Welcome to another Mr Pete Wow-Me about a movie that stirred up lots of memories. He had lots to say, so a two-parter is on tap.
Please read on and… follow his suggestion. —the editor
A WowMe Story My Mother Would’ve LOVED (Part 1)…
Those of you with Amazon Prime Video have probably seen a “suggested” movie pop up called:
Per Amazon MGM Studios:
In this witty, new breed of mystery, George (Hugh Jackman) is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can’t possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers.
“Starring” Hugh Jackman, it really is a “sheep-filled whodunnit” (per one review on IMDB).
Needless to say, the description alone had me thinking of my late mother… And while viewing, I felt as though she was seated next to me — with her unique laughter erupting at all the silly but true antics of the SHEEP and of some of the foolish behavior of all of the HUMANS.
[chest thump point to the sky]
Hugh Jackson plays GEORGE a simple, hard working Man who loves his flock and they love him.
…If there’s one secret to happiness in my life, it’s taking care of the kindest creatures on earth: sheep!
Kind Creatures…
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I like to pretend that they follow along, but they’re only sheep, says George.
Putting this movie in context…
Apparently, the Sheep DO understand George.
My mother, certainly understood me and my needs as I was born with a learning disability which we worked together on overcoming.
How? Through a shared love of the mystery genre (I was privileged to have discovered this at a young age too!).
While she was escaping into the literary works of Ellery Queen & Agatha Christie , I leaned into Scholastic’s Encyclopedia Brown and the Hardy Boys (older sis had Nancy Drew).
She intuited that the development of MY thought processes could benefit from this “whodunnit” genre.
And I got myself to slow down my thoughts in order to understand what I had watched/read/experienced — which allowed my natural curiosity and imagination to “kick in.”
To me, the discovering and recognizing facts and patterns of human behavior was an eye-opening. Then, I’d go to work pasting together various pieces of the puzzle to establish a complete picture… The “reality” with my mother spurring me on.
What were some of our shared experiences? Scroll down to learn more as it is essential now that we circle back to the focus of this WowMe: The Sheep Detectives.
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And We’re Back…
Sometimes I get so excited that I …give away the story. Here I’ll highlight a few more things and then in a future WowMe, we can compare notes… Okay?? —Mr Pete
EARLY one morning a couple of Sheep —LILY (the smart one) and MOPPLE (the wise one)—discover GEORGE outside of his trailer, apparently DEAD.
Now this is where it gets tricky because sheep have no concept of death outside of the Mystery stories GEORGE has read to them.
…SHEEP believe that its their time to “PASS” they just go out to the pasture then the become a cloud in the sky…
Lily the Wise Sheep decides GEORGE has been murdered, thus there’s a crime needing solving.
And this is where my editor says “STOP NOW” — GO. WATCH. THE. MOVIE.
Clues Allowed…?
Sure, why not. This is about detectives, right?
Here are some observations that you can keep in the back of your mind (like I said, we’ll compare notes later).
- In their search for clues they have to leave the safety and security of their meadow
(THINK of this as grown children leaving home for the first TIME); - They first must conquer their FEAR of the UNKNOWN;
- THIS MOVIE reflects many of the Life Skills young adults (heck, all of us) need to develop when entering into the REAL WORLD
That’s a Wrap!
I wrote a ton about this movie so I really want you to enjoy it and then circle back for PART TWO of my WowMe.
Thanks for reading! Now PLEASE go watch this movie! —Mr Pete
Pencils down!
Memory Lane — Detectives “Hearted” By My Mom & Me…
There was a weekly series on NBC – Sunday mysteries…
One we particularly enjoyed was Columbo starring PETER FALK as a deceptively inept Los Angeles homicide detective, because he was often accompanied by his Bassett hound ”DOG” who looked and acted like our family dog, SAM.
Enjoy! 6 Times Columbo’s Dog Stole the Scene | Columbo
About Mr Pete
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