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Everything has a subtext. Once you take a point of view about something then the presumptions behind that perspective inform the work.
Most detective shows are going to have a somewhat conservative bent. The Wire does not, as it fully lays out the social circumstances behind the criminals' decisions.
We were talking about "The Rockford Files", which is pretty anti-establishment for a detective series.ETA: Well, it's good to know that I'm not crazy for thinking "political" does not equal "voting record" because of course that's not in there, but plenty of other stuff about privacy and civil liberties definitely is...Chase, in particular, seemed to want to include it.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead
Have you heard anything about it besides that description?
Nope. That's pretty much the only blurb Rue Morgue Magazine has had about it.
We saw Avatar today. Wow, that was pretty. Very pretty. And a decently entertaining James Cameron movie. Sure, you can play "spot the stock characters" ( Hey look, it's Vasquez! Hi Vasquez! I bet you're going to die in the third act ... oh look, I'm right. ), but it was fun. And the plot and dialog didn't make me want to stick my fingers in my ears and hum, which is better than I expected.
I have to say, Michele Rodriguez surprised me in Avatar. She wasn't the angry, hotheaded, spicy Latina I've come to expect of all her roles.
She didn't scowl once!
H and I saw it today, too. And in spite of its inherent script flaws, it really was exquisite. 3D makes H nauseous (something to do with his particular astigmatism), so we saw it in regular digital. The sense of otherness was wonderful, once we had let go of the wincing. While I certainly see the parallels with Lothlorien, I really want a telepathically bonded dragon. Of course, that's nothing new for me.
think were finally ready for dragon riders of pern. fivking cat on lsptop
The only thing worse? George Lucas' take.
snerk
I haven't seen any Xmas movies yet. I'd like to see Sherlock Holmes if I can talk DH into playing hooky for a matinee.
Dude I can`t handle the mushroom clouds in Koyaanisqatsi. And those were real, just in New Mexico. I`m pretty sure I can`t handle James Cameron`s version of those visuals.
And we know how well he can be trusted with complex social and racial issues.
Actually the more I think about it, the sicker I feel. The stark atrocity of that event, and I use the term advisedly, is not something that should be used commercially by anyone, and certainly not by him.
You couldn't pay me to see Kick-Ass.
I've become interested after seeing the Hit-Girl clips because apparently I can't resist an adorable moppet behaving (and talking) like a Tarantino character.
But I doubt I'll bother with Clash of the Titans, even though the trailers have amused me a great deal. (I didn't think they could top "Titans! Will! Clash!" but then they came out with "Damn! The Gods!" Which seems theologically problematic, at the very least.)
I've become interested after seeing the Hit-Girl clips because apparently I can't resist an adorable moppet behaving (and talking) like a Tarantino character.
Strega is me.