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Julie & Julia


Directed by Nora Ephron


2009







I wasn't really keen on watching Julie & Julia. So, why did I?
Yesterday was my mother's birthday, she originally wanted to watch the film when it was playing at the cinema but she couldn't catch it. Amongst the gifts I gave her yesterday I included the dvd. After having dinner with both my parents, we decided to cap the celebration by watching the movie at their place.

Julie & Julia is not a particularly exceptional film but it is an inspirational film. Through both of the real stories that make the film you get a joie de vivre vibe. Maybe at first, both Julias, are not really happy with themselves or the way their lives are developing, regardless of the fact that they are both happily married to excellent husbands. What they feel uneasy about is the lack of a personal passion, Julia Child is a regular 1940's housewife, Julie Powell works at a government call center. We see how their stories unfold in a parallel narrative as Julia Child discovers her love for cooking and Julie decides to cook her way through Child's entire cookbook in one year, as she writes about it in her blog.
As usual, Meryl Streep's performance is a delight, she creates an interpretation of a familiar character and makes it her own. While Amy Adams' Julie is charming and easy to identify with. They both portray strong women who become themselves one step at a time, enjoying every single moment of their journey.

Julie & Julia may not be the best film of the year but it is funny, endearing, brimming with love and most importantly it is very inspiring. As proof, this evening, my mother, who is not normally a very animated cook, prepared a delicious potato soup with chiapaneco cheese which was simply irresistible and... credit where credit's due, I decided to start writing this film blog.

My thanks go to Julie, Julia, and Nora.