Okay, I still have LOTS of favorite movies that I watch depending on my mood. Sometimes I watch Star Trek: The Search For Spock, because if there was ever a story that explores the depths of friendship, that's it. I love Star Trek First Contact because we see Captain Picard pushed to the brink, and yet . . . he's still every bit a hero.I watch Pollyanna when I have a long and boring task (because it's incredibly LONG) and because Hayley Mills is charming. I also love The Secret Garden. (And I read the book a couple of times every years, too.)
I love White Christmas and hate Betty Haines every time I watch it. But I still watch it. Wayyyyy too many times when Christmas rolls around. (Why didn't she just ask Bob what he was up to? Nooooo, that would have shortened the story by about twenty minutes. But she wouldn't have looked like such a jerk.)
But lately I've been watching Love Actually (when I can tear myself away from my latest manuscript. I admit, I did watch it at least four times in December ... not all that much, really.) It's such a cool movie, with so many different looks at what makes love. People in love. People out of love. People wanting love. Peopel denying themselves of love. And though it's set at Christmastime, it doesn't have to be Christmas to enjoy it. And for most of the people involved, it has a happy ending. (Come on, sometimes you really just want to see happy ending.)
What's your current favorite movie?
