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Saturday, May 27, 2006
Sorry, "X3." The big deal with respect to this movie, at least for Halifax, is Ellen Page. I won't spoil the movie for those of you who want to see it, but something happened in the theatre that made me think: Why do audiences laugh at (what I consider) inappropriate moments? So Ellen Page's character, who looks to be about 14, is in the midst of rescuing this special mutant, etc. etc. with large, hirsute and nominally unstoppable 'Juggernaut' in close pursuit with murderous intention. She manages to stop him for a minute using her power (walk through things, though I think that being able to sit through things would be a really useful power) and he says, "Don't you know who I am? I'm the Juggernaut, bitch!" Instant laughter.
It reminds me of when I saw "Gladiator" in Paris. The audience clapped when Russell Crow stabbed somebody they didn't like, e.g. the very bad emperor who wanted to sleep with his sister. Can you help but think that movie audiences are very, well, Roman?
DMH*
*THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS POST ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR AND DO NOT REFLECT SARAH'S VIEWS, THE VIEWS OF HER EMPLOYER OR HER IMMEDIATE FAMILY.
It reminds me of when I saw "Gladiator" in Paris. The audience clapped when Russell Crow stabbed somebody they didn't like, e.g. the very bad emperor who wanted to sleep with his sister. Can you help but think that movie audiences are very, well, Roman?
DMH*
*THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS POST ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR AND DO NOT REFLECT SARAH'S VIEWS, THE VIEWS OF HER EMPLOYER OR HER IMMEDIATE FAMILY.
# posted by Spot @ 9:13 a.m.
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Wednesday, May 24, 2006
So since Sarah just DOESN'T HAVE TIME to update her blog, I'll do it for her (seeing as how mine is so up to date). And if she doesn't like it she can change it herself.
In recent news, Sarah works all the time at a certain law firm in Halifax now known by an acronym that means "to bite down hard." Also, Thursday is her birthday. She will be twenty-four. The plan is to go out to dinner and, on the following day, catch the premiere of "X-Men 3" or whatever they're calling it.
More later, I'm sure.
DMH
In recent news, Sarah works all the time at a certain law firm in Halifax now known by an acronym that means "to bite down hard." Also, Thursday is her birthday. She will be twenty-four. The plan is to go out to dinner and, on the following day, catch the premiere of "X-Men 3" or whatever they're calling it.
More later, I'm sure.
DMH
# posted by Spot @ 12:36 p.m.
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