In this unbearable heat, why not cook up a brunch and plan a day in for Mother's Day!
It’s Mother’s Day. A day to officially acknowledge everything your mother does without a frown. People think mothers are sensitive and gentle but in reality they are just strong as a mountain, just unbreakable. They sacrifice their life, leave their comfort zone, become a person they never really were just for their babies.
You love your mum 365 days of a year all your life. Mother's Day is an opportunity, apart from her birthday, to show her that she means the world to you. Here's a suggestion about how you can plan the day. Since it's a Sunday, cook her a brunch and afterwards snug up for a trail of movies which have women and their emotional bonds at the centre of the stories.
Let's begin!
1. The Help
After finishing graduation, an aspiring author in 1960's Mississippi, caught in Civil Rights movement, decides to write the untold story of black women serving in white households. Actor-Director, Tate Taylor's movie brought accolades for Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer won her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
2. Erin Brockovich
Julia Roberts won Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Erin Brockovich in the biopic of this legal assistant/environmental activist based in California. Brockovich single-handedly managed to take down Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) of California accused of polluting a city's water supply.
3. My Fair Lady
The movie is about a cocky Phonetics professor who decides to take a flower girl and make her presentable in the high society. It's a story of an underdog. Who doesn't like an underdog? The musical apart from the story is also a visual triumph and it collectively won eight Oscars.
4. Stepmom
Julia Roberts plays a career-minded photographer who is forced into the role of an unwelcome stepmother to her boyfriend's two kids. Her efforts to earn their love and respect are complicated by the ex-wife, played by Susan Sarandon, of that boyfriend and the kids' fiercely devoted mother. When the ex-wife discovers she has a terminal illness, the two strong-willed, independent women are forced to find a way to connect. They put aside their differences. They find that their love for the children is more than just common ground.
5. The Joy Luck Club
A story of four Chinese women who migrate to America and have daughters who are trying to find a balance between their roots and American culture around them. Perfect movie to understand the mother-daughter bonding.
6. The Blind Side
Sandra Bullock-starrer The Blind Side is a story of an African-American teenager who is adopted by a white family.The mother realises the potential in the boy and his ability to overcome his past and rise above it. She embraces him as her own kid, makes him a part of her family and guides him on the path of greatness. Then there is football to go with it. What's not to like?
7. The Kids Are Alright
A lesbian couple's life goes upside down when their children bring in their biological father into the frame. A fun take on a different kind of family.
8. The Sound of Music
Only because you can sing along. And, yes, Julie Andrews.
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