| Me talking extensively about why the new Watchmen plot makes sense. |
[Jul. 25th, 2009|05:34 pm] |
B.Y.O.S. (Bring Your Own Squid): The New Storyline
Veidt and Doctor Manhattan are trying to create a renewable energy resource. They are basing their plans off of Manhattan's powers. That's what him and Veidt are doing in that scene where his clones are sexing up Laurie.
Simultaneously, the government knows they are doing this and are concerned. Eddie Blake, who has been their stooge for many years, is put on the case and starts investigating. He makes the connection between Pyramid Whatever and Veidt Industries, and what exactly Veidt is trying to accomplish. Veidt is not a complete idiot, and it doesn't take long for him to realize what Blake's been doing. He takes care of it, if you know what I mean.
Rorschach then jumps to some major conclusions, which I guess is good, because it sets the plot of the film in motion.
"9/11 is a shitty excuse for not giving me a fucking massacre in the streets," says an acne-ridden teen from his mother's basement. "Also, world peace is hella lame and makes no sense in this context."
Veidt destroys several cities, only one of which is New York. Some of the others are Los Angeles, Moscow and Shanghai. Tokyo, too maybe? I don't remember.
In the comic, he transports a giant squid into the middle of the city. The psychic shock (what?) kills everyone, and there is bedlam in the streets. Bodies are piled everywhere, infamously. In the film, Veidt uses Manhattan's explodey powers, and everyone in every city disintegrates. This is shown in the film -- clothes, skin, muscle, skeletons, then nothing. There are no bodies, only rubble and destruction. Manhattan and Laurie transport back into the city and it is shown in ruins.
Several major countries were attacked by something uncontrollable (Doctor Manhattan). In the wake of this tragedy, they come together and the horrors of nuclear war are realized. While most countries were attacked, America was attacked twice (NY + LA), allowing them to be victims as well, despite their connection to Manhattan.
Also everyone thinks that if Manhattan sees the world acting like assholes again, he'll wipe out even more cities, so everyone's really nice to each other. The end.
THIS JUST IN: Entitled geeks make me super angry. Open-minded geeks, however, are invited to come over for punch and pie. |
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| CNN, play this .gif on a loop. |
[Nov. 4th, 2008|08:47 pm] |
PRESIDENT OBAMA
Edit:
Donna texted me, saying, "Barack Obama: the first Hawaiian president."
LOLL |
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| Too famous to live long. |
[Oct. 12th, 2008|02:25 am] |
Hung be the heavens with black, yield day to night!
Comets, importing change of times and states,
Brandish your crystal tresses in the sky,
And with them scourge the bad revolting stars,
That have consented unto Henry's death!
King Henry the Fifth, too famous to live long!
England ne'er lost a king of so much worth.
-- Henry VI, Part 1 (1.1.1-7)
The "and with them scourge the bad revolting stars that have consented unto Henry's death!" is my favorite part. |
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| Don't dream it, be it. |
[May. 14th, 2008|12:48 am] |
Seth Green and Macaulay Culkin in the film Party Monster. Seth's pretty good in it. He's a surprisingly good actor, appropriately over-the-top and not at all Seth Green-y. |
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| Devil got my woman. |
[Apr. 26th, 2008|10:49 pm] |
This is one of my favorite scenes in the movie. She walks out of the bathroom and just stares at her record player, listening to the song. It's universal. Everyone watching knows exactly what she's feeling because we've all had that same experience. |
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| Birthday girl. |
[Jan. 26th, 2008|10:37 am] |
My sister-in-law called me last night sounding really upset. I was confused, as I am not usually the person people go to for comfort. I am the least comforting person ever, probably. I awkwardly asked her what was wrong and she said, "Well, I wanted to surprise you on Monday. We were going to act like we forgot it was your birthday" -- I frowned at this. How mean. -- "and then pop out with Social Distortion tickets for that night." -- HOLY SHIT. -- "But I went get them earlier, and they were sold out."
I am deeply moved even if it didn't come to pass.
They said that I could just pick something else out for us to do. They suggested Rocky Horror Picture Show and I hesitantly agreed. I hate RHPS and all that it entails. They always point the spotlight at me and, despite the fact that I've seen it four million times, I still panic.
I'm going to tell them, though, that I'd rather go to the Aquarium.
-- And have I mentioned how disappointing Ghost Hunters: International is? Jay and Grant aren't even there, it's just Donna being scared of everything and that one Irish dude from the "faerie" episode.
Paranormal State is surprisingly the only thing keeping me sated. They have Native American shape-shifter coyote screaming. That the audience can actually HEAR. That's more than GH ever gave us. |
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| This is me being hateful. |
[Jan. 17th, 2008|02:25 pm] |
Jonah Goldberg was on "The Daily Show" last night. And just. I heard his name and I literally screeched, and clawed at my face. No lie.
I know him through his work at the LA Times. Every week I had to write a response to his column in my english class. The one that sticks out the most being his OpEd on parody news shows.
Let me tell you something. Goldberg is that guy that's always all, "Well, you know. If you think about it, then blah blah blah. Hurr, hurr, hurr," and is very smug and sort of arrogant, though you don't know for the life of you WHY.
In the article, he spent three quarters of a page denouncing "fake" news programs, which. There are only like, three to my knowledge. Two and a half, maybe. (Daily Show, Colbert Report, and uh, Weekend Update?) He thinks it's all just a ploy to grab younger audiences. Which, hey, kind of like his article, right?
He must've gotten over that, though, seeing as he decided to go on that "stratagem" for a show in promotion of his new book (Liberal Fascism). He was a huge douche, though, so. CONGRATS, JONAH. Now we all hate you, not just me. |
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