well not quite. andy did go and see star trek (yawn) and said it was great. my boys and i have been watching lots and LOTS of DVDs recently. well, since we started lifting restrictions on media. so yesterday we were in full-on Kung Fu Panda mode and today we are in full-on Madagascar mode.
the beautiful thing about it is hearing how much they laugh out loud. proper belly laughs that consume their whole being. and each time they see the film again they laugh even more as they get more and more understanding of the various layers of each joke. trust DreamWorks to layer their jokes!
the other thing i'm noticing about watching movie after movie with them is that we have such wonderful conversations as a result of the film. the kids certainly aren't in a coma-state as some research suggests children take on. in fact they are animated and engaged and enthralled and inspired. we talk about geography, history, zoology, art, biology, physics, chemistry, sociology and on and on as a result of watching these films again and again. and the great thing is about choosing to trust this process is realising that without such a degree of immersion they wouldn't be developing the layers of understanding that are allowing for the interesting conversations and games that flow out of the experience.
both boys have colds at the moment and it's nice to snuggle together in front of a film instead of expecting them to be more active and then having to deal with the moaning because they feel under the weather.
i want to put up recent photos but not getting round to it. i shall do soon i hope!
1 comment:
star trek was awesome.
having played eve for the past year and a bit, it was interesting seeing a different take on space travel and exploration, both visually and philosophically.
and yes the kids do giggle like crazed bufoons!
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