Movies I Watched in 2012: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

I had anticipated a six minute visit with each person named “Black”… but they were never just six minutes. Everyone took more time than I had planned for… to try and comfort me and make me feel better about my dad… and to tell me their stories. But I didn’t want to feel better and I didn’t want friends… I just wanted the lock. I wasn’t getting any closer to my dad… I was losing him. 

Movies I watched in 2012: Dolphin Tale

In this changing world, it’s harder than ever to find something extraordinary, but every once in a while a symbol of hope breaks through.

Movies I watched in 2012: Reel Steel

I want you to fight for me, that’s all I ever wanted.

Snow: But why? You of all people should understand. You’ve lost love. What if your pain could be erased?

Grumpy: I don’t want my pain to be erased. As wretched as it is, I need my pain, it makes me who I am. It makes me grumpy. Look around Snow, you’re not alone anymore. I promise you, that’s the only cure you need. If the pain’s too much, you can always drink it. But for today, put it away.

Who was that?

Greyson Chance [2010] in Toronto for WeDay [x]

“Once upon a time, I met a boy named Hugo Cabret. He searched to find a secret message. And how that message led his way, all the way home.” ~ The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Movies I watched in 2012: The Invention of Hugo Cabret

I’d imagine the whole world was one big machine. Machines never come with any extra parts, you know. They always come with the exact amount they need. So I figured, if the entire world was one big machine, I couldn’t be an extra part. I had to be here for some reason.

Hugo: What does he do?

Father: He’s a wind up figure, like a music box. This is the most complicated one I’ve ever seen by far. You see, this one, this one… writes. Magicians used these machines when I was a little boy. Some walked, some danced some sang, but the secret was always in the clockwork.

Hugo: Can we fix it?

Father: Of course we can fix it.