A Great Family Comedy

I know it is Memorial Day Weekend and you may be looking for the right movie to watch that you can take the whole family. Look on further than the movie Blended starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Adam Sandler plays a widowed husband taking care of three daughters, while Drew Barrymore is a divorcee taking care of two boys. The two end up sharing a blended family vacation in South Africa for their children's spring break. The vacation was meant for Adam Sandler character's boss and his family. Even though many critics think this movie is crappy, I loved this movie!

I fell in love with the location of this movie, which is in Africa. All the negativity and disgrace Africa gets in the media, it was exhilarating to see a positive viewpoint of Africa. Secondly, I enjoyed seeing the luxurious and serene sites in Africa. Thirdly, I loved how the audience was able to relish on African culture values on family. The values on family are: sense of community, sense of good human relations, sense of sacredness of life, sense of hospitality, sense of sacred and religion, sense of time, sense of respect  for authority and elders, and sense of language & proverbs. We, as Americans, have gotten so far off track when it comes to our families. We seem to be for ourselves and not for what will benefit for the family as a whole.

This film had me laughing from beginning to end. It made me see, it takes a community to raise a child and no one person can do it by himself/herself. It is okay to ask for help when you see someone has a trait that you are lacking. We, as a family, should communicate and not assume everyone is doing well. We also need to be there for the people in our families. We, as human beings, should be able to explore who we are as people and should not be afraid to talk about issues we are having with, like wanting to have sex or going through puberty. We should respect all religions and gain a deeper bond with our God every day. We should be more loving to people who need more love and help than we do at that moment. We should let nature take its course and not try to stop what will be. Lastly, we have to watch what we say to people and always be respectful and honorable to our elders.

The movie Blended is a great movie you can take the whole family to see. Your kids will definitely laugh and want to imitate the jokes from the movie. This movie gives a viewpoint of the 65% of American blended families and how they are growing daily. We need to get back to loving our families more! Blended also made me want to call my travel agent to book me an African Safari Family Vacation. All the actors in this movie did a great job. Go and buy your ticket now!

I give this movie:

Dancing Movie

Last night when I went to the movies, I saw the previews for Step Up in 3D. I'm so happy for another dance movie, but I'm also annoyed about the movie, too. The main characters are all white actors that can dance. Now, I have no problem with people showing their talents and getting accolades, but how come Hollywood does not hire black actors who can dance? I'm so tired of seeing other races of people get the awards for their talents, while African-Americans are behind the scenes showing them how to bring their talents out. We can be the choreographers and the back up dancers, but we can't be the main characters? What is wrong with this picture.

It seems as though things have not changed. Yes, there are movies like Stompin' the Yard, You Got Served, and Electric Boogalo, but there should be more. It takes me back to the Bojangles and the Nicholas Brothers days. Mr. Bojangles was a great tap dancer, but was unable to be a main character in movies because he was an African-American. It was also a way for African-American not to get any type of power in Hollywood. The Nicholas Brothers were better dancers than Fred Astaire, but Mr. Astaire has had more accolades and is more famous than them.

I'm hoping that Hollywood will change soon. Or maybe they will not. What do you think?

Hollywood Too Thin?

I'm so annoyed that Hollywood tells women the only way to be successful in the world you have to be a white woman with blonde hair, big boobs, straight teeth, and be the size of a tooth pick. I'm so far from that. I'm an African-American woman who stands at 5'1"and 130 pounds. I wouldn't be able to be a model because I'm too short and if I were to be a model, I would be a plus size model. I don't have a problem with the plus size, I have a problem about Hollywood having problems about being healthy. In reality, no one really looks that way.

I'm also annoyed how some men feel that if a woman do not look like the women on tv or in the movies, they will not talk to you. Are they that superficial? Some men feel they can look any old way, like they don't think a woman wouldn't want them to look good at all. Why can't a guy like you for you and not for someone whose looks will eventually fade away.

I love the way Gaboury Sidibe sees herself. She says, ""They [the press] try to paint the picture that I was this downtrodden, ugly girl who was unpopular in school and in life and then I got this role and now I'm awesome, but the truth is that I've been awesome, and then I got this role." So, Jessica Simpson said this about Sidibe,"She walked the red carpet at the Oscars and she owned it. She had such confidence and I absolutely 100 percent think she could get anything in the world she wants." If only every woman in the world had the confidence of Sidibe.

So, as women try every diet to look good for society, try to think about looking good for yourself. Show yourself how great you are and will be when you focus your mind. Hollywood needs to tell the world the truth and this way many women will not die trying to look like the women on tv or in the movies.

Look at this. Sidibe is at the end:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpeMZA3LDBE (repost this)