Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
how things are now.
for the most part, the only person who reads this is me. that's fine though. a lot of what i do isn't for other people. i used to be the kind of person who was constantly seeking approval from others. you figure out eventually that it doesn't work that way. you'll drive yourself crazy. i do this because i enjoy looking back and seeing my state of mind at a particular time. this is a diary that anyone can read. that's fine by me.
i'm enjoying life. i'm not sure where things are going, but i've never been. i've always believed, even from a young age, that it's going to be fate's coin flip that determines whether i'm a successful billionaire or a homeless person. i suppose it's that way for everyone, to some degree.
pretty much right now it's school. for whatever that's worth. i'm sure i'll finish... eventually. i'm doing some writing and so on. talking to people about doing things. right now, that's 90% of it. talking. i'm getting tired of talking, i want to start the doing. too bad the doing is so expensive. i should have chosen a more cost-effective interest.
i'm enjoying life. i'm not sure where things are going, but i've never been. i've always believed, even from a young age, that it's going to be fate's coin flip that determines whether i'm a successful billionaire or a homeless person. i suppose it's that way for everyone, to some degree.
pretty much right now it's school. for whatever that's worth. i'm sure i'll finish... eventually. i'm doing some writing and so on. talking to people about doing things. right now, that's 90% of it. talking. i'm getting tired of talking, i want to start the doing. too bad the doing is so expensive. i should have chosen a more cost-effective interest.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
review: "Where the Wild Things Are"
never has a movie come so close to identifying the feeling of being a child as "where the wild things are".
this is not a sappy, sweeping, childhood fantasy film. it is more an allegory for childhood and growing up than anything else. it's big and beautiful and bittersweet and confused. it's dreamlike and mesmerizing.
on a technical side, the wild things themselves look incredible. a perfect, seamless blend of cg effects and practical animatronics. the actors voicing the characters do a great job, particularly james gandolfini who lends his gruff, fragile voice to carol.
people have been saying kids won't enjoy this film, or won't get it. that's probably partially true. however, i do believe kids will see something different in it, and it'll certainly be one of those films that gets stuck in their heads. later in life they'll watch it again and see more. truly, the movie has a lot of depth and soul to it that you don't see in many films these days.
go see it.
this is not a sappy, sweeping, childhood fantasy film. it is more an allegory for childhood and growing up than anything else. it's big and beautiful and bittersweet and confused. it's dreamlike and mesmerizing.
on a technical side, the wild things themselves look incredible. a perfect, seamless blend of cg effects and practical animatronics. the actors voicing the characters do a great job, particularly james gandolfini who lends his gruff, fragile voice to carol.
people have been saying kids won't enjoy this film, or won't get it. that's probably partially true. however, i do believe kids will see something different in it, and it'll certainly be one of those films that gets stuck in their heads. later in life they'll watch it again and see more. truly, the movie has a lot of depth and soul to it that you don't see in many films these days.
go see it.
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