I was a bachelor this weekend, and I forgot how boring that can be. I ended up watching 3 movies in 3 days, and they got better as they went.
Friday night - 300. My favorite part of this movie was after it was over. And that's not intended to be a joke, but if you think its funny feel free to laugh. After watching this movie a few things donned on me. First, the movie is almost cartoonish, but its for a reason. It is the legend of a king of Sparta, and the entire movie feels like someone is telling you a story that is a bit fanciful. It felt like the time I read Beowulf in high school. Not even a little realistic, but probably the average embellishment that takes place over the generations. The battles were... over rated, but I felt like too much of the content of the movie was battle, where as in great movies like Gladiator, the battles take place around the story.
Saturday night - Walk the Line. I forgot how good this movie is. The soundtrack is wonderful, and the story is captivating. You root so hard for Johnny, even though for a while he does nothing right. He was a great man, and truly knew what it meant to have life, more abundantly.
Sunday Afternoon - LOTR Return of the King. Another classic. Tolkien was obviously a genius. Peter Jackson perfectly captured Middle Earth in New Zealand, and the cast made me really believe it. The inward struggle and outward struggle that Frodo goes through is gripping. I'm not sure if the ring is supposed to represent Sin, but if it does, I love that illustration.
Wife should be home shortly, back to reality!
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Monday, March 02, 2009
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey died today. I was always a fan, and he will be missed, even though I didn't hear much of him recently. The way that man, would deliver a story could make even Bella's life seem interesting. Two phrases will be forever linked in my head to Paul Harvey. The first one is, I'm Paul Harvey... Good Day. And the second is, "and now you know... the rest, of the story"
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