Kninja Knitter

Nine days to my podcast launch! I did learn this past week that my original logo won’t work due to licensing restrictions. One more thing to iron out (again), but I still had a pretty good week.

The first cinematic movie from the week was Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. I haven’t seen all the movies in this franchise. In fact, the only one I remember seeing in its entirety is Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985). I did try watching Fury Road, but it didn’t keep my attention, despite my affection for Tom Hardy.

I wasn’t sure I actually wanted to see this movie given how the last one lost my interest; but I like Anya Taylor-Joy and adore Chris Hemsworth, so it was worth a shot. As an A-List member with AMC Theaters, it didn’t cost me anything but time. This movie exceeded my expectations! The cinematography is amazing — the Australian scenery made that easy. And the story kept my attention. There were only a few moments I averted my eyes as I’m not a fan of gore. Most of the time I was riveted, in fact. Of course, Chris Hemsworth had a big part in that, lol.

Perhaps I should revisit Fury Road, now that I know its back story. We’ll see, as there are many other movies to watch!

The second in-theater movie for the week was Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot, the latest based-on-a-true-story chronicle from Angel Studios (Sound of Freedom, Cabrini, Sight) about a town and church in Texas that stepped in to adopt children in need. This was another tear-jerker, which of course makes me skeptical about some of the drama. Still, the facts remain that 22 homes in this town opened their doors to adopt more than 70 children out of the foster care system. Here’s a news article about the story from 2008. The acting in the movie is outstanding, particularly from the young actress playing a troubled teen whose actions late in the story were quite predictable.

As with other movies from Angel Studios, there’s an appeal before the credits run, asking theater patrons to Pay It Forward, using a QR code to cover the cost of a movie ticket for someone else to see this movie. They offer an incentive of a deleted scene from the movie, only available to those who donate. Again, I’m skeptical, but that doesn’t detract from the quality of the movie.

Oh, one more tidbit – there was a short animated feature ahead of the main attraction. It’s called Poet, and it depicts a young David out in the hills with the flock of sheep, presenting an imagined concept behind his inspiration for Psalm 23. It’s cute, and the voice actor for David is very good.

As for movies from the chaise this week, I enjoyed a watchalong with Kaiielle of X-Men: First Class. I haven’t watched this movie in quite some time. I really like that my favorite reactors on YouTube are catching up on the Fox series of X-Men movies since the characters are now joining the MCU. I closed out the weekend with a watchalong with Kaiielle of Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. I had forgotten a few of the little details I enjoyed in this movie from my big screen viewing.

I also watched the new release on Disney+, Young Woman and the Sea, chronicling the story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Daisy Ridley does a wonderful job portraying the lead role, and I appreciated her Rey-like moment at the end of a particularly challenging experience (avoiding spoilers!).

There are so many great movies to watch, either in the theater or online! Retirement is looking very appealing right now…giving me more time to knit and watch. Sigh. Eventually…

Knit on. 🧶