Spoiler Warning!

Last night I went to see Watchmen with Varian and Jessica. I was a little worried because I had heard that it was a horribly gory film with sex all over it.

Yes, it was gory. Yes, there were a few sex scenes. Would I recommend it to my teenagers? Not on your life.

But for those who are of the age and maturity to decide what they will and won't watch for themselves, I would like to point out some things.

What makes this movie is the development of the characters.

Dr. Manhattan: I really wanted to like this character more than I ended up liking him. He is a nice glowy blue color. Yes, he walks around naked, but it isn't that big of a part of the movie. I was honestly more interested in what was happening in the scene than I was in checking out his bits. He is basically all powerful, or at the very least has the powers of destruction and creation. He is considered"god-like" by many people in the film, but has his failings. He has become distanced from humanity because of his super powers.

Rorshach: A nut job who stands by his convictions. He is certain that some things are just plain wrong, and he is right about that, but in his efforts to stop the evils he perpetuates others himself.

Night Owl: The loveable dorky guy. He needs to face his fears in order to once again become the hero he once was. I don't love Patrick Wilson, the actor who plays this character, but I do find that this is my favorite character. He wants to do right and help people, but is much more content living a normal life. It is clear however, in the end that for him to truly live he has to embrace his past in order to save the present and forge a future.

Ozymandias: I called him out as the villain within seconds of him being on the screen. Although, his villainy is contestable, he is the character that would be labeled the villain if this film were more black and white, but he says he does what he does out of a desire to save the world, so it does address the concept of how one person's hero is anothers villain.


I ended up liking the film way more than I was anticipating.

I really want to be deep and insightful today, but I really don't have anything deep or insightful in my head.

Lets see...

Lately I have written a couple blogs that I haven't posted. Mostly because I think they are stupid, but some because I can't handle being that vulnerable, and at least one where I was writing out of anger and it would be wrong of me to post it.

I am excited for the Women's Retreat. I feel more than ever before that I NEED this weekend.

I have two entries so far in my decorate Stacey's door contest, when it is all over I will post pictures.

Yesterday in my Terror and Totalitarianism class we started watching a film called One Day in September. It is about the terrorist attacks at the Munich Olympics. It is very interesting and exceedingly sad. At one point it hit me really hard and I actually contemplated stepping out of the room.

I have an entertaining/befuddling situation with a friend that could escalate into a nightmare. I hope it doesn't. In fact that is something y'all could pray for if you felt so inclined.

there is just a few snippets of my life lately...

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Last night I went to see The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. It is the story of a boy whose father is a soldier for the Nazi regime and he moves his family out to one of the concentration camps. Without ruining the story I can tell you that it looks at children's perceptions of the war, that David Thewlis is in it, and while he is the boys Nazi father, I do not hate him, so I think he did well with the role. Stacee Lianna went to go see it with me, and I warned her that it is a crying movie, and that it is indeed.

It really makes you think about how Germany had to portray their dehumanization of the Jews and how not all Germans agreed with Hitler's ideologies.

While I think there were some ways in which it could have been done differently, I do feel the film was sucessful in its portrayal.

I am very happy with the final shot, and if they had changed that shot it would've detracted from the story greatly.

Halloween Movies

In case anyone was wondering, I LOVE Halloween movies... Almost as much as I LOVE Christmas movies.

I want to have a Halloween movie day
and watch:

The Worst Witch

House of Villains

The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

The Garfield Halloween Special

Anything else from childhood that is Halloweenish....