2-HeadedGiraffe: Wow.

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I have seen Wall-E, and it is good.

Mood: Excited


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2-HeadedGiraffe: You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Hungry.

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So I recently saw The Incredible Hulk, or Avengers Preview Movie 2. Seriously, both the endings of this and of Iron Man set up the idea of an Avengers movie. Okay, we get it. You're making an Avengers movie. How many two-hour trailers for it are you going to release?

Seriously, though, it was a rather well-done movie. Contrary to what I'd heard, it wasn't a complete reboot, and at least acknowledged some of the events of the first film even if it retconned some of the details. The presence at one point of the theme (and, so I'm told, the actor) from the original Hulk TV series was a nice touch. At first I thought the whole "Mr. Blue" thing was kind of lame, until the guy I saw the film with (his name's Malkam) explained to me who that character actually was in the comics, which in turn made his last scene in the movie more meaningful. I was aware of the character, but I hadn't known or at least hadn't recognized his name.

Time: 2:50 AM
Water Bottle: Empty
TV: Off


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2-HeadedGiraffe: In Response to A Comment

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David posted the following comment on my post about Prince Caspian:

"I must say, I find it puzzling how a professed atheist
can be such a big fan of C.S. Lewis."

I thought I would make a new post the respond to it for a couple reasons. One, since I posted about the film several days ago, I'm not confident he or anyone else would see the answer. Secondly, I never really posted what I thought about Prince Caspian once I saw it.

First off, and it's a minor thing, I am a professed Agnostic, in that I do not personally believe in a deity, but I also acknowledge that I do not know, nor do I feel any human being knows for sure. God cannot be disproved, and I understand that even my relatively scientific views cannot answer all questions about the world without some problems.

Secondly, C.S. Lewis's work does draw on Christian ideas, but I think it's legitimate fantasy literature regardless of the reader's religion. It is quite possible to read The Chronicles of Narnia as a believer or non-believer in any particular faith. In fact, besides Aslan being a fairly obvious Christ figure, the kind literature is full of, religious images are not extremely obvious and are certainly not overwhelming in Narnia.

Also, I have enjoyed the Bible and other fiction drawing from Christianity as literature. Since I view the Bible as a form of mythology, it's little different from enjoying fiction drawing creatures or concepts from, for example, Greek mythology. As for Christian morals, ideas, etc. they are found in various cultures and much of the morality can be arrived at independently.

As for the film itself, Prince Caspian was every bit as good as the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. In some ways, it was even better, but part of that was that it surprised me more since it's been longer since I've read that book. I meant to reread it before I saw the film, but with schoolwork and everything else, I didn't have a good chance.

Mood: Somewhat Analytical
TV: Star Trek: Voyager
Etc:: Plaid


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2-HeadedGiraffe: Again, I am a Happy Fish

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On July 28th of last year, I discovered the movie version of Prince Caspian would be released...today. In an hour, I'll be watching it.

Mood: Happy
What the Cow Says: Moo


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2-HeadedGiraffe: Fresh Prince of Darkness

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I saw I Am Legend tonight. As good as I'd heard it would be, it's probably the best Will Smith movie I've seen (Jersey Girl doesn't count because, though he's in it, he's not the star). It's dark, sad, and even somewhat scary, with a noticeable portion of humor added to break it up.

-SPOILER WARNING -

My biggest problem with it was that the ending seemed very hopeful; there's the potential for the world to be saved, and it shows up just in time. I love that Smith's character sacrifices himself. That could well have ended the film. At that point, the viewer knows there's hope, but it's still not too optimistic for the situation. Still, the ending is decent, and the rest comes highly recommended.



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