tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post3615733233668758389..comments2023-09-22T06:56:46.508-05:00Comments on Adoro te Devote: AndreaAdorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-37755287423706015512007-11-30T21:16:00.000-06:002007-11-30T21:16:00.000-06:00Man! I was holding my breath!(You should let Uncl...Man! I was holding my breath!<BR/><BR/>(You should let Uncle Jim repost that one.)<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Fr. Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-17772226595809377602007-11-30T07:02:00.000-06:002007-11-30T07:02:00.000-06:00Adoro: I've missed your stories. You have a real g...Adoro: I've missed your stories. You have a real gift for storytelling. Here's another gem. Thanks.Cathy_of_Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795566831031491371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-41116313751078707652007-11-30T06:48:00.000-06:002007-11-30T06:48:00.000-06:00Wow. The movie gets me emotionally too. (As did t...Wow. The movie gets me emotionally too. (As did the book, as a kid.) Now, though the movie has a second level of meaning, and pain, because the character in the book reminds me so strongly of the childhood version of my ex-wife. Instead of Leslie having artsy-fartsy parents like in the book (and movie), though, imagine that same kid, wildly imaginative and capable of outrunning all the boys in a foot-race, constrained by parents who never understood or value her. Then throw in a few tragedies, some self made, and some otherwise, and instead of a bright light going out while it's still flickering brightly, you have a light go out for other reasons. The death of Leslie by drowning seems a metaphor for the way the author feels that what is really great in girls gets crushed out of them. Most of them are still physically alive at 25 and 35, but how many still have not had the light in their eyes snuffed out, their spiritual and intuitive imagination crushed, and replaced by a hard-edged cynicism, made necessary by the need for preservation. <BR/><BR/>The world failed Leslie by not being safe. Her parents seem strangely ineffectual, and cardboard to me, especially in the movie. And the teacher seems kind of pointless and flat in the movie. But the relationship between Jess and Leslie is quite sweet, and the world of imagination they construct is beautiful. And I absolutely love how Jess turns his internal view of his sweet baby sister around at the end. He decides to protect, rather than smother what is beautiful about being a little girl. I wish the whole world still protected little girls' hearts like that.<BR/><BR/><BR/>WWarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053407632823479165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-72596194621312567742007-11-30T01:24:00.000-06:002007-11-30T01:24:00.000-06:00What a wonderful story!! ThanksWhat a wonderful story!! ThanksAdriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562944653624224107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-40919252643543401682007-11-29T23:21:00.000-06:002007-11-29T23:21:00.000-06:00Adoro, I hope you are saving all these gems in a b...Adoro, I hope you are saving all these gems in a book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com