Movie Critic Time

I am thinking about starting a weekly or monthly "movie criticism" post. This was spawned by two movies that Peter and I saw this week - The Secret and No Country for Old Men.

I would LOVE to hear what anyone thinks of either, so please comment away!

The Secret - it is about the Law of Attraction - very interesting movie. I was told 3 times in one week to watch it, so I took it as a sign that maybe I should. We had Matt and Jeanette over for dinner and then watched it together and to be honest, I thought it was an actual movie. In reality, it was an infomercial with some pretty kooky philosophers, counselors, physicists, and authors, BUT it was very thought provoking.
It says that we attract everything in our lives to us. Whether that be health, relationships, wealth, circumstances (or the opposite - bad health, no $, unhappiness etc.). As easily as we can be healthy and happy, we can be sick and miserable. Essentially, our thoughts and visions of how we see ourselves in the present and the future are how it will be. If we visualize (and keep visualizing it) a successful business, with great clients, happy marriage, excellent health . . . we will get it. We just have to make a conscious effort to be grateful, believe it, and receive it.
The message is no different really than messages I have heard through the Church or other places my entire life and I do believe that our attitude and our expectations and our faith in what our future will look like is largely what we choose to let it be.
So, interesting "movie" with some really funny and weird moments, but worth watching.
Peter and I are experimenting for 1 month on some "visualizations" and really trying to remain all positive. It does feel good to stop, be grateful and put yourself in a positive place regardless of what is coming to you... But is is also fun to visualize our success, health and happiness too!

Second movie, No Country for Old Men - disturbingly violent, creepy, and really great acting. Not the best movie to watch on Easter Sunday. Javier Bardem's character is the meanest, scariest villain I have ever seen on screen (second to Silence of the Lambs). He deserved his Oscar for that one. The entire movie was desolate to me. From the literal desert to the characters emptiness and hopelessness. We noticed there wasn't a moment of music in it. Not even instrumental sounds in the background. It was all simple dialogue and some desert sounds (and of course LOTS of gunfire and death). It was a bit hard for me to say "I enjoyed" this one although I do appreciate it's artistic quality and the exceptional acting. We were left thinking about it later. Peter actually woke up and was thinking about it as his head was still on his pillow. The animal (dog) killing that seemed to be threaded through the entire movie was NOT cool to me. And, I really don't want to live in that part of Texas - ever.

Thoughts, opinions? I'd love to hear them.