Oh, that's funny that you should say that! "What in the world..." Hahaha! This scifi Disney even starts with the Magic Castle taking off like a rocket ship! That lets you know from the very get-go that this will not be one of their usual stories.
"Science fiction? From the land of princesses???"
Yep! And not a single royal chica in sight, either. Just a little girl with her doll, Scrump, that she made. Very different.
"Then why were you watching it?"Hey, it's not like this is the first time I've never gone for the rough and tumble animated flicks. Right? Still, this one was off my radar. All I really knew about it was that my first niece really loved "Lilo And Stitch" and I had wondered what draw it held for her. That's why I chose it for my first 1-Dollar Weekend Movie this month. The theme is animated movies never seen.
"And have you figured out why she loves it so?"Well, I thought I had. After seeing it the first time, I noticed it was released the year after Mama died. Its mantra is "Ohana means family, which means no one gets left behind... or forgotten." It also has a sister trying to get custody of her little sister via the foster care system, and the troubles with doing that. So, I thought those were the reasons.
"That sounds very logical. But those weren't the attraction?"Nope. I was more on target when I texted her this evening with two photos from the movie. I then had gone on about the two reasons I thought she liked it. She set me straight! She missed it when it first came out, but recalled seeing the movie "since Miyah. Or possibly just b4", she said.
"Oh, that puts it into perspective!"Right? So I quipped, "Little monster, and the alien, too, made me immediately think of Miyah!", being funny, right? She knew at once I was referring to the little girl! "Yep," she replied, "cute and crazy."
"For sure! Let's hope Chloe is getting better role models now that she is in school."
I do hope so, but that'll take time. I've seen with Leila and Alyssa that they have definitely become their own selves now that they've been in school for several years. I'm so glad schools have the policy of placing twins in different classes from each other!"I definitely like that, too. Now, tell me about this movie. Did you like it?"
It was... okay... the first time. It isn't a musical and isn't something that really appealed to me. Still, the setting in Hawaii and all the surfing made it seem like a good choice, given that I've recently seen "Point Break" and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall". Right place, right time coincidence, you know.
"Heard."
Its saving grace is the abundance of Elvis' music throughout. Like, seriously heavy rotation! Almost the entire soundtrack is comprised of his hits! And, when the social worker says the little girl's "dog" needs to become a "model citizen", I found it delightful that she chose Elvis Presley, her idol, as the one for him to emulate.
"Could you tell me about the movie? Just wondering how Elvis figured in."
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Did ya notice my little inside joke in the post title?
Did ya?
Did ya?
Ya gotta think "The Fifth Element"....
that's the only clue you get!
Hahahaha! Hahaha!
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