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Friday, April 24, 2015

Movie Review: THE AGE OF ADALINE

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking


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My daughters:  Sarah Zheng-Kang and Faith Fu Ju.  Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood
 
My daughters and I went to the movies late last night.  

We got home just after midnight, because we  just had to see "The Age of Adaline" -- the story of a young woman who has an accident, dies,  comes alive again, and doesn't age from that point on. 

What would it be like not to age when everyone around you does? 

My daughters:  Sarah Zheng-Kang and Faith Fu Ju.  Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood
Sarah and Faith really liked the movie. 

 
Blake Lively played Adaline, and she was iridescent. I remember Blake Lively from "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." She is the current girlfriend of Ryan Reynolds. This movie made her a real movie star to me. 

As good as Blake Lively is in this movie - there were no sparks in the romance Adaline had with her love interest, played by Michiel Huisman.


It could have been so good. 

It dragged on and on and on and on and on...almost depressing. Would it hurt for something funny to happen in the movie? They took a perfectly good story line, and drained all the romance out of it. 

It could have been so good. 

I kept wondering when Harrison Ford's character in the movie would show up. 


Harrison Ford is one of my favorite actors, but his character (father of Adaline's current boyfriend) was just creepy. He had been Adaline's love interest when he was younger, and their romance was the only believable romance in the movie. 

I kept thinking - so - Adaline slept with the father and the son? Yuck.

The narrator in the movie explained "scientifically" why Adaline didn't age - but that drained all the fantasy out of the story. They should have just said it was magic.

My daughters disagree with me. They loved the movie. 

Sarah and Faith rated the movie an 8 1/2 out of 10.

I gave it a 4 -- maybe a 3. 

Lively's  performance is wonderful, and the costumes were beautiful - but frankly - I was bored. 

Katherine Heigl was cast as Adaline in 2010, but she withdrew. Heigl said it was because of the adoption of her daughter. Angela Lansbury was originally cast in the role as Adaline's daughter. Ellen Burstyn plays Adaline's daughter in the movie. Natalie Portman was offered the role as Adaline, but declined. 



"The Age of Adaline" has received mixed reviews from film critics.

It received mixed reviews at my house, too.

My daughters:  Sarah Zheng-Kang and Faith Fu Ju.  Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood

 Movie Trailer:
 https://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=mcafee&type=B111US0D20140720&p=trailer+the+age+of+adeline
Nov 18, 2014 · The world has changed in the last century. Adaline has not. ‘The Age of Adaline’ opened in theaters April 24, 2015.
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 Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking


http:tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/




Monday, April 20, 2015

THANK YOU, GOD, FOR TULIPS

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com

Here's a peek inside my garden, 
in the heart of the USA. 
 
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  Did I mention how much
 I    LOVE   T U L I P S

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There are still a few T U L I P S 
blooming in my yard, 
and they thrill my soul. 

Thank you, GOD, for T U L I P S.

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I plant tulip bulbs here in the Midwest in the fall,
actually I plant bulbs anytime between September and January,
until the ground is too frozen to dig.

The bulbs spend the cold winters underground.

I plant Darwin Hybrid tulips, 
because they come back year after year in the spring.

Most of my tulips grow up to 24 - 26  inches tall!
 

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Tulips bloom early - before the liriope turns green.  Copyright 2015 Marcia Norwood

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 Boxwood and Tulips Circle Weeping Cherry Tree..  Copyright 2015 Marcia Norwood

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My Midwest Cottage Garden.  Copyright 2015 Marcia Norwood

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Miniature IRIS were given to me from a friend's garden.  Copyright 2015 Marcia Norwood

Beautiful jonquils!  Copyright 2015 Marcia Norwood

My Midwest Cottage Garden.  Copyright 2015 Marcia Norwood

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Tulips are beautiful 
even as their petals fall. 

I call them  Unfolding Majesty.

 Thank you GOD, for tulips.

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You will find many other photos of TULIPS on my blog.

Type the word  "tulips" 
in the SEARCH BOX
at the top right of my blog page,
and a list of links will appear.

CLICK on the links to see more tulips! 

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Thanks for stopping by!

Come back often, and invite a friend!

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 Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking



 http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com