A Better Life

USA 2011

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Seen 16 May 2012

Dreams and promises

Ratings

IMDB 7.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes Audience 79% liked it

Don't expect punch-ups or fast paced action when you watch this film but be prepared to be buoyed by the relationship between a father and his son. A laid back style which might be too tame for some but it does get a 7.0/10 for the overall feel.

My impressions:

The daily struggle

Seem to be at an end

When the father gets his a new lease of life

A new beginning

Hopes soar high

Unexpected turn of events

Derail those dreams

He tries

The son helps

Understands up to a certain point

Why the father behaves in that way

Seems distant

When a more immediate action

Would be better

It is love in the end

That explains it all

That inexplicable, unexplainable

Feeling

For someone

The Lady

France/UK 2011

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Seen 9 May 2012

Determined, stubborn lady

Ratings

IMDB 6.8/10

Rotten Tomatoes Audience 64% liked it

This is a love story. A woman unwittingly in the thick of events that no one foresaw. Watch this if you want to find out the tugs of war between your feelings for your homeland and loved ones. Overall, the film gets a 7.0/10 for the ensemble acting and a look at one woman's journey from ordinary housewife to national icon.

My impressions:

As the lady asked

What kind of freedom is meant

When one has to choose

Between loved ones and your own country

Loyalty and love

They intermingled

Is one greater than the other

Or one complements the other

Can anyone say for certain

If one is a better sacrifice

Than the other

It will depend on each of us

The answer however painful

The final decision