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Submitted by: Peas and Carrots Starring: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello Directed by: Norman Jewison An interesting side note, this was the first movie that Peas and Bob watched in an American theater, at the young age of 9 or 10, we expected to see some sort of monster-truck-pulls, but instead we got a specially "flavored" comedy that ended up being critically acclaimed. This is also the only movie Peas has ever seen with Cher in it; actually, why is she a big star? Have we just been oblivious to her contributions to the entertainment industry? Anyway, back to Moonstruck. Cher is an Italian-American who decides, after some serious considerations, to accept the marriage proposal of a friend (I think they were each other's backups). This friend, however, had to leave for Italy on short notice to stay with his dying mother. While they are separated, Cher meets and becomes involved with Nicolas Cage, who was her fiance's disgruntled, one-handed brother. Their courtship was quite a mess, as it was an emotional roller coaster for the characters of both Cher and Cage. As for the ending, you see for yourself! There are some interesting parts Peas picked up in the 2nd and 3rd viewing of Moonstruck (after he grew up, of course): 1) the moon was wicked bright in some scenes - hence the movie title - we wonder if it was real, 2) the side complication in the marriage of Cher's parents, and 3) the use of a public transportation bus to begin several scenes (obviously, the bus symbolizes something). There is one adjective that comes to mind when Peas watched this movie: chaotic. And how they managed to fit operas into this, we don't know.  | |
