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Wednesday, January 21, 2004
www.awfulplasticsurgery.com
fun fun fun
Caleb 10:27 PM
Thursday, January 15, 2004
Who knew a comedy could be so devestatingly wonderful?
I am talking about a film I watched just know for the second time in three days.It's called "The Fisher King".It was created in 1991 by the same genius behind "Brazil",Terry Gilliam.And it is just as worthy of being called a masterpiece as "Brazil".
I think this movie is far more accessible than Brazil,It doesn't have that disturbing hopelessness.It is a very "astonishing comedy" just like PLAYBOY says right on the cover!seriously,it is so well acted Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges are just perfect.One of the greatest things about this movie is how from the get-go you think you know everything to know about these characters.Robin Williams is an insane hobo in love with a dorky female.And Jeff Bridges is the heartless shock-jock deejay with the busty girlfriend.but it doesn't take long before you realise there is so much more to every one of these characters the dorky female steals the show in the comedy aspect,with her bizarre exclamatory bursts ,and one of my faveorite scenes,her coming out of a turn-style door only to be backed back in by a stranger and then pop back out with a bit of a bewildered stutter in her step,and her nervous reaction to the newspaper bits flying through the alley.And Jeff bridges has a major bout of depression and you realise he's just looking for redemtion and will do anything to feel forgiven.Robin williams has one of the most dramatic heartbreaking scenes I've seen in a long,long time,his anguish is so unbelievably real.It doesn't help that the most dramatic scene happens right after the most heartwarming scene,it's a real jerk-twist and not too pleasant the first time through.Mercedes Ruehl the actress who play jeff bridges girlfriend has the most surprising character, her speech near the end, her display of love for jeff bridges and heartbreak over his willingness to commit won her an oscar for best supporting actress.alos included is one of the funniest and endearing crossdressers,who I feel most sorry for because he's obviously a very tortured person.This film is very like "brazil" in that all of the characters in the background,all the extras all have wonderful scenes.One awesome example of this is in one scene the camera is inside a diner looking out the window at jeff bridges and robin williams.The camera is shot right between to extras,a man and a woman,you can hear jeff bridges and robing williams every footstep and whisper but you can't hear the two people right in front of the camera,it's odd because the camera is on the same side as the two extras but you can only hear jeff bridges and robin william OUTSIDE.now,this could easily be summed up as a mistake,because extras aren't allowed to talk and mabye we,as viewers,aren't supposed to notice the oddity of not being able to hear them,but then the two extras start getting annoyed (you can tell by the looks on their faces) and jeff bridges starts yelling "what!we're just lookin through the window!you got a problem with that?" the fact that there is this dialogue to the extras obviously means this was all deliberate.it's very funny.and almost seems to be making fun of the fact that extras can't talk,like it's a joke on the movie business.Because of all the feel-good boy-girl stuff it's destined to become one of my faveorite romantic movies too.This movie would be great in my books if only for the "dancing" scene between parry and lydia (if you've seen the movie you'd know EXCACTLY what I'm talking about)
While I can't say this is anywhere near as memorable as a movie like "brazil" it's got major dramatic impact and is a lot easier to watch,leaving you with a GOOD feeling afterwards....
Caleb 9:14 PM
Monday, January 12, 2004
Tell me not to tell you what to do.........................
Okay,I've just downloaded one of the most phenomonal songs ever.It's got one of the most phenomonal titles to boot.The song is called "Everything you do is a balloon" by (who else?) the Boards of Canada.Okay,that Boards of Canada vibe That I get that is fatally beautiful to me but doesn't seem to affect most of the people near to me,is in full force in this song.The title describes it perfectly,Just imagine a insanely massive red balloon floating miles above land of any sort ,just floating through the clouds.The balloon soars higher and higher and just keeps going.Well,this song sounds EXCACTLY like that!I don't know if it's possible for anyone to imagine anything BUT a red ballon as big as a house floating in the sky.I don't know how to explain it,You have to hear it.The instrument they used to play the melody has an echoy "big" feeling to it,it feels like something so familiar I just can't put my finger on it.the sound has a very "spherical" round feel to it,which is,i'm sure,what suggests a giant balloon.after the song is over it goes dead silent and you start to hear what sounds like digital "white noise" and it's all glitchy sounding but if you leave it play it slowly morphs into music,this was the final track on the "hi scores EP" (i think) so I'm pretty sure it's a bonus track.
Anyways if you're against downloading music off the net I suggest you visit www.boardsofcanada.com it's an interactive musical demo of boards of canadas music and you can hear "Balloon" in a short loop style version but you'll get the idea of what the song is all about.
sorry to rave on over BoC I'll try not to do it in the future,I wish I were more philisophical latley,Well,I guess I have been but it's pretty hard to describe (I tried in my last post) So You'll have to wait for however long this mood-style will last.............
Caleb 5:05 PM
Tell me not to tell you what to do.........................
Okay,I've just downloaded one of the most phenomonal songs ever.It's got one of the most phenomonal titles to boot.The song is called "Everything you do is a balloon" by (who else?) the Boards of Canada.Okay,that Boards of Canada vibe That I get that is fatally beautiful to me but doesn't seem to affect most of the people near to me,is in full force in this song.The title describes it perfectly,Just imagine a insanely massive red balloon floating miles above land of any sort ,just floating through the clouds.The balloon soars higher and higher and just keeps going.Well,this song sounds EXCACTLY like that!I don't know if it's possible for anyone to imagine anything BUT a red ballon as big as a house floating in the sky.after the song is over it goes dead silent and you start to hear what sounds like digital "white noise" and it's all glitchy sounding but if you leave it play it slowly morphs into music,this was the final track on the "hi scores EP" (i think) so I'm pretty sure it's a bonus track.
Anyways if you're against downloading music off the net I suggest you visit www.boardsofcanada.com it's an interactive musical demo of boards of canadas music and you can hear "Balloon" in a short loop style version but you'll get the idea of what the song is all about.
sorry to rave on over BoC I'll try not to do it in the future,I wish I were more philisophical latley,Well,I guess I have been but it's pretty hard to describe (I tried in my last post) So You'll have to wait for however long this mood-style will last.............
Caleb 5:05 PM
Saturday, January 10, 2004
My face is a disaster.............................
The mirrors in the house can vouche for that.
The dead skin on my face has clogged my pore and in turn gotten infected,in other words,I have terrible zits right now.Why would I mention this on a blog?Why is this so important for me to say?Because it's driving me ape-shit!I can't stand the sight and I always pick at them so I've given up putting on my lotions and have covered up the nastiness with band-aids.one on each side on he temples.I take a tablspoon of flaxseed every morning (supposed to help) I feel like crap.I c an't wait till my skin goes from glowing magenta to regular flesh/pink.If you'll notice on my self-portrait (on my fotopage) I wanted to be honest so I've drawn drab sparse stubble on my chin and lip but I wasn't so honest as to drawn it the oozing sores that are my pimples.
okay, enough.
You know what's weird?Wearing headphones and thinking you heard someone call you,so you take off the headphones and listen for what seems like too long and it must have been the music.Anyways you lift up the headphones and it never fails.as soon as they're on your head the person calls you again.I'm convinced you could sit silently for five minutes but they'd still wait until JUST when you plopped the headphones on again...................
The other night I had another "experience" what was it this time?
I was lying in bed and it was dark the lights were out and I was feeling all alone (which I was) but I suddenly had this feeling come over me.This feeling like I could feel a connection with all the people in the world,I don't think I've ever had the sensation before.I didn't feel like I was alone or odd or weird.I just had this bizarre sensation of feeling like just another lowley human.It didn't make me sad or depressed,It was actually a real relief,I don't remember the last time I've felt so human,And I didn't feel like I was floating around,my own island.It lasted only a few seconds and I'm once again just an observer of other humans but not much of one myself.That sounds weird but I really do feel like a floater a lot of the time,like I don't have a place.
You want me to tell you a secret?"Oh,yes Caleb!tell us your innermost desires,help us try and get to know you!" I don't remember having these odd feelings before I saw "Donnie Darko".After I saw the movie it inspired me to right a story about a guy who struggles to find humainity in himself,this character is excactly the way I'm feleing right now!I'm not creating an alter-ego am I?This really is the real me I hope.It's just odd to me that I didn't feel this way before I wrote the story,but mabye the fact that the story came out of me,well,Mabye I was the same as the character and just hadn't come to a full realisation until I wrote it.I mean the idea must of come from somewhere!Anyways,nothing to be afraid of,I like to sound cryptic and meaningful,I really am being honest about this.But I doubt I'm a schizophrenic................I mean this IS my only personality.But mabye that feeling I had that night of feeling connected to the earth is my true personality tring to escape and the evil false me took over and said "none of your foolish nonsense!".very interesting!
anyways I can feel my fingers typing fast,they have been this entire time,I know that that means I have been less than interesting once again.I'm sorry right now I don' have the means to list my favorite adjectives.
BTW if you have a filesharing program like kazaa or grokster,download "1969" by Boards of Canada.If that suits your fancy try out "Julie and Candy","over the horizon radar","ROYGBIV","Aquarius" or "Olson" (all by Boards of Canada).Mabye you'll get those vibes I get from this music.I just wonder if anyone understands where I'm coming from when I talk about this music,it means so incredibly much to me,it's some of the greatest stuff to ever enter my ears and it seems like everyone thinks it's "nice" or "cool beat" but doesn't really grasp the underlying theme that floors me.also,if you like any of the above you're obligated to buy "geogaddi" and "music has the right to children" (both albums by BoC)
And I'm off!
Caleb 7:54 PM
Wednesday, January 07, 2004
Okay so I need a theme..............
I need a style for todays blog and I have chosen to write with inspiration from one of my cd's,and today I have chosen Trickys' album "Vulnerable" And I plan to write based on the way the music makes me feel.
So ,yo, I was thinkin' today about the sickness,man,I have this sickness in my body.But,y'know,It's all about the physc,man,yo.Y'kno I'm thinkin' this sickness is about part of my being, man.Geez it's up in the head,the sickness is in my head.I'm not goofy man,it's a typical deal,for the teenage scene.I got's the feel for the independance,I've got that going round,round feelin' Like I doesn't know where I'm a'supossed to be puttin' my groove,yo.I've got this fright,man.this terror rippin'at my chest.It's not goin' away and it's lettin' me know,lettin' me know that it's not going to go away until I make my choice.I've got to hang with this feeling'I can't get used'ta this grabby-need,man.
sorry,it was just a small post,I promise to write a longer one soon.
Caleb 6:50 PM
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