Over the last two weeks or so I've watched a couple great movies. Here's a quick synopsis as encouragement for you to consider them!
We just finished The Six Triple Eight which is one of those based-on-a-true-story movies/books that most of us have never heard of. It reminded me of the movie Hidden Figures. Both are about black women who made outstanding, yet little known contributions in their areas. This one is set in the last year of WWII, Hidden Figures was in the 1960s, I believe. We watched it in two one-hour segments and it worked fine. Truly outstanding---in the story line and in the acting. Be ready to experience another "new" look at American history that somehow doesn't get into the high school classes or maybe even college ones. Shout out to Ken Burns, also.
The second movie was Conclave. This one is very much like The DaVinci Code, historical fiction yet you think......well, maybe...some of it...maybe. It is about a conclave at the Vatican to elect a new pope. The cinematography alone is worth the whole movie. After we viewed it I goggled how they made it and the answers included using various sites in Rome, but also a Sistine Chapel ceiling that they built themselves! Again, the acting is terrific.
For at-home viewing, Conclave is on Peacock and Apple TV and Six Triple Eight is on Netflix, and probably other options. Enjoy!
