I'm actually watching a Disney Plus film on a Wednesday. That's new!
It's only a Wednesday film on a technicality. I started to watch it with my
grandson Oliver last Friday, but we interrupted it because he had to go
to bed. Today we finally finished it.
I actually wanted to watch
"X-Men First Class"
on Friday, and we could have finished it, because it's a shorter film. I
already had the disc in my Blu-ray player when Oliver said he wanted to watch
"Pearl Harbor". Evidently he'd already seen it on television with his parents,
but he wanted to watch it again. I'm always happy when he says something like
that. Watching a film more than once is a sign that you're a true film fan. My
personal definition is that a film is a good film if I want to watch it at
least three times. As you can see in my
alphabetical list of posts, there are several films that I've watched a lot more often. I admit that
there's a certain excitement watching a film for the first time, but most
films have subtleties that can only be picked up on repeated viewing.
I'm surprised that Oliver likes the film so much. I can understand
that he likes the action scenes, but it's also a love story. It's a sign of
maturity that he can also enjoy romantic scenes. He's eight years old now. Two
years ago he would have been bored and told me to fast forward.
Critics have slammed "Pearl Harbor" because of the love story. They say the
film should have concentrated on the attack itself. I disagree. In fact, I
strongly disagree. The love story gives the viewer an emotional connection.
When Japan attacks, we don't just know the main characters, we feel their
suffering and we cry with them in the face of adversity. This is how to make a good film. Sometimes
the critics just don't know what they're talking about.
But "Harbor" is spelt wrong. Or maybe it isn't. "Pearl Harbor" is a place
name, so it has to be spelt the way it's written on maps and street signs. But
as a common noun, "harbour" is the only correct spelling.
I only found out today that there's a director's cut of the film.
Unfortunately, it was only released on DVD, and it's long out of print.
I'm not willing to pay a high price for a second hand DVD on Ebay.
I wouldn't even pay a high price for a brand new DVD.
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