Ello' Friends,
So I know it has been a few days since I have last posted but I have been a very busy boy (Kinda). Most of my days have been filled with reading, movie watching, shopping, and re-finding my love for the Planet Earth series. I have also been spending more time then usual in the funny little city of Ann Arbor but more to come on this later. So this might be a long one folks. If at any time you choose to stop reading; my feelings wont be hurt (Hell I wont even know).
On Tuesday I watched one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. It involved action, adventure, comedy, and romance in a package that was very well delivered (thats what she said!...damn it). So because of this I have created...
MARCUS' SUPER AMAZING MOVIE REVIEW #1.
Topic: Stardust
Now I need to start this out by saying that I am a sucker for fantasy films. Always have been and always will be. I saw Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of The Ring in theaters twelve times and have been to the midnight release of every single Harry Potter movie to date. So I might be a bit bias.
With that said. The thing I liked about Stardust most was that it was so very well... fantasy movie. From first glance the plot is very cookie cutter. It has a hero who has to go on a journey to save a trapped heroine from an evil witch. I mean that is the bare bones of hundreds of fantasy tales and movies. Yet, Stardust threw in it's own mix and made the story completely fresh.
The hero Tristan is not a noble knight or some great adventurer he is very normal and that is why he is so likable. He makes mistakes, he screws up, and he feels like he could be a real human unlike Frodo or Mr. Potter. What makes him even better is his communication and interactions with the heroine but I don't want to give to much away.
Lastly, this movie does a great job talking about what love really is and points out that many people today probably don't have real love. In fact this movie is so moving in the aspect of eternal love that it gave tears to one of my friends. I will steal one of its quotes to prove my point. In Stardust it is said "My heart... It feels like my chest can barely contain it. Like it's trying to escape because it doesn't belong to me any more. It belongs to you. And if you wanted it, I'd wish for nothing in exchange - no fits. No goods. No demonstrations of devotion. Nothing but knowing you loved me too. Just your heart, in exchange for mine. " In my mind it hits the target right on.
So if your in the mood for a good chuckle and and good movie go rent or buy Stardust. It will leave you asking yourself "Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?" Pointless, really...”Do the stars gaze back?" Now *that's* a question.
Ok, so there we have it Marcus Movie Review number one in the bank. It seems that I am on a fantasy kick this week because I just finished the re-reading the first book in the Chronicals of Narnina series The Magicians Nephew. I counted yesterday and this is the first time I have re-read this book since I first flipped through its pages seven years ago. Man, how much more you catch when you are older. This book blows my mind with the amount of philosophical content that C.S. Lewis put into its chapters. And to think that most people think of it as a children's book! I am hoping to be able to pump through The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe later today. These books really are quick reads which is refreshing from the thousands of pages of text books that have eaten my soul the last few years. Moreover, it stimulates the mind in a way that sitting down and watch three episodes of Frasier could never do. So I recommend people pick them up and let their imagination wander for a little while.
Lastly, I have been feeling odd about many things right now. I am starting to freak out about my Europe trip this summer as I have never been away for so long and knowing that I suck at speaking other languages I can see some really bad situations. Yet, I know that this is something that I need to do and that I am probably just over thinking things. Also, in the last few weeks a number of people have asked me for relationship advise. This blows my mind as I am so confused as to what I want now that I have idea how the thoughts in my head would ever help anybody.
That is all for now.
Not All Who Wander Are Lost.
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You shall not bash the great Frasier and get away with it! No, it wasn't groundbreaking, but it isn't as shallow as you made it out to be. The entire point of the series is that Frasier is so caught up in being so sophisticated that he misses what life is all about, and he slowly learns to change.
Sure, it's no Airwolf, but what is?
-Not all who are lost, wander.
Damnit, make me login to post...what is that crap. Anyway, I just saw your Stardust movie review and I thought it was a pretty good movie. Michelle Pfeiffer had an awesome part in it. Overall I'd say a 4.5/5.
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