Cinememories

Last night, I watched Mary Poppins. I hadn't seen it in a long time, so I was hoping to have a fun moment of nostalgia. I've got to admit, it was fantastic. Now, I confess that I do like musicals, so I am kinda biased from the start, but the movie overall is great. It is a Disney movie, of course, so it's not heavy on social commentary or suspense or, well, much of anything, but its theme is presented in a straightforward, heartfelt way that really resonates. And, you can't help but love Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke.

Plus, I can't leave out the nostalgic aspect of the film. I remember watching Mary Poppins way back when I lived in Grenada...gosh, that's almost 20 years ago. :( Anyway, we had one of those monstrous back-yard satellite dishes that moved according to the signal, with a descrambler in the house. That was when the Disney Channel wasn't a free channel, so my parents made sure we got our money's worth of it. I watched it all the time--"Mousercizing" in the morning, cartoons in the afternoon, and movies like "Mary Poppins" and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" in the evenings. Good times.

Children's movies today usually win over adult audiences by including subtle humor that goes over kids' heads--and I've got to say I enjoy those movies, too. But, movies like that end up having a different impact on their audience; they make you laugh, but they don't make you smile.

What movies make you smile? (I do understand that having nostalgic memories help on the smile factor, but you don't have to completely restrict your responses to by-gone children's films.) I want to see more movies that leave me feeling good in the end.