Beginners

I'm watching Beginners. It's that movie where Ewan McGregor has a gay dad and nothing is in chronological order and his dad is an Oscar winning gay supporting actor.

I would probably like the movie a lot more if:
A. There was a point to it
B. I was paying more attention
and
C. I knew it wasn't in chronological order to begin with, because I got too confused and swore off the movie altogether for the first half.

Christopher Plumber is super awesome at being gay for a younger European dude. Sometimes I feel like when I go long enough without Thai food, I become that gay for Pad Thai, or Green Curry. So by rule of comparison, I'm an Oscar winning Thai food craver. or wanter? I'll update you on what my little statue says when I get it at the ceremony.

I normally don't understand what directors, or writers are trying to accomplish with certain films, and this is one of those cases. Maybe if I talk it out.

They tell you in the beginning that his parents die and the dad is gay and 75. Not in that order, obviously. There's the boyfriend who says an awkward comment about how he's into older guys because of a bad relationship with his father. Ewan meets a girl who can't speak and they fall in love, and it turns out she can speak, and it's in some ridiculous accent. Ewan is talking to his dog like a person and apologizing to it for whatever reason. There is a little boy with his mother, that turns out to be Ewan as a baby. There is a very funny scene that just happened where the mother told someone that her son's appendix erupted. Make sure you check that part out.

That pretty much sums it up. there are 15 freaking minutes left and I don't think there is any way to wrap this thing up because there are pieces of stories that don't connect. It's like trying to figure out how to make a taco and you don't have the shell, you have lettuce that isn't cut up, a hamburger, 4 stale french fries, a bag of wine, and a toothbrush, but somehow Taco Bell is all like, "We'll figure this out, chew carefully"

Why can't all movies and TV shows be like Parks and Recreation. That show is incredible. If every show was like that, then we'd all be set. We'd have Leslie Knope as our city counselor, which I think is a mayor for places that don't have enough people in them.

So watch Beginners and tell me what you think, or don't. I don't care. 2 out of 4 stars.

Peace and Love and Thai Food.

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