Spring Break long gone, watched The Last Song
April 3, 2010 —hey guys- SORRY for the delay in posting. totally my b. spring break went by so damn fast and i wish i had savored every moment of it more than i did. although..it is A LOT hotter this week at school than it was in NYC over break, but that’s why I was able to to see LOTS of movies in my spare time 
sadly, the only film i saw in theaters last week was Shutter Island, but it was fantastic. A total psychologically thrilling movie. I suggest those of you who like big twists and turns, conspiracy theories, and psych wards should go see it. Other than that I watched loads of television, including Gossip Girl (yay its finally back), LOST, of course, and started watching Parenthood as well.
Parenthood is a great representation of family drama, similar to that of Brother’s and Sisters, with a little less comedy but with some very interesting plot developments. For example, one of the married couples on the show has a son who has just been diagnosed with asperger’s syndrome. It is really interesting to not only see how the child is unique, but also how his parents are learning how to raise him properly. Definitely an interesting show to keep your eye on.
Yesterday, I saw The Last Song, which is the film version of Nicolas Spark’s novel. I am a sucker for Spark’s love stories, and I especially loved this book. It was an amazing combination of a story about summer love and one about the love between father, daughter, and brother. I, however, did not love the film. As with most recreations, the film version just doesn’t cut it. But interestingly, I discovered when imdbing the film’s cast after seeing it last night that Sparks actually created the idea for the book after Miley Cyrus decided she wanted to portray one of his emotional and more serious characters. He then helped develop a script for the film, and after that he wrote the novel adaptation. How weird. This just shows that it doesn’t matter which came first-the book or the movie-I believe the book is usually better. The emotions just aren’t as developed in the movie.
