Have you ever seen “Roman Holiday” or “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”?
“Roman Holiday” is a favorite movie of mine. It stars Audrey Hepburn & Gregory Peck. The movie was filmed in 1953, and I think the setting is within that time frame. The basic plot is Princess Ann (played by Hepburn) is tired of the rules and regulations of monarchy. She runs away & runs into Joe Bradley (Peck), who, incidentally, is a newspaper reporter in need of a good story. The movie’s moral is that one must do what one must do, and not give in to selfishness. It reckons to a time gone by when one’s duty was more important than one’s feelings.
Last night, we watched “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”. Neither of us had seen it before, but we love Katherine Hepburn, so we thought we needed to see it. This movie stars Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier & Katharine Houghton. It was filmed and set in 1967. The movie’s basic plot is centered around Joanna (aka “Joey”) (Houghton) and John (Poitier) getting married. They stop in at Joanna’s parents’ house to “gauge the reaction” to their falling in love & wanting to be married. Thus ensues a night of turmoil, for both sets of parents and for John. The movie’s moral is that one needs to do what one feels is right. This movie is a nutshell of the baby boomer’s belief system.
Joanna is a ditz and doesn’t seem concerned about anyone or anything else. She can’t even think to allow her parents some time to get to know John or anything.
… Now I’ve run out of time, so I will have to write more about this later. Tell me what you think.
