Rain has halted some our our outlandish amounts of fun over the past two days here in, yes I'm using the word again, paradise.
But there have been some momentary breaks in the weather and some activity highlights.
Rachel got to climb on some world-class rockfaces on Wednesday morning. She was psyched. Jackson, on the other hand, was none too happy when I took him around the cove to find his mommy dangling precariously off some stalagtites. He broke into his worst and really only tantrum of the trip. I had to carry him back across the peninsula writhing in my arms and screaming, red-faced, "Mommy rock climbing" again and again.
Things lightened up when we went to dinner. After eating most meals at our resort, we discovered the funky side of Railay Bay and ate scrumptious BBQ tuna and red snapper, as well as salads with peanut sauce and naan breads. This was in the backpacker area that the fancy resort people on our side probably figure their clientele don't want to associate with. But it was much more in
line wih mine and Rachel's style.
We somewhat pathetically passed out by 10 p.m., but we much less pathetically woke back up again at midnight to watch Leonardo DiCaprio in The Beach, which we rented at the front desk and which I had just finished reading in novel format earlier the same day. As "Anonymous" commented about my recent post on the book, the movie probably isn't as good as the novel. But I thought the producers jammed as much as they could into the 90 minutes they had to work with pretty effectively. And Leo was stupendous as usual.
The movie: **** out of ***** stars
Nothin' much happened on Thursday, other than sitting by the pool, swimming in the ocean, and getting more massages.
On Friday, we'll have time to hike to and explore a nearby cave before catching our flight to Bangkok, where we'll spend two sure-to-be chaotic and wild days.
My problem with the movie is that the story in the book was completely and unnecessarily changed. They had Leo having an affair with someone with whom he had no affair with in the book. It completely changed the dynamic of the relationship between the characters involved in the love triangle. Too many important parts of the written story were completely changed for the screen for my liking. IMO, a director should not change a story completely and be able to release it under the same name. Now, I am not saying that the movie couldn't stand on its own to someone who had not read the book.
ReplyDeleteSo glad y'all are having such a great time! Can't wait to have you back in the Sprung and hear about all your adventures!
ReplyDeleteThe movie is definitely Hollywoodized. Leo has two affairs, and in the book only one is PG13 hinted at. The sex is way played up in the movie and the madness is not nearly as suspenseful. The scenery is about the only better part of the movie, but I'm still a sucker for Leo movies and ones about being stranded in tropical islands.
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