Second Thoughts ~ An End Game Review with Zero Spoilers

Greetings Dear Reader,

If you have not yet seen Avengers: End Game, I found it excellent.  I will likely see it again in the next week or so.  I am going to review and there will be zero spoilers.  Please do not spoil it for anyone if you have seen it.

Pointy stick guy saddened by snap and dusty days.  Trash-Panda Bunny hops into action with a boom-stick.  Avengers argue, cry, and assemble to fight Thanos.  Things run between hopeful and despair for hours.   And the ending - they show the credits and the Marvel logo.

There is a Stan Lee cameo that will elicit chuckles and tears.  We all knew this and were still tickled and stung.  It may be the most real thing about Thanos, we lost his creator in a snap.  I struggle with this reality still.

Some of our heroes cannot agree on what to do.  Some do that with which they do not agree.  Some of them seem to have lost all hope and some hope when all seems hopeless.  People around you will gasp, gaffe, and giggle.   You will too.

Practical advice for viewing: 

• Pee as late as you can before it starts.
• There is not a good point to slip out for a potty break. 
• Get the large popcorn. 
• Do not get the large soda (see bathroom advice). 
• Bring some tissue (not a spoiler, you might get a runny nose).
• Help make Trash-Panda Bunny a meme.
• Go to this movie with someone, you will need the company.
• God somewhere after where you can discuss all the ins and outs but be considerate of those around you who may not have seen the movie yet.

Enjoy the movie Dear Reader.  If you need to discuss afterward feel free to write or message me.  Oh, and I have questions when you are ready. 

 

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn

Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”

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Second Thoughts ~ The Greatest Showman: A Review

Greetings Dear Reader,

Sometimes I will end the day with thoughts that are important to get out.  Usually I just write them and put them in my journal folder.  I have chosen that on occasion I will share them with you Dear Reader.

As I mentioned before I recently saw The Greatest Showman; the story P. T. Barnum.  I expected the movie to be a good one.  It included Hugh Jackman and was a musical.  He has already proven himself in this genre and I was curious about how the movie would approach the story.

I felt that the quality and timing of the music was equal to Mulan Rouge.  The story captivated me by the quality of the music.  As stories go there is not much there but the simplicity may be what makes it great. It may be what makes it transcendent to us all. 

SPOILIERS AHEAD

The story takes us from the boy to the man.  He shows us how he builds his dreams with the girl he loves doing the things he loves.  To their credit the producers avoided the tawdry seamy things are expected.  This avoidance lends to the enjoyment and the drama of the film.

Even the tragic moments of the film are bolstered by hope and optimism.  The growth of the circus and the characters leads us down the path of one mans dreams and the permission to dream and build in the same way.  Even when everything burns he starts over and dreams again.  I was very inspired.

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn

Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”

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