Last night I went and saw Finding Neverland at the Hippodrome, my favorite movie house. It was a delightful film... sweet, compassionate, sad, and happy. There were a few instances I found myself a bit teary-eyed, in a good way. I had been looking forward to seeing the film and was pleased to learn it was going to be showing at the Hippodrome. So, I waited a few weeks after the film had released to the mainstream theatres.

Making my way downtown, in the cold dreary weather, I purchased my ticket at the box office and settled into the old comfy rocking movie theatre seats at the Hippodrome, anxiously awaiting the journey to be had. On of the reasons I enjoy seeing films at the Hippodrome is because it is a small theatre and it feels as though the people in the theatre are having the experience together, as though there is some kind of camaraderie between the viewers. After the brief announcement by the film staff, asking everyone to please turn of their pagers and or cell phones, the previews begin. This is generally the time when trailers of future films and or plays are shown.

The trailer for Hotel Rwanda was ran this time. I saw this film at one of the mainstream theatres, here in town, a few weeks ago, because I did not know it was going to be showing at the Hippodrome. It was a very good film. The content was very heavy but I felt the film portrayed the weight of the subject matter without being gory or using shocking scenes. Hotel Rwanda did a phenomenal job displaying the horrific acts that occurred in Rwanda between the Hutu and the Tutsi tribes.

Then, Finding Neverland began... I will not go into detail about the film, you should experience that for yourself. It was a pleasant journey for me and I hope you enjoy it as well.