Y Tuesday, December 22, 2009
1:57 am
First post after the holiday journal.Guess what's it about?
ANOTHER HOLIDAY!
Yeah this time it's to Italy with the boys. I don't like the idea of free and easy for 2 whole weeks. Not so much of the security and all that, but you do miss out on a lot of shit, like the history behind the things you see.
Afterall, Italy is a place rich in culture and goes wayyyy back.
And yeah, security is still a concern. A tour leader would be able to watch your back and stuff. I'm still undecided.
I mean it could end up being a cockfest, just that I paid 3k for it and it's in Italy instead of Parkway. Not what I'd like.
Anyway I caught the Avatar movie. Usually I don't like people telling me, or asking me things mid-movie, but the stuff Tim said were freaking hilarious. Avatar ripped WoW off so blatantly!
I mean, the People are basically a cross between a Night Elf and Draenei ROFL. They're blue and have tails like the Draenei, and are freaking tree humpers, ala Night Elves.
Right so it's an enjoyable movie with pretty simple messages. Don't give up hope, be nice, remember the simple things in life. Yeah, you know, like simply just running through and feeling the wind in your face, albeit you don't have a giant mutated Pterodactyl to ride on, nor a horse in which you can connect your nerve endings in your hair to.
But yeah, message is there. Enjoy life simply because you are alive.
What I didn't like was the ending. Fine it is Hollywood and stuff, but still, c'mon! The plot device was just so blase and cliche.
As I've said before. This is Avatar summed up:
Do not mess with the corporates, or only a plot device will save you.
Profit > Tree humping. If the big boys want something done, it's only a matter of time.
So the story might not be that great, but it's enjoyable nonetheless. In the entire 160 minutes of the film, I never felt bored or had time to think about other stuff. It's actually able to enrapture its audience, and few films in recent history can do that for that duration.
The last film that did that, was what, so many years back. Yeah, Tolkien's epic tale. No prizes for guessing.
The 3D stuff though, was nothing short of amazing. A big step up from previous 3D films IMO. I did have gripes with the fact that it was a lot darker with the specs on, which was distracting at first and detracts from the experience at times (Eg. during pan out scenes with huge mountains and waterfalls.) But otherwise it was fantastic. The CGI is top-notch as well. The people and CGI characters fit together on-screen flawlessly.
I nicked my sister's contacts, put up with some light headedness (her power's greater than mine, and she only has astig in 1 eye) and the initial discomfort was damn well worth the trade. If you have contacts, use them because two bulky vision aids just don't work well for your nose bridge, not for 2 hrs and 40 minutes. Tim learned that the hard way and had to wear his 3D specs upside down.
Anyways, here's to a successful holiday to Italy, with or without me.