DECEMBER BOYS: Drama, Romance, Familiy
After this summer, nothing would be the same.
Based on the classic Michael Noonan novel, DECEMBER BOYS is the story of four orphan teenagers growing up behind the closed doors of a Catholic convent in outback Australia during the 1960s. As the boys watch younger kids get adopted by loving families, they begin to realize that as they get older, their turn may never come. When the convent sends the boys to visit the seaside one summer, they finally have something to look forward to.
While at the seaside, the boys meet a young couple unable to have children, who would make the perfect parents. The eldest of the boys, Maps, finds himself drawn to Lucy, a beautiful girl from down the coast. Competing to be the most adoptable, the rest of the boys, Sparks, Misty and Spit, severely test their friendships as long gestating feelings of rejection explode to the surface.
The bonds of friendship eventually overcome the rivalries, sealing forever the strong ties that bind the December boys as they learn the real meaning behind friendship, family and love.
This movie is directed by Rod Hardy, screenplay by Marc Rosenberg and narrated by Max Cullen who also played adult Misty.
Daniel Radcliffe, Teresa Palmer, James Fraser, Lee Cormie and Christian Byers.I got off from work early and I thought of catching a movie. I knew that December Boys was on so I went for it. All I knew was they played orphans and they were supposed to be Australians. I never thought there was some drama to it. The story hit me hard and I was in tears. The storyline and how it was presented was really heavy. Daniel proven that the he could do better than just being the boy who lived. He has also shot this movie prior to Harry Potter 4 and 5. I am not sure though was it was only shown now. The role of Maps, as we may already know is different from Harry. Aside from the fact that Maps is not magical the role is much more mature. Maps is the eldest orphan amongst the four "december boys", I am not saying why they were called that, and was also protective of his younger friends. All four of them was to experience life far from the nuns and outside the convent.
To make sudden changes in life is difficult it may seem fun at first but an abrupt turn can throw of the hook. While watching the movie I've seen how eager orphans would want to a get a life, something that they can say their own. Not that I did not know that living without parents or a family is hard, but not to have one and to long for one to take you in is painful. It also became a dilemma and caused conflict in their friendship when one has to be chosen. How do you move on? How do we hold up? These could have been their questions and maybe these are our questions too when we go through changes and losses in our lives.
I am not an orphan and neither would I choose to live a life like that. I do have some things that I have to go through with. My life is not perfect, but I do not fall in desperation. Watching this movie made me realize that my problems have other angles that I can look in too and it can make things seem not really that bad.
It's great to live life and be happy... to see things positively and to know that there is something good waiting.
carpe diem... ü
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