the Lake House ...

WoooooHooooo! An excellent movie. I rate it 12+. It is a well put together romantic chickflick put to the test of time. This movie is written for me. I have been living this for five years now. I am Alex .. waiting, proving ...

comments :
''I don't get it.''

I will have to let my mom answer that for you! I asked her if she knew about was going to happen in the movie to make sure she was prepared. 'Of course, it was on all the talk shows and even the commercials prepared you.' Good girl!!! She got it and loved it.

She had one question though... How did Kate get the dog? You get it that the dog is a stray that adopted Alex and the Lake House but they never showed how this same dog came to be with Kate. That is the brilliant part of this move. The movie isn't over when the credits run. You are still processing the movie long after you leave the theater. As you mull over the movie, you begin to fill in how Kate got her dog. I can't tell you but I can tell you to pay attention to the ending. See this movie allows the viewer to be intelligent.

Before you go you have to realize that Alex is living in 2004 and Kate is living in 2006. Need techinical terms? They are living in parallel times with the mailbox being their portal to each other. Really it is taking you on a journey of what can happen if you found the right one but just can't seem to get the timing right. It asks you what would you do for love? Can you wait? Will you be there? What happens when the timeline messes up and connections fail? Can you believe this can happen in your own life or maybe to that blogger you read?

books ?
I should have been paying more attention to the words at the beginning of the movie. I think it was adapted from a book, but it wasn't titled Lake House. So I will be searching for it. Did anyone catch it?

Within the movie they talk about a book called Pursuation by Jane Austen. It too talks about timing and love. So that will be my next search this Thursday when I go to the library. I can't wait to read it.

final thought :
Mom thought it was too short. She wanted to go see it again. It was at least a good hour and a half. It must be because it was tightly knitted together. I too want to see it again and again! It is a must for my movie library.

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