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The To-Smite List: Antigone
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011. In order to attain any heights in what one does, one must stand on the shoulders of giants. Considering many of the great writers became great by studying their predecessors, I figure it's about time to delve into some of the ol' Greek classics to see what all the hubbub is about. I started with Antigone. Was the last of Sophocles' Theban plays. Perhaps if I read Oedipus Rex. And Oedipus at Colonus. I may come to appreciate this classic much more. In So Many Words.
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The To-Smite List: June 2011
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Monday, June 27, 2011. Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles. Once in a while, a film stirs you. It cuts right through the daily charade and reopens your heart to a sense of human goodness. I have just sat paralyzed through the entire credit reel of Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles. Trying to process the beauty of it. So much of how I gauge what I watch comes from aesthetics and technique, but the beauty of this piece is in its humanity. Mr Takata makes the sudden decision to fulfill his son's promise.
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The To-Smite List: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? My only exposure to Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? I give Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles. In So Many Words. This section has moved! Call the gas and power companies. I subsist on the Drowzee diet. View my complete profile. Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? In the Loop (The Screenplay). El Camino de Santiago de Compostela. 165728 / $3500.00.
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The To-Smite List: Avatar (The Screenplay)
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Monday, May 9, 2011. For someone constantly striving to hone world building skills, there are certain resources that tower above the others in terms of usefulness. Up near the top, with a respectful nod to Tolkien of course, is Avatar. Rises from its visual elements, but in order to spawn such breathtaking cinematography, the foundation had to first be laid in print. Examining this foundation has been very enlightening, and even inspiring, on the following levels. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The To-Smite List: Y Tu Mamá También
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Sunday, June 26, 2011. Y Tu Mamá También. There is a joke called "The Aristocrats." It reminds me of this film. At the core of Y Tu Mamá También. Is the theme of freedom: sexual freedom, marital freedom, financial freedom, freedom to do with one's body whatever the hell one wants with whatever the hell one can find. It is the sexual odyssey of two privileged, crass, and hormonal teens, who see themselves as utterly free, yet know nothing of true freedom. To look at this film shallowly is to be offended b...
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The To-Smite List: April 2011
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Monday, April 25, 2011. The story demands that the audience look at the grander picture, which explains the nearly three-hour run time and the seemingly endless exposition. I enjoyed the character development, the stories that gave us depth without forcing us into thrills and spills. I enjoyed Dr. Manhattan's existential battles (Is anything really worth saving? Thursday, April 21, 2011. Left me feeling sad and sentimental. How did it do that? There is much to be learned from an Oscar-nominated screenplay.
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The To-Smite List: October 2010
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Beyond Good and Evil. Having concluded reading Beyond Good and Evil. I here present the final excerpts and shall proceed with a wrap-up in the subsequent post:. There are master morality. It is the powerful who understand. It may be understood as the consequence of an immense atavism that even now the ordinary man still always waits. For an opinion about himself and then instinctively submits to that—but by no means only a 'good' opinion; also a bad and unfair one (consid...
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The To-Smite List: February 2011
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Saturday, February 12, 2011. I could watch this movie again and again. I haven't had so much nonstop fun watching a movie in a long while. Jack Black has a tendency to get a little extreme in some of his roles, but in this case, he really brought Po, the fanboy panda, to life. The set design in Kung Fu Panda. Is strikingly beautiful. The monastery, high in the hills (a la the karsts. Wednesday, February 9, 2011. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. That I wasn't too keen how it devolved into a video game and wou...
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The To-Smite List: Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
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Monday, June 27, 2011. Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles. Once in a while, a film stirs you. It cuts right through the daily charade and reopens your heart to a sense of human goodness. I have just sat paralyzed through the entire credit reel of Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles. Trying to process the beauty of it. So much of how I gauge what I watch comes from aesthetics and technique, but the beauty of this piece is in its humanity. Mr Takata makes the sudden decision to fulfill his son's promise.
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