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Honeymoon With My Mother | Movie Review@wolfofnostreet1501d
So after seeing the disaster of a movie that I talked about yesterday, I needed something to make me feel good. I did a random selection and I found a feel-good movie, Honeymoon With My Mother. What could be better than a Spanish comedy when you just need some heartfelt and easy comedy? Maybe a Brazilian comedy 🤔 Anyway let's get right into this.
Honeymoon With My Mother is just what the title says and that makes it kind of predictable but it doesn't take away the fun. So the gist is, that a man, Jose Luis, is disappointed by his bride-to-be at the altar and he tries to salvage the wedding expenses already paid. He then finds out that the honeymoon expense is non-refundable.
His mother, Mari Carmen, begins nudging Jose Luis to go on the honeymoon trip because it was the biggest expense on their list. But how does a devasted and deserted groom go on his honeymoon alone? It quickly becomes a mother and son honeymoon, very much to the disappointment of Jose Luis.
After finding out that his mum never had a honeymoon after her own wedding, Jose Luis finally agrees to go on the trip with his mum to the beautiful resort for their honeymoon.
On getting to the resort, they find out that only couples get to enjoy the full perks that come with being at the resort. Mari Carmen immediately says she and Jose Luis are a couple just so she can get the full experience. This gets the already angry groom even angrier and everything his mum does at the resort annoys him.
He was very hostile to Mari Carmen for the most part but she always encouraged him to forget about what he was going through and to enjoy the moments in the beautiful resort just like she does.
He remained grumpy still but after having a talk with Mari Carmen and closely observing her, he decided to give the honeymoon a shot. He goes along with the plans of freebird Mari Carmen but it doesn't go well for him as soon after, they both land in trouble with the locals.
My Thoughts
I couldn't have been happier with choosing the right detox movie. I needed to detox my mind of all the cringe I had seen in the previous movie and Honeymoon With My Mother did just that.
It is lighthearted, funny, and the good type of predictable. My favourite character is Mari Carmen because she was such a fun mum. We got to see the person behind the mum and not just a parent figure.
I love that the honeymoon experience was an awakening for her son to see her for who she is and I believe everyone should be able to see that side of their parents. It reminds me of a thread I came across yesterday about fulfilling the emotional needs of your kids because that's what is going to keep them close to you when you get old.
A lot of parents focus on providing all the material things that their kids need and giving them the best education. Some think after doing all of these, it guarantees that the kids would forever be indebted to them and be with them when they're older. That thinking is flawed because your kids won't be close to you if you don't invest in their emotional needs when they're young.
Another thing I liked in this movie is Mari Carmen encouraging Jose Luis to have fun and live in the moment. He experienced one of the worst things that could ever happen to anyone and he shut down as expected. Life happens to us all at some point and we might be so downcast that we forget life has to go on.
I got a powerful reminder to live in the moment as I watched this and it was a much-needed message. I also laughed too for most of it even though I watched in English and I feel like translated versions take away from the comedy.
My favourite scene was Mari Carmen going topless at the beach, it was shocking to Jose Luis and even to me the viewer, I never saw that coming. That's the only PG-rated scene though.
I liked the adventure and the scenes with the locals, it was all fun. The plot in its entirety was simple but with a powerful message to live your life no matter what.
It's a 9/10 for me. I might be too generous though, you have to remember I was recovering from seeing a terrible movie earlier. Still, this movie was a feel-good one and I'll definitely recommend.
As a gentleman in love, he paid for an unforgettable wedding and a dream honeymoon, however, there was no wedding, he was left at the altar. This is the beginning of this story, José Luis was left at the altar when he and his fiancée were about to say "yes", at that moment she decided to run away with other guy, and he was left there, alone, in a very expensive party, with no other guests than his father and mother.
Mari Carmen, as a good mother, immediately set about trying to remedy that difficult moment, at least cancelling some of the wedding expenses so as not to impact so negatively on her poor son's finances. Her task was not very successful, many contracts were paid in advance with no possibility of reimbursement, including an idyllic honeymoon in Mauritius in an all-inclusive plan. With nothing else to do, Mari Carmen insisted to José Luis that it was better to take that trip anyway; getting away from everything and everyone could help him sort out his thoughts, assimilate what had happened and try to get over it. What was planned as a romantic honeymoon would now become a cathartic trip for therapeutic purposes in which the best company could be none other than Mom's.
Como todo un caballero enamorado pagó por una boda inolvidable y luna de miel de ensueño, no obstante, no hubo tal boda, a él lo dejaron plantado en el altar. Así comienza esta historia, a José Luis lo dejaron plantado en el altar cuando él y su prometida estaban a punto de darse el “sí”, en ese instante ella decidió huir con otro, y él quedó allí, solo, en una fiesta costosísima, sin más invitados que su padre y su madre.
Mari Carmen, como buena madre, se ocupó inmediatamente de tratar de remediar en algo aquel difícil momento, al menos cancelando algunos gastos de la boda para no impactar tan negativamente la economía de su pobre hijo. Su cometido no tuvo mucho éxito, muchos contratos fueron pagados por adelantado sin posibilidad de reembolso, incluyendo una idílica luna de miel en la Isla Mauricio en un paquete todo incluido. No habiendo más que hacer, Mari Carmen le insistió a José Luis que era mejor hacer ese viaje de todas formas; alejarse de todo y de todos podría ayudarle a ordenar sus ideas, asimilar lo sucedido e intentar superarlo. Lo que fue planeado como una romántica luna de miel se convertiría ahora en un viaje catártico con fines terapéuticos en la que la mejor compañía no podría ser otra que la de mamá.
A mother and son vacation on an island paradise is nothing special, nothing unusual, but it is when the most spectacular suite in the resort, with the best possible view, is conditioned to be given only to a newlywed couple. José Luis is in the middle of a love duel, he could give up those privileges, not so Mari Carmen who has decided to enjoy the trip as a personal debt for all the time she has been relegated to the second place to give way to the happiness of others, including that of her son, an act worthy of "mother's love".
Unas vacaciones de madre e hijo en una isla paradisíaca no tiene nada de especial, nada de raro, pero si lo es cuando la suite más espectacular del resort, con la mejor vista posible, está condicionada a ser entregada únicamente a una pareja de recién casados. José Luis está en medio de un duelo amoroso, podría renunciar a esos privilegios, no así Mari Carmen quien ha decidido disfrutar el viaje como una deuda personal por todo el tiempo que ha quedado relegada a un segundo plano para dar paso a la felicidad de otros, incluyendo la de su hijo, un acto digno del “amor de madre”.
Honeymoon With My Mother, this is the title of this funny Spanish comedy, starring Carmen Machi and Quim Gutierrez, a movie that I decided to watch last Sunday, which as many of you may know was celebrated in several countries around the world on Mother's Day, so it seemed appropriate to see it, and you can't imagine how much I enjoyed it. I laughed out loud, this is the kind of movie you want to watch on a Sunday afternoon, with your family, relaxed, it is a very well made comedy, a super nice movie, with beautiful scenery that obviously embellish the photographic work.
Amor de Madre, así se titula esta divertida comedia española, protagonizada por Carmen Machi y Quim Gutiérrez, una película que casualmente decidí ver el pasado domingo, que como muchos sabrán se celebró en varios países del mundo el día de las madres, por lo que me pareció propicio verla, y no se imaginan lo mucho que la disfruté. Reí a carcajadas, este es el tipo de película que quieres ver un domingo por la tarde, en familia, relajada, es una comedia muy bien hecha, una película súper fresca, con unos paisajes bellísimos que obviamente engalanan el trabajo fotográfico.
I had a lot of fun watching this movie because it was very easy for me to identify myself as a mother and as a daughter, there were scenes where I would say: "like this, identical, that's my mom", and others where I would say: "like this, just like this, that's me" hahaha. Mari Carmen is a great woman, she is cheerful, funny, her initial goal is to try energetically to encourage her son to have a good time, but if he refuses, then she will be the one to fully enjoy an unforgettable adventure in Mauritius.
Me divertí muchísimo viendo esta película porque me resultó muy fácil identificarme como madre y como hija, había escenas en las que decía: "así, idéntica, es mi mamá”, y otras en las que decía: "así, tal cual, soy yo” jajaja. Mari Carmen es una mujer genial, es alegre, divertida, su objetivo inicial es intentar enérgicamente animar a su hijo a pasarla bien, pero si él se niega, entonces será ella la que disfrutará plenamente de una inolvidable aventura en Isla Mauricio.
Beyond the comedy as the main element of this film, there is a sensitive issue to highlight, and it is the fact of that natural "divorce" that occurs over time between parents and children as a result of the independence that is acquired in adulthood. When we children leave the nest to make our own way to build our own history, we end up disconnected in some way from the life of our parents, especially from the emotional point of view, that is, we always keep in touch, but often we ignore the most elementary, we take for granted that everything in their lives is fine but we may not know what is hidden behind that look of tenderness with which they look at us, how many dreams they have given up in order to see ours become a reality.
Many times our parents avoid telling us about their sufferings so as not to disturb us in the least, that is how noble and devoted they are; which, by the way, does not usually happen on the contrary, our parents, and especially our mothers, always know everything about us, and if they are not certain that something is wrong with us, at least they sense it just by listening to us or looking into our eyes. No matter how grown up we are, no matter how independent and self-sufficient we are, in difficult moments it is to her, to our mother, that we always turn to for comfort and solace, because that's how it is, a mother is always there for us. The film addresses this reality with great subtlety, sensitizing us to reflect on the importance of learning intelligently to listen to what our parents keep silent. I loved that approach to the story.
Más allá de la comedia como elemento principal de esta obra, hay un tema sensible que destacar, y es el hecho de ese “divorcio” natural que se da con el tiempo entre padres e hijos producto de la independencia que se alcanza en la adultez. Cuando los hijos abandonamos el nido para abrirnos paso a construir nuestra propia historia, terminamos desconectados de algún modo de la vida de nuestros padres, sobre todo desde el punto de vista emocional, es decir, mantenemos el contacto siempre, pero muchas veces ignoramos lo más elemental, damos por hecho que todo en su vidas está bien pero podemos desconocer lo que se esconde detrás de esa mirada de ternura con la que nos miran, a cuántos sueños habrán renunciados con tal de ver los nuestros hechos realidad.
Muchas veces, nuestros padres evitan contarnos sus padecimientos con tal de no perturbarnos en lo más mínimo, así de nobles y entregados son; lo que por cierto, no suele pasar al contrario, nuestros padres, y sobre todo las madres, siempre lo saben todo de nosotros, y si no tienen la certeza de que algo nos pasa, al menos lo intuyen con solo escucharnos o mirarnos a los ojos. No importa lo tan adultos que seamos, ni lo tan independientes y autosuficientes, en los momentos difícil es a ella, a nuestra madre, a quien siempre recurrimos en búsqueda de sosiego y consuelo, porque es así, una madre siempre está allí para nosotros. La película toca con mucha sutileza esta realidad, sensibilizándonos a reflexionar acerca de la importancia de aprender inteligentemente a escuchar lo que callan nuestros padres. Amé ese enfoque de la historia.
In conclusion, I must tell you that I loved "Honeymoon With My Mother", I really appreciate a movie that at the end leaves me with that wonderful feeling of joy with a smile on my face, that you can say: "wow I loved it", and that when certain scenes come to your mind, you laugh again. This is the kind of comedy I like, intelligent comedy, based on anecdotes that you can identify with. I sincerely tell you that if you want to disconnect for a while from everything that is happening right now in the outside world, especially in this moment when the global cryptocurrency market is tinged with red, give yourself two hours to watch "Honeymoon With My Mother", disconnect from everything, and recharge your batteries in the best possible way, with laughter.
Ya para concluir, debo decirles que me encantó “Amor de Madre”, aprecio muchísimo una película que al final me deje esa maravillosa sensación de alegría con la sonrisa a flor de piel, que puedas decir: “wow me encantó”, y que cuando lleguen a tu mente ciertas escenas, te rías nuevamente. Este es el tipo de comedia que me gusta, la comedia inteligente, la que está basada en anécdotas con las que te puedes identificar. Sinceramente les digo que si se quieren desconectar un rato de todo lo que está pasando ahora mismo en el mundo exterior, más en este instante en el que el mercado global de criptomonedas está teñido de rojo, regálense dos horas para ver “Amor de Madre”, desconectarse de todo, y recargar energías de la mejor manera posible, con la risa.
Honeymoon With My Mother (2.022)
Cast: Carmen Machi / Quim Gutiérrez
Directed by Paco Caballero
Some of the images and gifs in this post are scenes taken directly from the official trailer of the movie.
