yesterday i saw transformers 3 (awesome movie NOT in disguise). about the fourth time i found myself crying, i realized i hadn't taken my meds in way too long. i mean, the movie is really good, and they do use some original footage from the space shuttle landing on the moon, but six-cries-emotional? i'm not sure about that. (i said i realized i'd been off my meds at the fourth cry, not that that was the last time i cried)
warning: this post includes spoilers!
cry #1: john f. kennedy talking about the us-russian space race and hearing the famous neil armstrong's 'one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind' (again, they used original historical archival film - it was powerful!).
cry #2: sam witwicky (played by shia lebeouf) saying goodbye to the autobots 'cause they were banned from earth by short-sighted government officials. sam saying goodbye to optimus was hard, but bumblebee? fuh-get about it! i was a mess.
cry #3: hottie-hot-hottie major lennox (josh duhamel) asking which of the military guys will fight with him and a bunch of military guys saying, 'i will'. i love our military! they defend our country and our earth from invading alien forces. they rock.
cry #4: the autobots returning and optimus prime saying they were never going to leave in the first place.
cry #5: bumblebee mourning over the loss of another autobot and then almost getting killed as sam looks on, helpless.
cry #6: optimus prime's closing monologue: in any war, there are calms between the storms. there will be days when we lose faith. days when our allies turn against us... but the day will never come when we forsake this planet and it's people. for i am optimus prime, and I send this message to the universe: we are here. we are home.
whew!
there were also lots of moments that made me laugh - seriously, i was bi-polar during this two+ hour flick. when it was over, no joke, i almost clapped. i never clap at movies. live performances? sure. it makes sense. canned movies? that's just silly. but i almost couldn't help myself. but i did. 'cause it was just a movie. i see that now. during, i was caught up in a torrent of tears, tension, and titters. but today, i've recovered, and i'd just like to say, go see transformers: dark of the moon! it's awesome!
and i am not a nerd.
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