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Best Picture?
Jan. 28th, 2012 06:31 pmWe went to the movies today. My folks went to see The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. The original one rattled me badly enough that I didn't want to see the remake, so I went to see Hugo. And wow. There was a whole lot of magic crammed in there, plus Christopher Lee as a book shop man. Loved that.
It's about dreams and books and magic and creativity and movies. I won't say it was perfect because of one little thing that I always notice, and I only notice it because it's the opposite of what I would do. So many of the conflicts in that movie could've been solved so quickly if ONLY the people involved had explained the situation. I'm an explainer. I like to be sure everyone understands what's going on. It cuts down on the misunderstandings. I have no mystique. I am a full disclosure kinda girl.
Some people yell "Don't go in the basement!" at a movie. I'm more of a "Tell him/her what you need/why you need it/what you're doing! Just explain so they understand! It is not a secret! Just tell!" Every time I complain about that though, someone arches an eyebrow loftily and declares that that would ruin the story. I usually snarl back something about a story that only works as long as it isn't told isn't much of a story, but nevermind.
It was a beautiful movie, it had Christopher Lee and Ben Kingsley in it, and I'm hoping I can see it again before long.
It's about dreams and books and magic and creativity and movies. I won't say it was perfect because of one little thing that I always notice, and I only notice it because it's the opposite of what I would do. So many of the conflicts in that movie could've been solved so quickly if ONLY the people involved had explained the situation. I'm an explainer. I like to be sure everyone understands what's going on. It cuts down on the misunderstandings. I have no mystique. I am a full disclosure kinda girl.
Some people yell "Don't go in the basement!" at a movie. I'm more of a "Tell him/her what you need/why you need it/what you're doing! Just explain so they understand! It is not a secret! Just tell!" Every time I complain about that though, someone arches an eyebrow loftily and declares that that would ruin the story. I usually snarl back something about a story that only works as long as it isn't told isn't much of a story, but nevermind.
It was a beautiful movie, it had Christopher Lee and Ben Kingsley in it, and I'm hoping I can see it again before long.
