Mysterious Skin

Based on the book of the same name, it's a story about two kids. One kid is named Brian Lackey. Brian lost five hours of his life when he was a kid. He couldn't remember anything for those five hours. And so Brian thinks he was abducted my aliens in that span of time. On the other hand, there's Neil McCormick (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who was on a baseball team (in which Brian was also part of) and became the coach's favorite player. And in a strange twist of events partly due to an incident in the two boy's past, Neil and Brian meet each other when both of them are much older only to relive the past.

The movie accurately follows the book so I was glad about that. We can see that on one side Brian Lackey is really homely and naïve while on the other side Neil McCormick is wild and sexy. Both of these opposing personalities (although Brian Lackey is sexy too!) come together and fit perfectly.

I liked this movie a lot.

I guess it just says to me, "Stay true to who you are" because I see that Neil is who he is. Neither Wendy or Eric can change him. Neil is evil, heartless, and a great guy. No one will be able to change that. Brian is funny, dorky. But when things fall into place, everyone wins and we have the here and now to prove who we really are.

In other news, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will veto the same-sex marriage bill that passed in the House and Senate in California. Pretty sad too since my friends and I were so hopeful that now both coasts will allow same sex marriages. But I guess not this time. But next time, of course.

[Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Will Veto Same-Sex Marriage Bill]

"We cannot have a system where the people vote and the Legislature derails that vote," Thompson, said. "Out of respect for the will of the people, the governor will veto (the bill)."

Bullshit. Sigh.