Movies.

[pacificpikachu]

I saw Where the Wild Things Are on Friday evening, and I feel like I'm still sort of speechless and unsure what to say about it. And I mean that in a good way. I was amazed by how raw, intense, and emotional it was, and how honest. It seemed to affect me on some level I can't even articulate--some strange level that is almost as visceral as it is emotional. I suppose I was expecting something exuberant--somewhat light, I suppose, with only undertones of being profound--and instead it was quite heavy and fraught with tension and passion and pain. It was not gimmicky, there was no simple moral to the story, and I felt it was more indicative of real childhood than perhaps any other film I can think of. It was a bizarre film, and a wonderful one. It was certainly not flawless, but nonetheless I felt like there wasn't really anything I would want changed. I want to see it again, but not yet. Not for a few weeks, at least, as I'm not sure I want to go through something that tumultuous again for a while, as it is sort of strangely unsettling and I feel as though I need to settle again before seeing it again. It resonated with me.

The girl sitting next to me SOBBED through the entire last fifteen minutes. Not that I blame her, but it was a tiny bit annoying, especially because the same girl laughed at just about everything even remotely amusing that happened and chattered to her friend next to her. That kind of kept me from getting as sucked into and mesmerized by the movie as I could have been, as it unwillingly grounded me in the movie theater. Hopefully next time the audience will be a little quieter.

I also saw Capitalism: A Love Story, and that was rather maddening and eye-opening! I found the overall messages of it to be interesting, thoughtful, and empowering, and it gives me hope that perhaps--just perhaps--things can really change so the country is better for more people. I can't really expound upon this, as I don't feel particularly politically brained tonight and don't want to go spouting about political things when I'm not in the mood to be doing that, but regardless I enjoyed it and found it enlightening, as well as entertaining. If you're thinking of seeing it, you should do so! Even if you disagree with some of the points or ideas it presents, I think most people would sympathize with the overall message of the movie.

Tomorrow evening, Nevada Theater is doing a screening of The Cove, so I'm going to attempt to drag anyone along who is willing to come! If you're in Nevada City area, you should definitely come along. It's a downright amazing documentary and deserves to be seen by as many people as possible.

Planning on hanging out with Makayla tomorrow as well, and I have art to do and a project to work on and bird cages to clean, and so on.

LOL, I currently have CC on my chest and the two corgis sprawled out right next to me. So wonderful. ♥

On a silly and totally awesome note, I discovered there's going to be a corgi fair in Dixon on November 8th. I'M SO THERE. I'm going to take a million pictures and possibly squee myself to death. If anyone wants to come and enjoy all the short-legged fluffy-butt dogs with me, you're quite welcome to join me!

Oh, and does anyone going to Yaoi-Con have a room scorpio_alice and I could stay in? I don't want to book a room just for two of us, and Aubrey isn't going this year. :/ We'll chip in our fair share monetarily, we're very considerate roommates, don't mind sleeping on the floor (I have these nice, comfy little mattress thingies I can bring for us), and we're fun to be around! Also, we'll bring food! If not, I do have back-up plans, but I'd rather not because it involves rooming with people who have flaked out on me before and can be kind of bothersome to deal with. Just let me know if you wouldn't mind adding two people to your room. We'll make sure you don't regret it at all!

Comments

[kirarakim.livejournal.com]

I am planning on seeing Where the Wild Things are this Thursday. It got mixed reviews from the critics so I am glad to hear you really liked it.

[crimson-angel02.livejournal.com]

I liked it but actually found it to be rather depressing really. :/ I took my 11 year old sister with me and even she said what a sad movie it was. (She's a big fan of the book) I know that there were quite a few kids in the theater that actually looked bored at it too.

Either way I think Spike Jonze did a fantastic job on this. Showing that you can make good movies at of children's books. (Not all of them have to turn out like the Cat in the Hat) My only gripe is that I wished that they had found another voice actor for Carrol since whenever he spoke all I could think of was Tony Saprano. ^^;

[libraire.livejournal.com]

I agree with what you said about the movie. In how subdued the story itself was it has a lot of impact? It's really strong, in a way. There's nothing to it, when you think about it, but it still leaves a mark.

A lot of people don't seem to have gotten the feel of the movie, though, so it isn't getting good reviews. :/ It bothers me because sure, it's not flawless, but a movie powerful like it was while yet being simple is very rare, and takes talent. It was about TRUE childhood, not magic and flowers and rainbows and always happy times.

[pacificpikachu.livejournal.com]

Oh, good! Let me know what you think of it! :)

I do think it's the sort of movie that one will either love or dislike, so the mixed reviews don't surprise me.

[kiikii-usagi.livejournal.com]

Hrm. If it got such a great review from you I guess I should make an effort to go see Where the Wild Things Are.

As for Yaoi-Con, seeing as I've come into a bit of money (yay for 8 months of back-pay), I've been considering going down for it. I've just been trying to gauge how much school-work I'll be looking at around that time before really making plans. If you just need another roomie to split the cost with to make it more affordable I suppose I could plan to go down with you. I might even be able to finagle a four roomie out of my house-mates (depending on their schedules and finances).