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Robot Cowboy and the Arranged Marriage

 Monday: Westworld (1973)

       This movie takes place in the future. Peter and his friend John are going to an adult-themed amusement park. The options are West world,  Roman world, or Medieval world. It is totally immersive. Guest interact with robots who look human in these worlds. They can live their fantasy. Peter and John go to West world. They get into fights, spend time at a saloon, and more. Something is going on with the robots. They start to become dangerous and are not taking commands. Peter and John are targeted by a gunslinger who is determined to kill them. I thought this movie was alright. I've see the TV show that is based on this. I think I liked this better. But that's probably because the last two seasons of the TV show were so slow and boring. This movie went by fast.

Saturday: Double Feature- Midsommar (2019) and What's Love Got to Do with It? (2022)

        Midsommar is about a young woman named Dani. She suffers a terrible loss and is grieving. Her relationship with her boyfriend Christian was unsteady before the loss. Now Dani is more dependent on Christian which puts further strain on the relationship. Christian and his friends plan a summer trip to Sweden. Their friend Pelle is from a community in Sweden that is going to have a big festival and invites them. Dani ends up coming on the trip too. From the beginning there is something not right about this community. Strange and horrible things start to happen. No one will be the same. This movie was ok. I've heard about it since it came out. I didn't think I would like it, and I was right. But I was still curious about it.

        What's Love Got to Do wit It? is about Zoe who is a documentarian. She is struggling to find a subject for her next movie. Then her friend and next door neighbor, Kazim (who is Pakistani), tells her he has decided to have an arranged marriage. Zoe is curious about this still going on in modern times. She wants this to be her next documentary subject. Kazim and his family agree to let her make the film about them. She is there for the whole process. Zoe struggles with her own love life and wonders if there is something to the arranged marriage thing. I thought this movie was good. It was nice to watch a good romantic comedy.

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