{"id":1698,"date":"2012-11-10T00:08:31","date_gmt":"2012-11-10T05:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/?p=1698"},"modified":"2012-11-13T20:45:30","modified_gmt":"2012-11-14T01:45:30","slug":"saturday-matinee-the-secret-life-of-bees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/saturday-matinee-the-secret-life-of-bees\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Matinee! The Secret Life Of Bees!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-P9oPnkALpxs\/T5c91AWOCYI\/AAAAAAAAFQU\/zak1NIe9tY0\/s320\/popcorn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"il_fi\" src=\"http:\/\/0.tqn.com\/d\/bestsellers\/1\/0\/U\/7\/-\/-\/secret_bees_movie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"374\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Secret Life Of Bees<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you ever run away from home? If you did, what happened after you left?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>I reviewed the novel, <a href=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/the-secret-life-of-bees-a-secular-title.html\">The Secret Life Of Bees<\/a>, recently. The movie stayed true to the book, for the most part. Lily doesn&#8217;t feel loved at all. When her abusive, non-emotional father punishes her for something she did not do, Lily figures she&#8217;s had enough. When their housekeeper, Rosaleen, is arrested for an altercation with some white men, Lily breaks Rosaleen out of jail, figuring she&#8217;s going to get killed. They run away,\u00a0 ending up in a small town, a town affiliated with Lily&#8217;s\u00a0 deceased mother.<\/p>\n<p>Set in the sixties, this movie deals with issues of racial unrest, coming of age, and religion. Lily and Rosaleen are taken in by a family of sisters (May, June, and August). The sisters make their living from the honey they produce at their beehives, set on their vast acreage of property. August becomes a mentor to Lily, teaching her about life and the beekeeping business. Lily also meets Zach, August&#8217;s employee and a friend of the family. Lily is drawn to Zach as she searches for answers about her deceased mother.<\/p>\n<p>This movie was pretty good. I enjoyed watching it. I especially like how Lily&#8217;s character grows and matures throughout the film.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>So, have you ever run away from home? If you did, what happened after you left?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"il_fi\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-CUL6BNK9sq4\/T1_2FQQsmjI\/AAAAAAAAFFI\/9bsL7qFbKf0\/s1600\/first%2Bmates%2B3-13-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"256\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/First-Mates-ebook\/dp\/B004R1QARU\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1352029413&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=cecelia+dowdy\">~Cecelia Dowdy~<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Secret Life Of Bees Have you ever run away from home? If you did, what happened after you left? I reviewed the novel, The Secret Life Of Bees, recently. The movie stayed true to the book, for the most part. Lily doesn&#8217;t feel loved at all. 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