ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
I cried my eys out at this film, and It wasnt even because of the emotion of the story. The situations of the people portrayed were so incredibly accurate, and from what I can percieve, the fantastic nature of the story made it seem like the lives of the people and the treatment of children were over-exaggerated. they werent.
Children do get their eyes burned out, to make more money as beggars. 10 year old girls are used as prostitutes. Rebels do attack towns and kill and rape peoples family members, and cut off limbs.
And so when the person I went to see it with asked mhy I was crying, and was it because of the happy ending, I did not know what to say, to be honest, but at the same time not look like a crazy person. So all I could muster was 'It just reminds me that there is nothing I can do to help' wHAT i meant was: the world is too big, and far far too messed up
and As optimistc as i always attempt to be, the chances of someone having as much influence for good, as [eg] Hitler did for bad, seems unlikely
I made a comment on my facebook that 'people should please watch the film and not dismiss all the situations as entirely fictional' Someone responded with 'I just assumed it was pish, these things usually are!'. My response included some potentially regrettable colourful language.
The world is a mess and that is why I am unaturaally sad today. Sorry guys.
RIGHT. Happy face on. YEsterday was valentines day and it was fun. Well, it was ok. I personally mooched about all day with a VERY hungover and incapacit ellie, Then went to the cinema to watch the above film which was nice, then came back and watched batman, which certainly was not nice. The thing that scares me about batman is that nothing that happens in it is scientificcaly impossible, and I know there are people akin to the 'bad guys' in our litle planet.
Anyhow, VAlentines day is funny, an I only realised it due to this article:
Looking for love? Saint Raphael is your man, not St Valentine.....
Obviously (?) my personal opinions do not concur with that of the catholc church on this matter, but what is more interesting is that St. Valentines wasnt so much with the romance, bt about charitbale acts, forgiveness and appreciation. And I think (think) thats what V-day used to be about, as I have some distant memory of my granny telling me that valentines day used to entail leaving Jam on your neighbors doorsteps! (in pots, not just thrown on). Jam, arguably, is far more useful than a 'I love you' teddy bear.
Hence my valentines to my flat:
Spread the love people.
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