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Come On, Brothers, Let's Go Down
Nov. 3rd, 2003 08:59 am
According to a dear friend who shall remain nameless, the common greeting of "Hey there, all..." is hideously Eeyorish and I should open up entries with something else. I'm never good at common greetings or endings, because I hate saying the same thing all the time. Since I'm an all-or-nothing person, I tend to fall into the very patterns I dislike so much if I can't think of a worthy alternative. Heck, I end my Changeling games with "...and that's a story for another time." How cheesy can you get? :)
Anyway, maybe I'll just dive right in to the entries from now on.
The weekend was mostly good. :) Went to see Brother Bear on Saturday, followed by a home movie showing of 28 Days Later (what a double feature!), and then went to see Brother Bear *again* on Sunday. Heh, I guess you could tell I liked the movie. :)
It's very, very painfully Disney, but if you're willing to accept that it's really a gem of a movie. When I first entered the whole furry fandom thing I was absolutely taken with the idea of shape-changing. Now, I guess because of my distaste for most were communities and a lot of things I find on TSA or Transfur.com (one too many cow tfs with udders prominently displayed, methinks), I'd gotten away from that, and into a more...humanist take on the subject.
Brother Bear brought back the wonder of change that I had lost, and that in and of itself makes it tremendously worthwhile. Though the Native American leanings were a tad bit New Agey they had obviously done their homework and the second time around I caught a lot of little things that I had missed last time; I don't know if the shamanic ideas presented were exactly accurate or not, but it provided the springboard from which to jump headlong into the idea. And I think I will. :)
Personal biases aside, it was surprisingly moving for such a sappy movie. The fact that there was no real villain (almost everyone's said this by now, but it's worth repeating) is a really awesome step to me; it presents a much more understanding view of life for children, and teaches sympathy even to people who would normally be viewed as enemies with no redeeming factors. I actually...well, cried, over Denahi's frustrations at the log; you *know* he's really a good person, but his sadness is motivating him to do things that just aren't cool.
The tf scenes were amazing, especially the first one. The artistry that they presented the spiritual world with was just capital, and probably the most amazing things about the movie. :)
The big downfall, I think, was Phil Collins. I like the guy, really I do, but god-damn if having a cheesy little pop song every 20 minutes doesn't get annoying. The soundtrack actually took the punch out of a lot of scenes because the songs covered it with so much syrup. The 'theme from Brother Bear' song on top of Kenai's confession damned near ruined the scene for me, and there were several moments like that. The same thing happened with Spirit (that horse movie) and Bryan Adams. Let the art and the dialogue speak for itself. We don't need Grammy-award winning artists to telegraph moods to us. :P
Anyways, despite that little gripe, it's a wonderful movie. Go see it on that alone, even if the fact that 2D animation has a sketchy future (at best) is an extra motivating factor.
Ramadan gets easier all the time; it's taken only about four or five days for me to get into the habit of it, and now I don't even really think about it unless I'm reminding friends why I can't go out to eat with them just yet. ;) I've also learned a thing or two, but I don't have time to get into that just now.
I have to run and catch a bus. Work, you know.
Anyway, maybe I'll just dive right in to the entries from now on.
The weekend was mostly good. :) Went to see Brother Bear on Saturday, followed by a home movie showing of 28 Days Later (what a double feature!), and then went to see Brother Bear *again* on Sunday. Heh, I guess you could tell I liked the movie. :)
It's very, very painfully Disney, but if you're willing to accept that it's really a gem of a movie. When I first entered the whole furry fandom thing I was absolutely taken with the idea of shape-changing. Now, I guess because of my distaste for most were communities and a lot of things I find on TSA or Transfur.com (one too many cow tfs with udders prominently displayed, methinks), I'd gotten away from that, and into a more...humanist take on the subject.
Brother Bear brought back the wonder of change that I had lost, and that in and of itself makes it tremendously worthwhile. Though the Native American leanings were a tad bit New Agey they had obviously done their homework and the second time around I caught a lot of little things that I had missed last time; I don't know if the shamanic ideas presented were exactly accurate or not, but it provided the springboard from which to jump headlong into the idea. And I think I will. :)
Personal biases aside, it was surprisingly moving for such a sappy movie. The fact that there was no real villain (almost everyone's said this by now, but it's worth repeating) is a really awesome step to me; it presents a much more understanding view of life for children, and teaches sympathy even to people who would normally be viewed as enemies with no redeeming factors. I actually...well, cried, over Denahi's frustrations at the log; you *know* he's really a good person, but his sadness is motivating him to do things that just aren't cool.
The tf scenes were amazing, especially the first one. The artistry that they presented the spiritual world with was just capital, and probably the most amazing things about the movie. :)
The big downfall, I think, was Phil Collins. I like the guy, really I do, but god-damn if having a cheesy little pop song every 20 minutes doesn't get annoying. The soundtrack actually took the punch out of a lot of scenes because the songs covered it with so much syrup. The 'theme from Brother Bear' song on top of Kenai's confession damned near ruined the scene for me, and there were several moments like that. The same thing happened with Spirit (that horse movie) and Bryan Adams. Let the art and the dialogue speak for itself. We don't need Grammy-award winning artists to telegraph moods to us. :P
Anyways, despite that little gripe, it's a wonderful movie. Go see it on that alone, even if the fact that 2D animation has a sketchy future (at best) is an extra motivating factor.
Ramadan gets easier all the time; it's taken only about four or five days for me to get into the habit of it, and now I don't even really think about it unless I'm reminding friends why I can't go out to eat with them just yet. ;) I've also learned a thing or two, but I don't have time to get into that just now.
I have to run and catch a bus. Work, you know.
