First - historical fact! - I'm going to cut my hair! It is long, dark and curly, and it has been so since I was four. Never did anything much different on it when it comes to haircuts. But these past weeks, I realized I got tired of looking at my face always the same. So I was watching The Mummy, and I love Rachel Weisz's look in it, and I though: Well, she's got curly hair in it, this might work!
I know this is kind of unusual, but The Mummy is one of my very favorite movies ever! Everyone thinks is just not a big deal of a movie. After all, it'snot complex, reflexive, or epic. It is just a nice fun movie. But that's why I think I like it so much - it is not pretentious. The characters are charming, spontaneous, funny and quite believable in the context. The story is well done, very well explained, intriguing and imaginative. It hasn't got marvelous effects nor wants to be Indiana Jones. They just want you to enjoy yourself while watching.
I'm quite a silly for movies - I can watch and enjoy those deep cult classics, but the ones that touch my heart are those which the end is happy and the characters are so nice you wish they were your friends. I can't help myself laughing at the jokes everytime I watch them or sighing at the beutiful love stories. Yes, I confess.
For those who don't know the movie (which is quite rare), here's a summary:
At first we are introduced to the forbidden romance between priest Imhotep and pharao's favorite Anck'sunamun, in Ancient Egypt. When they are discovered, Anck'sunamun sacrifices herself so Imhotep could escape, because she knew he could resurrect her. He does not go far, though, as the guards manage to find him. As punishment, he must suffer the hom-dai, that is, be mumified alive with flesh-eater scarabs as company. He is buried in Hamunaptra, the city of the dead, and is guarded for millennia by the Magi.
In 1923, Rick O'Connell is an american serving the French Legion fighting the arabs in (guess where!) Hamunaptra. While trying to live, he is trapped at the feet of the statue of Anubis. The arab horses seem frightened for no reason and run away. Strange wind, sinister song in the background, and the face of Imhotep appears on the sand. Rick runs away.
1926. Evelyn Carnahan it's a clumsy librarian who dreams to be an egyptologist. After putting down the library of the Cairo Museum, she finds her brother, Jonathan, who gives her a box hoping it's a real artifact.
Inside ther's a map to Hamunaptra. They present it to the curator, but he "accidentaly" sets fire to the city part. Jonathan confesses he stole the box from a drunk man in the local bar.
The man is (guess who!) Rick, and Evey manages to take him out of prison and take him as a guide.
There are more people heading to Hamunaptra and soon the city is filled with people digging it's treasures. Soon Evey discovers the mummy of Imhotep and, reading from the book of the dead, awakes him. And he decides she makes a fine body for the soul of Anck'sunamun. Yes, he still plans to resurrect her.
You can imagine what happens later. Some people die, they try to send Imhotep back to his grave, there's romance, there's adventure, there's punishment for those that deserve... there's everything I like in a movie!
So, watching it I thought since I have curly hair, that might work. Might. Might. Oh gods, I'm quite scared. Really really hope that, if it doesn't work perfectly, at least it turns allright and not awful. But well, hair grows, I need a change, better fix it than not know, so... let's do it!
By the way, it does break my heart to remind myself I do not look like Rachel Weisz. But then again, who does? I'm a mere mortal after all.
So, another thing, I finished Persuasion! I adored it. The protagonist, Jane Elliot, is more reserved than Elizabeth Bennet, but as sensible as she. The story is very delicate, very true on the nature of true love, on patience, on trusting yourself. It feels more mature on the writing too. I really loved it.
More later,
