a story about love

almost a year ago to date, a movie came out called moonshine kingdom that had everyone swooning. a wes anderson creation, you couldn't go to any hip coffee shop or indie theater without hearing the irony-clad gush -- much like most of wes anderson's creations.

at the core of the film, lay a little boy who would do anything for love and to believe in love -- a sweet story really, too bad it was wrapped in an ugly pretentious and oversized sweater, no-doubt purchased from an overpriced thrift store.

matthew mcconaughey stars in a new film titled, mud. what the fuck it's about, the title will not tell you -- nor will the trailer, really. but damn it was a good trailer -- well, as good of a trailer can be starring matthew mcconaughey -- and i don't have much going on on sundays other than it being the holy day of sleep, eat, and clean, so i went to see mud and how refreshing it was to find a movie about a young boy who would do anything for love and to believe in love, sans sweater.

i really can't say much more about the film, not because there are crazy plot twists or big reveals or explosions or whateverthefuck else hollywood likes to put out (though, confession: i did thoroughly enjoy every explosion in the new star trek), but because it is just a simple, straightforward love story -- except instead of boy meets girl and discovers love, it's more like boy fights for love, all shades of it.

much like its title, mud is a subtle and unassuming film that you don't see coming until it wraps you in its arms and warms the deep, dark abyss of your heart; until it goads you, unknowingly, to move to a new city, to go against everyone's advice, to dance irreverently at all hours of the day, to sometimes live beyond your means and other times live so beyond what you thought life would mean.

sort of like love.

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i'll be traveling to see family next week, so i won't be writing anything for next thursday -- instead, i'll be knee-deep in love, of all shades.

see you next, next thursday,
m