I'm just wondering if it had the same eye opening affect for you as it did for me.

If you haven't seen the movie, I highly suggest that you do. Not only is it AMAZING in the animation department, but it also has a pretty profound message to offer.

As in...

The grass is NOT greener on the other side? It's actually greener where you water it...

Be grateful for what you have...

Open your eyes, change your perspective and pay attention to the blessings that are right in front of you...

Yes?

Mrs. W

Or maybe you are going deeper to the giving up your soul side of things...

Lots there...

I agree, it was a great movie...

Mrs. W

When we left the movie, I realized exactly why you said to go see it!

The symbolism there was spot on!! How boring her parents (the marriage) were and how wonderful and beautiful the other parents (the affair) appeared to be. All the fun, and catering to romanced her and lured her in from her true reality. Wybe (the friend who was told about affairs and wanted nothing to do with them) was told to shut up because she didn't want to hear the truth. And then appears the cat (marriage counselor) while in the midst of her fantasy and pulls her out. I could go on but the part that impacted me the most was the enormous web (lies, betrayal, fear and hurt) that she had to pull herself out of.

Man, I was blown AWAY!! Not to sound juvenile, but it really touched me. I was hoping that my H could see it too, and he did. No fun to get caught up in that mess even though the illusion seems all that you've ever wanted.

Is that a kids movie with a lot of unruly ankle biters bouncing off the walls??

It's not just for kids....definitely not Pixar type but I'll tell you what, there wasn't one kid there that was talking. They were RIVETED!!!

Hey Mrs. W........the boobs. OMG!! :MrEEk:

Thanks for the warning, I will remember to bring my PADDLE and hawg tyin rope!!

Are you available for babysitting?

We Texans have plenty of hawg tyin rope for babysitting!

HA!

Mrs. W<~~~those chicks ain't got nuttin' on me though!

We were cracking up!!!

And ML just for the record....I'm a Texacali. Part Austinite part So Cal!

A fellow Texan! We need more Texans around this joint!

Figuratively speaking, Texans don't mess around!!

Saw it tonight.

Reminds me of my nightmares of present.

((((Pariah)))) Does he have buttons for eyes?

Coraline is your type of gal Mel...She calls the cat in the movie "Wuss Puss"!

Mrs. W

I so badly wanted to see that movie, but unfortunately haven't the money to.

It sounds amazing!

No, my XW is the only one who has the ability to save me from the looming annihilation, I know she's being deceptive as she is trying to be civil and the solution offered is poison.

The freaking dream is real, I can't escape as everything runs in circles, the gun won't function and I can' get enough runway to get my plane off the ground.

Then I wake up traumatized.

I can feel the wind, the water and smell the salt.

I'm lost...is this movie really about affairs? Or more the symbolism that can be related to affairs?

I am just in no mood to be seeing anything A-related right now...

okay, what is this movie about? I'm a bit worried as my 4 year old daughter was talking about it and that was after the babysitter had cared for her for a day....(yes babysitter is aware of issues going on right now)....what the heck?!?

okay, I just saw that this movie came out on DVD on 2/6, so that was after the last time babysitter was here....but she must've seen a preview on tv or something....has there been previews for this movie on tv lately? I haven't seen one, so that's why I ask....From youtube I can tell this is DEFINITELY not PG

The movie is NOT about affairs, and it is rated PG...

Mrs. W

The movie is PG but has some intense scenes that might be a little scary for the younger crowds. It has nothing to do with affairs at all, but everything to do with the complications of generically getting what you've wished for. Could apply to anything.

My XW is like Othermother.

She is a trap door spider waiting for her next victim.

Luck for me, I found the key to the door.

Unfortunatly even tho DS wants to see this movie I can't go...things with black eyes freak me out....started with the movie event horizon in 1997 and have followed me since....bothered me alot when i made the mistake of seeing signs.....Maybe it's the old saying the eyes are the windows to the soul...and something with black eyes...then doesn't seem to have a soul or is so filled with evil...i dunno i know i just cringed at the preview.

So a bad one to take a six year old and two 4 year olds to? I was tempted to take them based on the reviews.

But they do get scared at movies, so I don't want to scare them.

It might be. Depends on the child.

Like I said on your other thread MS, our dd9 was scared, which is downright BIZARRE for her! This is a kid who LIVED to watch The Wizard of Oz when she was only 2! Never batted an eyelash at the Wicked Witch or the Flying Monkeys...So, go figure...

Mrs. W

Here's a good pre-show test. If the li'l ones can handle The Corpse Bride, then they'll more than likely be able to handle Coraline.

"flying monkeys" PSHAW!

Hey now! When I was a kid, I was terrified of the wicked witch and those stinkin' flyin' monkeys!

Mrs. W <~~~A wimp!

HI MS!!!

I asked my WH this afternoon if he'd go see it with me, since hearing from MS about it. Doubt he will, but I'll be seeing it myself.

Right now, I don't know if there's anything that will get through his fog.

Oh... and at 31, the flying monkeys STILL freak me out!

Yaaaaayy!!! YOU'RE HERE!!!!!!! Please excuse me while I act like a fool because my friend signed up. :crosseyedcrazy:

I'm slowly starting to be able to see through my fog. Not completely out yet, but God knows I'm working at it. NC is nice, actually. Feels good to be able to only have to remember ONE answer for things.

YAY JEN1234! WOO HOO!!!