Julie and JuliaWhat is your dream? Do you even have a dream? As I went in to see this movie, I was not sure what to expect. And when I walked out, I asked myself what my dreams are, and what I’m doing to achieve them.

Julie & Julia, starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, tells the story of two women who embark on long and difficult journeys to achieve something. Julia decides she wants to become one of the best cooks in town (so that she can write a cookbook about french recipes in English), and sets off to learn everything she needs to accomplish this. Julie, years later, decides to cook her way through Julia’s (by then) legendary cookbook in a year, and publish her thoughts on a blog every day. The two contrasting experiences thus make for a very insightful viewing.

Both stories made me think. In Julia’s story it was inspiring to see how she attacked every obstacle without fail, often not even breaking a sweat. Some of that is down to personality, but the rest is choice, I believe. Julie, on the other hand, struggled to overcome her problems. At numerous points she wanted to give up. But for a whole year she persevered to finish what she had started. The important thing was what Julie learned about looking up to someone. Well, I won’t reveal what she learned exactly, since that would spoil the ending. But if you enjoy a good drama, this one won’t disappoint. I strongly recommend it.

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