How Fargo (the Movie) Restored my Faith in Humanity (Really!)

As the weather gets cold outside, I tucked myself in to watch a random movie off of my Amazon Prime list. And it turned out to be Fargo, a Coen brothers classic.

As the movie began, I started to see how this was a dark comedy. I expected to just be impressed at the movie's storyline, while feeling bad about how it ended up.

But NOPE. It gave me a warm smile. After seeing a movie almost entirely covered in snow, I never could have expected that.

I hope there aren't any spoilers, but if there are, you have been warned.

The movie ends with the detective, Marge Gunderson, snuggled in bed with her husband. First of all, seeing a husband take care of his wife like he did throughout the movie (making her eggs early in the morning and buying her lunch and eating with her instad of focusing on his paintings) made me feel warm already, but at the end when they talk about how they're doing and how excited they are about having a baby (I know it's not much, but those two lines pretty much sum up how they're feeling), it brought together such a great ending to such a sad movie, which was all about getting more money.

This family was fine where they were, versus everyone else (maybe except for the Grandfather and son). It was a weird but heart-warming ending, especially when the weather and world looked so bleak. I just can't wait to see how the kid is when it's grown up.

Also, the people acted so nicely. Being from New York, it's rare to see people that nice. The accent was something to behold. It was (math equation time) Canadian + German - "aye" after every sentence. I loved it.

What movie made you feel warm inside?

Why does Hollywood (seem to) Hate Families?

I mean don't get me wrong, there are films with great family dynamics. But why are the most celebrated ADULT films (not kids films) have some of the most depressing family dynamics?

Think about it: August: Osage County, Nebraska, The Silver Linings Playbook, The Kids are Alright (that one falls apart, sort of), Little Miss Sunshine (sort of, too), The Savages, the upcoming This is Where I Leave You... And that was just on the top of my head. 

There are so many more (just look here:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_about_dysfunctional_families) or search for films with dysfunctional families

I don't really have an answer except that Hollywood likes making people feel good about their relationships, as if they're saying "It's a good thing my family isn't like them." 

What do you guys think? 

Sorry about the Hiatus... And another upDate

First off, BIG shout-out to my readers in the Phillipines! Thanks so much for the support!

I apologize for not writing so often. I know people have been asking, so I'll just tell you what's been going on. I've been dealing with midterms and promoting the book on wattpad.

Don't know what Wattpad is? It's here, at least my profile: http://www.wattpad.com/user/Epic0n

It's a story posting site for aspiring writers/ people with writing as a hobby. One of my short stories is in the running for their annual awards, called the Wattys. The story is called Black and White, and I would really appreciate if you read and reviewed/shared it with #Wattys2014. I know that sounds like I'm being slightly desperate, but I just want you guys to see if it's good.

It's been slowly gaining reviews, but since you guys are good critics, I thought you would want to see it.
Also, some other stories have been started on the site, including Second to the Right and the world premiere of my next big project! Check it out when you have the chance and hope to bring you big news sometime soon.

So here's what's going on with the book:

-Not even ready for editing yet- needs another read-through

-@ 67000 words and plateauing- going higher and lower but expected to stay at that range.

-More scenes added and removed to make more sense for characters.

-More chapters added to alleviate huge number of pages per chapter.

Finally, a new query letter has been made, and it sounds great!

Can't wait to hear what you think and SEE YOU IN THE SUNLIGHT!!

-Zach