Movie Review: Julie and Julia (2009)
Movie Summary: Julie and Julia (2009)This movie follow the lives of two women who struggle with their identity in different times but find that their lives are combined to form a recipe that attracts women to cooking.
Julia is the housewife of a foreign diplomat in Paris. She is larger in size and finds no appeal in shopping for fashion in Paris, instead, she becomes obsessed with french food only to find no American English French cookbooks. She sets off to train in culinary school alongside male chefs (a taboo at the time) and through persistence and support from her partner, she eventually overcomes difficulties to publish a cookbook and become a celebrity chef.
Julie, in the modern day, is an office worker in the government counselling those who had survived 911. She finds that she is 30 and stuck. She comes across Julia's cookbook and is inspired by her husband to cook all 500+ recipes in 365 days with a blog to document her journey. She shows a raw view of what it's like to accomplish this feat.
My Thoughts: At the beginning, I was a little skeptical about the movie. The actors eventually grew into their roles and told very convincing stories. The two stories both show how women can overcome the way society sees them and excels to become success stories. I'm inspired to learn to cook some of Julia Child's recipes after watching the movie. I recommend this movie to those who have a love of cooking and those on the lookout for a feel good movie.
We too maybe going through different struggles- maybe struggling financially, with work, study, relationships... but we don't have to. We have a shoulder to lean on, someone to tell- even if we don't have great partners- for God promised, he promised to love us. It will be ok, because the battle is already won.
This week K-Love is giving away Tenth Avenue North's The struggle.
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Intro: Em - Gma7 - Cma7 - Am7/C (4x) Verse 1: G Bm7 Am7 There's a wreckage, there's a fire, there's a weakness in my love G Bm7 Am7 G Bm7 There's a hunger I can't con-trol, Lord, I falter and I fall down Am7 G Bm7 Am7 Then I hold on to the chains You broke, when You came and saved my soul Save my soul Em - Gma7 - Cma7 - Am7/C (2x) Chorus: C2 G Bm7 C2 Em D Hallelujah, we are free to struggle, we're not struggling to be free C2 G Bm7 C2 Em D Your blood bought and makes us children, children, drop your chains and sing Em - Gma7 - Cma7 - Am7/C (2x) Verse 2: G Bm7 Am7 So why, Lord, do I still fail, do I wear thin G Bm7 Am7 G Bm7 Why do I still give in to tempta-tion, on my own, I am bankrupt Am7 G Bm7 Am7 I don't trust You or take You at Your word, what You've prom-ised [ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tenth_avenue_north/the_struggle_crd_ver_2.html ] Chorus: C2 G Bm7 C2 Em D Hallelujah, we are free to struggle, we're not struggling to be free C2 G Bm7 C2 Em D Your blood bought and makes us children, children, drop your chains and sing Bridge: Em G C Hallelujah, death is over-come, and we are breathing Em G C Hallelujah, our stone hearts be-come, flesh that's beating Em G C Hallelujah, chains have been un-done, and we are singing Em G C Hallelujah, the fire has be-gun, can you feel it Em G C Am Hallelujah, death is over-come, and we are breathing Em G C Am Hallelujah, our stone hearts be-come, flesh that's beating Em G C Am Hallelujah, chains have been un-done, and we are singing Em G C Am Hallelujah, the fire has be-gun, can you feel it Chorus: C2 G Bm7 C2 Em D Hallelujah, we are free to struggle, we're not struggling to be free C2 G Bm7 C2 Em D Your blood bought and makes us children, children, drop your chains and sing Outro: Em - G - C - Am7 - Em - G - C - Am7 - G
