weight off your shoulders. It's the same for falling out of love with food. Try meal prep, something in the morning that will go towards your dinner in the evening. 

Things will get better; you just have to give it time. Thank you so much for reading. I hope you have a great rest of your day, and I will see you in my next post. :)