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I am sick for like the third time this month, what is this this is ridiculous. :| And it's an actual unpleasant sort of sick, too, not just "wahaha I lost my voice!"
Book:
24. Return to Titanic, Robert D. Ballard with Michael Sweeney
Every so often I spend an afternoon reading about the Titanic, don't ask me why 'cause I don't know, and that is how I found out about this book. Robert D. Ballard was among those who first discovered the Titanic's current location, and this book covers his 2004 return to the site. To be honest, I'm not really surprised to see it only has three stars on Amazon.com. I thought the book would be more about the ship and what's been happening to it at the bottom of the ocean, and there was some of that of course, but there was also a lot of rehashing of info that everyone already knows, and a bunch of boring passages about the equipment they used to explore the ship, and there were definitely not enough pictures, especially since Ballard spends a large chunk of the book arguing for the need to preserve the ship and show it to people not through stolen artifacts in museums but through other, less intrusive methods.
Also, this book made me feel really guilty for enjoying that travelling Titanic museum exhibit as much as I did. :|
Movies, etc.:
53. Shoujo Kakumei Utena, 1997
Oh my god, I finished watching this anime like two weeks ago and I still have no idea what to say about it. It's really interesting and really elegantly animated, and while I agree with the reviewers who've said it could've been about ten episodes shorter, overall I did enjoy watching it. I think my main problem with it was that I felt so let down by the ending. I'd heard multiple times that the ending was supposed to be amazing, so maybe I just built it up too much. But I didn't feel like I was watching the grand conclusion to the series, I felt like I was watching just a regular episode, complete with a whole bunch of stuff that I didn't understand. :| Ugh, even after reading a whole bunch of fan interpretations of this series, there's still so much that I don't understand, and so yeah. I'm really not sure what to say about this one.
54. Watchmen, 2009
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athena_crikey and the_wykydtron made me watch this, although they were also kind enough to tell me when to shield my eyes. haha, I don't know, I just don't like watching violence! I remember once when I was talking about how I thought V For Vendetta was a really violent movie, and all of my friends were like, "Wut." So yeah. x) Anyway anyway, I didn't hate this movie like I expected to, and it definitely takes place in a really interesting world. I liked Rorschach's little speech about how he couldn't ignore the darker deeds of humanity, but overall I'm kind of confused as to why fandom seems to love him so much. Also, this is a little random but: I think it was when we were watching 300 that the_wykydtron pointed out how in Hollywood sex scenes, the focus is always on the woman's face. OMG SO TRUE WITH THIS MOVIE. HELLO MALE GAZE, HOW ARE YOU?
Book:
24. Return to Titanic, Robert D. Ballard with Michael Sweeney
Every so often I spend an afternoon reading about the Titanic, don't ask me why 'cause I don't know, and that is how I found out about this book. Robert D. Ballard was among those who first discovered the Titanic's current location, and this book covers his 2004 return to the site. To be honest, I'm not really surprised to see it only has three stars on Amazon.com. I thought the book would be more about the ship and what's been happening to it at the bottom of the ocean, and there was some of that of course, but there was also a lot of rehashing of info that everyone already knows, and a bunch of boring passages about the equipment they used to explore the ship, and there were definitely not enough pictures, especially since Ballard spends a large chunk of the book arguing for the need to preserve the ship and show it to people not through stolen artifacts in museums but through other, less intrusive methods.
Also, this book made me feel really guilty for enjoying that travelling Titanic museum exhibit as much as I did. :|
Movies, etc.:
53. Shoujo Kakumei Utena, 1997
Oh my god, I finished watching this anime like two weeks ago and I still have no idea what to say about it. It's really interesting and really elegantly animated, and while I agree with the reviewers who've said it could've been about ten episodes shorter, overall I did enjoy watching it. I think my main problem with it was that I felt so let down by the ending. I'd heard multiple times that the ending was supposed to be amazing, so maybe I just built it up too much. But I didn't feel like I was watching the grand conclusion to the series, I felt like I was watching just a regular episode, complete with a whole bunch of stuff that I didn't understand. :| Ugh, even after reading a whole bunch of fan interpretations of this series, there's still so much that I don't understand, and so yeah. I'm really not sure what to say about this one.
54. Watchmen, 2009
athena_crikey and the_wykydtron made me watch this, although they were also kind enough to tell me when to shield my eyes. haha, I don't know, I just don't like watching violence! I remember once when I was talking about how I thought V For Vendetta was a really violent movie, and all of my friends were like, "Wut." So yeah. x) Anyway anyway, I didn't hate this movie like I expected to, and it definitely takes place in a really interesting world. I liked Rorschach's little speech about how he couldn't ignore the darker deeds of humanity, but overall I'm kind of confused as to why fandom seems to love him so much. Also, this is a little random but: I think it was when we were watching 300 that the_wykydtron pointed out how in Hollywood sex scenes, the focus is always on the woman's face. OMG SO TRUE WITH THIS MOVIE. HELLO MALE GAZE, HOW ARE YOU?
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I do this shit too. I swear it's because I was in 7th grade when the movie came out and I became obsessed.
Other obsessions: Tudor era, epidemics, Alcatraz, royalty (generally restricted to the UK but have made occasional forays elsewhere, also especially royalty who went a little kookoo in the coconut), Ancient Egypt, and Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Usually I just spend a couple of hours wiki-surfing but occasionally I will haul ass to the library and research there.
I also saw the travelling exhibition, and while I enjoyed it, it was REALLY expensive here, even for student tickets.
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Oh man, reading about epidemics would freak me out too much. D: But I am down with crazy royals! And yes, I definitely sometimes spend a week or two obsessed with Ancient Egypt.
I luckily had a half-price coupon for the Titanic exhibit, but you're right, I remember a lot of people commenting on how expensive it was. Which is probably something that would annoy the author of the book I read, seeing as how he wants this stuff to be accessible to anyone.
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BECAUSE HE IS AWESOME. Really, yeah, I think it's mostly because he's got a great screen presence, has morals (some of which are HORRIBLE), stands up for what he believes in, and is good looking.
...I don't know why people like him so much in the GN.
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"WHAT!
WHAT!
...
WHAT!!!"
... and I still have not formed a more coherent opinion than that. :D
Also, I dunno, as soon as I figured out it was Rorschach holding that "END IS NIGH" sign, it kind of ruined him for me. I was like, everyone's favourite character in this movie is a crazy protestor like that guy who stands outside UVic all the time with his nonsensical signs? Uhm, kay.
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Re: Rorchach's sign craziness, I dunno, it doesn't really bother me? I see it more as his way to fit in with the crowd and watch stuff than being an accurate reflection of his obsessions. But then I haven't known any sign crazies, so.
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