Quick story of parental pride: after the kids were in bed, I put on a Fritz Lang flick, ‘Ministry of Fear’ (1944). Olive walked in; couldn’t sleep. I thought she’d just fall asleep with me, watching this old b&w film, but instead… she stayed up to watch.
It's a deeply weird, moody spy-noir, with an unpredictable plot and bizarre characters—just what you expect from Lang! It's also slow and moody. This is the first time she watched an "old movie" of this sort, I believe. And she was definitely taking it in!
An one point, the cops have surrounded this one Nazi spy. Rather than get caught, he commits suicide by stabbing himself *in the heart* with *scissors*. To help Olive process this, I said “whoa, that’s pretty intense.” After a few seconds, she goes, “Well, that’s one less Nazi."
Anyway this was an unexpected evening and I hope—with realistic expectations—that we can do it again. Also check out 'Ministry of Fear', it's super fun! letterboxd.com/film/ministry-…
Ok, last night I sat down to watch a movie and Zel (6) wanted to join me. I put on Koyaanisqatsi. He was immediately spellbound—every shot is beautiful, every next one is unexpected. Loved the music; he chanted along. Luckily he fell asleep juuuust before the rocket exploded.
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