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#alienintervention This week, I have discussed unpleasant subjects like wars, assassinations, etc. I want to end the week with an uplifting subject and a great movie recommendation. "Alien Intervention" from 2023 is already a cult classic in my mind. Here is a link for those curious:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15076688/?ref=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_3

The film tells the story of a young girl who encounters a relatively benign alien. This visitor from another world vanishes. Then he comes back to visit this young girl who is now a woman in her 30s married and living in a very small desert town somewhere in the Southwest.
A most accomplished actress named Carie Kawa plays the woman who encounters the alien again. She is an actress that I had never heard of until I watched this incredible film. You have not heard of her either.
Rest assured that the professors at her acting school hold Carie in the highest regard. Directors who have worked with her on stage plays, television programs, movies, etc. hold her in the highest regard. We would hear them describe her as "an actor's actor." I would describe her as the modern-day Katherine Hepburn.
Carie's character in the movie is Clive. She owns a small and not very successful hotel in a small town. She is married to a man who is an artist. He makes money from time to time selling paintings. The couple are in love.
The alien from her childhood reappears. Clive's whole world is turned upside down. A mysterious government official appears and starts spending a lot of money. Carie's character is very middle class, normal, and easy to like and understand. She is vulnerable, sweet, and feminine. She is also "tough as nails” and brave.
Carie's great acting carries the show. It turns it into an incredibly emotional experience. This is a great film and worth the time to watch.