It just made me happy

If you visit me with any regularity then you know that I like 1. stories (good ones) and 2. movies (good ones although I also have a special place in my heart for some really bad movies because they are so good at being bad that they therefore become good).

I was just introduced to a brillant movie. It met all the qualities that define good in my book. It had a good story that was developed and drew me along. It had great characters who I became invested in and "knew" by the end of the flick. It moved me to tears and to laughter (sometimes at the same instant). It stayed with me well after the credits had rolled (movies that linger in your mind and heart are the defintion of greatness).

And I love when I get recommended a movie that lives up to the hype placed in it. Now I had no reason to question this recommendation or the recommendator (made that word up), but there is always a fear that you just won't get what the other person did, and you end up questioning if you have bad taste or they do.

Another thing about a good movie is that you want to talk about it, you want other people to see it so they can share in your experience and lingering delight.

So, my friends (both silent and not), I submit for your viewing pleasure Billy Elliot.