One of the secret pleasures of the (un)self-employed is going to a daytime movie, and last week we headed off to see the New Zealand movie, The Dark Horse. Based on a true story, it focused on the issues of gang culture in the Maori community, mental illness, and the power of a few good people who can make a difference. Intense, funny, terrifying, and very moving, this was one of the best movies I’ve seen in ages. Cliff Curtis was stunning in the lead role as a mentally ill chess genius. We left sobered though. The movie reminded us of a reality that is all too easy to forget (or more accurately, to ignore), and that is the sheer number of children who live in squalid, violent poverty, with no hope of escape. And they’re not that far from any of us.
#Microblog Mondays: The Dark Horse
September 8, 2014 by Mali
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A good reminder. For all of us.
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Not that far both physically and also logistically — we all have an otherwise that trails after us.
I’ll second that to going to the movies during the day. I don’t love movies at night, so it’s the perfect time to go see one.
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I can’t wait to see this movie! I’m Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) and of course the Maori and Maoli cultures and struggles are so similar. I hope we see more films like this. Indigenous cultures are woefully under-represented, and therefore often misunderstood.
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I never heard of this movie — will have to watch for it (if not on the big screen then eventually on DVD). Dh & I have always preferred Sunday afternoon matinees — cheaper and smaller crowds to deal with. Most of the movie theatres around here also have “Cheap Tuesdays” and while the evening shows are generally pretty crowded, an afternoon matinee might be a possibility now that we’re not working.
I also used to go to matinees by myself when I was a student & when I was first married & unemployed — generally movies that I wanted to see but dh really didn’t. We lived in a midtown apartment within walking distance of a bunch of movie theatres, which was heavenly. I went to see “Last of the Mohicans” with Daniel Day Lewis on an afternoon that I had off & dh didn’t, and happily drooled into my popcorn, lol.
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That sounds like a really interesting movie – will have to look for the DVD sometime when it’s available. And definitely – daytime movies are wonderful when it works out with my schedule.
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