On the Edge

No, I'm not on the edge. However, I just saw the movie with that a-DOR-able Cillian Murphy. I can't take my eyes off of him - he's captivating! That sad, large, orange sweater he wore made him look like a little boy and an in-control flirt/bad boy both at the same time. In fact, the costumes all around were perfect. Not my point, though. All of the acting was wonderful. Performances by Jonathan Jackson and Tricia Vessey were certainly unscoffable. I really paid attention to the film, the stories, the characters, and there was no focus on any film flaws. It also made me think - about myself, my friends, my choices. It made me remember that unusual is so incredibly superior to ordinary. And yet ordinary is so often praised. Those who rise to the height of ordinary - high school football stars, prom queens, gap models, etc. - are celebrated openly in front of adolescents. What a horrible pattern. The troubled, odd, strange folk are those who I feel can really teach me.

I hope we all strive to be kind, hard-working, and smart. I just wish we also hoped to be a little more odd. And don't you LOVE movies that make you think this way?!