The Golden Globes were last night and Saoirse Ronan won. Literally. Not my usual announcement but she won Best Actress in a comedy or musical and good for her. I have been trying to see Lady Bird for a while now and by trying to see Lady Bird for a while now I mean I kept thinking about it, then realized it was outside, said fuck it and watched some garbage instead like a youtube video about the 10 Real Paranormal Encounters You Won’t Believe. Which for the record, they were right, I didn’t believe. It all sounded like bullshit to me. A+ For clickbait accuracy there. Anyway, today I made it. A non-existent ice storm has closed schools and a bunch of stuff here so I said fuck it and skipped out to go see a noon show and here I am. It’s why Saoirse Ronan is here. I didn’t hate her dress or anything but this for once isn’t about the dresses after an awards show. It’s about her performance in a movie that I found to just be beautiful. It was a comedy and I laughed but the true triumph was it’s portrait of human beings. I would say if you were ever a teenager there is something in this movie for you (think of it as having a kinship with Ghostworld, it just isn’t a pessimistic and it’s characters are not outsiders). And if you were never a teenager then… I assume you must be some sort of robot in disguise. And not the good kind that turns into a truck. Well, just know movies will be how we identify you when you try to take over the world. Anyone who doesn’t cry at Old Yeller is a robot. We’ll beat you. Back to the movie though, it was very well written but the most important part of course was the lead roll. Saoirse Ronan did such a good job of creating a very true but lovable character. Sure she is a callow, sometimes mean teenager. She is a teenager, she’s not fully formed. But you love her because of how she inhabits the role. It was exceptional. So she’s here today because I am just enamored with her and the performance. Today I want to fuck Saoirse Ronan.
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