Summer 2014 Guest Post by Alexis for His Yes Girls blog
“Welcome to a world where time has become the ultimate currency. You stop aging at 25, but there’s a catch: you’re genetically-engineered to live only one more year, unless you can buy your way out of it. The rich “earn” decades at a time (remaining at age 25), becoming essentially immortal, while the rest beg, borrow or steal enough hours to make it through the day. When a man from the wrong side of the tracks is falsely accused of murder, he is forced to go on the run with a beautiful hostage. Living minute to minute, the duo’s love becomes a powerful tool in their war against the system.” ~Written by Twentieth Century Fox
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Spring 2014 Guest Post by Alexis for His Yes Girls blog
Love Story. A beautiful movie released in the year 1970.
It makes the movie viewer fall in love with the fictional story of Oliver Barrett IV, the son of a wealthy and well-known married couple who graduated from Harvard University and Jennifer “Jenny” Cavalleri, a working class woman with a great sense of humor. Oliver and Jenny meet on their college campus and Jenny’s friendly banter lands her a date with Oliver, a date that turns into more romantic rendezvous and before you know it, Oliver and Jenny are inseparable. But any story is not worth its weight in gold without conflict and this movie has plenty—Oliver’s parents do not approve of Jenny because of her socioeconomic status (she’s poor). Oliver’s dad threatens to disown Oliver if he marries Jenny but the power of love prevails and the two lovebirds marry. Unfortunately, this decision comes with consequences—Oliver’s dad disowns him and cuts off all financial blessing. So now Oliver is poor but incredibly happy because the love of his life is now his wife. Read more…