The book which I picked up has a picture of Clive Owen on its cover. He starred in the 2006 movie adaptation of Children of Men. I've seen this film, and didn't particularly enjoy it; it's unrelentingly dark and depressing. Of course, the movie cut out the Christian themes and ultimate message of hope which I'm told the novel (which I haven't yet read) contains. Instead, the movie ends ambiguously, with Owen's character- Theo- drifting away in a boat, bleeding out from a gunshot wound. I hope for better things when reading the book.
These are a few recent used book/ movie purchases: Saving Mr. Banks is the 2013 Disney movie which tells the true- if somewhat edited- story of the making of the 1964 film Mary Poppins. It stars Emma Thompson as P.L. Travers, the prickly author of the Poppins books, and Tom Hanks as Walt Disney. I quite enjoyed the movie when I saw it a few years ago and so was pleased to find a used copy in good condition. In addition to relating the struggle it was to get Mary Poppins made, with Travers digging her heels in to make the process as difficult as possible, the film also discusses what the true message of Mary Poppins is: the redemption of Mr. Banks. The movie makes a correlation between the character of Mr. Banks and P.L. Travers' father whom, we find out, was not able to change as Mr. Banks did, and become a devoted family man. Children of Men is the 1992 book by noted mystery writer PD James. It is not, however, a mystery: rather, it's a dystopian novel set in a bleak London in 2021. In this time period, men have become infertile and no new babies have been born on earth in 18 years. Humankind seems destined to go extinct unless scientists can figure out why there's been this epidemic of infertility. The book which I picked up has a picture of Clive Owen on its cover. He starred in the 2006 movie adaptation of Children of Men. I've seen this film, and didn't particularly enjoy it; it's unrelentingly dark and depressing. Of course, the movie cut out the Christian themes and ultimate message of hope which I'm told the novel (which I haven't yet read) contains. Instead, the movie ends ambiguously, with Owen's character- Theo- drifting away in a boat, bleeding out from a gunshot wound. I hope for better things when reading the book. This book is a collection of some of Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock's short stories. The book contains one story from his Sunshine Sketches Of A Little Town- "The Marine Excursion of the Knights of Pythias" and a number of others, including "Gertrude the Governess" which includes perhaps Leacock's most famous written sentence: "Lord Ronald said nothing; he flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions." I look forward to reading both the stories I know and those I don't; Stephen Leacock's works are always witty and fun.
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