Thursday, June 1, 2023

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2023, Hettie Macdonald)

The biggest surprise of today is that my miserable blog is still around. I have been kicked out from sites,because I didn't login often enough, but this miserable orphaned blog of mine is still around. I think, I should care of it a little more. I realize that it is mostly read by search bots. At least it can be there  for me to remember what  have seen.

So today it was a British film. Before i was undecided whether to call something a movie or a film. Now I know the difference and will stick to the notion film. A film from the UK thus with an old-fashioned appeal, a message so clear that you can cut it out with a butcher's knife and no surprises on the way. Obviously a film that should suit my biology.

One morning Harold gets a letter. Queenie informs him that she has cancer and is going to die.Queenie used to be a colleague when Harold was working at the brewery. Harold want to tell her a letter, telling her that he is sorry, but then a talk with a girl at the garage makes him realize that he should do something more. He gets the idea that he should walk to her and that then she will live.  

At this point we know that there must be some unfinished business. On his trip Harold has many occasions to reflect about his unfinished business. He had a son with serious issues. Harold couldn't get through to David and finally he killed himself. His wife, yes, Harold is married to Maureen couldn't cope and that was basically the end of their marriage.

6/10