I worry.
About the future. About the life I can provide for my children. About the love I can give to my wife. About the comfort I can give to my students that they'll always have someone that'll listen to them, in spite of these times of devalued communication.
And then I see this film. And it reminds me, wrapped in the most beautiful and exciting gift wrapping imaginable, what it is to be human. And it forces me to…
As a Dutch kid English language films were off limits for a long time. This was not because I didn't want to see them, but it was mainly due to adults around me assuming I would not be able to understand the nuance of plots because my reading speed would not he fast enough for the subtitles. One of the first English spoken films I saw in the theatres was Back to the Future part 2. I was 12 and…
Daughter 1: Daddy, can we watch Frozen?
Me: Sure thing, honey. Does your brother want to watch as well?
Son: What's it about?
Daughter 1: Oh it's about princesses and true love!
Son - blank stare-
Daughter: and there's a snow monster.
Son: Let's roll.
-movie finishes, Daughter 1 is blaring Let it Go at the top of her lungs-
Me: What'd you think, buddy?
-Son gives me a look-
Me: C'mon, wasn't that bad was it?
Son (these are…
