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"What Have I Got? Two Words: Mon. Tage."
Sunday, December 13, 2009 @ 8:48 PM
Dear World,
How are you this week? I hope the holiday season is treating you nicely. We're running out of 2009 quite quickly now with but a scant few weeks left in the year. Its odd how it can simultaneously feel as though time is standing still and as if the hours are rushing by. It really does feel as if it was just a day or two ago that I last wrote to you all. Somehow more than a week has indeed slipped by almost unnoticed by me. I need to buckle down and get those lyrics written. And its not even as though I'm attempting procrastination, it just gets swept aside without me even noticing it. Not tonight though. No no, not tonight. I'm gonna finish that song dammit, you'll see! Even if it means pushing a few other things to the side that I have in waiting. What are those things? Well those are for me to know and you not to ; ) Don't worry, you'll find out something someday soon.
I feel as though I have much to discuss with you this week and yet the words stall on the tip of my fingers. Let's see. I have some renewed vitriol in me for the Star Wars prequel trilogy. I can appreciate the storyline that Mr. Lucas attempted to convey through those films but the movies themselves were just complete disasters. For example, let's take The Empire Strikes Back, the movie that in my opinion is far and away the best out of all the Star Wars movies. What did George Lucas do for that movie? He came up with the storyline. He didn't write the script. He didn't direct it. How about the prequel trilogy? He wrote and directed all three. The fact that he did the same for Episode IV which is somehow not terrible is a mystery. Am I being too hard on him? Yes, probably. However, I think this comes down to artists, whether they're film makers, musicians, or authors that get to a level of success and think they can do it all on their own. Well ok, there are some exceptions like Clint Eastwood who wrote the music for, directed, and starred in Million Dollar Baby but, well, he's special. Collaboration is a good thing. For musicians, the difference between a great record and an average record can come down to the right producer that can push a band to greatness. Anyway, I've gone way off on a tangent here haven't I? I'm sorry.
There is some good news out there in the world though seeing as the San Diego Chargers have somehow pulled it together to keep this little win streak alive against a very dangerous Dallas Cowboys team. And since Denver lost today, things are looking very well for our hopes at the playoffs. What a turn around for us. And dare I say, it involved quite a bit of luck since even with our record, if Denver had kept up like they did the first six games, we'd never stand a chance. Could this finally be the year our Chargers make it to the Super Bowl? I think they deserve it. Don't you?
In other news, the new Disney movie, The Princess and the Frog has come out and while I have yet to see it, I promise you that I will. Even if solely to give money to Disney in hopes that they'll realize that hand-animated movies are still viable in this age of computers. Don't get me wrong, Pixar makes some mighty fine movies (this year's UP was their best since Finding Nemo as far as I'm concerned) but I think it would be a mistake to leave behind the legacy they built over the decades. Just think about how empty our childhoods would have been without movies like The Little Mermaid or The Lion King. Wouldn't it be sad to grow up in a world devoid of Disney movies and their amazing songs? So do your part. Help the cause. Go see The Princess and the Frog and hope its not the last hand drawn movie Disney makes. Because if it is, all hope for beautiful and amazing animated movies would fall on the shoulders of Studio Ghibli and while they're mighty capable of magic, I don't think their movies connect with American audiences in quite the same way as Disney Classics do, wouldn't you agree?
See? I can be cheery sometimes. Yes I may rant about George Lucas but then I sing the praises of Disney. It kind of evens out, doesn't it? I wonder what Avatar will be like? Will it be the industry changing event James Cameron thinks it is or will it be another big budget disappointment? I must say that the previews remind me a bit too much of the opening minutes of Revenge of the Sith. Hopefully he'll have a good story and good dialog and characters to back up all the high tech visuals. The man made Aliens. I have faith in him. The day Aliens is release on Blu-Ray will be a day worthy of the most epic kind of celebration imaginable.
Anything else to cover? I do not believe so. Ok yes, let's leave it this for now. I'm sure by this time next week we shall have more to discuss, yes? Yes. And as always, I've left you title to figure out. What is it in reference to this time? I dunno. Good luck!
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