Reading And Watching Joyously

 The girls watched Bolt today, and I watched bits of it. This was a big favourite of Amelie's many years ago - we've all watched it SO many times and we all love it. It's a good story,  not too scary, well cast and well animated. Amelie loves the hamster, I love the cat (and Penny!), and Bolt is pretty cool. The thing I got from it today is that just because you aren't who you thought you were, doesn't mean you're not capable of doing the things you were doing (or in simpler terms - identity doesn't define what you can do)

 I'd been wanting to watch this for a while - the cast looked good and I love anything set in the Northen Territory. Caitlin was browsing Netflix looking for something to watch while she crocheted, and when she flicked past this one I said I was keen to watch it, she said she was as well, so it was an easy choice for our evening. I really liked it. The characters were cast perfectly, they were all believable. They were funny and cute and likable and their decisions made sense. I loved all the Northern Territory footage - Darwin, Kakadu, Katherine Gorge and the Katherine River, and the Tiwi Islands - I haven't been there but would really love to (I've been to all the other places shown). There was a little bit of dramatic licence - they drove on dirt roads to get to Kakadu from Darwin, which isn't necessary - but it all added to the feel of the movie. The soundtrack was great - the songs were all appropriate and there was a heap of beautiful Tiwi music. Predictable but n...