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Thoughts and Ramblings on the Weekend
Jan. 26th, 2004 12:22 pmHad a lovely, if somewhat frigid, outting Saturday with my friend J. We met at Inakas, a local Japanese restaurant, wandered to B&N, sampled the magazines, then off to see the movie Monster at the
Pavillion. The Pavillion or as I refer to it in my head the lavender palace, has lavender velvet seats. I kid you not, the seats are actually upholstered in rose lavender.
Prior to seeing MONSTER, I'd read a review on it in Premiere Magazine, Premiere did not like the movie. The reviewer described the depiction of Aileen Wuornous, the anti-hero of the flick, as being a tad on the valorous side. Interesting.
Did I agree? Not completely. Unlike the reviewer, I realized that the director/writer, Patty Jenkins, had made the decision to show the story completely through the eyes of Aileen Wuornuos and partly through the point of view of her lesbian lover, Shelby. As a result, Wuornous is bound to come across a tad more valorous than she would if we were looking at her from a more indivisible perspective. Lets face it, the villain does *not* see themselves as the villian, they see themselves as the hero. (Wholeheartedly agree with Whedon's view on this - as stated in commentary on Firefly.) That said? Neither J nor I liked the movie very much.
( Monster Spoilers and Review )
After the flick, we wandered off to discuss at the local Two Boots, for pizza and hot cider (spiked with Grand Marinia (sp?). No we did not have peanut butter pie - too rich.
Then the subway ride home. Which normally only takes 15 minutes and is nothing to write about.
Sat night? Heh. Took an hour and 1/2. I had to go around robin hood's barn basically to get home. ( The Subway Ride From Hell )
Oh, one more thing - there's a great essay by superplin on BTVS S7 over at http://teaattheford.net/viewpost.php?id=12944, it actually made me appreciate Storyteller, my least favorite episode of the series. It's about the power of words.
Pavillion. The Pavillion or as I refer to it in my head the lavender palace, has lavender velvet seats. I kid you not, the seats are actually upholstered in rose lavender.
Prior to seeing MONSTER, I'd read a review on it in Premiere Magazine, Premiere did not like the movie. The reviewer described the depiction of Aileen Wuornous, the anti-hero of the flick, as being a tad on the valorous side. Interesting.
Did I agree? Not completely. Unlike the reviewer, I realized that the director/writer, Patty Jenkins, had made the decision to show the story completely through the eyes of Aileen Wuornuos and partly through the point of view of her lesbian lover, Shelby. As a result, Wuornous is bound to come across a tad more valorous than she would if we were looking at her from a more indivisible perspective. Lets face it, the villain does *not* see themselves as the villian, they see themselves as the hero. (Wholeheartedly agree with Whedon's view on this - as stated in commentary on Firefly.) That said? Neither J nor I liked the movie very much.
( Monster Spoilers and Review )
After the flick, we wandered off to discuss at the local Two Boots, for pizza and hot cider (spiked with Grand Marinia (sp?). No we did not have peanut butter pie - too rich.
Then the subway ride home. Which normally only takes 15 minutes and is nothing to write about.
Sat night? Heh. Took an hour and 1/2. I had to go around robin hood's barn basically to get home. ( The Subway Ride From Hell )
Oh, one more thing - there's a great essay by superplin on BTVS S7 over at http://teaattheford.net/viewpost.php?id=12944, it actually made me appreciate Storyteller, my least favorite episode of the series. It's about the power of words.
