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Jul. 6th, 2015 06:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwydion* "MLK Statue Will Replace White Supremacist On Georgia Capitol Grounds:" http://newsone.com/3145156/mlk-statue-will-replace-white-supremacist-on-georgia-capitol-grounds/
* "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro:" http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2927t.html
* I had no interest in seeing Gravity when it was in theaters. It looked like all special effects and cheesiness from the commercials, but having a chance to watch free a few weeks ago, I gave it a shot. It was better than I expected. They didn't do either of the two extremely boring things I expected. Sandra Bullock definitely had the acting chops for this sort of demanding performance. It gave me the good bits of what I was expecting and hardly any of the bad. Was it great art? No, but it was beautiful and one of the better disaster movies I've seen. Gravities commercials mildly misrepresented it in hopes of tricking a general audience in. It clearly succeeded admirably at that.
I mention this, because I watched Interstellar this weekend, and their commercials clearly misrepresented the film to a huge extent. We are talking Lady in the Water level of commercial completely failing to convey the sort of film actually in the theater. To me, the commercials were a bit boring and were a strong disincentive to spend money on a movie when I was scrambling for ever penny just to feed my elderly birmin. The commercials said: here is a nothing special space movie.
The commercials lied. This is surprisingly complex and suspenseful, despite me guessing the two big plot twists well in advance. This is a movie with a great deal of heart and a lot to say. This movie was both way more thoughtful and a way better action movie than I expected. I love that it took time with character and world building in the fitrst third so that we actually give a shit about what happens in the other two thirds. Thank you, Tibicina and her gentleman friend for convincing me that this was worth while, as I would have missed a real gem otherwise.
* Mad Max: Fury Road: Character Arc, Plot, and the Hero's journey: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/123353998167/redshoesnblueskies-malibujojo
* "General Gary Stu: Righteously Commanding His Lessers:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2015/07/general-gary-stu-righteously-commanding.html
* "Sunday Sweets: Summer Fun:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2015/7/5/sunday-sweets-summer-fun.html
* Ebay Time:
AUTUMN FANCIES 2013 (LE, Halloweenies): (Company says: Dry grasses bathed in amber light, muted by gentle shadows.) Top of label.:http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301667294922?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com
* My RL oldest continuous friend is doing a fundraiser: http://www.gofundme.com/x9g7q2k
* Trying to stay afloat until August: http://www.gofundme.com/cuovws or Lethran@gmail.com
* "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro:" http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2927t.html
* I had no interest in seeing Gravity when it was in theaters. It looked like all special effects and cheesiness from the commercials, but having a chance to watch free a few weeks ago, I gave it a shot. It was better than I expected. They didn't do either of the two extremely boring things I expected. Sandra Bullock definitely had the acting chops for this sort of demanding performance. It gave me the good bits of what I was expecting and hardly any of the bad. Was it great art? No, but it was beautiful and one of the better disaster movies I've seen. Gravities commercials mildly misrepresented it in hopes of tricking a general audience in. It clearly succeeded admirably at that.
I mention this, because I watched Interstellar this weekend, and their commercials clearly misrepresented the film to a huge extent. We are talking Lady in the Water level of commercial completely failing to convey the sort of film actually in the theater. To me, the commercials were a bit boring and were a strong disincentive to spend money on a movie when I was scrambling for ever penny just to feed my elderly birmin. The commercials said: here is a nothing special space movie.
The commercials lied. This is surprisingly complex and suspenseful, despite me guessing the two big plot twists well in advance. This is a movie with a great deal of heart and a lot to say. This movie was both way more thoughtful and a way better action movie than I expected. I love that it took time with character and world building in the fitrst third so that we actually give a shit about what happens in the other two thirds. Thank you, Tibicina and her gentleman friend for convincing me that this was worth while, as I would have missed a real gem otherwise.
* Mad Max: Fury Road: Character Arc, Plot, and the Hero's journey: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/123353998167/redshoesnblueskies-malibujojo
* "General Gary Stu: Righteously Commanding His Lessers:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2015/07/general-gary-stu-righteously-commanding.html
* "Sunday Sweets: Summer Fun:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2015/7/5/sunday-sweets-summer-fun.html
* Ebay Time:
AUTUMN FANCIES 2013 (LE, Halloweenies): (Company says: Dry grasses bathed in amber light, muted by gentle shadows.) Top of label.:http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/301667294922?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com
* My RL oldest continuous friend is doing a fundraiser: http://www.gofundme.com/x9g7q2k
* Trying to stay afloat until August: http://www.gofundme.com/cuovws or Lethran@gmail.com