It was a statutory holiday in some parts of Canada today. Some provinces call the third Monday in February "Family Day". I am happy to be in a province that promotes the importance of family time.
We didn't get up to much on Family Day. It was nice to just relax after a busy week full of Valentine and birthday parties. We hung out in PJs and played Wii and watched a movie. Have you seen Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium? If not, you should!
This movie stars Dustin Hoffman (Rainman) and Natalie Portman (Padme/Queen Amidala-Star Wars). It is meant for kids, but is also fun for adults. I am a child at heart, and this movie brought me to tears.
Mr. Magorium, a man with crazy eyebrows and a pet zebra, has owned his toy store for over 113 years. This isn't an ordinary toy store (is there such a thing?). This is a magical toy store that has a temper tantrum when it hears some bad news.
In my opinion, it's the child star (Zach Mills) who steals the show. His big ears remind me of an adorable cousin I have in England who I've only met a few times in my life. I hope you'll watch this film and fall in love with this kid, just like I did. Maybe he'll even inspire you "to sparkle". (You'll have to watch the movie to find out what that means.)
You can read the script for Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium here. It might be fun to practice speaking some of the parts out loud with a friend. Unfortunately the names of the speakers aren't included in the script, so it will make more sense if you've seen the movie or if you watch and read along. I'm not sure if Script-o-rama is legal, but a friend in the film business shared the link with me and there are plenty of scripts to read. I know many English teachers use these scripts in class.
My favourite Mr. Magorium quote (and the moral of this film): "Your life is an occasion. Rise to it."
By the way...what was your favourite toy as a kid?
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I was very much absorbed reading the summary of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.
Reading it reminded me the days of my childhood, the excitement of wanting to know what will happen next and the finale , which I had the habit of peeping in advance :)
Interesting post. It's really nice to have Family Day to remind us of the value of family and how we were born and brought up. Happy Family day to you, dear Tara.
Well, my favorite toy was a doll- a pretty tiny girl with blonde and a little bit long hair which I always loved. I used to call her the names I liked such as Sarah, and I used to share it with my cousin in our memorable childish pretending-to-be-adults games.
The best toy for me was that doll since I was not old enough to be let in my two older brothers' games which I always loved to play. :-S
Thanks for the nice topic,
Have a terrific time
;)
Thanks for sharing, Tara!
It's sounds like a fun movie. I happen to be young at heart too. So, I'll try to watch it. And, thanks for the link - actually, I'm trying to find the script for Grey's Anatomy.