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Movie fathers you wish your future husbands will emulate

Posted: Jun 12, 2008 | Category: movies

In lieu of Father’s day being just a few days away, I decided to ride into the wave of dedicating posts to our beloved fathers. It seems that they are being overshadowed in some ways. Not that I’m undermining the mothers. But this time, let’s put dear,old daddy in the limelight. As a woman in the marrying age, with all my peers and friends joining the married bandwagon, I sometimes can’t help but feel wishful and hoping more than usual that one day I’ll be with the best guy who will not only be the best husband but the best father for my children. So, as I am not yet on that path, have come up with a list of movie dads that I wish my future husband will look up to.

1. DESMOND DOYLE in Evelyn

Played by Pierce Brosnan in 2003, this movie was about a father who had to fight the Church and the state to gain custody of his children after his wife left them on Christmas day. It is a different road from his James Bond days but I can’t complain. The father that he portrayed is true example that there is no difference between a mother’s and a father’s love.

2. SONNY KOUFAX in Big Daddy

Although Adam Sandler had a few good Daddy roles, his role as a guy who adopts his bestfriend’s son to get back to his girlfriend is heartwarming to watch. Though the original intention was off and somewhat shallow, but in the end, he comes to love the boy as his own and even fought for custody minus the girlfriend.

3. GIL BUCKMAN in The Parenthood

OK, this father has rather an unconventional and funny way of how a dad raises his kids is what makes this Steve Martin’s performance an unusually good trait to emulate. The movie conveys that there must be a balance between strictness and fun in the family.

4. JOHN QUINCY ARCHIBALD in John Q

Now, who wouldn’t be heartbroken in this story of a dad who has a sick son but can’t afford to have him treated? One cannot help but feel pitiful and yet amazed on what odds a father will do just to save his child’s life, which in this movie portrays, that he took a hospital hostage just to make them operate his son’s enlarged heart.

5. MARLIN in Finding Nemo

Ok, he’s a fish. But we can learn a lot from what he did to find his son. The lesson that one should not give up is trait all fathers should emulate.

6. JIM’s DAD in American Pie

He is one of the most unconventional dads around, giving his son sex lessons and tolerate his sex life. One may doubt his values but what can be drawn is his ability to make the awkward subject understandable. And I think it’s better that the sex talk should come from the parents, instead of children learning it from other people.

7. BENJAMIN MARTIN in The Patriot

The once war hero turned farmer is forced to go back to his army days as his son was killed in front of him by the enemy. It is a heartwarming and tragic story of how a father can go back to a bloody past to avenge his son and in turn save his country.

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3 Greatest Mafia Flicks of the Century

Posted: Jun 02, 2008 | Category: movies, travelling

Cruising down a slow lazy afternoon, I was listening to “Dis Bitch, Dat Hoe” from the album of Three Six Mafia featuring Ludacris and Crunchy Black. It made cruising with my Beemer a sheer driving pleasure, with no puns intended. I’ve always wanted to purchase license plates to make sure everyone knows I am protected by them. What is it with me and Mafia this day?

If you think everything was pure coincidence, wait till you hear what I saw on TV when I reached my destination. It was a rerun of “The Godfather”, one of the greatest Mafia movies of the century. Released in 1972 and the part 2 in 1974, it became the only sequel to win a best picture award in the Oscars. It was and still, that good because it is now considered to be the gold standard of Mafia films.

Another movie, The Scarface directed by Brian De Palma is his best film. It premiered on December 1st, 1983 in New York City. Despite negative publicity from the media and critics, it grossed $65 million US Dollars. Today, the Net Present Value (NPV) of it would be around $180 million US Dollars. The word “fuck”, was used 226 times in the film.

Pulp Fiction, the latest Mafia flick I loved was released way back 1994. According to Washington Post, to watch that movie is to experience near assault of creativity. I know that there was a better movie than this but I included this one in the list for the reason of Pulp Fiction utilized classic story telling with modern techniques.

I had enough of my daily dose of day dreaming now. I need to get back to my real world, where, I am not really protected by Mafia, nor do I want them protecting me. I would have to go and do with their saying, “Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.”

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