A movie seemed to be a good way to spend a rather gloomy day. It turned out that the brightest spot in the day was the splendid carpet in the movie theatre.
The movie, Thelma, which I expected to be a laugh a minute was in fact more about the depredations of old age – or perhaps that was what I chose to focus on. There was a lot about how others regard old age and there was a rather wonderful relationship between a grandmother and her grandson.
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I watched it last night too. It’s a good movie. You’re right, it’s also an honest look at ageing, but the humour keeps it from being too bleak. Lovely carpet! 😀
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The movie achieved a careful balance, I think. If it had been a laugh a minute it would have risked being a parody of old age. I took note of the technique for recovering after a fall…
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