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I make this publication available at the beginning of each month. Our current theme is about how change can affect today's seniors. Change can be generated by internal and external factors such as our fluctuating body chemistry and/or by stressors in our immediate social and physical environment. This month might be a time to get cozy around the fire enjoying a good movie. This issue's feature story is about a rather unusual serial movie production. A Movie Lesson “Is this something you value?” My wife likes to watch movies on the internet. One particular serial was available to her without cost and produced in a foreign country. It has about forty episodes. Every evening for two weeks we gathered around the computer to watch a few episodes in colour. It reminded me of a time when we would rush to the radio to hear a Dick Tracy drama or that Teddy Bear Party that used to come on at noon. This movie had no subtitles but it turned out to be just as interesting to me as if it were created in English. Although I couldn't remember a scene that didn't show an adult using tobacco and/or alcohol, the acting was superb. Even the very young children and the animals looked completely natural. Filming took place in wood paneled offices, on busy streets, in cars, markets, dirt roads in the country, or in remote mountain and river areas. The main characters were undoubtedly seasoned actors and actresses playing convincing roles. Now this movie was about the life of a nation with an almost extinct middle class. The hero was depicted as a tall young man dreaming to complete his industrial project. Thwarted by the mafia and a corrupted government steeped in greed, murder and addiction, he actually won in the end. But with no insurance or social security systems in place many of the characters are devastated in one way or another. It's difficult to predict an outcome until after the next episode gets rolling. I did notice something very different and seldom shown in western cinema. There was always time for the characters to get together and have a lunch or a dinner around a table with fish, bread, cabbage or watermelon, etc.; either in a house, restaurant, or countryside. Every episode depicted at least two of these gatherings. If nothing else, this movie sends a message about family health: the importance of regular family dinners. Is this something you value? If there has been changes in this area how does it affect you? Thank you for your comments. I am always pleased to respond to your emails. |
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