Mad
I don't get mad about big things, like people dying--those things, rather, confuse me.
I get mad at God about things like flesh-eating cold on April 6, or spilling coffee while driving, or chipping my nailpolish. Then I say "why? Why do you do this to me?"
I get mad at God about things like flesh-eating cold on April 6, or spilling coffee while driving, or chipping my nailpolish. Then I say "why? Why do you do this to me?"
posted by Denise @ 2:24 PM
12 Comments:
At 7:03 PM,
val said…
hi denise, it's val :)
i'm mad about the weather too.
merry easter!
At 6:55 PM,
Denise said…
Hi Val!
How are you doing?
Nice to hear from you:)
At 6:57 AM,
sheetal patel said…
i just saw the pictures on win's blog of the snow--not a pleasant sight in april!
we don't have any snow here, but the temperature is a little chilly. makes we want to sit with a blanket and hot chocolate on the couch all day!
At 10:21 AM,
Denise said…
Hey Sheetal!
Have you seen this new movie, The Namesake?
At 12:27 PM,
Angela said…
I just saw The Namesake on Sunday! Except for a couple things that I can overlook, I just loved it.
At 3:40 PM,
sheetal patel said…
hi denise!
i saw it last week when i was visiting my parents. i thought the cinematography was beautiful and i really loved the feeling of the movie.
i read the book when it first came out and was quite disappointed. i LOVED lahiri's short stories and felt like the namesake fell a little short. i think this clouded how i saw the movie as well.
have you seen it?
i hope you had a good easter!
At 6:55 AM,
Denise said…
Angela-what did you have to overlook?
Sheetal-I'm curious if you felt you identified with the story. Now I'm curious about her other book, is it similar?
At 1:50 PM,
Angela said…
D, I agree with Sheetal about the cinematography, and the tone of the film was just lovely. I loved how Mira Nair lingered in moments and drew atention to subtleties that drew you in to the moment. Some people might've felt that was just being slow, but I thought they were good choices.
I was a bit disappointed with some of the acting. Kal Penn got better as the film went on, but started out quite rough. I don't feel like he and Jacinda Barrett performed very well together.... I'm not that impressed with Jacinda anyway...and the girl he marries is so-so. But Irrfan Khan and Tabu, who played the parents, were so wonderful, and their whole story was told really well. I enjoyed the Bengali cast very much. I thought the things that were good about the movie outweighed those that were not successful. So, have you seen it?
At 9:22 AM,
Bob said…
Hello Denise. Last February I was blogging around, checked out Missy's group site, then spotted your blog site. You gave a nice little review of Joyeux Noel, which normally I would not think twice about when looking for a movie to rent, but because of your review, the next time I was in the rental place I picked it up. Jackie and I really enjoyed it too. But three weeks later I get a recorded call on our answering machine from Blockbuster reminding me that there is a rental outstanding. This is not at all unusual because Missy gave Blockbuster our phone number when she signed up, so we were quite used to getting this call, which I quickly deleted and forgot. 2 weeks later we get a notice in the mail regarding the same. I had returned the DVD the day after rental, and after stopping in they kindly wipped my slate clean, speaking of which brings me to the reason for this comment, the movie Amazing Grace. I was planning on renting this when it came out, but while having a little free time today to go blogging again I checked out your spot, and noticed your review of said movie. But now, do I dare?
At 6:26 AM,
Denise said…
Ang--I also loved the parents; I wish they would win Oscars. I liked the guy who played Gogol if only for his goofy hair and his nonchalant American attitude. I found the cultural conflict fascinating because it's not neatly wrapped up at the end (like which to choose or something) but I do feel that he has peace.
Mr. LaBarge, I'm so glad that I could help in some way, but sorry that my recommendation may have complicated your life. Nice connection to the movie Amazing Grace. I bet it feels good to have a clean slate--even though you didn't deserve it in the first place.
At 5:46 AM,
sheetal patel said…
hi denise!
her other book that i'm referring to is her collection of short stories called interpreter of maladies. i thought most of the stories were really well-written and did a lot to capture my attention.
i think she could have done so much more with the namesake. the whole living within the context of two cultures as an indian-american youth story has been done by so many authors and they all, in my opinion, fall flat. not because they are not well-written necessarily (though some of them are), but because it has been told in the same way over and over and over again. i was just hoping she would take it to another level. i don't know what that would come out as or look like, but i'm hoping to find it some day!
i do identify with many of the events of the story (and the many others that are written like it). living within my indian context, my american context, and my indian-american context is something i still struggle with and probably will continue to struggle with and navigate for the rest of my life.
the difference in the movie version of this book is that no other movie on this theme has been done as well as this one was. i agree with angela on the disappointment with the acting. there had to have been someone other than kal penn to play that role (but maybe he's just the most familiar name in the market?)
At 10:51 AM,
Denise said…
He IS very cute, though (I think:). Thanks for sharing! I haven't read another book with this theme before. Do you have a favorite? I know Lahiri won a pulitzer prize for the short stories book, so I guess the prize people are in agreement with you.
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