I saw "Moneyball" last night and really enjoyed it. Like "Social Network", also written by Adam Sorkin, it focuses on a complex individual and what drives him. The fact that it is about my beloved Oakland A's also helps, though it is not your typical baseball movie. I think it shows the mystery of the game and the heartache really well. I went with my daughter and her boyfriend, and it was set in a time she remembers, though she's in her twenties. Her boyfriend is from Philadelphia, so it perhaps was not as interesting to him, but he loves the game, and now he's based here, so it may be excellent background material.
My friend just called about seeing another movie, about Sarah Palin, but I don't have the detachment to see it. None of what's going on the the Republican camp is amusing to me, just totally depressing. We're going to look in the paper and see if we can find something else to go to. Maybe seeing Ken Burns' "War" is taking its toll. I feel like I'm learning so much about WWII and that era, but having myths dispelled is painful. And the ugliness of war is unfathomable, no matter how much you learn. The numbers alone stun me into confusion. The deliberate cruelty and stupidity makes it hard to feel the value in being human.
Yep, I'm definitely not in the mood for anything other than a musical. And I bet there are none in the theaters. I'm going to go back to reading Bill Bryson's "The Thunderbolt Kid". Very funny and light.
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