My Book and Heart Shall Never Part

I was thoroughly looking forward to seeing the film "My Book and heart shall never part" at The Emerson Cultural Center all week long. I had read about it on-line, was given a brief overview by Dr. Sexson in class, yet still did not know exactly what to expect!
I was completely amazed at what a large crowd they drew for the premiering of their film, it was rather exciting!
I must say that I was so impressed by the way this film was put together and was delighted that I was able to attend. The music was very fitting for this spectacular piece of work and the actors did a wonderful job as well (adorable I must say)!
So, with that being said...it is so interesting to think that these chap books from so long ago are still surviving in our world today. Perhaps the books themselves have been damaged in some way or another (ahem...dogs?) but we continue to read these stories, reference them, trace the morals we have learned from them and orally pass them on. I also found myself thinking while biking home that I knew all these stories from the film, yet never once took the time to trace back their origins or even ponder the question as to how or where these stories began.
The recitiation of "The house that Jack built" performed by Dr. Sexson and his wife was utterly amazing. The way that they recited it that quickly, it reminded of the tongue twisters (say some ridiculous saying 3 times really fast), it was amusing and astounding all at once. Right when I thought the last line had come, it continued! I loved it!
This film also opened my eyes to what we have been talking about in terms of "apocalypse" and what it really means. Why of course we have figured it out in class... no, not the end of the world, but to unveil, pull back the curtain (with some help from Frye). This became a lightbulb moment for me. Perhaps that is when we lose our innocence. When we decide to look beyond what we are being told.
"My book and heart shall never part" was filled with so much, but I was not jotting down notes as I watched...I simply enjoyed! But the moment I had pen and paper I took off jotting down the things that stuck with me the most, even if it was simple passages left in my memory or ideas! Here are those components of the film I remember most and why they struck me as interesting.

~"To read is to know"

~The 3 things children's books show us:
-Death
- Comedy (Laughter)
- Nature

~What is Nature? What is a child? How do they read each other?
- I wish I could answer all of these questions, but it will take some thinking and I will be
sure to blog my ideas when they come to me!

~Animals play a role in human dramas:
- Wow, it is so true...let's think about some children's books in which this is done: Little Red
Ridinghood, Goldilocks and the 3 bears, Where the Wild things are, to name a few.

~ABC- D.E.A.T.H.

~The Sparrow story: the narration and imagery of this were amazing. I enjoyed this story!

~The 3-fold cap

~A- how to say "A"...apple, ass, anvil
-Dr. Sexson's recitation of these many words was also astonishing and brilliant

~Books as treasures:
-All books really are treasures and it is sad how many people do not realize this. The chap
books in which the film focused upon are treasured more it seems because of their rarity,
but truly all books must be considered treasures because each one is unique...or should I
say a unique imitation....