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New Year, New You Now that it’s officially 2011 it is time to take all of those hypothetical resolutions and turn them into actions.  There are the classic promises that most of us make to ourselves, like join a gym and lose weight, get out of debt and save money, or make more time for yourself and loved ones.  But then there are the people who are determined to make a drastic change in their lives.  They see January 1st as the perfect opportunity to reinvent and go through a mini-metamorphosis – like an extreme makeover for the soul.  Hang in there, I promise there is a movie tie-in coming.  I was just reading an article about a woman who was determined to find true love in 2011; it didn’t seem like that usual of a goal until I read on and saw that this woman had already been in love.  In fact, she was engaged but called off the wedding after seeing The Notebook.   She said that the film made her realize that she was with the wrong man because her fiancé, unlike the lead character in the film, was unwilling to build her a home (the fact that he had no carpentry experience was irrelevant to her).  I brought this story up to a friend who told me that her main resolution of 2010 – to be more comfortable with her individuality – was brought on after seeing Annie Hall!  I knew that movies could greatly influence one’s life, but I had never thought about the direct correlation.  Now that I’m thinking about my favorite movie, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, I’m wondering if Benji has something to do with my recent determination to seize every day of 2011.  They say youth is wasted on the young, and Ben is the perfect example of realizing how valuable life and vitality is before it is too late to really cherish it.  Ok, enough waxing poetic for me – I’m ready to hear about you.  What films have made you want to change?  It can be a superficial change, like wanting to brush up your dance moves after watching Madonna get into the groove, or it can be something more meaningful, like learning to accept your family (or at least try) for whom they are like Winona Ryder, Cher and sweet little Christina Ricci did in Mermaids.  Leave a comment below and let me know! L.T.

New Year, New You

Now that it’s officially 2011 it is time to take all of those hypothetical resolutions and turn them into actions.  There are the classic promises that most of us make to ourselves, like join a gym and lose weight, get out of debt and save money, or make more time for yourself and loved ones.  But then there are the people who are determined to make a drastic change in their lives.  They see January 1st as the perfect opportunity to reinvent and go through a mini-metamorphosis – like an extreme makeover for the soul.  Hang in there, I promise there is a movie tie-in coming. 

I was just reading an article about a woman who was determined to find true love in 2011; it didn’t seem like that usual of a goal until I read on and saw that this woman had already been in love.  In fact, she was engaged but called off the wedding after seeing The Notebook.   She said that the film made her realize that she was with the wrong man because her fiancé, unlike the lead character in the film, was unwilling to build her a home (the fact that he had no carpentry experience was irrelevant to her). 

I brought this story up to a friend who told me that her main resolution of 2010 – to be more comfortable with her individuality – was brought on after seeing Annie Hall!  I knew that movies could greatly influence one’s life, but I had never thought about the direct correlation.  Now that I’m thinking about my favorite movie, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, I’m wondering if Benji has something to do with my recent determination to seize every day of 2011.  They say youth is wasted on the young, and Ben is the perfect example of realizing how valuable life and vitality is before it is too late to really cherish it. 

Ok, enough waxing poetic for me – I’m ready to hear about you.  What films have made you want to change?  It can be a superficial change, like wanting to brush up your dance moves after watching Madonna get into the groove, or it can be something more meaningful, like learning to accept your family (or at least try) for whom they are like Winona Ryder, Cher and sweet little Christina Ricci did in Mermaids.  Leave a comment below and let me know!

L.T.