Jan 3, 2010

A very nice surprise: Julie and Julia!

Sitting at my airplane seat, the options for movies were many. I could go the nerd way and reach for some Potter. I could go nostalgic and go for Juno. But in the list, there was a little movie my mom told me that she liked and I thought, oh well, let's see if she's right. She was.

I saw Julie and Julia on both plane rides and I fell in love. This is one of those movies you think are just chick flicks... but in reality, they're not. This is an excellent movie from one of my favorite writers of all time, Nora Ephron. How good? I'm buying Child's book and yes... people of earth, I will attempt to start learning how to cook beyond burgers and sandwiches.

First of all, let's get this Meryl Streep thing done: this woman is out of this world. Truly. I think she might be an alien. How, pray tell, did she literally become Julia Child? Please tell me! Did she cook up some DNA and manually inject herself with this woman? Look. If you don't believe me, give the movie exactly 10 minutes of your time. If when Streep first starts talking your jaw doesn't drop to the floor... then... oh well you won't enjoy this movie. This woman made this film a truly joy to see. She's funny - SO FUNNY! Lovable to the point of madness.

Amy Adams is also brilliant. Her character is one of those people who are looking for purpose in life (who isn't?) and when she finds it, well, she just goes a little berzerk. I loved her vulnerability, desperation and watching her cook made me actually want to learn to cook, if you can believe that.

If you lived under a rock and don't know the story behind the movie, here's the basic idea: Julie Powell decided one day to write a blog because she was bored and wanted to do something cool (this story sounds so similar, ha). She decided to cook, in one year, all the recipes from Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" and blog about it. What happened next? Her blog became a total success and she got offered to write a book (this story now suddenly seems not so familiar); and then came the movie (yeah, like the WAS movie is ever going to happen... damn).

The movie is a mix between both of their stories and the way they intertwine is so very interesting to watch. It's a very simple movie, don't get me wrong. This is not, for example, Doubt - which leaves you wanting to die from brain exhaustion. This just is a nice movie to feel good, happy, laugh, want to bake a chocolate cake and yes, go out to eat. Mainly, in France.

Streep deserves the Oscar. Period. So, enjoy. Bon Appetit! Link to the actual original blog is by clicking at the name of the post.

Here's to hoping someone actually offers to do a movie about our little rants. Although... it would be a sort of gory movie... LOL.



2 comments:

RestrictionsApply said...

Nothing beats cooking at home. It's a great way to get the family together for some quality time. In fact, it's one of the few moments in which we're all in the same room, talking, sharing and just having a good time. It doesn't matter whether you’re making high-concept gourmet cuisine or plain old mac and cheese, cooking is not about the food, it’s about the experience; just ask Remi from Ratatouille. Plus, you eat better… speaking of which, cooking requires eating, so you may want to reconsider those extreme diets…

Me said...

Yeah. That will be a problem... French food is extremely fattening. Maybe I can learn the veggie Child recipes...

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