Online Movies

I always wanted to watch the movie "The Ballet Shoes" ever since I've read about it in Emma Watson's website (Yes, I love Emma Watson!). It has been months ago since I did and luckily I found the video in mymovies.ws, an online movie downloading website where I was able to watch the movie.

I was told the storyline is great. I've read that the book was great. I watched Emma Watson's interview on YouTube and she said the script is great. I did not know it was THAT GREAT!

I seldom like movies that are not thriller/adventure/horror in genre and The Ballet Shoes is one among the best non-horror movies I have watched and liked. The story is full of emotions and the acting was so convincing.

According to a summary provided in the IMDb Website, "Set in Thirties London, Ballet Shoes tells the exhilarating tale of orphans Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil, who are adopted by an eccentric explorer, Gum, and raised as sisters by his selfless niece. The timeless and uplifting story revolves around each girl's struggle to fulfil her dreams: Pauline longs to be an actress, Petrova yearns to be an aviator, and Posy seems born to be a ballerina. But when Gum disappears, the money runs out - and the girls have a fight on their hands. Their struggle to balance personal ambition with the need to survive physically, emotionally, and financially, proves moving and comic by turns. Written by BBC Press Office"

I think the movie teaches you how much you can do if you put your heart to something. It makes you understand that no problem could ever hinder you from reaching your dreams if you are brave enough to face it, that there is a solution to every problem and that, life becomes easier when you are sorrounded by people you care for and cares for you.

It also shows what arrogance could do to you and how much selfishness could affect not only your life but also of the people around you.

The movie is, however, not that heavy in drama. There are funny moments too which really lightened the somewhat heavy atmosphere of the movie.

Of course, I should say that Emma Watson proved that she's not only good at being a witch, she could also be a dancer and definitely an actress. But what I love most in the movie, aside from Emma, is the character of Petrova.

Well, Posy is cute and all but Petrova is one character I could somehow relate into. She was forced to be on stage even though what she really wants is to be an aviator. It seemed as if she has no choice, with the family needing the money and all, yet she never let go of her dreams and in the end she found her 'road in the sky'.

Among the characters, Petrova is the most remarkable because she is selfless and thinks only of what she can do for the people around her. She was the one who tried to find a way so Pauline could buy a frock so she could audition as Alice (For the Alice in Wonderland) and the one who never stopped believing that Gum would return.

But of course, that is not the only movie I watched. I am in movie marathon mode tonight so I am searching for movies I might be able to watch online. As of the moment I am still waiting for Mega Video to finish downloading so I could finish watching the cartoon show, Alice Academy...

Whew! Thank God for the Internet!