Wednesday, January 19, 2011
The Host Rant (Part 5)
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Monday, January 17, 2011
Complaining Online
Oh, boy, is this ever a rich ground to talk about. For awhile this didn't really concern me until a friend on Facebook started to really complain. I understand if someone is having a bad day. Heck, I get depressed at random so I understand feeling down.
The difference comes with not doing anything about your depression. This person says she/he suffers from depression and so can't help it. However, I know people with depression who struggle but survive and are able to cope. This person disregarded any help that was given to him/her. I told my story and someone gave her story.
What did we get for helping this person? Being told that we were mean and bad people. Finally I wrote this person off as an attention seeker.
Like people who troll, lots of people like to complain about everything for attention. What is disgusting about this is that people will pity the attention seeker. It's like they expect the person to really be telling the truth when it's obvious that the person is just seeking attention.
The difference comes with not doing anything about your depression. This person says she/he suffers from depression and so can't help it. However, I know people with depression who struggle but survive and are able to cope. This person disregarded any help that was given to him/her. I told my story and someone gave her story.
What did we get for helping this person? Being told that we were mean and bad people. Finally I wrote this person off as an attention seeker.
Like people who troll, lots of people like to complain about everything for attention. What is disgusting about this is that people will pity the attention seeker. It's like they expect the person to really be telling the truth when it's obvious that the person is just seeking attention.
True Grit (2010)
I've been wanting to see this movie for a little while now. I then heard a bunch of good reviews and was finally able to go see it.
Title: True Grit
Medium: Movie
Director: Ethan and Joel Coen
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, and Hailee Steinfeld
Released: 2010
Rating: 5/5
Basic Plot: Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) gets Rooster Coggburn (Jeff Bridges) to help her track and murder her father's killer.
Mattie Ross
This girl just steals the show. Her character is supposed to be fourteen years old but she acts more mature than I did at that age. Even adult characters are surprised that such a young girl can show such control. Hailee Steinfeld does an excellent job at portraying this character. She is able to be mature without seeming too mature. Mattie is still able to appear like a real teenager at times.
Transitions
The transitions are done very good in this movie. The montage portion I liked very much and wished it could've gone on a little longer. Though it going on longer would've slowed the pace down too much.
The Tracking
You are never shown where the murderer is so you are put right in the middle of the tracking. Showing where the murderer is would've ruined the excellent tension the movie had. When the murderer is finally shown the scene is dramatic because you don't expect it.
Grandma Turner
This character is a small one that made me laugh a little. Mattie Ross is staying in a room with Grandma Turner who turns over and takes all the covers. I have been in a situation where I had to share a bed with someone who snored loudly.
Final Thoughts
This movie was as good as expected. I loved the tension in this movie. In any work of fiction I like tension. Tension provides a good sense of the conflict. I don't like works where you can't feel any tension (Chronicles of Narnia series for example, but just the book versions). If you're looking for a beautiful movie with a good plot and execution, you should see this movie.
Title: True Grit
Medium: Movie
Director: Ethan and Joel Coen
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, and Hailee Steinfeld
Released: 2010
Rating: 5/5
Basic Plot: Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) gets Rooster Coggburn (Jeff Bridges) to help her track and murder her father's killer.
Mattie Ross
This girl just steals the show. Her character is supposed to be fourteen years old but she acts more mature than I did at that age. Even adult characters are surprised that such a young girl can show such control. Hailee Steinfeld does an excellent job at portraying this character. She is able to be mature without seeming too mature. Mattie is still able to appear like a real teenager at times.
Transitions
The transitions are done very good in this movie. The montage portion I liked very much and wished it could've gone on a little longer. Though it going on longer would've slowed the pace down too much.
The Tracking
You are never shown where the murderer is so you are put right in the middle of the tracking. Showing where the murderer is would've ruined the excellent tension the movie had. When the murderer is finally shown the scene is dramatic because you don't expect it.
Grandma Turner
This character is a small one that made me laugh a little. Mattie Ross is staying in a room with Grandma Turner who turns over and takes all the covers. I have been in a situation where I had to share a bed with someone who snored loudly.
Final Thoughts
This movie was as good as expected. I loved the tension in this movie. In any work of fiction I like tension. Tension provides a good sense of the conflict. I don't like works where you can't feel any tension (Chronicles of Narnia series for example, but just the book versions). If you're looking for a beautiful movie with a good plot and execution, you should see this movie.
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Friday, January 14, 2011
Harassing on the Internet
I have nothing against stating your beliefs on subjects. However, there are appropriate and inappropriate times to bring those beliefs up. Such as I was on this one board and the original poster (OP) was giving thanks to God and was excited that she was able to help raise money for the floods in Australia.
What would you expect an appropriate response to this to be? How about starting an argument about how God doesn't exist, that you shouldn't be so outgoing about your faith, and harassing anyone who says you're wrong for doing the aforementioned?
Yeah, because the right thing wouldn't be to congratulate the person and keep your beliefs to yourself.
The internet seems to bring out the worst in people so I shouldn't have been too surprised with this board. I like to be polite because I would want others to be polite to me. But some on the internet seem to take delight out of harassing others. Guess they are picked on and take out their rage on the internet.
That's why there are sites like 4Chan and Encyclopedia Dramatica: people get off on being trolls.
What would you expect an appropriate response to this to be? How about starting an argument about how God doesn't exist, that you shouldn't be so outgoing about your faith, and harassing anyone who says you're wrong for doing the aforementioned?
Yeah, because the right thing wouldn't be to congratulate the person and keep your beliefs to yourself.
The internet seems to bring out the worst in people so I shouldn't have been too surprised with this board. I like to be polite because I would want others to be polite to me. But some on the internet seem to take delight out of harassing others. Guess they are picked on and take out their rage on the internet.
That's why there are sites like 4Chan and Encyclopedia Dramatica: people get off on being trolls.
"A Good Marriage" (Full Dark, No Stars)
Now I have never been married, so I'm not an expert in that area. However, I dearly hope something like what happened in this story never actually happens to me.
Title: A Good Marriage
Book: Full Dark, No Stars
Author: Stephen King
Released: 2010
Rating: 5/5
Basic Plot: Darcy finds out that her husband is a serial killer.
The Decision
Now, a lot of us are faced with hard choices in our time. But finding out that your husband is a serial killer isn't one of them. Darcy is a kind hearted woman that has to figure out how to deal with her husband being a serial killer. At first she wants to turn him in but then decides the publicity would be too big and hard to deal with. It seems, then, that she won't turn him in. At that part I was angry because I wanted to see justice delivered to her husband. Later, she kills him and makes it look like an accident. This works in that he can't kill anyone else (him being dead) and doesn't give her (or her children) any publicity. That decision works out great for her family and for future victims. The investigator at the end points out that the victims knowing BD was dead wouldn't really help matters. I agree somewhat.
Bob Anderson/BD
For a little bit it appears like Bob has a split personality and names it BD. However, as I read the story, it appeared as though Bob was lying about BD so that he could get away with an insanity plea if captured. The fact is that Bob is very precise and seemed to lie about not remembering when he raped and murdered the women. Bob also lied about one of the waitresses coming onto him and not "giving" him anything, he was the one to come onto her and she didn't like it. The fact that he lies a lot makes me believe that he was lying about BD being another personality of his.
Reflections
I think it was very interesting what the story did with reflections. Darcy talks about there being two worlds: the "real" world and the world in the mirror. When she finds out that Bob is BD she says she's now the Dark Darcy (aka the Darcy from the other world). And, at the end, she feels normal again.
Final Thoughts
I loved this story and how Darcy acted. Plus, she thought things out. She was planning on killing him for awhile but never had a chance to. Darcy wanted the relationship to work and dealt with less sex, less sexual touches, and the time he spent away. I respect Darcy and what she did. I don't know how I would have reacted in such a situation.
Title: A Good Marriage
Book: Full Dark, No Stars
Author: Stephen King
Released: 2010
Rating: 5/5
Basic Plot: Darcy finds out that her husband is a serial killer.
The Decision
Now, a lot of us are faced with hard choices in our time. But finding out that your husband is a serial killer isn't one of them. Darcy is a kind hearted woman that has to figure out how to deal with her husband being a serial killer. At first she wants to turn him in but then decides the publicity would be too big and hard to deal with. It seems, then, that she won't turn him in. At that part I was angry because I wanted to see justice delivered to her husband. Later, she kills him and makes it look like an accident. This works in that he can't kill anyone else (him being dead) and doesn't give her (or her children) any publicity. That decision works out great for her family and for future victims. The investigator at the end points out that the victims knowing BD was dead wouldn't really help matters. I agree somewhat.
Bob Anderson/BD
For a little bit it appears like Bob has a split personality and names it BD. However, as I read the story, it appeared as though Bob was lying about BD so that he could get away with an insanity plea if captured. The fact is that Bob is very precise and seemed to lie about not remembering when he raped and murdered the women. Bob also lied about one of the waitresses coming onto him and not "giving" him anything, he was the one to come onto her and she didn't like it. The fact that he lies a lot makes me believe that he was lying about BD being another personality of his.
Reflections
I think it was very interesting what the story did with reflections. Darcy talks about there being two worlds: the "real" world and the world in the mirror. When she finds out that Bob is BD she says she's now the Dark Darcy (aka the Darcy from the other world). And, at the end, she feels normal again.
Final Thoughts
I loved this story and how Darcy acted. Plus, she thought things out. She was planning on killing him for awhile but never had a chance to. Darcy wanted the relationship to work and dealt with less sex, less sexual touches, and the time he spent away. I respect Darcy and what she did. I don't know how I would have reacted in such a situation.
Cancer 3 (Finale)
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