Saturday, May 01, 2010

It just naturally wasn't that emotional, was just very...itself.

So, once again America has made an eejit of itself.
Watched 2012 yesterday.
I thought it would be better.
There was too much disaster, the special effects were too over the top.
And obviously the story line sucked, but that's normal.
Other things that annoyed me were ... how come the hotshots never discover that the Earth is coming to an end or is in big danger and why don't the hotshots ever believe when some randomer tells them something about it.
Also the relationship between the "scientist" and the president's daughter... well, that was a big yawn, so predictable.
And how the main group of people got away from everything just at the last second. They were like a like a cheesy bunch of Steven Segals.
And I don't know what is going on in America or the film people of America, but their heart-felt, sincere and beautiful is cheesy, over the top and cringy.
I understand that they wanted their president to be like this crazy ass noble man in the film and the damn family to be like the bestest and the most rolemodelest family in the history, but it's just disgusting!
How cheesy can one get? Well, okay I'll give 2012 a lil' break, cause Glee is cheesier, but while the family was having big American cheesy family moments, the others (who  were supposed to be cold and stupid in the film) were rational and knew what needs to be done and did it.
Like what kind of a normal human being lets their child help them out with a jammed massive gate underwater? An American does.
Anyway, the film was very very cheesy and ridiculous.
Me and K were betting that the damn president would still be alive when the boat thingy let the people out.
We thought he'd be standing there and go, "Hahaa, April fool!".
Or more realistically we thought Ashton Kutcher will jump out with cameramen and go, "You just got punk'd!" to the people.


I mean, it would have been proper American then.
Yeah, I cannot stand these terrible overly American films.
If you want to praise your nation, keep the film in your damn precious nation. No need to make the others look stupid, no need to prove something's positive worth by revealing something else's flaws.
Anyway, I'm not anti-American, just against these stupid films.

We also watched The Soloist (which I believe is also an American film, but) - was very good.
I thought I'd like the music in the film, but the story was actually really good.
Kind of scary.


Mental illnesses are very scary.
Well, one of the lead characters suffers from schizophrenia.
The illness attack scenes were a bit disturbing to me.
Anyway, brilliant film, I'll give it a 4 out of 5.
It wasn't as emotional as I would have liked, but I guess it just naturally wasn't that emotional, was just very...itself.

Yeah, me and K had a little chat after the film.
Talked about the weirdos we know.

Yeah, that's about it.
The weather has been weird lately.
I think I could actually hear thunder yesterday, which is very rare in Ireland.
Most of the times it just rains wihtout any warning.
Well, it just rains too often to give a warning, you can predict it yourself.

Oh and I think my computer's a bit fucked up, it just switches itself off.
Hope it doesn't happen when I'm palying the Sims.
Oh, I thought of actually writing a story using Sims, but...nah.
I still haven't finished this one peom that should have been finished looong time ago.

4 comments:

Zeri said...

well, speaking AS an american, we think most of those disaster movies are cheesy and over done too. i didnt see that one in particular, but ive seen others, and they are all the same.
snore

Sweet Kroshka said...

Hiya, Zeri.
Must be just Hollywood then or wherever the films are from.

I love a disaster film, but hate the chessiness or in Armageddon's case the ridiculous stipidity. You wouldn't really send a bunch of unfit novices into space now, would you?

clairezy018 said...

If you're going to save the world you do! ;) Hollywood produces lots of different movies alll year so when you lump them together like that it makes you soud very American. ;) the winky face means I'm joking. :D I liked the soloist to I also like the question it presented: Do the mentally ill have the right to refuse medication? It was a tough idea and I cried (just a little) Then my bf cried more and a punched him (playfully in the arm) and told him not to be a baby.

Sweet Kroshka said...

Oh dear, I saw the typos in my last comment only now. Oh well.

I never actually thought it raised that question. I remember telling my housemate, that he needed the medication, then get better and have a happy ending.
My friend said that he's happy the way he is, like.

I guess everyone has the right to live the way they want as long as it's not hurting anyone.
Another thing I was thinking of, I mean, okay I don't exactly know how these things work, but okay he decides he wants to be homeless, but there's the country trying to feed and take care of the homeless. I don't know how much money goes into it, but if there were less homeless people the country could spend the money on something else, something more useful.
Yeah, as I said, I don't know how much money and effort goes into things, but I thought his decision was a bit...um selfish.

I'm sure if I knew how things really work, I'd have a different opinion.

The film didn't make me cry or um..even teary eyed. I just found it scary. I play the violin myself and i like Vivaldi a lot so...I kind of got worried I might end up like that. :D (Although I'm on medication - just suffer from depression, not schizophrenia)