Sabrina (1954)

Ok, first of all, this movie has Audrey Hepburn and who doesn't love her? She is one of my favorite actresses of all time. It also has Humphrey Bogart and I love his acting! He is also a personal favorite of mine. Those people were enough reason for me to watch the movie, they were both wonderful actors.  The third lead in the movie (William Holden) is not my favorite, but it's safe to say that he is still a good actor no matter how much I like or dislike him. 

The movie's story line is a little slower (but that is just how older movies were). It is about a chauffeur's daughter, named Sabrina, who is in love with a man whom her father works for and is a playboy named David (Holden). She is sent away to a school in Paris and when she comes back she has transformed herself into a classy, beautiful woman. When David see's the new Sabrina, he falls in love with her. However his brother, Linus (Bogart), has a plan for his brother and Sabrina is ruining the plan. He makes her fall in love with him instead of David so is plans can continue. 

I love this story. The actors all perform admirably and the script plays out beautifully. Everything the view expects to happen, happens. And then a few things they don't expect to happen, suddenly come into play. It leaves you wondering, "Who is going to win in the end? Does anyone win?" I love that the movie leaves you wondering who the victor will be until the final scenes of the movie. It is a beautiful story of romance that leaves viewers wanting to watch it again and again. (At least that was my reaction.)

            

Split Infinity...What can I say?

Split Infinity by
Piers Anthony
When I first started reading this book, I was thrown off a bit. And not by the plot line or the personalities of the characters. Those are totally fine. It was the fact that it takes place in a society where everyone goes around naked. That was a little hard to swallow. In fact it's considered rude to wear clothes unless you're in private. It was hard for me to get past that unorthodox part of the book. But one I got past that, it was a good story and the plot drew you in very quickly. Weird things happen right at the beginning, so they waste no time grabbing the reader's attention. Chapter 1 talks about the lead character and the introduction of a mysterious woman. Next chapter, you find out she is a robot sent to protect him and some one wants our lead character dead. And off he goes on a wild chase after a mystery person and trying to keep himself out of trouble. The key word there being, "trying."
The novel is a wonder cross breed of science and fantasy. Me? I love to read fantasy and watch science fiction, so this book was perfect for me. The lead character lives in a futuristic society and ends up in the fantasy world by means that he works to understand.
The author is very descriptive of the scenery and the way this futuristic society works. He leaves no questions unanswered. And I love that about this book. I don't like to be asking too many questions too early in the story. And when there is a question, you know it will be answered. Piers Anthony, the author of the book, is a renown science fiction novelist. And for good reason, he writes stories that grab your attention and are not entirely unbelievable. He gives enough description to make the story believable, like it is possible that the future could look the way he depicts it.
Just trust me when I say, "If you love science fiction or fantasy, you will like this book." It is the balance between science and fantasy.