tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post2530130109109111350..comments2024-03-05T13:51:24.898-07:00Comments on Spacefreighters Lounge : 5 Movies Writers Can Watch When DiscouragedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-35369244881021018672017-06-21T16:53:57.826-06:002017-06-21T16:53:57.826-06:00Phar Lap did come to mind, Greta (love that one--g...Phar Lap did come to mind, Greta (love that one--great movie!) definitely an inspiration, but the sad ending was why it didn't make the cut. Much like Ruffian--another superb movie that is very hard to watch to its conclusion. Sea Biscuit is also a good one that carries a great message about hope and second chances.<br /><br />And I do agree with you on the part about the spurs in the Snowy River poem. Definitely made me cringe. They tried to stay pretty true to the poem as far as action and dialogue in the movie, but I'm so glad they didn't follow it to the letter in the script. No bloody Denny, if you please! He was as much a hero as the Man himself.L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-35186052438969285042017-06-21T16:20:44.755-06:002017-06-21T16:20:44.755-06:00I LOVED Apollo 13. And The Martian. And of course,...I LOVED Apollo 13. And The Martian. And of course, I knew the poem The Man from Snowy River well before the movie. (The only part of the poem I didn't like - and I know Paterson wrote it over a hundred years ago - was the fact he used spurs on his little mountain horse.<br /><br />But his hardy mountain pony he could scarcely raise a trot, <br />He was blood from hip to shoulder from the spur; <br /><br />But that's just me - animal lover, space nut.<br /><br />I'll add one more movie - Phar Lap. He's up there with Secretariat, a cheap, ordinary thoroughbred who beat everything day after day, and became the soul of a nation during the Great Depression. In the same style, I'll add Sea biscuit.<br />Gretahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011218229698210595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-73795534853558133642017-06-20T11:20:14.922-06:002017-06-20T11:20:14.922-06:00I remember that! I loved that movie. I remember that! I loved that movie. Sharon Lynn Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886205665048406062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-49975539666288440792017-06-19T12:45:07.518-06:002017-06-19T12:45:07.518-06:00I think Contact would be an excellent inspiration ...I think Contact would be an excellent inspiration for any child interested in the sciences (as well as carrying the message about having faith in yourself). I have a favorite line from the movie when Ellie, as a girl, says, "I'm going to need a bigger antenna." And in the next scene she's a scientist overlooking the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico. L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-73739128491318391232017-06-19T12:22:32.089-06:002017-06-19T12:22:32.089-06:00Great reminder about Contact - I think my daughter...Great reminder about Contact - I think my daughter would enjoy this one. I'm trying to inspire her about science and how creative it can be. (I think it may be working, as for her electives next year in addition to "visual design" she selected "science in art and creativity" and "coding 1.")Sharon Lynn Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886205665048406062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-39148510134808759692017-06-19T12:05:53.851-06:002017-06-19T12:05:53.851-06:00Thanks, Pauline. I can't tell you how many tim...Thanks, Pauline. I can't tell you how many times I've turned to one of these movies to find my inspiration once more. :)L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-33590944836878999162017-06-19T11:37:14.549-06:002017-06-19T11:37:14.549-06:00Good list!Good list!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06673963438671468441noreply@blogger.com