This Christmas

Hey Everyone! I am so excited for Christmas!! It will be here soon! I have decided to write about the movie This Christmas! 

It stars Loretta Devine, Delroy linda  Idris Elba, Regina King, Laz Alonso, Sharon Leal, Columbus Short,Lauren Landon, Keith Richardson and Chris Brown.  

The Movie starts off with the family coming together and celebrating the holiday season together and happy to see one another.

 The head of the family the matriarch is Shirley Ann Whitfield She is called Ma"Dere  and she has a boyfriend named Joe and together they are joined by her six children. 

Her oldest Son Quentin hasn't been home in 4 years he is an aspiring musician like his father and he's always on the Go.  

Their Biological father abandoned them, the eldest daughter Lisa has some trouble with her spouse he cheats on her and she is also a housewife, they have two kids. 

The Uppity one Kelli she is a graduate from Harvard she is visiting from New York. Claude is a U.S. Marine and the baby girl Melanie is a seven year college student she is accompanied by her boyfriend Devan, and the baby of the family Micheal his family calls him (Baby) he is a photographer and an Aspiring musician.  

It is now Christmas Eve and the family is starting to arrive for Dinner that evening at 6;00. 

 The family finish eating dinner and everything is going fine and the conversations they are having with one another is going fine until Malcolm brings up to his wife Lisa they should all give up their share of the family owned dry cleaners and the rest of the family disagrees and because of that Kelli and Lisa break out in an argument. 

The family tries to calm them down and tells them that they will talk more about the dry cleaners when the whole family is together, Later that evening the oldest son Quentin arrives to see his family.

 Shirley Ann is elated to see Quentin, he starts talking with his family and then Joe appears into the room and he becomes distant and cold towards him and a little rude. He doesn't like Joe at this moment in time, when you watch the movie you will see that changes later in the movie.

In the kitchen Mel and Devan are talking she tells him that Senior left their family and became a musician. Quentin finds Joe later in the evening and he makes a threat to him,Joe leaves Quentin alone and Quentin plays the piano that Senior played in the garage.

Claude is attempting to sneak off to a club and the rest of the family sees what he is doing so they sneak off with him and join him, they see that Baby is singing at the club and is astonished to see that he can sing. 

Kelli and Gerald meet, they have an Instant connection with one another. Claude loses his temper with two guys who attempt to hit on his wife that his family doesn't know about yet her name is Sandi, he pulls out a gun causing the family to leave the scene at the club.

They make it back to the house baby is talking with his family and telling them to keep his singing a secret until he can tell his mom himself about his singing. 

The next day the guys are off looking for a christmas tree. The ladies are wrapping presents and Kelli confesses that she slept with Gerald. Mel tells Kelli to enjoy her little fling that she is having, Lisa chides her for being reckless.

 Lisa is becoming suspicious of her husband Malcolm who has to leave because of some problems at his job. Lisa then comes home with two Mo, and Dude, they are bookies who are owed money by Quentin. They want to beat him up until they see a police car nearby.

Meanwhile Claude is arrested, Lisa and her brother Quentin go to the station to fix the problem, Shirley scolds the family for not having dinner cooked or being prepared for Christmas. 

Lisa and Quentin return they tell everyone that Claude is Awol, the family is shocked and surprised to meet Sandi his wife. Mo and Dude are taking advantage of Quentin by eating with his family. 

Sandi talks to Mel Privately and explains to her why Claude is AWOL and eventually admits she is pregnant. Quentin confronts his mother about her relationship with Joe and how come no one didn't mention to him that she and his father Senior were divorced. 

Later that day, Kelli is talking with Lisa Outside and the events that took place, Lisa also tells her that even though she did not get a college degree, she had to help their mom with the dry-cleaning business when Kelli went to Harvard. 

Kelli admits to her that Malcolm is cheating, Lisa confesses to her that she already knows.Kelli tells her that sharing her man with someone else is pathetic, and they get into a little catfight in the rain. 

Mel breaks up the fight between the two she tells Kelli about Sandi's pregnancy and that Claude doesn't know about it. 

 Lisa totals her husband's car into the Los Angeles River. 

Gerald arrives at the house and he sleeps over with Kelli, Baby gives Quentin a christmas gift a scrapbook of christmas pictures before he has to go, Baby finally confesses to his mother that he wants to be a singer, she doesn't want to listen to any of that.

You will have to watch the rest of the movie to find out what happens with the Whtifield family, It is a very happy ending for everyone! You will enjoy the movie.

 It has a lot of good music in the movie and you can sing along with the songs that they play in the movie. It has a few dramatic scenes, some scenes that will make you laugh, and some scenes that will probably surprise you and keep you on the edge of your seat. 

I decided to write about this movie because it seems to be a movie that a lot of people are familiar with and like, A few of my favorite actors and Actresses are in this movie,  It also reminds me of my family when we all get together for an occasion or celebration and have a good time together.  

Family is always there for you and will always be by your side whenever you need them. I love my family very much, they are very protective of me and all love and care for me very much. 

They always put a smile on my face, I created a group text with my family and they all use it and it is a way to connect with one another even when we don't see each other in person . I have a wonderful Church family, they are all so loving and kind and have wonderful and amazing hearts, they always welcome you with open arms and make you feel right at home when you arrive at the church.

My favorite scene from the movie is when they have the Dance line, and the whole family take turns and go down the line one at a time and having a wonderful time with each other laughing and smiling. 

I love dancing, during that scene they do the bump with one another that made me laugh and smile I imagined doing the bump in my head! It is a good movie to watch and enjoy when you want to have a good laugh and something to brighten your day and make you happy! 

I also love singing like the character Baby Micheal from the movie, Singing brings so much joy and happiness to my Heart and spirit. 

I sang in Chorus for 4 years in High School and it was the best 4 years of my life and something that I will always treasure and people have complimented my singing voice and said I have a beautiful Voice! 

And one of my good friends from church said that I can really sing! That made me smile! Whenever you all have a chance check out This Christmas you will love it!

Black Nativity

Hey Everyone I have decided to write about the movie Black Nativity It Stars Forest Whitaker, Angela Basset, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J Blige, Jacob Latimore. 

They are an outstanding cast and do an amazing job in the movie, the movie is very heart-felt and a good warming story.

The movie starts off with Naima who is a single mom and raising her son Langston they are having a bit of a hard time and struggling a little. 

Naima is trying to make ends meet and provide for her son Langston with a heavy heart  she sends her son to spend time with her parents who she is estranged from at the moment. 

As you watch the movie they will go into that part as the movie goes on into the story, she sends him to his grandparents because they are about to be evicted from their house and she doesn't want langston to go through all of that trouble and struggle.  

While he is on the bus he talks to a man named Isaiah and then Langston sings a song Motherless child.He arrives to his destination and as soon as he gets there he gets his backpack stolen by a kid while he was trying to make a call to his grandparents .

He chases the kid and he ends up getting away so then Langston goes to a hotel. And he tries to get some help from the front desk at the hotel, the front desk tells him to wait a second he is helping another customer. 

The customer leaves his wallet on the desk and walks away and Langston sees his wallet on the desk, he at first thinks about stealing it, he knows thats the wrong thing to do he turns around and tries to tell the customer he left his wallet. 

Then he gets the wrong idea and thinks he is trying to steal it and the front desk calls the police and he is taken to jail, while he is in Jail one of the people in the cell starts talking to him and asking different questions like how he did end up in the cell? 

Langston tells him he stole a wallet, and the guy then starts teasing him and making fun of him and talks about his mom which makes him angry. 

He tells the person who we find out later in the movie his name is Tyson he tells him to keep his mama out of it because she has nothing to do with it. 

A couple minutes later one of the officers call his name and he tells Langston he has made bail, his grandfather bails him out this is their first time meeting each other. His name is Reverend Cobbs, while they are on their way back home they meet a girl who is expecting her name is Maria, you will see her character again a little later in the movie. 

Langston arrives at his grandparents house and he meets his grandma also for the first time. Her name is Aretha he is surprised about what his grandparents house looks like and how they are living and surprised to know they don't know a lot about him or his mom. 

His grandfather tries to bond with him he shows him a watch he got personalized from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Langston thinks the watch is very cool and interesting. 

You will not believe what he does next with his grandfather's beloved watch.The next morning he takes his grandfathers watch and takes it to a pawn shop to try to pawn it off and receive money for it . 

Little does he know the owner of the pawn shop knows his grandfather and his father. He tells him to take the watch back to his grandfather and to treasure it. 

Outside of the shop he meets the man who he was in the jail cell with he calls Langston Lunch Money. He is passing out flyers for the pawnshop owner and promises Langston he will procure him for whatever he wants.

 Langston is talking with his grandmother Aretha and asks her why his mom left. 

He thinks that he caused the fight and that is why she left, his grandmother tells him he was not the cause of the estrangement his father was the reason behind the estrangement. 

Langston was invited to go to church with his grandparents that evening. Before he leaves he finds the same man from his jail cell and who was at the corner of the pawn shop. He tells him he wants a gun. The Man then tells Langston to meet him at the same spot later that night. 

Langston arrives at the church and they start the play and he falls asleep and is having a dream about the play and he dreams he is a part of it and sees different scenarios in his head.

,Langston wakes up and leaves the church to go to meet the man who he shared a jail cell with. He shows him the gun he wants and Langston takes the gun and holds him up he wants him to give him a ring he saw earlier in a display case.

He also wants all the money from the cash register. Instead of doing what Langston asked he quotes a dream deferred to him he reveals he is Langston's father Tyson.

A police officer sees what is going on and he comes inside and Langston's father convinces him that they were having a very loud argument and that Langston was trying to get  him to go to church with him. 

The officer escorts them to church and that is where Langston sees his Mother Naima. 

The rest of the movie is very uplifting and strong! I decided to write about this movie because I love Christmas and I also love Music! 

My church and family are very Important to me.  Church and Family are very strong subjects in this movie.  

This movie really touched my heart and really encouraged me . It gave me strength and bravery I have been dealing with different fears in my life, and one of my fears was attending church alone.

 I know I am not alone because God is with me and he has not given me a spirit of fear,the scene that really encouraged and inspired my heart is when J-Huds character walks inside the church that she hasn't been too in a long time, she at first tells her son that she can not go inside the church he tells her yes she can so first her son walks inside the church and then his dad walks in last but last not least she then comes in strong and brave.

I was thinking to myself if J-Hud can walk into her church alone and by herself than I can walk into my church with my head held high. 

One Encouraging thing My Big Sister has said to me is That I am brave and that I can do it. I can walk into church even it’s by myself. I think I also have to believe in myself and know that I can walk into church even if I have to be myself.

Before I went off to school, I would say that they are going to hear me Roar 🦁 like a lion I think I have to get my Roar back and show myself that I am strong like a lioness and that I am Princess Emerald I am a brave Girl.

Jennifer Hudson is a very strong and gifted loving, kind, caring woman. She has been through a lot in her life, she still is walking by faith and holding on to God’s unchanging hand. She has a beautiful voice I know it touches God’s ears.

 I hope to meet her one day and tell her how much she has encouraged and inspired my life.  

She has come a long and magnificent way since American idol ! She is an EGOT Winner and has won other amazing awards, she also has a very good talk show that brightens a lot of peoples lives and hearts her show is a very happy place. 

One of my favorite scenes from the movie is When J-HUD drops her son off at the bus station, and she is singing a song about faith and how they both have to be strong for each other even through this hard situation they are going through. Everything will be alright in the end. 

The song 🎵 test of faith really speaks to my Heart 💜 because I feel like it fits with me and my situation that I’m going through right now.  The line that really speaks to me is when she sings In the Meantime I’ll be wishing on Stars 🌟 and mending my Heart.  

Little by little I know God is mending my Heart 💜 and making it better than it was before. Also I like it because my Grandfather would say keep the faith a lot. I’m going to keep the faith and let God keep mending my heart and healing my heart. 

I recommend this movie to anyone who wants to watch a good strong Christmas movie.