RE: The Last Movie You Watched
December 1, 2019 at 12:05 am
(This post was last modified: December 1, 2019 at 12:06 am by Rev. Rye.)
So, on Black Friday, I went to the movie theatre for what I'm fairly certain is the first time in a year to see JoJo Rabbit, and, honestly, I loved it. The only real flaws I can think of are that, well, the running gag of JoJo being treated as having a deformity after his grenade accident when it's just some bruises on his clothed areas and some facial scars doesn't quite make sense, mostly because of the long-standing German tradition of mensur, where students fenced (with swords with proper blades, mind you), often with the express purpose of coming out with a scar that looks just like JoJo's. Indeed, many wore these weird masks that made them look like insects with compound eyes and a beak (and also a throat guard), but which left the rest of the face vulnerable for some wicked scars which they could sew back together badly for something impressive and prominent. Then again, further research shows that, against my expectations, the Nazis actually banned it in 1935. Well, that and the fact that Elsa is barefoot for her first two scenes and then wears these thick wool socks for the rest of her scenes, which just seems a bit pointless. But that's just me. At least Thomasin McKenzie was 18 when her scenes were shot (and now to wait for the screenshots to be on Wikifeet.)
Also, I'm currently watching The Legend of 1900 and I'm currently loving it. Just, fuck, man, once you get past the conceit of a man born on 1 January 1900, named 1900, who spends his entire 45 years of life on a cruise ship and becomes a piano prodigy, it's a heartbreaking film, and as an underpubished writer of short stories living on the autism spectrum, I find myself relating a lot to 1900. And sometimes, I love how much of a troll he can be:
And later this week in the Deep Hurting Project, well, I've got three Christmas films to cover for the Project, and I intend to get them all out of the way this month. The first one (which will be in a few days): Elf Bowling: The Movie. (The other two, to come later in the month: Christmas in the West Edmonton Mall Wonderland and A Christmas Story 2.)
Also, I'm currently watching The Legend of 1900 and I'm currently loving it. Just, fuck, man, once you get past the conceit of a man born on 1 January 1900, named 1900, who spends his entire 45 years of life on a cruise ship and becomes a piano prodigy, it's a heartbreaking film, and as an underpubished writer of short stories living on the autism spectrum, I find myself relating a lot to 1900. And sometimes, I love how much of a troll he can be:
And later this week in the Deep Hurting Project, well, I've got three Christmas films to cover for the Project, and I intend to get them all out of the way this month. The first one (which will be in a few days): Elf Bowling: The Movie. (The other two, to come later in the month: Christmas in the West Edmonton Mall Wonderland and A Christmas Story 2.)
Comparing the Universal Oneness of All Life to Yo Mama since 2010.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.