What’s your trifecta? What is your favorite movie, book and cd/album? You can only name one for each and share a little about your choices.
So Browngirl Speaks tagged me. It was SO hard to pick just one favorite, but I managed. I had bonus picks, but exercised restraint and deleted them from the post--playin' by the rules..
Movie: Love Jones
Everything about this film makes it my all time favorite--the cast, the characters, the relationships, the city, the soundtrack...everything. Best thing about it was that for once, a major film featuring all brown people told a story of us outside the hood. No stereotypes, just black folks being, working, socializing, livin' life. Every time I watch it (I own the DVD), it takes me right back to 1997 (when the film came out) , to my college days when I met my man and my dearest friends. So many one-liners from the film are still part of our regular conversations like, "well damn" and "there it is". No film has become a part of me like this one. There hasn't been a black love story told like it since--on film (somebody please buy the rights to The Accidental Diva, and feel free to cast Nia Long and Larenze Tate as the leads-Thanks). One highlight of this film is when Darius Lovehall (Larenze Tate) performs a poem for Nina Mosely (Nia Long) called A Blues for Nina. Check it...
CD/ Album: Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Oh, Lauryn. I listen to this album all the time remembering when. She gave us her best on this album, then life did something to her and she hasn't been the same. It's a shame, because she's an amazing singer and her lyrical skills when she raps are unmatched by any other female artist I've heard. This album is that fire, y'all. I can't say I have a fave track; the whole album is hot. But I do love this one in particular called "Nothing Even Matters" ft. D'Angelo. It's a love song. If you've ever been in love or just mad infatuated, you will feel this song. Check it...
Book: Their Eyes Were Watching God
I've written about this one before. Here's what I said:
After last time read back in 2005...
" This was my third of fourth time reading this book. When I heard O was
doing a movie version of it, I had to read it again to refresh. I was
kind of surprised they left out the skin-tone issues...maybe 'cause Tea
Cake's character in the movie wasn't dark-skinned like he was in the
book. I don't think you can read this one too many times. Each time the
experience is different, especially if you read it at different stages
in your life like I have...young teen, older teen, newly married woman, etc.
It's such a rich work of fiction."
I think it might be time for another read since I'm good and married now. :)
Browngirl's trifecta theme was relationships, and based on my picks, looks like relationships is my theme too.
Oooh this looks like a fun one- thanks for the tag!
Posted by: Yolanda | December 17, 2008 at 07:00 PM
...and it will forever and consistently be broke....
Posted by: browngirl | December 17, 2008 at 10:23 PM
...and there it is. :)
Posted by: Quel | December 17, 2008 at 10:24 PM
Every now and then you write something on this blog that makes me incredibly proud to be your sister. You have a light and humourous way of talking about things that might--if one is not paying attention--belie the depth of thought and the insight.
I think you have a gift. And you know I'm not one to flatter. If it ain't true, I ain't sayin' it. I don't care how much I love you. (Yet another reason I'm glad you had a pretty baby.)
And since I don't have a blog, I'll just share my favs here without as much commentary:
Book: The Passion, Jeanette Winterson (gender-bending magical realism set in Napoleonic times--France/Russia/Venice)
"Somewhere between the swamp and the mountains. Somewhere between fear and sex. Somewhere between God and the Devil, passion is and the way there is sudden and the way back is worse." pg. 68
Movie: Shawshank Redemption
I woke up the other morning thinking about the focus and perservance and eye toward justice that Andy Dufresne had. I just need a fraction of that to fulfill my dreams.
Album: New Beginnings, Tracy Chapman
I know every song. Every word. Every inflection. The album came out in the fall of my senior year in college. It became a permanent part of my life. The soundtrack of a crazy year. (Of course her other albums all follow in ranking.)
Posted by: Adriane | December 20, 2008 at 06:57 PM
thanks for the comment! I'd have to agree with Lauryn Hill as being part of my tryfecta - although recently I cannot stop playing Alicia Keys latest album.
Posted by: jodimichelle | January 26, 2009 at 12:14 PM