Today it was my goal to log in 25 miles on the bike. I really want to hit my goal of 100 miles this week. Of course it is a very busy week. I realistically only have 4-5 days to bike. Prior to today, I have pedaled 20 miles maximum. I am finding that the first 3 miles are the hardest. Once I hit 5 miles, I get into a zone. Today I reached 25 miles!! I also reached a resistance of 4 for the first time. I try to vary the resistance to give my legs a workout and breaks throughout my ride. I did struggle the last 3 miles, but logged in the 25 miles I wanted!! I was surprisingly not as tired as I thought I would be afterward.
The movie of the day was Brick Lane (PG-13). If I were to give this movie a grade, it would be an A-. This movie was produced in the UK and was never a box office hit in the US.
This movie is about a beautiful child bride from Bangladesh, Nazneen. Her marriage to a middle-aged man was arranged by her father and she was sent to reside in London with her new husband. She left behind her younger sister, a very important relationship in her life. This movie struck a cord with me, as my sisters are intertwined in my soul. Throughout the movie, letters are exchanged between the sisters. The letters demonstrate the vast differences in their lives and spirit. However, as the movie progresses these differences lessen.
The movie rapidly fast forwards to about 20 years into Nazneen's life in London. There are so many minor plots interwoven into this drama. There is the story of raising 2 daughters in a culture that conflicts with the parents. There is the story of an arranged marriage of 2 strangers (even 20 years later) and a forbidden love. Nazneen speaks of these 2 loves, one that is so strong, but burns quickly and one that develops so slowly over time that you do not realize it exists. There is the story of a woman coming to terms with the many conflicts in her life. The ending was actually unexpected and touching.
The lead actress in this movie is Tannishtha Chatterjee (Nazneen) is incredibly beautiful. She embraced the quiet nature of her character. Satish Kaushik pakyed the role of Chanu, Nazneen's sometimes bumbling husband. It was hard not to feel sorry for this man. He was not the love of Nazneen's life, but he was a good husband and tried to be a good provider. Christopher Simpson played the role of Karim, a young Eastern Indian struggling to be a Muslim in a very turmuluous time.
Brick Lane may move slowly at times, but is well worth watching from beginning to end. I strongly reccomend it for a lazy Sunday afternoon. If I would compare this to another movie it would be the Eastern Indian "The Color Purple"
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