ericadawn16 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

By last Monday, my mom had decided that she wanted to see Seeking a Friend for the End of the World after all...

One of my brothers had already seen it and thought it wasn't what he was expecting. I think he was expecting something more like Judd Apatow or something but I already knew it was from the same scriptwriter as Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist which is a more quiet comedy than that.

Thus, this film was basically all I was expecting although I had expected more screentime from Patton Oswalt. He's only in one scene. The film is amusing and sweet and comes off...realistic about what it might be like to be in Earth's final days before an asteroid hits. I was very happy with the realism since that's harder than you think... (coughs) Torchwood: Miracle Day (coughs)
There was even this touching tiny scene where people are being baptized in the ocean.

I love that the wife who leaves him in the very first scene of the film is played by Nancy Carell...

Also, I would like Keira Knightley in more comedies.

Thinky Thoughts

My brother had mentioned not liking one aspect of the film that well so when watching the film, my mom and I were trying to guess what he was referring to. We decided that it was Steve Carell's character acting like his dad had abandoned him and all but later reconciling and saying how, "It doesn't matter it's in the past."

However, his character carries a harmonica engraved by his dad and does show at his house so it didn't seem like they were that estranged.

I say that because I tried putting myself in his shoes of...the world is ending, everyone will die and my dad could be of some use...would I go to him?

No, I can't picture myself doing that. I can't picture myself simply forgiving and saying everything was okay now.

I think I did have an epiphany about social contracts though...that parents and children have obligations placed on them by society so I finally understand why my mom has always said that if I get married, I would have to invite him but I could have my brothers give me away or not do that part at all. I should probably also go to his funeral even though except for the one card a year...it's kind of like he already is to me.

It turned out that, aside from the dad scene, my brother actually had a problem with the ending. He wanted the happy ending where the asteroid breaks up or changes course or turns out to be a hoax or we're left in ambiguity about it. I thought it was tastefully done. There isn't some big CGI destruction like Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy or something.

IMDB claims that the movie has been pulled from theatres but they lie. There are at least 84 theatres nationwide that are still showing it. If one isn't close, it should be on DVD/Netflix, etc in a couple of months.

Now, I read something that said the next Simon Pegg/Nick Frost film will be about the apocalypse which makes me wonder how the two will compare. Pegg's film should definitely be funnier but what else?