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shadowkatFinished watching Amsterdam - starring, sigh, a lot of people. But mainly my fav, Christian Bale and Margot Robbie. Also Ana Taylor-Joy, Rami Malek, Robert Deniro, David Washington, Chris Rock, Taylor Swift. Directed by David O'Russel. It's slow, but interesting. Kind of a character piece, with a message?
Now, I'm watching Bale discuss his process and all of his iconic roles - and discovered, he's not a method actor. He doesn't really know what his process is - he's not really had any training, which can be problematic at times. And his accent behind the scenes - often comes and goes, which he finds embarrassing. He loves getting immersed in the characters and telling stories with them. And he just brings lots of different techniques to the filming.
Also, I realized watching him talk (that as himself, not as any particular character) - he reminds me of my brother. He has similar mannerisms, and from the nose up, looks like him.
Amsterdam is okay. My attention kept wandering during it. Not one of David O'Russell or Bale's better films. Or Robbie's for that matter. But I did like the message.
Going to bed soon. Debating whether I want to watch the ball drop. I can't quite express how much I despised 2022. It was a long slog. Or endurance race to the end. And I honestly don't remember much of it, and there's not much I can recount that was positive during it. I cried a lot during this year. Some days that's all I did. Cry. To the point in which I thought I'd never stop.
But through it all, there were people who came through for me. Who helped me. Unexpectedly. My co-workers, not the managers, but the people in the trenches sitting along side me in the cubicles, really surprised me with their kindness. They showed me that they had my back. As did my extended family, who came to my father's funeral with no expectations, and supported myself, my brother, and my mother with their love. Also online, various folks came forward. And Wales was there for me as well.
And through them - I realized what is important. Kindess and Love. It's the theme of Amsterdam. If you have love, and you fight to preserve love and kindness, that makes things worthwhile.
Now, I'm watching Bale discuss his process and all of his iconic roles - and discovered, he's not a method actor. He doesn't really know what his process is - he's not really had any training, which can be problematic at times. And his accent behind the scenes - often comes and goes, which he finds embarrassing. He loves getting immersed in the characters and telling stories with them. And he just brings lots of different techniques to the filming.
Also, I realized watching him talk (that as himself, not as any particular character) - he reminds me of my brother. He has similar mannerisms, and from the nose up, looks like him.
Amsterdam is okay. My attention kept wandering during it. Not one of David O'Russell or Bale's better films. Or Robbie's for that matter. But I did like the message.
Going to bed soon. Debating whether I want to watch the ball drop. I can't quite express how much I despised 2022. It was a long slog. Or endurance race to the end. And I honestly don't remember much of it, and there's not much I can recount that was positive during it. I cried a lot during this year. Some days that's all I did. Cry. To the point in which I thought I'd never stop.
But through it all, there were people who came through for me. Who helped me. Unexpectedly. My co-workers, not the managers, but the people in the trenches sitting along side me in the cubicles, really surprised me with their kindness. They showed me that they had my back. As did my extended family, who came to my father's funeral with no expectations, and supported myself, my brother, and my mother with their love. Also online, various folks came forward. And Wales was there for me as well.
And through them - I realized what is important. Kindess and Love. It's the theme of Amsterdam. If you have love, and you fight to preserve love and kindness, that makes things worthwhile.
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Date: 2023-01-02 07:25 am (UTC)If you have love, and you fight to preserve love and kindness, that makes things worthwhile.
Well said. I totally agree.