All of you know how much I enjoy movies. Especially, when I can get the full theater experience. There is a theater on my side of base and I visited it the other night and....let me tell you, it was different. First, it only cost $3.50. Yeah, I know! How exciting. Of course there is only one screen and the quality of the film reel is...a bit lower, but more on that later. When the lights first went down for the movie to begin, everyone started to stand up. Luckily someone had already prepared me for this, otherwise, I might have thought that there was some fire drill going on. The National Anthem began to play against a backdrop of footage from American wars. It was so moving that I couldn't help from crying. I was on foreign soil, recognizing those who had fought and died for the freedom of those a world away. Wow. I've had the opportunity to meet many soldiers who have been to the war in Iraq and everyone of them could name a person(s) that they did it for. Every one. It makes me wonder who we are living our lives for. I mean, who are we really living them for, not just who we say we are living for. Our families, ourselves, God? A thought to ponder.
So, back to the movie. This is where it began to get a bit lighter. I went to see a light-hearted comedy with a good friend of mine (Christina-roomate) and because the reel must have not made it through the final framing cut, we frequently got a clear picture of the microphone boom. Yeah, it was stink'n' hillarious to be watching this touching moment between two people who are in love and see the microphone tilting inches above their heads. It made the movie twice as good. So, I got a little piece of home with a local twist.=)
2 comments:
Sounds (and looks) like you're having fun and experiencing many new things. I love the pics of your visits, although you are right, it's nice to see pics of people too. :D We're all well. Wilson is growing like a weed, and looking more like his daddy every day. I say that because he is losing all of his hair. It would be sad, if it wasn't so funny. Mommy is trying to stay focused on Chemistry, which is hard because Mommy can't stay focused on anything, and I might need serious glasses. Thank you hormones. Keep the posts coming, we love them, and you!!
I know what you mean about the national anthem at the beginning of movies. I love when it's accompanied by the footage you described, at some places it's like a 10 year old Football game national anthem, still good, just not as moving. When we lived on base in Panama, I remember every night at 5 they'd blast the national anthem, over loudspeakers everywhere, as the color guard removed the flag. No matter where you were, you were supposed to stop, and you know salute or whatever. It was weird at first, but I missed it when we moved back to the states/ off-base. Being American gives you some sort of pride, but everytime I think of like the armed forces, I remember that I'm part of God's "occupation force" here on earth, and I need to be obeying God, like the military personnel follows orders- take it just as seriously. Well,I'm glad to hear you enjoyed yourself! Better go get homework done! God Bless you!
-Carmellie
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