The Green Book – Review

Selfie by Catie
Text by Arta
I think that the subway driver is going
100 miles an hour between stations.
That couldn't possibly be true,
but I can feel the tilt of the train as we go around
corners, then down and uphill.

I love the minutes after a movie, the ones where Catie and I spend time trying to construct questions to send to Aunt Rebecca, whom we think is the only person, faintly, who might see the show.

 Here are the questions we asked and answered as we came home on the Metro together.

 1. What significance was there in the title, Green Book?

2. Film enthusiasts know to watch the first two minutes of a film, or the opening shots of a film intently, because a lot of information about the plot is conveyed there. What comes to mind when we think back to those moments.

3. Comment on the changes that happened to Dr. Shirley? Tony Lip (Vallelonga)?

4. What props or social customs let us know we are in the 1960’s.

5. An essay could be written on the number of times that car is stopped during this road trip and for what reasons. Name some of the stops that you enjoyed.

6. Did you foresee the incident at the YMCA? If not, on reflection, what might have alerted you that this might have happened.

7. What events helped us to understand the racism of the 1960’s.

8. What similarities and differences are there between Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody.

 And thus endeth another night at the movies.

 Oh yes, a large bag of popcorn, is close to $10 at the movies. For fifty cents less you can get a small bag. Two can of pop can easily fit in my purse, so we always have good drinks as well.

Arta