Cloudy... in 3D =]

Hi there!

Caught "Cloudy with a chance of meatballs" in 3D today with my students Gerwin, Soon Chuan and Xiang Xiang :) They took their last paper today, so I guess everyone was in a celebratory mood :) I was a little winded (from all the marking, collating, etc), but was still pleasantly entertained :)

What appealed to me most about the story (and this could be a show-spoiler! those wanting to watch it, stop reading now!) was the presence of an emotionally-constipated father, who was unable to articulate his feelings to his son :)

It resonates with me, this whole episode of a son wanting to hear his father (or parents) tell him that he (they) loves him, and all the words of affirmation that would make everything ok :) While it does sound very Disney-saccharine sweet, it underlies the need all children have in wanting to hear their parents say "I love you" :)

If "'Sorry' seems to be the hardest word" (according to Elton John), the "I love you" should correspondingly be the most powerful :)

Apart from that, the show is also good clean fun :) I give it 4 stars out of 5 ;)

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