Three Things...Gratitude Thread

[PollyannaMom]

In honor of...

Today's Topic (Thu, 12/18) - 3 things you're grateful for inspired by movies

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Music some of my best CDs are from movie soundtracks

Fashion - I love watching old movies and seeing some of the clothes it was just so beautiful the dresses the women were absolutely gorgeous their hair their make up beautiful

Comedy- it’s always fun to watch a movie to take you away from every day life and make you laugh very grateful for that

 

[slo]

Good Morning

#1 - GREAT STORYTELLING - Since the 3rd Avatar hits movie theaters today, I’ll use that movie as an example. James Cameron is amazing with his gift of great storytelling with these movies. I can hardly wait to go back to Pandora!

#2 - ESCAPE - I’ve always loved going to the theater to watch a movie. I’m always grateful to escape life for a few hours to eat snacks and watch a good movie.

#3 - UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS - They can be people, they can be things, they can be anything. I’m always grateful for the fun characters I’ll never forget and want to see again and again. Examples are Harry Potter & fellow Hogwarts students, E.T., Marvel Characters/Superheros, Indiana Jones, Jake Sully & Family, Woody & Buzz, and etc. I can go on and on and on. Great characters make great movies.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Light pink is my favorite color

A safe and free way to travel without leaving home.

Characters who you grow to care about and root for.

Storyline of faith, family, and cheer.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

Fashion/Costumes - While I love seeing designers get to flex their creativity with a good period piece, I also love it when the fashion is either a snapshot of what things truly looked like at the time OR inspire trends OR sometimes a bit of both. I love looking at a John Hughes movie and seeing clothes that really looked like 80s teens vs. the exaggerated stuff you see in so many modern depictions. I loved that feeling when Clueless came out and half of my wardrobe already looked like what Cher and friends were wearing.

Music - Some of my favorite movies became favorites because of their music. Sometimes it's an original score, like some of the iconic music from Star Wars and Indiana Jones. Sometimes it's a nod to an earlier timeframe, like movies set in the 50s and 60s with great singles like Dirty Dancing and The Flamingo Kid. Sometimes it's something like Amadeus that gives you real perspective on the astonishing gift people like Mozart possessed. Even soundtracks that take bits from Carmina Burana or The Planets and makes these classical pieces, which often set the moods, become well known by the masses.

Fun TV Shows - Some of it is cheesy or bad, but I can't help but think of the Harry Potter inspired baking show that's now in its second season. The work these artists make that turn bits of the movies into culinary masterpieces is just a major wow for me.

 

[MartyParty]

In honor of...
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Today's Topic (Thu, 12/18) - 3 things you're grateful for inspired by movies

1 Faraway places both here in our world and other worlds beyond
2 A lens looking back into the past but also what could be in the future
3 Music

 

[fla4fun]

Inspired by movies . . .

I often find myself drawn to movies that have a strong family/friends vibe. I enjoy seeing positive interactions between people who genuinely care about and support each other. I don’t think we get enough of that in the real world sometimes.

Music! I love movie soundtracks! I love soundtracks to movies that I liked and even movies I disliked. The movie scores are the classical music of the modern age.

Travel! I enjoy seeing all the different landscapes and locations shown in movies and often look them up on Google Earth afterwards to see what it looks like in real life. A few places I have even been inspired to visit in person.

 

[citruscurtis]

December 18th, 1981....44 years ago.... I was released from prison and boarded a trailways bus on South Carolina and headed to Palm Springs and found a radio in my mom's spare room and turned it on to find.... journey... foreigner and Lionel Richie singing endless love.... Phil Collins in the air tonight went on to be in risky business and now the signature song for MNF football.... what is amazing is that indiania Jones and French lieutenant woman soundtrack where released...1981... AND so like Red's dream of the Pacific Ocean on that trailways bus to Texas... so was the radio in the darkness of the night...then January 2 back to South Carolina to finish my remaining 4 weeks of US army basic training and advanced MO training... only to hear music again in the fort Jackson theater

 

[clappyclaps]

I wish I'd read this thread before finishing work, would've quite enjoyed answering calls like Buddy the Elf

1. Travel - I'll second fla4fun on this, movies have really inspired me to travel and see new places, and even better when I get to see those famous places from films in real life - the Ghostbusters firehouse was one of my favourites.

2. Rides & Theme Parks - not just Disney but Universal too, films coming to life as rides and theme park lands is genuinely something I absolutely adore as a bit of a movie geek.

3. Music - I'll second/triple? this as so many movie soundtracks are memorable and incredibly moving. And I've discovered a lot of music just from watching films.

 

[citruscurtis]

....and now a word from your literature teacher....

Mr krofft...why do you have to keep stopping the movie and start talking ????????

Romeo and Juliet... the older version... after each segments in the play we would watch the segment in the movie... which was great for better comprehension and... teenage ear scrunching music...then before the final test on the play... they watched Danes and Leo...huh I had nothing to say so it ran full length

As a primer for Homer odyssey I would segment Redford The Natural and it's theme of pride, disasters, and family and write a response to the fireworks and wheat fields ending.... the Novel has a very different ending.... which they read the last few pages

AND then Time Bandits as a primer to Orwell animal farm... the story between good and bad.... evil and righteous....war and peace....supreme being.... what is our journey/lot in life

Steinbeck the pearl... would only show the Roy Batty ending speech of Blade Runner before and after the novel and consider.... what is the soul ..is it eternal...a culture....a program???

Movies gave me an opportunity to be human to my students

 

[leebee]

Maple is one of my very favorite flavors...

Maple walnut ice cream
Maple glaze on ham, ribs, etc.
The gorgeous maple tree in our backyard, all decked out in fall's finest colors for several months every autumn.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Another vote for movie soundtracks

Quoting famous movie lines as an instant connection to people

Memories of watching the "on once a year" movies with friends as a kid

 

[bluecastle]

Inspired by movies…
I think my favorite thing would be reading a book afterwards on which the movie is based. The only exception to my experience with loving the book more than the movie would be The Natural, a very dark book with no redemption.

Shirley Temple movies always inspired me. Watching all the movies from the Depression era that were filled with hope, or were funny, reminds me how just watching a movie can lift your spirits.

Our family shares so many movie lines together. It is a bonding experience and my DH and I can always count on our daughter to correct us if we don’t get things quite right!

 

[citruscurtis]

Inspired by movies…
I think my favorite thing would be reading a book afterwards on which the movie is based. The only exception to my experience with loving the book more than the movie would be The Natural, a very dark book with no redemption.

Shirley Temple movies always inspired me. Watching all the movies from the Depression era that were filled with hope, or were funny, reminds me how just watching a movie can lift your spirits.

I forgot about Temple.... for sure Saturday night viewing...it was safe for our parents and something to do.... but never understood as a 7-10 years child...

 

[PollyannaMom]

Today's Topic (12/19) - a twist on the "hard" candy theme - 3 "difficult" things you're grateful you did anyway

 

[slo]

TGIF Friends

#1 - BEING A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER - This was one of the most challenging things I’ve done in my life. It had a lot of ups and downs, but I am very grateful I was given the opportunity to do this, and I’m glad my children were able to experience this too,

#2 - WALKING AWAY FROM MY BUSINESS - This was extremely difficult for me, because this store was a dream of mine and a life goal. With the opening of more and more big box stores everywhere, online shopping starting to become more popular, people still unemployed or recovering from the recession, gas prices being over $4 a gallon and more, I was not having the amount of business I needed to hire more employees (I had one very part time employee) and because of this, I was working 6 days a week and way over 40 hours a week. I started to resent the store, my girls were getting older and I was missing their activities, so it was time to make a choice - my family or my store. I chose my family. I opened my store June 2007 and closed September 2012. When I closed, God blessed me with selling almost everything to customers & other business owners and I had no business debt. I literally turned in my keys and walked away. There were several tears with all of us. My kids loved that store and thought it was so cool that we had a store. But it was the right decision, I’ve never doubted the decision, I’m at peace with the decision and I’m glad I/we did it.

#3 - BEING A SOFTBALL COACH FOR 12 YEARS - Let me tell you….coaching is hard - emotionally, physically and with your time. It’s such a rollercoaster of highs and lows, but it was the best 12 years of my life. I could write a book about this, but I won’t bore you. I miss it, I really do, and I’ve had the opportunity to continue coaching, but I don’t want to do it without my best friend with me (my DD22) - it wouldn’t be the same without her.

 

[NannyBeBe]

1. Getting a divorce -- to save myself from the abuse -- thanking God that I have been happily married to my DH for almost 45 years;
2. Having a mastectomy to save my life;
3. Eight little urns on my bookshelf -- the eight precious dogs that I've had to put to rest. I know I did the right thing, but it was so painful.