Sorry, I have been slacking in the blogging department. I have off tomorrow and then it's the weekend. I promise to return with some new entries...
General: March 2007 Archives
Ok, I did say in an earlier entry how I thought the snow was beautiful. But that was before it was 70°F two days ago. Now look at it...
Yep, thats snow and they're calling for another 6 inches possibly.
When I first saw the trailer for the movie "300," I was blown away by the visuals.
Check out the trailer at
http://300themovie.warnerbros.com/
My husband thought it looked weird. But I thought differently. I thought it was beautiful. I absolutely loved the colors, the stylized scenes that seemed almost painted.
Unlike "Lord of the Rings" where the viewer is made to believe the Middle Earth realm's existence is real, "300" does the opposite. We know it has historical connections, but the presentation is dreamlike and surreal.
My dad, of course, didn't like the look of the movie at all. He commented that, maybe if Hollywood would hire "real" actors who could act, they wouldn't have to rely on computer animation.
My argument is this: "300" is visually stimulating, especially for an artist at heart. And although I've heard mixed reviews on the acting, I still want to see it. And if the acting gets bad enough I'll watch it with the mute on...
