Harlaxton Day 12: Making the most of a sick day!

Editor’s Note: this blog contains spoilers for the movie Osmosis Jones.

Monday, the 29th of July, was our first truly free day. After class let out at noon, we were free to do anything our hearts desired. Some of us played croquet while the others explored this beautiful manor. I, however, stayed in bed and watched the 2001 classic, Osmosis Jones. You see, I, along with many other Gattons, have somehow contracted Hay Fever. I’m not going to gross you out with the details, so I’ll leave it at this. T’isn’t fun. Nevertheless, I still enjoyed the day.

After I watched Osmosis Jones for the first time, I listened to a new album and then ordered dinner. As I was practically glued to my bed, I was sadly unable to explore Grantham or the manor. This has created the lack of content for today’s blog. So, to fill the space, and give you more insight on my day, I will recap the plot of Osmosis Jones.

Osmosis Jones follows Frank, as portrayed by Bill Murray. Frank and his daughter Shane create the frame story of Osmosis Jones. Later in the movie, we find out that Frank’s wife (unnamed) had died from complications stemming unhealthy eating and lack of self-care. We get taken inside Frank’s body and meet Thrax, the movie’s main villain, voiced by Laurence Fishburne. Thrax is a lethal disease that Frank contracted by eating an egg that had been contaminated by simian saliva. As Thrax wreaks havoc and recruits germs, we meet Osmosis Jones, a disgraced cop (a white blood cell) played by Chris Rock. Frank’s body is led by Mayor Phlegm, a corrupted leader that drives Frank to be unhealthy and rude. Jones is the only cop that recognizes Thrax as an actual illness and not just a common cold. Phlegm wants a re-election, so he covers up everything Jones is saying by employing a cold cure pill known as Drixenol (Drix for short). Much to the mayor’s dismay, Jones and Drix end up teaming up against Thrax. Frank dies for a brief second but comes back after Jones defeats Thrax just in time. Truly the comeback of the century.

Jocelyn