Right now it is 3:49 in the morning, I am writing a blog entry and listening to the Red Hot Chili Peppers at my aunt's house. she picked me and my brother up at around four from our house. She lives about half an hour from us, so we drove to her house, waited for our uncle to get home from work, and left for an hour and a half drive to the airport to pick up my cousin.
My cousin's flight was delayed of course, so we had a long wait at the airport. Once she got there we drove an hour and a half back. Me my brother and her watched videos on you tube for a few hours. There is some crazy stuff on that sight. I'm not sure if it's good or bad. Any way. It was a long day.
It's really nice to see my cousin again! I haven't seen her since last summer. She's just about me and my brother's age, so it's easy to relate to her. Most of our family is older than us. It's nice to have someone our own age.
I'm tired but can't sleep. You know the feeling. I have an idea for a poem and an idea for a story, I might just start one or both of those. But not tonight... I need sleep.
Yet another day of chaos over! Seriously, today was chaos. Things lost and things found. I have stopped making sense. Later all!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
The Happening: a movie reciew
I just saw the happening last night with my brother. This morning we looked up reviews because he said that it had gotten bad ones. We found these horrible reviews, so I decided to write my own.
The Happening was a disaster movie, but only in a certain sense. It was not at all like Signs, or The Sixth Sense, or any of his previous movies for that matter. It was more a statement than anything. More than that I would prefer not to say, as I believe that you should see this movie. I will only tell you that it starts out with some kind of an event, a terrorist attack or something starting at Central Park in New York. The main Character, Mark Wahlberg, is a science teacher at a high school in New York. He and all the other teachers and students are excused from the school as soon as news of this event reaches them. He, his wife, his best friend's daughter and his best friend's wife go away from New York, just to be safe. The wife of his best friend gets held up, and they decide to meet her at their destination. This is the introduction to the movie, and a lot happens in a short time.
That is not to say, however, that the characters are inadequately introduced. They were introduced with an art that surpassed almost anything that I have ever seen. I felt connected to the characters in a human sense. I also never for a second doubted their reality. The acting was simply amazing. The movie was intense to a degree that is quite amazing, and the way the actors deliver small moments of comic relief is wonderful. Without these small, funny moments to relieve the tension, it would become unbearable. Any one who degrades this technique for making a play or movie more enjoyable should know that Shakespeare, possibly one of the greatest writers (hacks) of all time, used it. Besides these funny moments, the film is frightening, engaging and thought provoking.
The thing that I loved about the film more than the moments of shear terror that I experienced sitting in that theater was the message. This movie has a distinct message to America. Or even to the entire human race. This message cannot be ignored.
Also, the science of the movie was, I think, and I will update all of you on this if I am wrong, good. I did a little research last night after the movie, and I believe that I found several articles that confirmed key points made in the movie to advance to plausibility of certain causes of the event. Research such as this is very rare in Holly Wood at this time. I will do further looking into on this subject, and write on it again.
Besides the acting and the plot in general, the camerawork was excellent. It was natural, with smooth cuts and occasional rough spots at the appropriate times in the movie. The cinematography was very well directed and executed.
The direction in general was simply amazing. You could see M. Night's hand in everything, but it was subtle and let the actors interpret things as they saw fit.
I loved this movie. I, quite honestly, believe that it is the best movie that I have seen this year, maybe in several years. I highly recommend it to anyone. You must see this movie. You cannot go to the theater expecting that you will come out exited about simply entertainment. It will leave you speechless, you will be far more than exited. It will make you think, maybe even change the way you do certain things everyday. When I left that theater I could feel an Aura of astonishment and awe. It was an amazing movie.
And I ask you this, what does the critic risk of himself? He does not share a part of himself with the world. opening it for critics to attack. Not a single critic has ever written a play, a song, a poem or a movie. None of them has ever acted or directed or been a cameraman. I am an actor and a writer. I ask you to keep an open mind and see this movie. It is amazing. It does not have a plot twist like the Sixth Sense, but it does not need one. It is just fine as it is.
The Happening was a disaster movie, but only in a certain sense. It was not at all like Signs, or The Sixth Sense, or any of his previous movies for that matter. It was more a statement than anything. More than that I would prefer not to say, as I believe that you should see this movie. I will only tell you that it starts out with some kind of an event, a terrorist attack or something starting at Central Park in New York. The main Character, Mark Wahlberg, is a science teacher at a high school in New York. He and all the other teachers and students are excused from the school as soon as news of this event reaches them. He, his wife, his best friend's daughter and his best friend's wife go away from New York, just to be safe. The wife of his best friend gets held up, and they decide to meet her at their destination. This is the introduction to the movie, and a lot happens in a short time.
That is not to say, however, that the characters are inadequately introduced. They were introduced with an art that surpassed almost anything that I have ever seen. I felt connected to the characters in a human sense. I also never for a second doubted their reality. The acting was simply amazing. The movie was intense to a degree that is quite amazing, and the way the actors deliver small moments of comic relief is wonderful. Without these small, funny moments to relieve the tension, it would become unbearable. Any one who degrades this technique for making a play or movie more enjoyable should know that Shakespeare, possibly one of the greatest writers (hacks) of all time, used it. Besides these funny moments, the film is frightening, engaging and thought provoking.
The thing that I loved about the film more than the moments of shear terror that I experienced sitting in that theater was the message. This movie has a distinct message to America. Or even to the entire human race. This message cannot be ignored.
Also, the science of the movie was, I think, and I will update all of you on this if I am wrong, good. I did a little research last night after the movie, and I believe that I found several articles that confirmed key points made in the movie to advance to plausibility of certain causes of the event. Research such as this is very rare in Holly Wood at this time. I will do further looking into on this subject, and write on it again.
Besides the acting and the plot in general, the camerawork was excellent. It was natural, with smooth cuts and occasional rough spots at the appropriate times in the movie. The cinematography was very well directed and executed.
The direction in general was simply amazing. You could see M. Night's hand in everything, but it was subtle and let the actors interpret things as they saw fit.
I loved this movie. I, quite honestly, believe that it is the best movie that I have seen this year, maybe in several years. I highly recommend it to anyone. You must see this movie. You cannot go to the theater expecting that you will come out exited about simply entertainment. It will leave you speechless, you will be far more than exited. It will make you think, maybe even change the way you do certain things everyday. When I left that theater I could feel an Aura of astonishment and awe. It was an amazing movie.
And I ask you this, what does the critic risk of himself? He does not share a part of himself with the world. opening it for critics to attack. Not a single critic has ever written a play, a song, a poem or a movie. None of them has ever acted or directed or been a cameraman. I am an actor and a writer. I ask you to keep an open mind and see this movie. It is amazing. It does not have a plot twist like the Sixth Sense, but it does not need one. It is just fine as it is.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Summer begins and I see Cloverfield
I survived another year at school. The first semester went by in a blur, and the second went by at a snails crawl. It was crazy. A lot of stuff came up with people that are very important to me, and that made the last week of school crazy. We figured most of it out though, so it's all good. The last week of school was just a few days long, and the longest ever. It was insanity, pure insanity.
I did go on tour though! That was with the jazz band, concert is there too, but I'm not in concert, so I think of jazzz. I love it. Tour was the most amazing thing to happen to me this year I think. We go to California for four days. We played at Universal Studios, Knottsberry Farm, and the Concert band and orquestra (they went too) did a clinique. I just felt like spelling it with a q. oh ya. anyway, it was amazing. The rides at Knotts and Universal are friekin' awesome. I wish I had had a little more time to go on them, but I didn't. It's all good though. I played really well at knotts, one of my best performances ever. It was awesome. Didn't do so well at Universal but that's ok. I had fun at both places.
On the second last day we went to Joe's Crab Shack and the beach. It was one of the best days of my life. Seriously, Joe's is always awesome, with their shirts and all. The beach... is one of my favorite places in the world. I love the ocean. It was a little cold but I didn't care at all. I'm going back to California at the end of July. It's going to be a blast.
We saw Wicked while we were on tour as well! It was an awesome show, the effects were amazing. I can't describe it to you. The only way for you to understand is to go see it.
Our Senior bassist is leaving, so I'm the man for jazz band when school starts out next semester. It's going to be amazing! I get to play every song. I'll miss Clayton (the other bassist) though. He was an awesome dude. I'm working really hard on music this summer, I'm going to pick up the bari horn as soon as possible, and learn to play that. I need to get that arranged soon, I will.
I'm getting a job with a glass blower. I'm going to learn to blow glass and get paid at the same time! It is awesome. He's a great guy.
I've gotten a lot closer to a certain person, they know who they are if they're reading this. So to you, thank you for being you. I'm always here for you. You're amazing and wonderful. Words are not ever enough. See you soon!
Besides all that, there's not much I can write about, except cloverfield. I saw it recently and I'm pretty into it. It's an amazing movie! Whoever hasn't seen it needs to. I dunno, it's so different, and the clover is so crazily scary. see Cloverfield. It's worth it.
I'll try to write more, I'm a busy man!
I did go on tour though! That was with the jazz band, concert is there too, but I'm not in concert, so I think of jazzz. I love it. Tour was the most amazing thing to happen to me this year I think. We go to California for four days. We played at Universal Studios, Knottsberry Farm, and the Concert band and orquestra (they went too) did a clinique. I just felt like spelling it with a q. oh ya. anyway, it was amazing. The rides at Knotts and Universal are friekin' awesome. I wish I had had a little more time to go on them, but I didn't. It's all good though. I played really well at knotts, one of my best performances ever. It was awesome. Didn't do so well at Universal but that's ok. I had fun at both places.
On the second last day we went to Joe's Crab Shack and the beach. It was one of the best days of my life. Seriously, Joe's is always awesome, with their shirts and all. The beach... is one of my favorite places in the world. I love the ocean. It was a little cold but I didn't care at all. I'm going back to California at the end of July. It's going to be a blast.
We saw Wicked while we were on tour as well! It was an awesome show, the effects were amazing. I can't describe it to you. The only way for you to understand is to go see it.
Our Senior bassist is leaving, so I'm the man for jazz band when school starts out next semester. It's going to be amazing! I get to play every song. I'll miss Clayton (the other bassist) though. He was an awesome dude. I'm working really hard on music this summer, I'm going to pick up the bari horn as soon as possible, and learn to play that. I need to get that arranged soon, I will.
I'm getting a job with a glass blower. I'm going to learn to blow glass and get paid at the same time! It is awesome. He's a great guy.
I've gotten a lot closer to a certain person, they know who they are if they're reading this. So to you, thank you for being you. I'm always here for you. You're amazing and wonderful. Words are not ever enough. See you soon!
Besides all that, there's not much I can write about, except cloverfield. I saw it recently and I'm pretty into it. It's an amazing movie! Whoever hasn't seen it needs to. I dunno, it's so different, and the clover is so crazily scary. see Cloverfield. It's worth it.
I'll try to write more, I'm a busy man!
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