Tempted (2003)---more of a Jason Momoa "review" than the movie itself LOL


A married woman becomes attracted to a young man after she takes the ashes of her nanny to Hawaii.-WWW

Directed by Maggie Greenwald
Written by Vivienne Radkoff (WGA)

To tell you the truth the real reason I watched this movie is because I was surprised to find out that Jason Momoa had a starring role eight years before Conan the Barbarian(2011), and nine years before his Bullet to the Head character named Keegan, and long before becoming his noted GOT character, Khal Drogo, and of course, Aquaman. Well, I knew he is a model, actor, writer, director and all that, but I didn't know he already had a big role fifteen years ago. Maybe it was because I wasn't as interested in him like I was with Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill. Still, I was interested enough to know that he is Lisa Bonet's handsome husband and he has two children with her. They married legally October last year, but they've been in love since 2005. He also has a stepdaughter named Zoë Kravitz, Lisa's daughter. Her father is Lenny Kravitz, a famous singer/songwriter. Zoë is quite popular herself.  She starred in many movies including X-Men: First Class, The Divergent Series and the Fantastic Beasts Trilogy.  If I weren't as interested in him like Ben and Henry, just imagine the intel...the dossier...kidding.  

HOW DID I COME ACROSS THIS MOVIE?

I was at youtube.com listening to a song by Mario called LET ME LOVE YOU and this movie was at the side bar. I got interested.

Yes. The thumbnail looked sexy and tempting to watch. The title was very intriguing. It was called TEMPTED.

It is quite catchy, but since I'm a ghostwriter and researcher for more or less three decades now, I have learned to read between the lines.

It's ONE word.

Alright.

Let's just say that I knew in my heart that there's more to the title than meets the eye and I was right.

I learned a lot of things and I was reminded about a lot of things.

The premise is not new. We all get tempted here and there. Emma's story is sort of formulaic and so is her meeting the very tempting Kala. Since he's a guy, I think when his mom had him, the sky was so bright that she named him "Sun". Other meanings are lady/princess.

Thankfully, I was right. There's more to the title than meets the eye. ;-)


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Mālama Ohana KoaTake care of my family/Keep my family close

Malalani- Protected by heaven
trade wind
ˈtrād wind/nounplural noun: trade winds a wind blowing steadily toward the equator from the northeast in the northern hemisphere or the southeast in the southern hemisphere, especially at sea. Two belts of trade winds encircle the earth, blowing from the tropical high-pressure belts to the low-pressure zone at the equator.
  1. Origin
    mid 17th century: from the phrase blow trade ‘blow steadily in the same direction.’ Because of the importance of these winds to navigation, 18th-century etymologists were led erroneously to connect the word trade with “commerce.”-WWW

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Secret Meaning of a Hawaiian Flower Worn Behind the Ear. ... If you wear a flower behind your left ear, it means you are married, taken, have a significant other, or maybe you just don't want anyone bothering you! If you wear a flower behind your right earit means you are single, available, and approachable.Jul 26, 2007 








Originally used in religious ceremonies or to entertain kings,hula is a visual
 accompaniment to music and chants, called mele. With arms and hands
while grass skirts sway, huladancers depict natural elements or 
events through arm placement or movement. -source

Ho’oponopono Part 1 (making things right ~Hawaiian way)


Pono and Ho’oponopono, Part 2


"Love is not finite...there are no conditions.  Its only requirement is to put others before ourselves".- Reverend Stewart during Lily's memorial service

CAST:

Virginia Madsen ... Emma Burke
Lainie Kazan ... Julia
Jason Momoa ... Kala
Kieu Chinh ... Kehau (as Kieu-Chinh), Kala's mom
Andrew McFarlane ... Mike, Emma's husband
Brooke Harman ... Emma and Mike's rebel daughter, Jamie
Mikhael Wilder ... Billy, Kala's fifteen-year-old son
James Dean ... Emma and Mike's young son, Neil  (he was named after the famous James Dean)


Hsiao Ling Tang ... Lily at 26 years

Alyson Reed ... Lily (voice)





Aloha (/ɑːˈloʊhɑː/; Hawaiian: [əˈloːˌha]) is the Hawaiian word for love, affection, peace, compassion and mercy, that is commonly used as a simple greeting but has a deeper cultural and spiritual significance to native Hawaiians.-Wikipedia




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