Clutching my buttery popcorn and oversized bag of Skittles, my anticipation to finally see The Lovely Bones was growing intensely with each preview. Being one of the very few females on the planet that has not previously read the novel (written by Alice Sebold in 2002), I had no idea what was about to unfold before my eyes.
In this economic climate, people look to the entertainment industry to abate their anxiety. Director Jason Reitman throws the economic climate back into fearful faces through his film, Up in the Air, gently and cleverly. In the release of major "blockbuster" movies such as Avatar and Sherlock Holmes, Up in the Air did not receive much media coverage or box office sales.