This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
Cloudy with a Chance of Plot
Jun
25
2009
While we were waiting for the real movie to start, we saw the preview for “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”. Note to self: don’t forget that the posted times for the movies are before the previews, so fight the urge to arrive early because the posted movie time is early for the movie.
As a fan of the book, I was surprised to see what they did with the movie. Of course, there is not much of a plot to the book, so they had to add something to make the movie long enough. The added element to the movie is the story of how the weather got to be the way it is – all foody and stuff.
Since most of the original movie storylines have been taken, they had to choose from one of the existing situations. The movie producers chose to have the food weather created by … the misunderstood genius, working alone. This option was also chosen for “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids”, “Flubber” (the original one, not the remake), “Back to the Future”, etc.
In case you’re wondering, here are the other options that were considered for “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” :
- secret government agency experiment gone wrong
- alien visitors looking to wreak havoc on the planet they are about to invade
- a radioactive spider
- an evil wizard who wants revenge on the boy wizard whose parents he killed years ago
- a grandpa telling a bed-time story to the grandkids
I know that last one is kind of crazy, but maybe they could give it a shot…
“But He replied to them, " When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ " ”
– Matthew 16:2
June 26th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
I refuse to see the movie, and I have been encouraging anybody who has ever read the book to avoid the movie because they completely rewrote it and thus destroyed the charm of the beloved book. When I first viewed the trailer online, I thought I was watching the wrong trailer for the first twenty seconds or so because there was nothing recognizable from the book.
Hey, movie studios: when a kids book is beloved by many, don’t ruin it by rewriting it. We love the book — not your stupid generic rewrite of the book.