I have for as long as I can remember wanted to see this. Much to my surprise Spencer had never seen it either.
It was a phenomenal story. It is sad though how a petty theft to feed one's self turned out to haunt him so much. I was a bit sad that no matter how much he changed his life about people could only focus on the negative.
I did like that he did change his ways. He tried to make things better for people that were less fortunate. Some how in the saving grace of the man who bargained for his soul he kept the promise of becoming a changed man. He found wealth and tried to make it all better for those who were forced to live as he had.
The size of his heart was amazing.He had so much passion for the life around him and for the people in it. He could not deal with "wrong". He felt people could change if you pointed them in the right direction. Too bad they only wished to see him as a common thief and pursue him.
I have to say I think that I really enjoyed this movie because he refused to let his past make it so he could not keep his word. He kept to his promise of being a better man. He improved the lives of many on doing this. He kept his promise to the woman who had a bastard, he raised the girl as his own. But what I think takes the cake was his willingness to lose everything for her happiness.
I could relate to this movie. I have many Hispanic friends. All their celebrations are like this. I admit it also made me miss New York. Wonderful music and dancing as I would expect of any movie having to do with a Puerto Rican holiday.
Very family oriented. You have the son who is a lawyer who married the white girl. He knows his mother will want to know why no grand babies yet. She is more focused on her career than family. Though she at least tries with their cultural learning.
The daughter who is the actress. Though her career in the crapper she is seen as the star of the family. She just wants to get a call back on a role.
You also have the son who just returned home from Iraq, alive but wounded. He suffered an injury to his face but escaped with his life and the haunting memories.
We have mom and dad. Mom wants a divorce because dad is being very secretive and feels his is being unfaithful.
Now add into this the war heroes ex-girlfriend who is now with someone else and has a son. He deals with this poorly because he still loves her. Also we get the employees of the bodega, as well as a nephew and some close friends. Including Ozzy. he has a crush on the actress. He also has a grudge with some neighborhood thug who killed his brother.
Very typical story for a large city's neighborhood. You are bound to have a thug here and there and someone trying hard not to fall to their ways, yet still being pulled in that direction by emotion.
An excellent must see movie.
Now on to IMVU... I decided to go with more baked goods. Cookies, nest cookies to be exact. Here they are:
Nest cookies come in a variety of types and sizes. Some are made with chocolate covered Chinese noodles. Some made with coconut, whether it toasted or chocolate covered. Some even made on more solid confections like sugar cookies, ginger snaps, macaroons and other cookies. Always topped with some sort of candy to resemble eggs. Those candies would often include:Jelly beans, candy coated chocolate, candy coated nuts, candy coated peanut butter, some even just chocolate coated or drizzled with a chocolate sauce. Always in a wide variety of colors, from a normal rainbow color array to a pastel line of colors. Always as individual as the baker who made them.
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